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The Grocer, 4 September 2010

Either sort it out among yourselves or we'll sort it out for you. That was the message from the coalition when it asked the industry to help cut down on binge drinking earlier this summer, even offering the industry special dispensation if a consensus could be reached. Editor's Comment

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Hot Topic: A decline in illicit tobacco will derail argument against the display ban
- The Grocer, 04 September 2010
There's something of a rarity in The Grocer this week good news for the tobacco industry.
Editor's Comment: I sympathise with Diageo's cunning duty plan
- The Grocer, 04 September 2010
Either sort it out among yourselves or we'll sort it out for you. That was the message from the coalition when it ...
Saturday Essay: Shoppers are turned on by British fine foods
- The Grocer, 04 September 2010
There’s a huge opportunity for retailers to grow ranges and communicate provenance more clearly, says Bruce Langlands
Fire in their bellies
- thegrocer.co.uk, 02 September 2010
The Scottish government confounded the trade today by forging ahead with plans to go it alone on minimum pricing for alcohol. ...
What it says on the tin
- thegrocer.co.uk, 01 September 2010
Today marks the official end of the Food Standards Agency as we knew it. (Dry your eyes, eh?)
Diageo's taxing problem
- thegrocer.co.uk, 31 August 2010
Today Diageo unveiled its masterplan to end the menace of binge drinking and save the public finances.
Take a stand in the banana wars
- The Grocer, 28 August 2010
Sir, Alistair Smith is absolutely right when he says "67p per kg is not a fair price for bananas". While UK ...
Second Opinion: Return to normality put on hold
- The Grocer, 28 August 2010
Wholesale change is needed to wean people off high-impact consumerism, says Tim Lang
Self-checkouts cut queue times
- The Grocer, 28 August 2010
Sir, There have been some misleading newspaper reports suggesting self-checkouts have caused the increases in the queue times highlighted in The ...
A low price is not a fair price
- The Grocer, 28 August 2010
Sir, Ongoing price wars by the major retailers in the conventional banana sector are preventing any further growth in the Fairtrade ...