All The Grocer articles in 27 May 2017 – Page 4
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City snapshot: Organic growth and new stores drive bumper year for B&M
B&M European Value Retail has recorded a double-digit rise in sales and profits driven by increased organic growth and its rapid store roll-out programme
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Comment & Opinion
Wholesale can nurture local
On previous occasions I have alluded to my affection for North Wales, and we were there again at the weekend
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Media Bites 25 May: M&S, Fever-Tree, Britvic
Investors largely welcomed the signs of progress at Marks & Spencer under new boss Steve Rowe yesterday, but this morning’s headlines do not make pleasant reading for the high street stalwart.
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Fever-Tree co-founder to sell £43.5m of shares
Fever-Tree (FEVR) co-founder and former executive chairman Charles Rolls is seeking to sell 2.5 million shares to institutional investors.
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Comment & Opinion
Tesco keeps up the eco pace with plan to axe 5p bags
Reducing waste, be that plastic or energy, is saving Tesco and other big companies money and shoppers appear to be happy, but will they fork out 10p for a ‘bag ofr life’?
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Britvic’s shares rise despite profits drop
Robinsons owner Britvic has posted a double-digit rise in first half sales, but restructuring costs hit pre-tax profits.
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Slush Puppie becomes accredited Living Wage employer
The manufacturer is paying a minimum hourly wage of at least £8.45 per hour outside the capital and £9.75 in London
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M&S quashes Ocado tie-up for online grocery rumour
CEO Steve Rowe said the autumn trial would be a “low-cost” store picking service conducted in-house without a partner
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Young Foodies creates online community for grocery disruptor brands
The members-only portal aims to connect food entrepreneurs with like-minded individuals to help tackle day-to-day challenges
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Waitrose to hold Leckford Estate summer festival
Waitrose producers, celebrity chefs and experts will offer customers “the very best” in British food and drink
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Sainsbury's trials own sustainability scheme to replace Fairtrade
The scheme will be trialled on tea first, but Fairtrade has warned growers will be ‘disempowered’
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Dawn Meats and Dunbia form meat giant in UK with joint venture deal
Irish meat processors Dawn Meats and Dunbia have agreed a strategic partnership to establish a majority-owned joint venture comprising of the UK operations of both organisations.
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Aldi launches 2017 Beer Festival range of British craft beers
The range features beers from the likes of Butcombe, Box Steam, Robinsons, Hepworth, Oakham Ales and Wychwood breweries…
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Manufacturers need to rethink recruitment as labour crisis looms
Threat to migrant workforce comes as industry needs to recruit up to 140,000 new workers by 2024.
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Yorkshire brewer Theakston seeks trademark for ‘Lunatic’s Broth’
The move relates “only to a piece of internal IP housekeeping” according to the business
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The Co-op plays up British meat provenance in new TV ad
This month Co-op switched all its own-brand fresh meat to British, including ready meals, pies and sandwiches
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CM Downton looks to boost workforce with apprenticeship day
30 young people from Gloucestershire attended its annual Apprenticeship Open Day in the village of Moreton Valence
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Tesco to trial removal of 5p single-use carrier bags
Retailer has removed single use bags from its Aberdeen, Dundee and Norwich stores
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M&S results: analyst reaction
Annual profits at Marks & Spencer have fallen by 64% to £176.4m, here’s how leading City and retail analysts reacted
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Andy Higginson takes over as GroceryAid president in July
Booker CEO Charles Wilson will become vice-president at the same time