All The Grocer articles in 3 October 2009
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News
World News 3/10/09
Carrefour is under pressure from its biggest investors to sell operations in China and Brazil. Colony Capital and billionaire Bernard Arnault are pushing Carrefour chief executive Lars Olofsson to sell the businesses.
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Other Movers 3/10/09
Reckitt Benckiser has named Richard Cousins, group CEO of catering giant Compass Group, as a non-executive director. He replaces David Tyler, who last month was announced as the new chairman of Sainsbury's.
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Tesco petrol station fault pumps £10k away
Tesco lost an estimated £10,000 at one of its filling stations last week after undercharging shoppers by 67p per litre.
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EFB Retail snaps up 109 stores in wake of Wine Cellar collapse
More than 100 stores owned by independent off-licence chain Wine Cellar have been sold after the company went into administration on Wednesday.Administrator Deloitte announced that 109 of the company's 170 stores trading under Booze...
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Saturday Essay: Omega-3 and fruit hardly make a poor diet
Controversial nutritionist Gillian McKeith hits back at claims some of her branded lines are high in fat and sugar
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NewsGrocer 33: Asda wins the day with ‘super staff’
Three retailers boasted strong availability this week, but Asda in Stowmarket landed our top store award thanks to its "super" staff.
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Tesco hailed for keeping milk price above rivals’
Tesco has been praised for its support of farmers after it shaved just 0.06ppl off its milk price for the coming six months.The supermarket confirmed this week it was paying farmers 27.37ppl from October 1, marginally down on April's...
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NewsAcid Test: Rustlers Hot Subs
Can this quick-heat meaty snack provide an alternative to the usual packaged sarnies for the UK's hungry office workers?
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Sara Lee personal care kicks off Unilever return to acquisitions
Unilever is back on the acquisition trail and is well placed to capitalise on the wave of M&A activity widely expected to hit the sector next year.This is the message from Unilever UK chairman Dave Lewis after the company snapped up...
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Call for EC action over soaring UK butter cost
Soaring UK butter prices have sparked calls for the European Commission to release the massive butter reserves it has built up through intervention buying.UK wholesale butter prices rocketed 30% or £610 a tonne between August and...
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Comment & Opinion
Third Party: Industry must adapt now to a ‘new norm’
As recession radically changes the business environment, supply chains must rethink operations, says Alan Leaman
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Costcutter boss blames Nisa after fall in profits
Costcutter chairman Colin Graves has fanned the flames of his company's row with buying group Nisa-Today's by blaming it for a dip in Costcutter's profits.Graves said a 0.3% slump in pre-tax profits to £9.5m in the year ending April 2009...
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Profiles
Careers File: Happy New Year! After the summer lull, let's make the most of fresh beginnings
Happy New Year? Has the man gone mad, I hear you ask. That was also my reaction when a business associate bound in to the office...
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M&S plans to cut prices again to improve sales
Marks & Spencer would have to make further margin sacrifices on food in an effort to boost sales, Sir Stuart Rose admitted this week as he revealed another set of poor trading figures.A 2% cut in food prices over the past year had...
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Aldi’s sales confirm ‘end of age of rapid discounter growth’
Aldi has experienced phenomenal growth in the recession, but exclusive Nielsen figures reveal its growth has slowed to as little as 3.3%.Year-on-year the numbers still look good with sales growing at 35% in the 12 months to 5 September....
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Angus is angered by pesticide use claims
Angus Soft Fruits has hit back at claims its 'pesticide-free' Good Natured soft fruit and salads were grown using the chemicals.Last week, The Ecologist accused the company of allowing its suppliers to use pesticides and permitting...
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Asda goes for a purple revamp in bid for Extra Special impact
Asda has transformed its Extra Special packaging with a look that closely resembles Sainsbury's Taste the Difference range, The Grocer has learnt.The retailer decided to revamp the premium range after customers claimed its ivory colour...
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Asda’s banana war costs rivals millions
Asda is facing the wrath of of rivals and suppliers alike after slashing the price of bananas to their lowest point for 14 years and sparking a "pointless" price war.
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Fifty bagged sweets join Poundland mix
Poundland has launched a new range of own-label bagged confectionery under the brand Sweet Heaven!The 50-line range which includes dolly mixture, marshmallows and mint humbugs has already been trialled in selected stores and is...
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Dairy Crest benefits from new milk deals
New milk contract wins and branded growth continue to boost Dairy Crest's fortunes.Milk sales to major retail customers have risen 10% in the past six months compared with the same period last year, the company revealed this week.