All The Grocer articles in 19 February 2005
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FSA confirms most Sudan 1 foods removed from shelves
The Food Standards Agency has said that the vast majority of food that was contaminated with Sudan 1 has been removed from shops by the companies concerned.This was in response to the deadline given to food companies to meet their legal...
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The Grocer publishes 7-page Sudan 1 Special Report
The Grocer has published seven pages of news and features discussing the recent Sudan 1 crisis and what the biggest food scare since BSE will mean for businesses and brands.In its Sudan 1 Special Report news pages, The Grocer investigates...
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Online grocery retailers quick to remove Sudan 1 foods
Of the leading retailers, Asda and Sainsbury were quick to remove Sudan 1 contaminated lines from the lists of products they were offering online, while Waitrose also had a notice which offered information on the crisis on its online...
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Heineken sees 1.9% drop in profits for 2004
Dutch company Heineken, the world’s fourth largest brewer, has reported underlying net profit last year was down 1.9% at E791m (£550m) on turnover, which was up by 8.1% to E10bn.Heineken, whose brands include Amstel and Murphy’s has been...
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SABMiller buys further stake in Peroni brewer
One of the world’s largest brewers, SABMiller, has announced it has acquired a further 39.8% of Birra Peroni that it does not already own, giving it a total of 99.8% of the company.SABMiller bought 60% of the company, which is the second...
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Sainsbury charity halves its stake in chain
The Sainsbury family’s main charity, the Gatsby Charitable Foundation, sold 45m shares, or a 2.6% stake, in the Sainsbury supermarket chain yesterday raising further speculation that the family may be prepared to sell to a potential...
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Tesco pays out in Czech Republic
Tesco has lost a seven-year battle in the Czech republic that could cost up to £50m, according to media reports.The retailer was ordered to pay £10m this month and is now being chased for damages in a long-running legal dispute over land...
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Private label market share rises in UK
Private label products account for an increasing portion of global retail sales, according to the latest report from Euromonitor International.‘The World Market for Private Label’ report shows that the global private label market grew by 6%...
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NFU president slams abuses of power
Farmers’ leaders yesterday attacked abuses of power by retailers when it comes to buying their products.Speaking at the National Farmers Union (NFU) annual conference, president Tim Bennett, said: “When we farmers look up the supply chain we...
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PepsiCo UK adds PJ Smoothies to its drinks line up
PepsiCo UK, the maker of Pepsi and Gatorade, has bought UK fruit and smoothie brand PJ Smoothies for about £20m.PJ Smoothies sells 300,000 bottles of fruit juice and smoothies a week and is expected to turn over about £15m this year. It...
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Coca-Cola HBC buys Serbian water brand
Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company (CCHBC) has announced it plans to buy one of the lading Serbian mineral water companies in a joint acquisition with the Coca-Cola Company.The purchase includes production facilities at Surdulica in...
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Redundancies ‘less than feared’ says Dungannon Meats
Dungannon Meats Group has announced 60 job losses following Sainsbury’s decision last October to move to a single supplier for beef products, but it said new contracts won has minimised the scale of redundancies.Dungannon has won over £25m...
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Tolerating revolution
Free-from foods are seen as the successor to the organics boom, driven by a younger generation of consumersAlthough less than 1% of the population is diagnosed as having a food allergy, other, less severe reactions to foods are more...
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Raising the wage stakes
With the minimum wage set to rise, will independent stores be able to absorb the extra cost?This month could signal a tough year for some small businesses as they struggle to cope with higher costs. Wage bills in particular, which...
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Research Notes
>>Functional foods is growing by 47%Functional foods are those consumed as part of our normal diet, that have a particular function when ingested in regulating a particular body process. The biggest impact that these types...
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Multiples are unruffled by name and shame threats
Leading retailers claim they have nothing to fear after the new ‘gangmaster tzar’ this week threatened to name and shame supermarkets found stocking food prepared by illegal labour.Paul Whitehouse, the former Chief Constable of Sussex Police...
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McCoy’s takes on a special mission
United Biscuits is throwing McCoy’s into new premium territory and aims to add £20m to its Hula Hoops brand in a shake up of its portfolio of bagged snacks. Next month, UBUK will take on Walkers Sensations and Kettle Chips by launching...