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Pound and pint saved by EU climbdown
Pints, miles, pounds and ounces have been saved, after the European Parliament voted to scrap indefinitely plans to impose the metric system on the UK.
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Cadbury unveils new finance chief
Cadbury has named Andrew Bonfield as its new chief financial officer. Bonfield, who joins the confectionery giant on 1 February, was previously finance chief at pharmaceutical giant Bristol-Myers Squibb and has also held senior roles at BG Group and the pre-merger SmithKline Beecham.
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Discounters more expensive than big four supermarkets
The discounters are more expensive than all of the big four supermarkets, according to exclusive research carried out for The Grocer, with Asda the cheapest and Aldi charging the highest prices.
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Associated British Foods buys Azucarera
Associated British Foods has confirmed it has agreed to buy Azucarera Ebro, the sugar operations of Spanish food company Ebro Puleva, for €385m (£326m).
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Somerfield reports turnaround
Somerfield has unveiled a massive turnaround in sales and debt as it prepares to be swallowed by the Co-operative Group.
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Other Movers 13/12/08
Woolworths has made 450 head office and support staff redundant in London and Rochdale. The job losses are the first since the high street giant slumped into administration two weeks ago. Diana Houghton has joined Thorntons' board of...
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World News 13/12/08
l USA: Anheuser-Busch InBev has announced the loss of 1,400 jobs in its beer division, just weeks after InBev completed its purchase of American business Anheuser-Busch. The job losses amount to 6% of the company's US workforce, and are mostly...
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Asda cuts payment times to 20 days to support its suppliers
Small suppliers have reported thawing relations with the big four, as it emerged this week Asda has cut payment times to as little as 20 days.One supplier, whose payment time was cut, said the improvement in terms was a "massively welcome"...
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McCain ups growers' pay 26% to safeguard supply
McCain is expected to increase the amount it pays its potato growers by up to 26% in a move that will prompt a major shake-up of farmgate potato prices.The Grocer understands the manufacturer will issue the revised contracts in the next...
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NewsGrocer 33: Morrisons is Christmas champion
Morrisons has proved victorious in the Christmas G33 survey, knocking Asda off last year’s top spot and proving to be the cheapest retailer for festive goods, reports Joanne Grew
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NewsGrocer 33: Gaps open up as Christmas approaches
Christmas shoppers have hit the stores in earnest over the past week - but the grocers have struggled to keep up with demand, reports Joanne Grew
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Booker takes Euro Shopper range to 35
Booker has expanded its Euro Shopper range for the first time since it launched the 30-strong range in the summer of last year.The five new lines are an isotonic orange sports drink, two sparkling glucose drinks, washing up liquid and...
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DCS Manufacturing to employ 50 new staff
Specialist health and beauty products wholesaler DCS Europe is to create 50 jobs when it moves its manufacturing arm to a new factory three times bigger than its existing plant.DCS Manufacturing is due to have closed its site in...
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Acid Test: Heinz Dipping Sauce
What will you dip in the new Heinz Dipping Sauce? Probably nothing, concludes our panel
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St Helier adds peach to flavoured ciders
The growing flavoured cider market has a peachy new offering from St Helier. The new 5% abv Peach Pear cider was developed following better-than-expected sales for the brand's other fruit-flavoured pear ciders, launched last year....
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Buffin steps up within Groupe Aeroplan
Groupe Aeroplan, the company behind the Nectar reward scheme used by Sainsbury's, has appointed Tony Buffin to the new role of executive vice president and managing director. Buffin will be responsible for business units managed out of the group’s...
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JJ Food Service profit soars after IT spend
JJ Food Service nearly doubled its pre-tax profit from £4.5m to £8.6m for the year ending March 2008, while turnover rose 13% to £117m, according to accounts at Companies House. The company said it had increased its profitability by keeping...
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Editor's Comment: If quality was the real battleground, Aldi would have rebranded as Trader Joe
The rise of the discounters this year has been nothing short of extraordinary. At 3.1% Aldi's market share is now close to that of Waitrose (3.6%). To some extent, the discounters have been filling up the space left by Kwik Save's demise,...
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Cadbury repackages to raise gifting appeal of Roses chocs
Cadbury is hoping to stem nosediving sales of its Roses brand by revamping the iconic chocolate to draw in younger consumers and reinforce its gifting credentials.The new packaging design marks the first significant changes to be made to the...
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Tudhope appointed Cafédirect chairman
Fairtrade hot drinks company, Cafédirect, has appointed Geoff Tudhope as its new chairman.Tudhope is a business mentor for Merryck & Co, where he advises chief executive officers in the FTSE 500. He was previously a non-executive director at...