All The Grocer articles in 14 November 2009
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World News 14/11/09
Wal-Mart is planning to open 40 more cash & carries. Indian trade minister Anand Sharma said Wal-Mart chief executive Mike Duke wanted to expand faster than initially anticipated. Wal-Mart opened its first cash & carry in India in...
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Store openings push B&M sales to record £10.9m in one week
B&M Bargains has notched up sales of more than £10m in a single week for the first time in its history.The discounter passed the milestone earlier this month, when its sales hit £10.9m, helped by the rapid rate of its store...
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NewsCalorie count guide wrong for 18 years
The calorie counts used as the basis of dietary advice and food labelling for the past 18 years are too low, The Grocer can reveal.
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CIWF work boosted with a £2.3m grant
Compassion In World Farming has won a £2.3m grant it claims will improve the lives of millions of intensively farmed animals. The donation by The Tubney Charitable Trust sees CIWF move a considerable way towards its overall target of...
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M&S plans to open 20 food stores in hospitals
Marks and Spencer is planning to open 20 Simply Food franchises at hospitals in the next five years, The Grocer has learned.Tony Keating, CEO of the retailer's franchise partner SSP UK, confirmed he was in discussions with health trusts...
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2012: will the eggs be ready?
The British eat their way through 11 billion eggs a year but now UK producers have just over two years to scrap battery farms. Are farmers and manufacturers ready for tighter rules, higher prices and fundamental changes to the UK egg industry? Michael Barker reports
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NewsGrocer 33: Immaculate Waitrose impresses
Waitrose's Cheadle Hulme branch was the only retailer to offer a full basket this week. The shop floor was immaculate and the staff were happy to help our shopper locate several items when he asked for assistance.
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Bestway puts £6m into Coventry hub
Bestway has spent £6m redeveloping its main distribution hub in Coventry.The C&C giant has enlarged the site from 140,000 sq ft to 250,000 sq ft, giving its 52 Bestway and Batleys depots better availability. "To be...
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AG Barr to close site with loss of 98 jobs
Irn-Bru manufacturer AG Barr has this week announced restructuring plans that will lead to at least 98 job losses in its Mansfield warehouse. The move is a result of the integration of the Rubicon business in 2008. Under the proposals,...
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Morrisons: ‘Nothing fishy about Lindsay sustainability ads’
Morrisons has said it will re-run adverts on sustainable fish, despite Sainsbury's and four members of the public lodging complaints with the ASA.In the first of the two TV ads, actor Robert Lindsay was shown pushing a trolley through a...
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NewsAcid Test: Young's Micro Fish Fingers
Not 'micro' as in 'extra small' - it's the fish fingers that go in the microwave. Students rejoice!
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Loyd Grossman eyes a piece of the action with new pizza offer
Premier Foods’ Loyd Grossman brand has made its chilled food debut with a new range of pizzas.
The range launched into Sainsbury’s this week in three flavours: Napoli salami, classic margherita and chicken arrabiata. Each pizza is priced… -
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Focus On World Cuisine: Uncle Ben’s leads in ad spend stakes
Despite the much talked of decline in advertising budgets during the recession, it's not all doom and gloom. Advertising budgets for the big spenders in world cuisine were in many cases higher than the previous year.
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Comment & Opinion
Second Opinion: A TV plot that just doesn’t add up
Kevin Hawkins wonders when will the BBC realise there is no evidence of supermarket profiteering
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Groupe Aeroplan wins Johnston from PepsiCo
Tropicana and Quaker Oats boss David Johnston is leaving PepsiCo after 13 years to head up Groupe Aeroplan-Europe.Johnston will take up the role of president and CEO in January, with responsibility for the group's European business,...
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Aston Manor in lead with own-label cider after buying its rival
Aston Manor Brewery has become the UK's biggest supplier of own-label cider following its acquisition of rival Devon Cider Company and has set out its stall to double total sales to £100m by 2012.
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Profiles
The Human Angle: Allan Wheelwright
Allan Wheelwright is HR director at William Jackson Food Group
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Tribunal clears Nisa of dismissal allegations
A former Nisa-Today's employee, who claimed he had been forced to resign from his job following a row over Nisa's failed merger with Costcutter, has failed in his bid to win damages.An industrial tribunal this week dismissed allegations...
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Kit Kat also develops a rabbit habit
Not to be outdone in the great rabbit run, Nestlé is launching Kit Kat Bunny next month.The limited-edition chocolate bar features a seasonal bunny design embossed on a Kit Kat two-finger block with the same design on-pack (rsp: 40p per...
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My Alternative CV: Tom Page, marketing director, Wagg Foods
Tom Page, sales and marketing director of Wagg Foods, on skiing, vertigo, Lord of the Rings and Uma Thurman