All The Grocer articles in 12 December 2009
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World News 12/12/09
The Dutch competition watchdog has approved the acquisition of the Super De Boer chain by rival Jumbo. The 552.5m (£500m) deal is now expected to be completed by 18 December, but Jumbo will have to sell one...
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NewsReview of the Year 2009
'The new normal' has to be the most telling phrase of the year. It speaks convincingly, given the state of the public finances and tax rises to come over and above this week's pre-Budget report of the notion that, rather than a temporary blip in...
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NewsGrocer 33: Stores keep on top of the festive rush
Morrisons in Horndean was the place to bag Christmas goods this week. It not only boasted strong availability, but also a helpful assistant who lent our shopper a pound coin for the trolley.
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Commodity Prices: Packaging prices set to rise as aluminium rockets 43%
As the recession recedes and the aluminium industry reopens its smelters, prices are rising. What will it mean for packaging, asks Mintec's Andrew Larkham
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Blackburn shut as ABP streamlines
Anglo Beef Processors has closed its Blackburn abattoir as part of a national rationalisation process. The move follows a major investment in its nearby site in Shrewsbury, and the recent acquisitions of sites in Dorset and Guildford....
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NewsAcid Test: Findus Frozen Pasta
Cooking up a load of pasta normally means lots of washing up and watching the pot boil so this new format is a good, convenient idea. The pasta shrunk a bit in the microwave but the texture wasn't...
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Activism on ice?
They're retired, but certainly not retiring. The Ben & Jerry's founders talk to Nick Hughes about life under Unilever
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Carmel Agrexco puts added-value fruit at heart of growth plan
Carmel Agrexco is focusing its NPD on added-value products to give it an edge over its Spanish and Egyptian rivals.Israel's biggest exporter of fresh produce was developing more niche products to appeal to UK supermarkets looking for the...
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Birds Eye: addition of cod line will Bake sales to Perfection
Birds Eye is aiming to further boost rocketing sales of its Bake to Perfection frozen fish range by adding its first cod variant and revamping packaging.Sales of Bake to Perfection have soared to £15.5m since the range was launched in...
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Nisa nabs BP’s booze deal after FQR failure
Nisa-Today's is supplying 280 BP forecourts with alcohol after Threshers owner First Quench Retailing, which previously serviced the forecourts, last month fell into administration.The petrol and convenience giant has agreed to use Nisa...
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Humphreys to leave First Milk by mutual agreement in March
Bill Mustoe will effectively act as executive chairman at First Milk after CEO Peter Humphreys announced he is to step down.Humphreys will leave the loss-making business by "mutual agreement" at the end of March and recently appointed...
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Focus On Hot Desserts: Big helpings all round
Obesity problem? What obesity problem? Families are filling up on traditional puddings and microwaveable twin pots as comfort eating, coupled with eating in, heat up the hot desserts market, says Vince Bamford
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Profiles
My Alternative CV: David Cherrie, Symington's
David Cherrie, marketing manager at Symington's, on Hush Puppies, flying and Dawn French
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If packaging contains aluminium, expect a rise in product price
Aluminium, a key component in planes, trains and oven-ready meals, has shot up 43% in price in 2009 and it is set to soar further in 2010 pushing up many fmcg prices.
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The Human Angle: Therese Edmonds
What's it like to work for your company? It is both challenging and exciting to work for Booths. As a fifth-generation family owned business with members of the family working in the business, there is very much an extended family culture where...
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Northern Ireland ‘a jewel in Asda crown’
Asda is to spend more than £65m expanding its presence in Northern Ireland next year. Its business was already "one of the jewels in Asda's crown", said chief operating officer Andy Clarke at a food industry event in Belfast this week.
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Government attacked for obesity ‘obsession’
A leading nutritionist has attacked the government for its obsession with obesity, claiming the evidence base linking obesity with ill health and early death is non-existent.The FSA cites National Audit Office figures showing obesity...
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Comment & OpinionCritical Eye... on David Attenborough's unhappy place
There's something about David Attenborough that instantly transports me to a happy place. I think it's the affable headmaster tones and the promise of escape from everyday life into a beautifully shot natural world where exotic animals roam...
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Former Green & Black’s directors back Cawston
The team that masterminded Green & Black's meteoric rise is injecting a six-figure investment into ambient apple juice company Cawston Vale to bring some upmarket appeal to the ambient juice fixture.It has revamped the packaging,...
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Shoppers switch back to premium
Sales of the cheapest own-label lines have slipped into decline, while premium own-label sales are on the rise, according to TNS data seen exclusively by The Grocer. In the week it emerged that the growth of the discounters had ground to...