6 December 2008
The Grocer
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£50 vintage for revellers
06 Dec 2008
Charles Heidsieck is hoping to entice Christmas revellers with its new Vintage 2000 Champagne. At £50, it sits between the £47 Rose Brut Vintage and the £93 Blanc Des Millénaires 1995.Janette Peat, brand manager of distributor Maxxium UK,...
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2 Sisters faces strike threat in new year
06 Dec 2008
Poultry supplier 2 Sisters could be hit by strikes at the busiest time of year after workers rejected pay proposals.Unite, which represents about 1,200 workers across three of the company's West Midlands plants, claimed that 2 Sisters' pay...
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A new Tesco? Let's take the day off!
06 Dec 2008
The opening of a new supermarket is usually not a major cultural event.Unless you live in Hollington, near Hastings, where the ribbon-cutting of a new-and-improved Tesco this week reportedly attracted most of the local population, much like...
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Abel & Cole bullish as growth slows down
06 Dec 2008
Organic box provider Abel & Cole has insisted it is well placed to weather the recession despite admitting its sales growth has slowed from 40% two years ago to single-figure increases today.The company's sales shot up from £19.8m in the...
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Acid Test: Triibe Lactose-free Celtic liqueur
06 Dec 2008
It's like Baileys for vegans - but will anyone else go for the lactose-free liquer?
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ACS: harder line needed to tackle repeat offenders
06 Dec 2008
The Association of Convenience Stores is demanding the Government gets tougher on sentencing of shoplifters.It is urging ministers to review sanctions for shop theft after latest Ministry of Justice figures revealed that a staggering 60% of...
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Ad of the Week: Tilda rolls back the years
06 Dec 2008
Rice sells itself, right? After all, around a third of the world's population eats the stuff every day. But perhaps that's what makes it tough to grab people's attention. Which is presumably why Tilda has pulled out all the stops on the new...
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Advertising: Gordon's gin gets into festive spirit Subscription
06 Dec 2008
With the festive season upon us, consumers are thinking about stocking up the liquor cabinet. Traditionally it's a time for spirits manufacturers to increase advertising spend and push their brands as Christmas tipples. Last year, the market spent...
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Anglia claims worst times have passed
06 Dec 2008
Anglia Co-operative made a pre-tax loss of £1.5m in the year to 6 September, accounts filed at Companies House have revealed.CEO John Chillcott blamed the loss on "fundamental restructuring costs" including its property being devalued by...
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Anheuser-InBev axes 1,400 jobs as merger fall-out begins
09 Dec 2008
The fall-out from the merger of brewing giants Anheuser-Busch and InBev has begun, with the combined company to axe more than a thousand jobs in the US in a bid to cut costs.
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Bestway deals aim to boost festive sales
06 Dec 2008
Bestway has launched a range of Christmas promotions including offers on wines and spirits, bread sauce and turkey stuffing."We know how tough it is for our customers and their customers and hope that by providing the very best promotional...
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Brands neglect opportunities to make the most of c-stores
06 Dec 2008
Big branded suppliers are neglecting the convenience channel in their drive to sell to the big four, according to a new report.A survey of 150 convenience store and symbol group managers found three in four thought brand owners didn't...
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Business thinking prevails
06 Dec 2008
Government departments have been at loggerheads over the issue of a display ban on tobacco products ahead of this week's Queen Speech, The Grocer has learnt. Health minister Alan Johnson is understood to have wanted to stick to his guns over...
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Can you unlock the cash? Subscription
06 Dec 2008
'Tis the season to think about money. Specifically, how to get hold of it when the banks are less than brimming - and how to keep hold of it. Love of money may be the root of all evil. But as everyone struggling to keep their heads above water at the moment knows only too well, hatred of lending it is not the route to salvation
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Caravan gives gold award to eight winners
06 Dec 2008
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Mars UK and Procter & Gamble were among the big winners at the Caravan Achievement Awards. They were among eight companies that picked up Gold awards at the ceremony, which provides public recognition to businesses...
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Careers File: Don't be wary of asking for help - the recipient is even more wary of saying 'no' Subscription
06 Dec 2008
One interesting part of working with psychology students at Newcastle University is helping them overcome their fear of asking for help. As infants, the word 'no' is one of the first we learn to speak. Yet as we get older, it becomes...
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Clear off or we'll set the Schubert on you
06 Dec 2008
Inventor Howard Stapleton, MD of Compound Security Systems, has launched the Music Mosquito Mood Calming System, a new gadget that aims to disperse groups of youths hanging around shops by playing classical music. Unlike his previous...
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Cobra mulls business split
11 Dec 2008
Cobra Beer, which was put up for sale last month with a price tag of £200m, is mulling splitting its UK and Indian businesses to force a sale.
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Critical Eye: Mitterrand's prostate and the French malaise
06 Dec 2008
François Mitterrand's prostate. Not the most obvious place to start for a mainstream food show but the entry point nonetheless for France On A Plate (BBC4, Monday), a greatest-hits collection of stereotypes about the French eating anything with a...
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Co-op gets power from town's own mini hydro plant
06 Dec 2008
A Co-op has become the first store in the UK to run directly on hydro power. The 7,340 sq ft food shop in New Mills, Derbyshire, uses electricity generated by the River Goyt. Over the next year a community-owned micro-hydro...
