All Suppliers articles – Page 169
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NewsHall hands Health Lottery reins to ops director Wall
Martin Hall has stepped down as chief executive of The Health Lottery, just six months after its launch.
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NewsThe Co-op cuts ties with exporters over Palestine links
The Co-operative Group has ceased business with four companies that export produce from illegal Israeli settlements.
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Analysis and FeaturesFlaky? Bright's Weetabix bid is 'very credible'
Weetabix seems an odd fit for China. And Bright Food’s record in securing deals is flaky. But it should not be dismissed too quickly.
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Walkers marketer Sambles goes walkies to Mars Petcare
Mars Petcare UK has appointed Walkers marketing head Miranda Sambles as its new marketing director.
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The Big InterviewCotter's Irish crusade
Bord Bia’s Aidan Cotter is hoping to spearhead a food-based revival for the struggling Irish economy, using the country’s dairy and beef industries as a focal point for his efforts to up exports.
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NewsKids card game back on to clear food 'confusion'
Some of the world’s biggest food and drink companies are in talks with a Yorkshire school headmaster once again after its educational cardgame, developed to help cut childhood obesity, was given the all-clear.
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City news 28 April 2012
Unilever has bounced back from its disappointing fourth quarter sales in January by smashing analyst expectations for the first quarter.
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Analysis and Features'Tuesday 1.30pm is best time to bag a buyer'
With buyers notoriously hard to meet, how can suppliers win and then keep a listing? A Grocer masterclass heard from the experts.
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NewsPepsiCo in major recruitment drive for Walkers
PepsiCo has announced a major recruitment drive for Walkers as part of a £15.2m investment in its manufacturing site in Leicester.
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NewsDairy Crest cuts milk price for contracted farmers
Dairy Crest has announced a 2p per litre cut to the price paid to farmers on its standard contract, as it continues to try to shore up its struggling liquid milk business.
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Comment and OpinionUnilever's design for life
There’s a hint of Marlon Brando about Paul Polman, chief executive of Unilever, making him an unlikely godfather for a subject like sustainability.
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NewsMults suspend supplier over pig welfare abuses
The major mults have reacted to today’s revelations of animal welfare abuses on two Norfolk farms by suspending contracts and launching urgent investigations…
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NewsThanet Earth submits plan for fourth greenhouse
The owners of Thanet Earth have submitted a planning application for a fourth greenhouse, costing £17m, on its existing site in Kent.
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NewsKingsmill promotions eat into ABF profits
Associated British Foods has beaten market expectations for the first half of 2012 despite a substantial drop in margins for its grocery business.
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Comment and OpinionCold facts and hot potatoes
Whether it’s stunts against GM wheat, outrage at iffy broccoli or controversy over feed requirements, few issues…
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Comment and Opinion
Dairy Crest is doing the right thing
Dairy Crest’s announcement of plant closures and lost retail business is understandably of major significance to dairy farmers.
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NewsDairy UK to sign up for calorie-cut pledge
Dairy UK is preparing to sign up to the Department of Health’s pledge…
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Comment and Opinion
Will Adjudicator be all bark and no bite?
The industry waits with bated breath to see if the forthcoming Queen’s speech contains proposals for a Grocery Code Adjudicator.
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NewsP&H snaps up Pepsi's wholesale operation
Palmer & Harvey is set to snap up PepsiCo UK’s van sales business as the wholesaling giant looks at ways to reduce its dependence on tobacco distribution
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NewsLansley: 'Responsibility Deal is achieving big results'
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has launched an impassioned defence of the Responsibility Deal this week, singling out the food and drink industry for praise in helping tackle obesity and binge drinking.