All The Grocer articles in 1 August 2009

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  • News

    Aimia adds to Outspan with ‘educational’ Juice Splash

    2009-08-07T09:27:39.120Z

    Aimia Foods has launched a new juice drink it claims will help provide education for South African children.

  • PEPSI BRITNEY
    News

    PepsiCo takes control of bottlers

    2009-08-05T10:20:39.653Z

    PepsiCo has completed the purchase of its two largest bottlers, Pepsi Bottling Group and PepsiAmericas, in a $7.8bn deal.

  • MORRISONS NEW
    News

    Morrisons guilty over misleading ad

    2009-08-05T00:00:00Z

    Morrisons has become the latest major supermarket to be rapped by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after a “misleading” advert suggested it was cheaper than its rivals.

  • MARSTONS PEDIGREE
    News

    Cricket fever helps drive thirst for Marston’s Pedigree

    2009-08-04T10:23:50.733Z

    Marston’s Beer Company has posted a strong performance in both the on and off-trade for the 43 weeks to August 31, as sales of premium ale rose 31% and ale volumes climbed by 13%.

  • WISPA GOLD
    News

    Cadbury celebrates Wispa Gold return with world’s costliest chocolate bar

    2009-08-04T10:19:00.060Z

    Cadbury has launched the world’s most expensive chocolate bar to celebrate the relaunch of its limited edition Wispa Gold.

  • NEWSPAPERS
    News

    Dawson News enters administration after contract losses

    2009-08-03T11:36:29.507Z

    Troubled newstrade wholesaler Dawson News has fallen into administration in the wake of a string of contract losses.

  • News

    Tesco hits landfill target a year early

    2009-08-03T09:49:26.333Z

    Tesco has reached its target of diverting 100% of waste produced by its UK business away from landfill almost a year a head of its original target.

  • News

    World News

    2009-08-01T00:00:00Z

    l THE NETHERLANDS: Ahold has reported second-quarter sales lower than expected as growth at Albert Heijn stores slowed and Giant-Carlisle sales were dented by price cuts. Sales climbed to 6.4bn (£5.5bn) from 5.7bn (£4.9bn) in the same quarter last...

  • News

    ’X’ marks the stock as Premier revamps Oxo

    2009-08-01T00:00:00Z

    After 100 years of kitchen duty, the iconic Oxo cube could face 'X-tinction' following Premier Foods' revamp of its cooking stock brand, The Grocer can exclusively reveal. Premier is relaunching Oxo with updated packaging, new products, £2m...

  • OXO X FACTOR
    News

    ’X’ marks the stock as Premier revamps Oxo

    2009-08-01T00:00:00Z

    After 100 years of kitchen duty, the iconic Oxo cube could face 'X-tinction' following Premier Foods' revamp of its cooking stock brand, The Grocer can exclusively reveal.

  • Comment and Opinion

    third party Original labels: protection or protectionism?

    2009-08-01T00:00:00Z

    Last month the European Commission published a controversial communication on the future of the EU's food and drink marketing and quality schemes, which is likely to lead to mandatory country of origin labelling (COOL) for products, and to extend...

  • Comment and Opinion

    Third Party: Original labels - protection or protectionism?

    2009-08-01T00:00:00Z

    Mandatory country of origin labelling will be seen as an anti-competitive regulatory measure, says Sarah Salmond

  • News

    Winner: ian thorpe, store manager, morrisons, whitefield, manchester

    2009-08-01T00:00:00Z

    Our shopper was impressed with your store. What pulls the customers in? Our Market Street offer brings the shoppers in and really drives footfall in the store. It is doing well across the board and we are always introducing new lines. I think...

  • News

    Hot Topic

    2009-08-01T00:00:00Z

    And so Premier Foods' crusade to drag its iconic British brands into the 21st century continues... Following last year's makeovers of Hovis and Mr Kipling, Oxo has now received a facelift to lend it some youth appeal to belie its 100 years.

  • News

    Good by name... and by nature

    2009-08-01T00:00:00Z

    It's been a tough 12 months for the organic fresh produce sector. Sales of organic fruit, veg and salads are down 16.1% by value and 18.2% by volume [TNS 52w/e 17 May 09]. But organic's loss has been Angus Soft Fruits' gain. Its...

  • News

    Good by name... and by nature

    2009-08-01T00:00:00Z

    Angus Soft Fruits has won over shoppers with its range of pesticide-free fruit. Now it hopes to do the same with its new Good Natured Salads. Richard Ford reports

  • News

    Mills Group forecasts it will be number one

    2009-08-01T00:00:00Z

    Convenience store chain Mills Group has laid out an ambitious plan to double its profits and increase its turnover by £30m in the next two years following a reorganisation and rationalisation of the business. Profits were forecast to increase...

  • News

    Mills Group forecasts it will be number one

    2009-08-01T00:00:00Z

    Convenience store chain Mills Group has laid out an ambitious plan to double its profits and increase its turnover by £30m in the next two years following a reorganisation and rationalisation of the business.Profits were forecast to...

  • News

    Swine Flu HQ

    2009-08-01T00:00:00Z

    Swine flu is excuse the pun a pig of a problem for the supermarkets. The last thing they want is for consumers to spread the virus while doing their shopping or to start viewing supermarkets as no-go zones as they do 'infected' schools.

  • News

    Swine flu HQ

    2009-08-01T00:00:00Z

    Now the health authorities have asked supermarkets to act as collection points for antiviral drugs, will stores start to play a more central role in tackling the swine flu pandemic? Alex Black and Sarah Butler report