All The Grocer articles in 14 October 2017 – Page 6
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NewsCity snapshot: Burton's profits sink in declining biscuit category
Underlying profits have more than halved as sales slumped yet again at Jammie Dodgers maker Burton’s Biscuits.
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NewsMedia Bites 13 October: Booker, WH Smith, Just Eat
Financial results from Booker and WH Smith are examined by today’s papers, along with the CMA decision on the Just Eat acquisition of Hungry House.
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NewsConcha y Toro profit hit by weak pound and higher costs
Results for the year ending 31 December 2016 show operating profits fell £306k to £3.2m
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Analysis & FeaturesSupermarkets slash booze deals as overall promos fall
A cutback on booze deals drove a significant drop in promotional activity across the mults last month
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NewsLoss of major customer hits Cott revenues
Cott Beverages’ revenues tumbled as it battled a declining UK fizzy drinks market and lost a private-label contract
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NewsFSS fears devolved powers may be watered down after Brexit
The FSS has often pursued much more aggressive and radical policies than bodies such as the FSA and PHE
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Comment & OpinionUrgent action is needed to protect coconut water's success
Gert van Manen is arguably the original whistleblower on the coconut water boom
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NewsChris Dee switches to 'brand incubator' role with Manílife
Peanut butter startup Manílife expected to be first of many startups Dee helps…
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NewsCity News: Booker shares steady ahead of CMA decision
The City was unmoved by a healthy first half at Booker as investors awaited the preliminary decision by the CMA
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NewsAldi and Iceland commit to accepting old pound coin until end of month
“Hundreds of millions of the old coins” remain in circulation just three days before the 15 October deadline
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NewsTyrrells profits sank 45% in Amplify Snack Brands sale period
Profits at snack brand Tyrrells almost halved in the period of its £300m sale to Amplify Snack Brands
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Analysis & FeaturesCost hikes looming for balsamic vinegar
Makers of balsamic vinegar are facing potentially massive cost rises following weak grape harvests in Mediterranean Europe
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NewsBakkavor profits up 8.1% as it heads towards November float
Underlying profits in the first half of 2017 jumped 8.1% to £77.7m
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NewsBurton's mulls Fox's tie-up as sales plunge
With a long-mooted tie-up with Fox’s Biscuits in an IPO reportedly back on the cards, newly filed accounts for Burton’s Biscuits show sales and underlying profitability has fallen once again.
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Comment & OpinionInternational issues: tackling exports as a small food brand
I’m sure there’s a business aphorism about the value of seeing challenges or problems as opportunities, says Camilla Barnard of Rude Health
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Analysis & FeaturesPlain packaging: who's next?
One colour. One font. Oh, and grim and grisly health warnings. Is the future plain for food and drink packaging?
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NewsCadbury adds Inclusions eggs with innovative choc shells
The luxury eggs contain chunks of the brands hidden within the actual shell
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Category ReportGrowth not to be sniffed at: winter remedies category report 2017
The winter sniffles are big business: sales of cold treatments and decongestants have surged by £12.5m in the past year
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Comment & OpinionWhy retailers should get cool with hydrocarbons
The retail sector has come a long way in becoming more environmentally sustainable…
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NewsSoft drinks industry warns of 'war on sweeteners'
BSDA president Peter Harding fears damning WHO report could undermine reformulation work