April 2010 Entries
April 30 2010 - The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has dropped its milk and butter allegations against Tesco, as part a dairy investigation into breaches of competition law, due to insufficient evidence.
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posted @ Friday, April 30, 2010 2:55 PM |
April 29 2010 - Unilever has seen its quarterly volumes grow 7.6% as it continued to put pressure on rivals with price cuts and increased marketing.
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posted @ Thursday, April 29, 2010 11:24 AM |
April 28 2010 - Asda is claiming a “worldwide first” with the launch of an online tool to guarantee shoppers the lowest prices, as market figures indicate the supermarket is being outpaced by rivals.
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posted @ Wednesday, April 28, 2010 11:27 AM |
April 27 2010 - Fierce promotional activity appears to be taking its toll on Premier Foods, which said that total group sales were down 5.1% in the first quarter.
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posted @ Tuesday, April 27, 2010 11:02 AM |
April 26 2010 - The poultry processor 2 Sisters has agreed to purchase the Dutch-based poultry firm Storteboom Group as it expands into Eastern Europe whilst strengthening its position in the West.
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posted @ Monday, April 26, 2010 12:31 PM |
April 23 2010 - SABMiller announces that its Namibian subsidiary, SABMiller Namibia (Pty) Limited, is to build a US $34 million brewery on 7.2 hectares of land outside Okahandja city, 70km north of Windhoek.
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posted @ Friday, April 23, 2010 10:36 AM |
April 22 2010 - Nestlé has reported 4.5% growth in food and beverage sales in the first quarter of the year, with a strong performance in BRIC countries.
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posted @ Thursday, April 22, 2010 8:10 AM |
April 21 2010 - The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) is calling on the next Government to put a sustainable UK food sector at the heart of its strategy for economic recovery and make sure it remains competitive.
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posted @ Wednesday, April 21, 2010 10:27 AM |
April 20 2010 - Tesco has increased group profit by 10% with plans to create 16,000 new jobs this year and step up expansion. Underlying profit before tax rose to £3,395m, an increase of 10.1%.
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posted @ Tuesday, April 20, 2010 10:38 AM |
April 19 2010 - UK food and non-alcoholic drink exports grew 4.4% in 2009 to £9.65bn with non-alcoholic drinks the best performing sector, the latest statistics reveal.
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posted @ Monday, April 19, 2010 10:36 AM |
April 16 2010 - Sales of the bags, which use 75% less packaging than standard plastic bottles and are cheaper to produce, have reached around 110,000 per week, according to the retailer.
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posted @ Friday, April 16, 2010 9:12 AM |
April 15 2010 - The convenience food group Uniq said it has seen a year of improved trading and successful disposals, despite posting a group loss before tax from continuing operations of £18.5 million.
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posted @ Thursday, April 15, 2010 3:50 PM |
April 14 2010 - CEO of the Netherlands-based grocer Ahold said that the group is looking to expand its Albert Heijn business into Belgium.
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posted @ Wednesday, April 14, 2010 3:16 PM |
April 13 2010 - Andy Bond is to leave his role as Asda’s CEO after five years and move into the new part-time position of chairman of the retailer’s executive committee.
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posted @ Tuesday, April 13, 2010 1:00 PM |
April 12 2010 - Coca-Cola has increased its investment in Innocent in a deal that is hoped will help boost the UK smoothie company’s international expansion.
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posted @ Monday, April 12, 2010 10:05 AM |
April 09 2010 - X5 Retail Group N.V., Russia's largest retailer in terms of revenue, announced today its retail sales and operational performance for the quarter ended 31 March 2010.
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posted @ Friday, April 09, 2010 12:22 PM |
April 08 2010 - Marks & Spencer has continued to see food sales grow over the fourth quarter driven by better value, availability and product innovation.
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posted @ Thursday, April 08, 2010 5:29 PM |
April 07 2010 - Unilever today announced that it has secured enough GreenPalm certificates of sustainable palm oil to cover the requirements of its European business; as well as those of its business in Australia and New Zealand.
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posted @ Wednesday, April 07, 2010 7:23 PM |
April 05 2010 - In Germany , The Federal Cartel Authority has approved the takeover of 65 Kaiser's Tengelmann GmbH stores by the REWE Group. All stores are in the Rhine-Main-Neckar region.
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posted @ Monday, April 05, 2010 10:29 AM |
April 01 2010 - Barry Callebaut has reported a sales volume increase of 7.8% in the first half of the year as it saw a slight improvement in the global chocolate market in the second quarter.
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posted @ Thursday, April 01, 2010 11:19 AM |
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