10 October 2009
The Grocer
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AB InBev cuts debt with $3bn Euro sell-off
15 Oct 2009
Anheuser-Busch InBev has announced the sale of its central European drinks business in a move designed to cut the brewing giant’s post-merger debt.
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Acid Test: A Le Coq Rosé
10 Oct 2009
It sounds wine-based but it's not. Beer meets berries in this bizarre new alcopop
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APPetite for success Subscription
10 Oct 2009
With the number of smartphone users soaring, increasingly ingenious applications are opening up a multitude of new ways for brands and retailers to connect with consumers, as Simon Creasey reports
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Ad of the Week: Plucky Patak’s pines for the past
10 Oct 2009
We all have regrets: the girl that got away; the twelfth Sambuca; buying a unicycle. (What a night that was.)
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Around the Papers 12/10/09
12 Oct 2009
Co-op cashes in; Deloitte on rack over Bakkavor sale; Cadbury update looms
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Aldi names Aussie-based Barnes as new UK MD
16 Oct 2009
Aldi has named Matthew Barnes – the head of buying at its Australian business – as its new UK managing director.
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Babylicious trading after administration
10 Oct 2009
Frozen babyfood company Babylicious fell into administration late last month but is continuing to trade after completing a management buyout, The Grocer has learnt.The company, which has listings for its Babylicious and Kiddylicious...
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BingoLotto scrapped after just four weeks
10 Oct 2009
BingoLotto has failed in its second attempt to break into the UK market.The Swedish-owned lottery-style game has been scrapped just four weeks after relaunching, because of poor gamecard sales in Tesco stores. The game was relaunched...
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Asda disability range comes under attack
10 Oct 2009
Asda is to meet with Trading Standards officers next week following a complaint about its range of disability products.An anonymous letter sent to 12 regional offices of the consumer watchdog alleges some of the products in the...
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Blakemore appoints ex-Somerfield man as trading director
10 Oct 2009
AF Blakemore has appointed Mike Boardman as trading director, replacing David White, who retired due to ill health.Boardman joins from Somerfield, where he was head of ambient trading, following the supermarket group's acquisition by The...
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Asda, library of the masses
10 Oct 2009
New stats show we each spend the equivalent of an entire day reading labels in supermarkets every year to find out if stuff is British (clue: probably not) and whether your organic, additive-free, fresh-from-the-ocean pilchard purée has more...
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Around the Papers 13/10/09
13 Oct 2009
Million-pie auction; Co-op results frenzy; M&S investor day
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Around the Papers 14/10/09
14 Oct 2009
Rose successors queue up; Newcastle Brown Ale on the move; PepsiCo pact with Anhesuer
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Around the Papers 15/10/09
15 Oct 2009
Diageo woe; Punch not pleased; green tea beats cancer
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Campaign Trail: Cobra makes a meal of it
10 Oct 2009
Molson Coors is investing £10m in a three-year push for Cobra beer to reinforce its suitability as an accompaniment for meals. The campaign will include sponsorships of "high-profile curry events", including National Curry Week in November, to...
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Bring on that Guernsey factor Subscription
10 Oct 2009
Regional player Brymor Ice Cream has boosted its production capacity as it gears up to win over the multiples' buyers with its unique Guernsey flavour. Michael Barker reports
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Bumper sales and profits for The Co-op
12 Oct 2009
The Co-operative Group has reported bumper half-year sales and profits following its acquisition of Somerfield earlier this year.
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Booker buoyed by half-yearly profits boost
13 Oct 2009
Booker has posted a 12.1% increase in half-year pre-tax profits to £29.7m as sales continue to rise at the cash & carry giant.
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'Bogof later' spearheads Tesco green revolution
16 Oct 2009
Sir Terry Leahy today called for urgent action on climate change to avoid the “chaos” it will create for future generations.
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Bulletin: Gates tackles world hunger... Sainsbury's bid talk... PepsiCo iPhone gaffe
16 Oct 2009
Microsoft guru's foundation invests in food production; supermarket's shares soar on speculation; PR gaffe? there's an app for that
