All The Grocer articles in 8 December 2012 – Page 4
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Multibuy alcohol ban to be 'tougher' than Scots restrictions
Government plans for a ban on multi-buy alcohol promotions in England and Wales are far more draconian than…
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Leiths gives Asda a 25% Extra Special boost
Asda’s tie-up with Leiths has boosted the size of its Extra Special premium range by 25% compared with 2011…
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Ferry to the Mersey as Typhoo ships up north
Merseyside-based Typhoo is switching the port it uses to bring tea into the UK, from Felixstowe to Liverpool…
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Warbies ends bread export trial to Euro Tescos
Warburtons has pulled the plug on its first overseas venture…
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Greggs begins trial of gift voucher scheme
Greggs is trialling the perfect stocking filler for sausage roll addicts just in time for Christmas…
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Dematic app puts mobile office into hands of site managers
Dematic has launched an app that allows businesses to manage their entire warehouse and distribution operation from…
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City news 08/12/12
Tesco’s decision to retreat from its loss-making Fresh & Easy business in the US gave its shares a rare boost…
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Waitrose takes Heston down under through new listing with Coles
Australians will be able to tuck into Heston Blumenthal’s popular Christmas puddings this year…
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Catering emerges as main concern for OFT in Booker/Makro deal
Booker and Makro’s dominance in catering was one of the main reasons why the £140m deal was referred…
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M&O Trading profits and sales rise after store openings
Sussex-based off-licence chain M&O Trading has posted a hike in full-year sales and profits following new store openings…
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Martin McColl sets its sights on 800 c-stores
Martin McColl has unveiled ambitious plans to extend its McColl’s convenience fascia by nearly a quarter to 800 stores…
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Menzies and Smiths feel the Marketforce
Menzies Distribution and Smiths News have both extended their contracts with magazine distributor Marketforce…
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Fortnum & Mason kicks off 2013 with premium beef from Northern Ireland
Northern Irish meat supplier Hannan Meats has scored a deal to supply Fortnum & Mason catering arm with premium beef.
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Profiles and QandAs
The Butchery SE23 pops up in Forest Hill as Portas Pilot
On an icy Saturday morning in south-east London’s Forest Hill, dozens of shoppers are queuing up to buy meat…
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M&S lamb trial shows better returns from NZ breeds
The British lamb supply chain would be more economically and environmentally sustainable if farmers were to switch to New Zealand breeds of sheep, new research funded by Marks & Spencer has suggested.
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Industry reacts to Osborne's Autumn Statement
Retailers and wholesalers have welcomed Chancellor George Osborne’s decision to scrap the fuel duty increase planned for January.
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Tesco "likely" to quit the States as Mason departs
Tesco boss Philip Clarke today revealed it was ”likely” the retailer would quit the US, after announcing a strategic review of its struggling Fresh & Easy chain and the immediate departure of its CEO Tim Mason.
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United Biscuits sells KP Snacks to Intersnack
German snacks group Intersnack has snapped up Hula Hoops maker KP Snacks from United Biscuits to form a £1.7bn turnover business.
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Meadow Foods increases milk price to farmers
Meadow Foods is increasing its farmgate milk price by 1 pence per litre, to 30ppl, from 1 January.
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Sainsbury's leads the way in latest Kantar figures
Sainsbury’s continued to grow its share of the grocery market in the latest quarter as other big supermarkets struggled, according to the latest data…