All articles by Charlie Wright – Page 45
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Coca-Cola swallows Abbey Well for water growth plan
Coca-Cola has agreed a deal to acquire UK bottled water company Abbey Well.
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Ready meals buck trend but Northern's sales dip
Despite improving sales of ready meals and a strong performance from its frozen division, Northern Foods has reported a drop in sales and profits for the past six months.
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C&C names former S&N man Dunsmore as new boss
C&C Group, the drinks company behind Magners cider, has appointed former Scottish & Newcastle boss John Dunsmore as its new chief executive.
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Mr Kipling could be sold as Premier tackles exceedingly large debt
Hovis maker Premier Foods may be forced to sell off leading brands including Mr Kipling as the manufacturing giant wrestles with its £1.7bn debt burden.
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‘Forget food miles, eat African’ says King
Outspoken Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King will today tell consumers to stop worrying about food miles and eat African produce to help development on the continent.
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Record sales but profits collapse at Robert Wiseman
Despite rapid sales growth for its healthy ‘the One’ range, rising costs and investment in its new Bridgwater dairy meant profits at Robert Wiseman Diaries fell by more than a third over the last six months.
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M&S confirms fears with 34% profits slump
Marks & Spencer is pinning its hopes for a resurgence in the food market on promotions such as its ‘Dine in for £10’ offer, after the high street giant announced a drop in first-half profits of more than a third.
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Kingsmill helps ABF shrug off sugar slump as sales soar 21%
An "enormously encouraging" improvement at its Allied Bakeries subsidiary capped a strong performance by manufacturing giant Associated British Foods - to offset increased costs at its European sugar business.
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EU law forces Sainsbury’s to ditch witches’ fingers
Sainsbury’s has abandoned plans to sell misshapen vegetables as Halloween-themed healthy snacks due to prohibitions on the sale of irregular produce under European Union law.
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Real ale sales buck beer trend
Real ale is defying the slump in beer sales across the pub industry, with locally produced beers showing an 8% increase in trade according to trade figures.
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Comment & Opinion
Ad of the Week: When hippy met weightlifter
It can't be easy devising a marketing campaign for Holland & Barrett that appeals to both ends of its demographic spectrum -tofu-chugging ex-hippies called Moonbeam and vein-popping Schwarzenegger wannabes intent on putting the 'cretin' in...
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One in four drink ‘hazardous’ amount of alcohol
Almost one in four British adults are drinking “hazardous” levels of alcohol, according to a new report.
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Parmalat payout prompts share price to plummet
Shares in Parmalat plummeted by around 20% yesterday after a US court awarded Citigroup a payout of more than $350m relating to the 2003 collapse of the Italian dairy giant.
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Green puts bid for Iceland on hold – reports
Sir Philip Green, the retail magnate linked with an approach for Baugur's UK retail interests, has put his interest in the group on hold, according to media reports.
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Giants fuel war at the pumps with another petrol price cut
Petrol prices are continuing to fall as the UK’s largest supermarkets cut prices for the second time in a week.
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Cadbury is official confectioner of London Olympics
Cadbury has become the latest major company to agree a sponsorship deal with the London Olympics, the confectionery giant announced yesterday.
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Beckham launches frozen food range
Brand Beckham has expanded into the grocery sector after the news that former England football captain David Beckham is to launch a range of frozen food.
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A new spin on retailing
Johannes Holtzhausen, CEO of Spinneys, is building a thriving business selling to expats. Charlie Wright reports
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Supermarket sales growth slows in September, says Nielsen
Year-on-year growth at the UK’s leading supermarkets slipped by almost 1% over the last month, according to new data from market analyst Nielsen.
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Grim news for Mariner as Bakkavor axes Grimsby base
Icelandic manufacturer Bakkavor Group has announced plans to axe its factory in Grimsby in a move that could lead to the loss of more than 500 jobs.