All The Grocer articles in 10 December 2016
Previous issues.
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NewsCity snapshot: Chaucer Food Group bought in $120m Japanese deal
Chaucer is the latest UK-headquartered food group to be snapped up by a foreign buyer in a deal worth more than $120m (£95.4m), The Grocer can reveal. Plus, FTSE 100 fmcg stocks hit by the pound’s recovery and all the rest of today’s news from the City.
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NewsTesco and Waitrose follow rivals with banana price rise
Increasing import costs cited by Tesco as price of iconic SKU rises from 68p to 72p
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NewsTampax launches party-themed push for Compak Pearl
The print-based drive is targeting 16 to 34-year-olds
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NewsIceland trademark dispute set to continue as delegation fails
Iceland CEO Malcolm Walker claimed the country’s government had no interest in a compromise
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NewsNorth Sea cod quotas to rise 16% following EU-Norway talks
However, improving cod stocks are unlikley to lead to lower prices
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NewsStress motivates 63% of Christmas shoppers, survey shows
More than a third of shoppers confessed to abandoning in-store purchases because they experienced poor service
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NewsFortnum & Mason thanks Aldi for Christmas hamper sales boost
The upmarket retailer also announced record-breaking sales and profits for the third year running…
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NewsGovernment publishes plans for Soft Drinks Industry Levy
Dairy drinks are excluded from the tax, but the government will talk to dairy companies about reducing sugar
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Comment & OpinionTreasury has offered soft drinks makers ‘wiggle room’ with levy detail delay
The Treasury has paused for breath before it reveals the full extent of the sugar tax
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NewsCoca-Cola GB unveils 'face-swappable' bottle for Oasis
The limited edition allows shoppers to use any face-swapping app to put their visage on the front label
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Newsmysupermarket.co.uk now includes Lidl lines and prices
Lidl is the 15th retailer to join the comparison site behind chains such as Aldi, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Waitrose, M&S and Morrisons
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NewsMorrisons opens first Morrisons Daily pilot with Rontec
The site in Hamilton, Leicester, is the first of 10 pilot sites with Rontec across England
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NewsPhD Nutrition launches free-from Natural Performance range
The NPD makes use of ingredients such as dandelion greens, pea protein and bee pollen powder
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NewsThe Black Farmer creates Christmas TV ad for cancer charity
Ad aims to promote smaller, less well-known charities, says Black Farmer founder Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones
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NewsDenis Hennequin and Simon Burke join Bakkavor as non-execs
Bakkavor chairman Lydur Gudmundsson said both appointees would bring invaluable new skills to the board
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Comment & OpinionFortnum & Mason sizes up the Brexit price ticket
Ewan Venters took over as CEO of Fortnum & Mason four years ago. Here are his thoughts on everything from Brexit, Black Friday to business rates …
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NewsNorthern Bloc adds kids ice cream with no refined sugar
Little Bloc is available in Super Strawberry, Mega Mango, and Crazy Chocolate variants
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NewsSuper Bock beer gets ‘knitted’ Christmas revamp
The festive look is inspired by the popularity of the Christmas jumper
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NewsTony Watson joins Orchard Pig in new sales director role
This year Orchard Pig exceeded £10m of retail sales with its Reveller cider growing by 85% in the on-trade
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NewsWaitrose to collaborate with universities on food research
Students will explore topics such as soil health, bio-diversity and sustainable water use