Archive of all supplier articles – Page 188
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Analysis & FeaturesRevealed: our suppliers of the year
We reveal the 38 category winners in The Grocer’s Supplier of the Year survey 2012.
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NewsHall hands Health Lottery reins to ops director Wall
Martin Hall has stepped down as chief executive of The Health Lottery, just six months after its launch.
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NewsThe Co-op cuts ties with exporters over Palestine links
The Co-operative Group has ceased business with four companies that export produce from illegal Israeli settlements.
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Analysis & FeaturesFlaky? Bright's Weetabix bid is 'very credible'
Weetabix seems an odd fit for China. And Bright Food’s record in securing deals is flaky. But it should not be dismissed too quickly.
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Walkers marketer Sambles goes walkies to Mars Petcare
Mars Petcare UK has appointed Walkers marketing head Miranda Sambles as its new marketing director.
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InterviewsCotter's Irish crusade
Bord Bia’s Aidan Cotter is hoping to spearhead a food-based revival for the struggling Irish economy, using the country’s dairy and beef industries as a focal point for his efforts to up exports.
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NewsKids card game back on to clear food 'confusion'
Some of the world’s biggest food and drink companies are in talks with a Yorkshire school headmaster once again after its educational cardgame, developed to help cut childhood obesity, was given the all-clear.
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News
City news 28 April 2012
Unilever has bounced back from its disappointing fourth quarter sales in January by smashing analyst expectations for the first quarter.
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Analysis & Features'Tuesday 1.30pm is best time to bag a buyer'
With buyers notoriously hard to meet, how can suppliers win and then keep a listing? A Grocer masterclass heard from the experts.
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NewsPepsiCo in major recruitment drive for Walkers
PepsiCo has announced a major recruitment drive for Walkers as part of a £15.2m investment in its manufacturing site in Leicester.
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NewsDairy Crest cuts milk price for contracted farmers
Dairy Crest has announced a 2p per litre cut to the price paid to farmers on its standard contract, as it continues to try to shore up its struggling liquid milk business.
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Comment & OpinionUnilever's design for life
There’s a hint of Marlon Brando about Paul Polman, chief executive of Unilever, making him an unlikely godfather for a subject like sustainability.
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NewsMults suspend supplier over pig welfare abuses
The major mults have reacted to today’s revelations of animal welfare abuses on two Norfolk farms by suspending contracts and launching urgent investigations…
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NewsThanet Earth submits plan for fourth greenhouse
The owners of Thanet Earth have submitted a planning application for a fourth greenhouse, costing £17m, on its existing site in Kent.
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NewsKingsmill promotions eat into ABF profits
Associated British Foods has beaten market expectations for the first half of 2012 despite a substantial drop in margins for its grocery business.
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Comment & OpinionCold facts and hot potatoes
Whether it’s stunts against GM wheat, outrage at iffy broccoli or controversy over feed requirements, few issues…
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Comment & Opinion
Dairy Crest is doing the right thing
Dairy Crest’s announcement of plant closures and lost retail business is understandably of major significance to dairy farmers.
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NewsDairy UK to sign up for calorie-cut pledge
Dairy UK is preparing to sign up to the Department of Health’s pledge…
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Comment & Opinion
Will Adjudicator be all bark and no bite?
The industry waits with bated breath to see if the forthcoming Queen’s speech contains proposals for a Grocery Code Adjudicator.
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NewsP&H snaps up Pepsi's wholesale operation
Palmer & Harvey is set to snap up PepsiCo UK’s van sales business as the wholesaling giant looks at ways to reduce its dependence on tobacco distribution