All articles by Ronan Hegarty – Page 94
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Comment & Opinion
No regrets for Greencore
If things had gone differently and Ranjit Boparan hadn’t made his audacious eleventh-hour grab for Northern Foods we might have been reporting on the results of Essenta Foods this morning…
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NewsUniq deal boosts Greencore sales by 50%
Greencore’s acquisition of Uniq helped the convenience food business deliver a 36.7% rise in group operating profits to £31.7m…
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NewsMorrisons to axe Rathbones bakery in Wigan
More than 160 staff have been put on notice at the Rathbones bakery in Wigan owned by Morrisons.
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Comment & Opinion
The thick end of the wedge
Just a few weeks ago The Grocer questioned whether the drinks trade had the stomach for a protracted legal battle over minimum pricing…
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NewsMolson Coors' Hunter Czechs in at StarBev
Molson Coors UK CEO Mark Hunter has been picked to lead StarBev, the Central European business bought by the brewer last month for $3.5bn.
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NewsMolson Coors’ Hunter Czechs out for StarBev
Molson Coors UK CEO Mark Hunter has been picked to lead StarBev, the Central European business bought by Molson Coors last month.
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NewsMorrisons revamps ice-cream and frozen desserts ranges
Morrisons is this week relaunching its own-label ice cream and frozen desserts ranges.
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Analysis & FeaturesNo Wedding, lousy weather... Morrisons hits harder times
Kate and Wills flattered sales in 2011. The weather is appalling. But Morrisons’ fall in like-for-likes may also reflect its strategy.
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NewsPrisk 'not buying' ACS Sunday trading sums
Business and enterprise minister Mark Prisk has given short shrift to arguments that extending Sunday trading laws during the Olympic Games would cost independent retailers £480m.
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Grocer 33Morrisons, Gamston
The Grocer 33 is a weekly mystery shopping survey, tracking price, service and availability at the five leading grocery retailers: Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose. Each week the winning store manager is interviewed by The Grocer.
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NewsDuty stamps will wipe out all of our profits, warn brewers
The government’s plan to introduce spirits-style duty stamps on beer…
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NewsMorrisons revamps its own label health range
Morrisons is set to launch the first products in a new 300-strong healthy eating own label range next week.
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Analysis & FeaturesCan Lansley rub out tobacco trade... and at what price?
Andrew Lansley wants to stub out the trade, but suppliers remain determined to push to push the case against enforcing generic packaging.
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NewsCollard is marketing and ops director at Morrisons
Morrisons has described its new marketing and operations director Nick Collard…
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Comment & Opinion
Brands on the run
The government today launched its much anticipated consultation into whether to force tobacco manufacturers to remove all branding from their | products in a move it hopes will help reduce the 100,000 deaths a year it says are caused by smoking.
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NewsMorrisons takes fight to specialists with new garden centres
Morrisons has opened garden centres in more than a quarter of its stores as it looks to lock horns with the specialist operators.
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NewsWhitehall set for tobacco packaging consultation
The government is expected to launch its consultation on whether to force all tobacco products into plain packs on Monday.
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NewsMinimum pricing: the 'death' of white cider
The government’s plans for minimum pricing on alcohol will be the death knell for white cider, a leading cidermaker has admitted.
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Profiles
Morrisons signs up Alvin Hall
Morrisons has signed up TV personal finance expert Alvin Hall to help its staff manage their money better
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Analysis & FeaturesIs there a thirst to fight minimum pricing?
Some retailers and brewers may have decided to work with the government but the industry may still mount a legal challenge.