All The Grocer articles in 17 December 2016 – Page 22
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Media Bites 22 Sep: Majestic Wine, SABMiller, M&S
“Majestic Wine shares skid 33% on worst day ever”, writes The Financial Times (£) on a grim day for the UK’s largest specialist wine retailer.
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Solina Group acquires Yorkshire-based sauce business New Ivory
French food supplier Solina Group has snapped up culinary sauce specialist New Ivory as it looks to grow its presence in the UK
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Analysis & Features
Carrot or stick? MPs face a big food waste conundrum
As Efra gears up for its inquiry into food waste, it’s already clear creating consensus will be an uphill struggle
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Bernard Matthews jobs pledge welcomed by Unite
Bernard Matthews will also start processing chickens as well as turkeys to fill spare capacity at its sites.
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E&J Gallo launches La Marca Prosecco into UK wine market
The sparkling La Marca wine features citrus, honey and white flower aromas
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Comment & Opinion
Will a cashless UK make the new fiver redundant?
The new ultra durable fiver has arrived, but what’s the point if people are moving away from cash?
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PureCircle warns of volatility as US Customs troubles slows growth
Shares in the London-listed business sank 6.1% to 310p as CEO Magomet Malsagov warned there would be more volatility in the future.
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Greencore head of UK grocery steps up as new CFO
Greencore head of UK grocery Eoin Tonge will replace outgoing CFO Alan Williams. Nigel Blakey, FD of grocery division, will takeover from Tonge
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Media Bites 20 Sept: Bernard Matthews/2 Sisters, Finsbury Food Group, Dairy Crest
The chairman of the parliamentary committee that investigated the collapse of BHS is calling on the Pensions Regulator to investigate the takeover of turkey producer Bernard Matthews.
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City snapshot: UK supermarkets continue sales recovery
The UKs leading supermarkets experienced two consecutive months of growth for the first time in more than two years, according to Nielsen retail performance data released today
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Finsbury Food Group sales continues to soar
Finsbury Food Group sales jumped another 24.8% to £319.7m in the 53 weeks to 2 July thanks to the Fletchers and Johnstone’s deals.
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Fruit Bowl sales fall on tough trading environment
Sales tumbled 11% at snacking brand Fruit Bowl in 2015 as volumes declined in the challenging grocery market.
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Feature Synopsis
Focus On Soup: 22 October
Brands are having a tough time in the soup category. Why are they losing share to own label? Which retailers have been pushing their own label lines in the past year and how are brands fighting back?
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Brothers sales slow in 2015 but output grows
Joint MD Matthew Showering expects revenues to surge in 2017 when the new high-speed bottling line, which doubles capcity to 400 million bottles a year, becomes operational.
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Media Bites 15 Sep: Monsanto/Bayer, Ocado, Brexit
“Bayer bets the farm in $66bn Monsanto deal”, is the main business headline in The Times (£).
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City snapshot: Morrisons plays down Brexit after 2% second quarter sales hike
Morrisons said today it has seen “no negative impact” from Brexit after it announced second quarter like for like ex fuel sales growth of 2%
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Compass to 'revolutionise' foodservice buying with Foodbuy venture
The new venture follows the acquisition by Compass Group UK & Ireland of Acquire Services in 2015
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Golden Wonder turns salted crisp packaging from blue to red
The revamped portfolio is being rolled out now in heritage-inspired packaging,
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Bayer and Monsanto agree £50bn merger
Bayer has agreed terms with Monsanto for a $66bn (£50bn) takeover to create the world’s biggest seeds and pesticides group
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Applegreen founders seek £23m payday with share sale
Applegreen’s CEO Bob Etchingham and chief operating officer Joe Barrett are looking for a near £23m windfall from a share sale in the listed petrol forecourt operator.