All The Grocer articles in 22 August 2009

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  • News

    Morrisons uses fancy words to woo shoppers into store

    2009-08-28T00:00:00Z

    Morrisons has commissioned three poets to turn recipes into rhyme in a bid to encourage shoppers to get cooking. Professional poets Ian McMillan, John Mole and Peter Sansom have been appointed to write a series of poems for the supermarket chain...

  • MAGNUM
    News

    Unilever eyes ambient ice cream invention

    2009-08-24T09:36:19.207Z

    Unilever, the company behind Ben & Jerry’s, Wall’s and Magnum ice cream, is developing an ambient ice cream in an attempt to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

  • Comment and Opinion

    Second Opinion: We do not need an ombudsman

    2009-08-22T00:00:00Z

    Lord Mandelson should reject this interventionist and unnecessary role, says Kevin Hawkins

  • News

    Kebabs with KP sauce

    2009-08-22T00:00:00Z

    After England's thumping defeat in the fourth Ashes Test, some of our batsmen should probably be looking for new careers. Odd, then, that the blameless Kevin Pietersen absent with long-term Achilles knack is the one cooking kebabs this month for...

  • Comment and Opinion

    Third party: Could the VAT increase be an opportunity?

    2009-08-22T00:00:00Z

    Retailers need to find a more efficient system for making changes to promotions and prices, says Peter Lewis

  • News

    In Season: Scottish garlic

    2009-08-22T00:00:00Z

    The Really Garlicky Company is hoping the trend for home cooking will boost sales of its large clove varieties as it recovers from two poor years.

  • News

    Heineken fans mimic their heroes

    2009-08-22T00:00:00Z

    Heineken is kicking off its fifth year as sponsor of UEFA Champions League football with a new TV campaign. The 10-second ad break bumpers are based on action movie scenes and feature a group of fans sitting on the sofa mimicking the...

  • News

    The extinction list

    2009-08-22T00:00:00Z

    The food industry is being slowly poked and prodded into becoming ever healthier, better labelled and more sustainable. And hard work though the process may be, most agree that the benefits outweigh the inconveniences. But there are potential casualties, reports Nick Hughes

  • News

    Sainsbury’s expands placement schemes

    2009-08-22T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury's increased the number of places available on its graduate programme by 30% as it began recruitment this week for 2010. The retailer has 85 positions available, up from the 2009 intake of 65. It is also tripling the number of...

  • DON PUMSEY
    Comment and Opinion

    Our man from the DRIP

    2009-08-22T00:00:00Z

    Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing

  • News

    Nectar says it won’t offer double points

    2009-08-22T00:00:00Z

    Nectar, the loyalty scheme used by Sainsbury's, has ruled out any retaliatory increase of its own following the launch of Tesco's double-points Clubcard 2. While he said Tesco's new offer, as predicted in The Grocer last week, was "a...

  • News

    Potato farmers fear dickeya disease will wreak havoc in UK

    2009-08-22T00:00:00Z

    Fears are mounting that a disease that has devastated potato crops across Europe could take hold in the UK.

  • Comment and Opinion

    Saturday Essay: The demise of the family mealtime is a myth

    2009-08-22T00:00:00Z

    Dinnertime is still important to many families and the recession has only served to reinforce this, says Anne Murphy

  • News

    UK confectionery prices won’t soar in wake of sugar hikes

    2009-08-22T00:00:00Z

    Fears that soaring sugar prices will prompt price hikes on confectionery are unfounded, say experts.The cost of sugar has shot up more than 80% year-on-year as a result of flooding in Brazil and droughts in India the world's biggest...

  • News

    James outlines vision for ‘community hubs’

    2009-08-22T00:00:00Z

    High-profile independent retailer Jonathan James is launching a consultancy service he believes will help set the blueprint for the "next generation" of convenience stores.Independent by Design, which is set for a soft launch in October...

  • News

    Picture This... Face of iceland is left out in the cold

    2009-08-22T00:00:00Z

    Iceland had just finished filming its next ad campaign with Kerry Katona when allegations emerged that she had abused cocaine and it was forced to drop her. The frozen food specialist is now going back to the drawing board to see how much of the ads...

  • ADAM LEYLAND
    Comment and Opinion

    Editor's Comment: Change of legal climate signals prosecution o’clock

    2009-08-22T00:00:00Z

    It's almost a year since the supermarkets went to war with the brands on their very shelves, with TV ads and new web features provocatively urging consumers to choose own-label over bestselling brands.

  • CHARLIE-WRIGHT
    Comment and Opinion

    Critical Eye... on protein pills and climate-change Cassandras

    2009-08-22T00:00:00Z

    Turns out Barbarella wasn't a documentary. Food pills that fit in the back pocket of your silver jumpsuit, personalised hovercrafts powered by wide-eyed optimism all complete rubbish.

  • News

    Meat chiefs say cancer claim will not hit sales

    2009-08-22T00:00:00Z

    Industry figures have derided the republishing of "old" evidence linking processed meats to cancer, insisting sales will not be damaged by the negative publicity. The World Cancer Research Fund continued its long-running campaign against...

  • News

    Quality Test: Own-label plain naan bread

    2009-08-22T00:00:00Z

    A good naan should be crisp on the outside, soft inside, and pleasantly yet subtly seasoned. Sainsbury's tried a different approach, with a soggy and artificial offering. It didn't work.