All The Grocer articles in 4 August 2007

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  • News

    Shop Profile - Proudfoot Group

    2007-08-10T10:48:00Z

    Store Numbers: fourStaff: 200Turnover: £18.9m Type of operation: supermarket chainAs the deadline for the Competition Commission's findings on the grocery market comes ever closer, Mark Proudfoot, joint MD of the Proudfoot Group,...

  • News

    Reader survey - grocery inquiry

    2007-08-10T10:48:00Z

    Despite the thoroughness of the Competition Commission's inquiry, which will not see publication of its findings until February 2008, many c-store owners are sceptical about whether it will have a positive impact on their businesses, according to...

  • News

    Tesco extends Dobbies offer

    2007-08-09T08:25:00Z

    Tesco has extended its recommended cash offer for Dobbies Garden Centre for a second time.The first closing date of the 1,500p a share offer, which Tesco tabled in June, was 18 July but this was extended to 8 August. However, this would now...

  • News

    Kellogg recalls Crunchy Nut cereal

    2007-08-09T08:24:00Z

    Kellogg has recalled boxes of Crunchy Nut cereal following a small number of complaints from customers of an unusual taste from some packs.There is no risk to health and the tainted taste was a quality issue and not a food safety issue, the...

  • News

    Modern look for Soberano

    2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

    Spanish brandy Soberano has adopted a new look in a bid to appeal to a more contemporary audience. The brandy's new bottle shape follows focus group research in its domestic market and is designed to enhance the drink's high quality message, while...

  • News

    A helping hand - or a hindrance?

    2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

    The most significant change in retail planning guidance for more than a decade is about to take place. In less than eight weeks the government will unveil details of its draft revision of 2005's Planning Policy Statement 6 (PPS6). A key plank of the...

  • News

    Talking shop - Gerard Keenan

    2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

    All this concern over flatulent livestock and global warming is deeply frustrating, says Gerard Keenan, chairman of animal nutritionist Keenan. The solution is already here. It's been a bad couple of weeks for cattle. They have received extremely...

  • News

    Nisa goes for GDA labels in health revamp for Heritage

    2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

    Nisa-Today's is to roll out front-of-pack Guideline Daily Amounts labelling across its Heritage own label range by next spring. The buying group said it had plumped for GDAs over the Food Standards Agency's preferred traffic lights-based scheme...

  • Profiles and QandAs

    Niklas sets out his vision for FreshXpress

    2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

    In a bleak, windy car park near a council estate in St Helens, Paul Niklas stands out like a sore thumb. Dressed in a pin-striped suit, his appearance is in sharp contrast to the 'more relaxed' attire of the majority of customers at the newly opened...

  • News

    Stores on greener path with new pack formats

    2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

    The drinks industry is being urged by retailers to do more to reduce its environmental impact. Tesco is asking its suppliers to look at more environmentally friendly packaging, while Sainsbury's and Waitrose have confirmed listings of BWS products...

  • News

    Sainsbury's online: feel the love...

    2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

    In the battle for supremacy in online grocery, Sainsbury's has a new weapon - free food. One shopper, temporarily incapacitated and forced to rely on home deliveries, received a few extras in the past few weeks. Besides amassing £30 worth of credit...

  • News

    Poultry farmers warn of looming shortages

    2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

    British poultry bosses have warned of a shortage of chicken and turkey unless they receive much-needed price rises from the supermarkets. Poultry farmers said that, like the pig sector, they were suffering from a "catastrophic" rise in global wheat...

  • News

    Public wants greater local sourcing effort

    2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

    Supermarkets are no better now than they were a year ago at sourcing fruit and veg from Britain, according to a survey of consumer attitudes to food miles. More than half the 1,000 shoppers questioned (57%) thought supermarkets were not trying hard...

  • News

    So, can you spot the difference...?

    2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

    The Unfair Commercial Practices Directive is supposed to be an important weapon in a brand owner's armoury. The EU-wide directive, which comes into force in April, aims to protect owners and consumers against copycat branding - the former from...

  • Profiles and QandAs

    Inter Link rescuer Croxford moves on

    2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

    Ian Croxford has resigned as chief executive of cake supplier Inter Link Foods after its recent acquisition by the Irish baker McCambridge. But he is "hungry for another challenge" and proud to have put the business back on the right track, he told...

  • News

    Wall's continues to give rivals the cold shoulder

    2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

    Wall's has reclaimed the number-one spot from nearest rival Nestlé in the ongoing battle for first place in the ice cream sub-category. The ice cream manufacturer recorded a variety of offers in retailers last weekend, securing 53% of all featured...

  • News

    Galaxy grows as Mars targets dark chocolate

    2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

    Galaxy is going dark as brand owner Mars uses its signature milk chocolate brand to grab a share of the booming dark chocolate market. The new arrival, called Galaxy Smooth Dark, is part of a range relaunch, which also includes a modified shape,...

  • News

    When the chips were down...

    2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

    Nick Vermont is not a fan of Jamie Oliver. In fact, the McCain Foods regional CEO pinpoints the arrival of Jamie's School Dinners on Channel 4 as the moment the bottom fell out of the oven chip market. A healthy 3% annual growth swung violently to...

  • News

    Goodfella's takes on chilled with Signatore

    2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

    Northern Foods is transferring its expertise in frozen pizza to the chiller with the launch of a premium range under the Goodfella's brand. Goodfella's Signatore, the brand's first foray into the chilled cabinet, will fill "a gap in the market for...

  • News

    Heinz gets into chilled with new soup ranges

    2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

    Heinz is about to stir up the soup category by introducing three new ranges, one of which will mark the brand's first major push into the chilled soup arena. Twenty seven new soups arrive in stores this month under the Farmers' Market, Taste of Home...