17 October 2009
The Grocer
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‘Ill-thought-out’ tobacco display ban will be law
17 Oct 2009
Retailers have failed in their battle to stop the tobacco display ban becoming law, as MPs waved through the controversial Health Bill this week. In its third reading in the House of Commons, MPs passed the Bill, which contains proposals...
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Acid Test: Paw Ridge
17 Oct 2009
Don't hate it just because the pun's so awful. This clever way to trick kids into eating porridge actually tastes pretty good too
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Ad of the Week: Hot and heavy Häagen is Dazsed and confused
17 Oct 2009
If the way to a man's heart is through his stomach, the surest route to a girl's pants is via the ballet.
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Asda’s Clarke urges industry to offer jobs to ‘lost generation’
17 Oct 2009
Asda has called on the grocery industry to recruit more young people to help stem what chief operating officer Andy Clarke called a "downward spiral of illiteracy and innumeracy" among school-leavers.
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Asda disability products get the all clear
17 Oct 2009
Asda has been given the all clear by Trading Standards after a complaint about its disability products. An anonymous letter of complaint was sent to 12 regional offices of the watchdog alleging some products in the Mobilease range were...
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B&M keeps up pace with a store a week
17 Oct 2009
B&M Retail is set for major expansion after unveiling ambitious plans to open 40 new stores next year.The discount retailer, which trades as B&M Bargains, has more than 100 stores across the north of England, Wales and Scotland,...
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Arla reduces milk container weight to 25g
17 Oct 2009
Arla has developed what it claims is the industry's lightest two-pint milk polybottle.The processor has reduced the industry average two-pinter by 2g to 25g at its Stourton dairy, and claims the bottle's functionality is unaffected.
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All bread should contain folic acid, says FSA
20 Oct 2009
Folic acid should be a compulsory addition to all bread, according to the Food Standards Agency.
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Billion-pound cash call for crop study
21 Oct 2009
The Royal Society has urged the government to plough £2bn into crop research over the next decade to combat world hunger.
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Campaign Trail: Heinz tugs at the heart strings
17 Oct 2009
Heinz is appealing to consumers' emotions with a £5m marketing push called 'It has to be Heinz' the brand's biggest media spend in five years. The multi-media campaign kicks off next week with a TV campaign portraying different occasions when "it...
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Campaign Trail: A winter’s tale with Lemsip
17 Oct 2009
Reckitt Benckiser is gearing up for the winter colds season by ploughing £7m into the first advertising for its recently launched Lemsip Max All Night tablets and Lemsip Max All in One capsules. The push, which carries the strapline 'All you need is...
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Biscuit brands unveil their festive NPD
17 Oct 2009
Two of Britain's biggest biscuit brands have revealed their festive line-ups for this Christmas. Northern Foods brand Fox's has introduced Fox's Wonders - premium chocolate biscuits in a purple metallic tin, targeted at "stylish...
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Campaign Trail: Hovis remembers the fallen
17 Oct 2009
David Jason has lent his reassuring tones to the latest Hovis TV campaign, when the brand supports the Royal British Legion's Poppy Appeal for the first time.
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Bottlegreen seeking £20m sales by 2012
17 Oct 2009
Bottlegreen is aiming to more than double its sales to £20m by 2012 through venturing into the impulse channel and gaining listings with Asda.The adult soft drinks company's sales grew 22% to £8.6m in the year to September [Nielsen], and...
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Brown named chairman of 99p Stores
17 Oct 2009
The former managing director of high street retailer Wilkinson, Gordon Brown, has been appointed chairman of 99p Stores.Brown said he was planning to take 99p Stores to the “next level” and ensure its continued growth.“More…
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Bulletin: Wal-Mart… Oddbins … alcohol deaths
19 Oct 2009
US giant to develop Neighborhood offer; wine chain plays down fears; Delia effect boosts suppliers
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Bulletin: GM future looms... alcohol takes health toll... Moet sales suffer
20 Oct 2009
Government boffin keen on GM crops; booze hospitalisations up; do energy drinks work?
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Cadbury piles pressure on Kraft with strong third quarter
21 Oct 2009
Cadbury has piled the pressure on Kraft to come up with a larger bid after revealing better than expected results during its third quarter.
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Bulletin: Cadbury figures; VAT on food; Tesco shares up
21 Oct 2009
Confectioner surprises with strong Q3; new tax could hit grocery; speculation buoys mults' share price
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Bulletin: Cadbury impresses; cocoa surges; Tesco goes cashier-free
22 Oct 2009
Confectioner's numbers put pressure on Kraft; Ivory Coast strike causes commodity cost surge; supermarket pioneers all-self-service store
