All The Grocer articles in 11 April 2009

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  • News

    New strawberry Viva Patricia hits UK shelves

    2009-04-17T09:48:20.217Z

    A new strawberry variety promising excellent shelf life and eating quality is now available in commercial volumes.

  • FAIRTRADE COFFEE BEANS
    News

    Fairtrade boom tipped to defy recession

    2009-04-17T00:00:00Z

    Sales of Fairtrade products are predicted to defy the recession and grow by at least 10% this year.

  • News

    Tyrells goes super-size to win credit crunch consumers

    2009-04-16T12:14:09.670Z

    Crisp brand Tyrrells is launching two of its variants in a 300g bag for the first time, in a bid to tap the consumer trend for eat-at-home indulgence purchases.

  • News

    Tesco rations bottled water sales in NI

    2009-04-16T12:10:02.580Z

    Tesco has seen an upsurge in its bottled water sales in Northern Ireland, following a warning that households in parts of the country could be exposed to contaminated water.

  • News

    Wells & Young’s rapped over Courage beer ad

    2009-04-15T10:37:21.930Z

    Wells & Young’s has been forced to pull a series of posters advertising Courage beer after the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruled the caption ‘Take Courage my friend’ breached its rules by implying the beer could increase confidence.

  • WAITROSE-STOREFRONT-1
    News

    Rolling stock for Waitrose

    2009-04-11T00:00:00Z

    Waitrose is storing its back stock in rolling cages other than on shelves at some stores to improve availability. The 'rolling warehouse' system groups stock by aisle to speed up shelf replenishment. "Almost half of our shops are now using...

  • News

    Spar’s McCammond set for move to Sainsbury's

    2009-04-11T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury's has poached Mark McCammond, operations director of retail for Spar’s Northern Ireland wholesaler Henderson Group, to take charge of its convenience stores in northern England and Scotland, The Grocer has learnt. McCammond is due to start...

  • DANIEL-TORRAS
    News

    Turning Japanese

    2009-04-11T00:00:00Z

    Daniel Torras tells Ronan Hegarty why JTI will continue to flourish despite the challenges posed by legislation

  • CARLSBERG-PROMO-PUB-SHOT
    News

    Government reneges on insurance pledge

    2009-04-11T00:00:00Z

    The Government this week ruled out providing cover for companies whose suppliers’ insurance had been pulled - as yet more businesses had their cover withdrawn or reduced. In January, it was reported that the Government planned to part-support…

  • WHYTE-AND-MACKAY
    Comment and Opinion

    Whyte & Mackay fool the Power

    2009-04-11T00:00:00Z

    Amid all the April Fools' Day fun and games - hopefully you didn't fall for the hilarious one about Marks & Spencer's food sales being better than expected - one piece of PR prankery in particular stood out. Whyte & Mackay pulled out all the...

  • TIM-LANG
    Comment and Opinion

    Second Opinion: Can financial recovery be green?

    2009-04-11T00:00:00Z

    The G20 summit outlined the need for green recovery - but no clear plan, says Tim Lang

  • News

    Morrisons widens music and film offer

    2009-04-11T00:00:00Z

    Morrisons has doubled the size of its CD offer in all stores and has also introduced Blu-Ray films.The retailer, which previously stocked the top 40 chart CD albums, has doubled its offer across all stores to the top 80. Blu-ray is...

  • SIAN-PORTER
    Comment and Opinion

    Saturday Essay: We need to work together on satfat issue

    2009-04-11T00:00:00Z

    The top priority must be to give consumers clear and consistent advice on how to reduce their intake, says Sian Porter

  • News

    Matthews' Drummers go Southern-fried

    2009-04-11T00:00:00Z

    Bernard Matthews Farms has added a Southern-fried variant to its Golden Drummer range.The turkey specialist said it was responding to data showing that Southern-fried was the second-most popular flavour in frozen breaded products and worth...

  • Comment and Opinion

    Our man from the DRIP

    2009-04-11T00:00:00Z

    Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing

  • News

    New frozen herb lines from Dorot

    2009-04-11T00:00:00Z

    New frozen herb varieties have been launched under the Dorot Garlic & Herb brand. Chopped Basil, Chopped Parsley and Italian Herb Mix were launched in Sainsbury's on promotion in March, while a Red Chilli Pepper variant is due for launch in May. An...

  • News

    Tesco set to open discount stores

    2009-04-11T00:00:00Z

    Tesco is set to trial a discount store format as its obsession with the discounters continues, The Grocer can exclusively ­reveal.A source close to the retailer claimed it was working on a discount store format of about 15,000 sq ft. The...

  • News

    Record-breaking full-year profits for Midcounties Co-op

    2009-04-11T00:00:00Z

    The resurgence of the co-operative movement continued this week, with Midcounties Co-op, the UK's second-largest co-op, reporting record-breaking full-year profits. Midcounties' trading profits for the year to January rose 35% to £16.2m, with...

  • NEWSTRADE-STAND
    News

    Dawson News hit by major contract losses

    2009-04-11T00:00:00Z

    Newstrade sources have expressed concern over the future of newspaper and magazine wholesaler Dawson News, which has lost five major contracts in the space of six weeks. Dawson News revealed last week its £52m contract with Telegraph Media...

  • FRUIT-AND-VEG-PRICES-FALL
    News

    Commodities: Fruit and veg prices fall as retailers pass on savings

    2009-04-11T00:00:00Z

    Falling wholesale prices brought on by greater availability have helped reduce the overall price of The Grocer 33 fruit and veg basket, reports Richard Ford