All The Grocer articles in 1 December 2007
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Company Profile - British Curry Company
Established: 2001Turnover: £1mNumber of lines: 10Most UK food and drink start-up companies establish their brand close to home before branching out into the export market. But it seems the British Curry Company is not aware of this....
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Advice shop - Choosing a retailer
How do you choose which retailer is right for you?Maria HellyerCo-founder, British Curry Company“We wanted to get into the UK multiples but also ensure that we could control the growth of the brand in the way we wanted to. We had...
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MSC reaches 1,000th line
The world's thousandth sustainable fish product carrying the Marine Stewardship Council logo has gone on sale in Japan.Greeneye hot pollock roe (aka karashimentaiko) from MSC-certified Alaskan pollock went into Aeon stores across the...
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Price Survey - 1st December 2008
Asda has pulled off a tricky balancing act between price hikes and price cuts to claim its ninth consecutive award for cheapest retailer, with a £39.38 basket. One of the sharpest price rises was on red seedless grapes, which pushed up the basket...
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What the papers said - 1st December 2007
According to the Telegraph, Heather Mills McCartney is urging people to save the planet by drinking "rats' milk and dogs' milk", according to The Telegraph. She said livestock emissions were more damaging to the environment than cars...
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Comment & Opinion
our man from drip Don Pumsey - 1st December 2007
Readers whose critical faculties are still undamaged by supermarket booze that is - praise be! - cheaper than mineral water may recall I received two dud CDs from a sweet young thing I'm cultivating at HM Revenue & Customs. When I couldn't find...
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Tesco worth €2.5bn to the Irish economy
Tesco is worth almost €2.5bn to the Republic of Ireland's economy and is a bigger buyer of Irish food and drink than France, Germany or the US, according to new data.The figure is contained in a report by economic consultants Indecon,...
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Yeo Valley puts £3m into brand relaunch
Yeo Valley is relaunching its entire organic portfolio in January by introducing range extensions and improved recipes and entering pot desserts with a £3m push - its biggest spend to date.Changes include updated packaging to give the...
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In Brief: Yacht partnership; Benromach Lat 55% Single Cask; Three Barrels drive; Gallo handbag
Yacht partnership A whisky has been launched to mark the partnership of Benromach with the Glasgow: Clipper 07-08 Round the World Yacht Race starting this week. Benromach Lat 55% Single Cask Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky got its name because...
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Comment & Opinion
Stop vilifying the drinks industry for alcohol abuse
Most Britons drink responsibly. It is time for the media to stop blaming the drinks industry for the behaviour of a reckless minorityAm I alone in thinking the attack on the UK drinks industry has gone too far? It is almost impossible to...
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'Public won't accept it': oh yes they will
Andrew Thornton Owner, Thornton's Budgens of Crouch End Sir; While the policy committees of the big four have been working hard on their target of a 25% reduction in carrier bag usage by the end of next year, Thornton's Budgens of Crouch End has cut...
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acid test - Ardimore Traditional Cask & Fresita
Ardmore Traditional Cask Company: Bean Global Spirits & Wine Price: £24.99 Expert's verdict... 9/10 ?This whisky balances tradition with consumer engagement. The tin will appeal to traditional whisky drinkers, but it importantly has the tasting...
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Polish immigrants act as vodka ambassadors
Polish vodka brands are set to challenge the dominance of their Russian rivals in the UK off-trade next year, according to producers, importers and retailers.Marblehead, which imports and distributes Polish vodkas such as Luksusowa,...
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Comment & Opinion
Letter of the week - we're addressing the labour issues
The Grocer is right to highlight the issues raised in its article on migrant labour ('Sleeping Soundly, The Grocer, 24 November, p30). We should make clear, however, that many companies are working hard to combat these issues, despite pressures to...
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The Advice Shop - How do you choose which retailer is right for you?
Maria Hellyer Co-founder, British Curry Company "We wanted to get into the UK multiples but also ensure that we could control the growth of the brand in the way we wanted to. We had a choice between selling to a larger company in a limited number of...
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Experian adviceignored
The Competition Commission is under pressure to rethink its verdict that c-store numbers are not in decline, after it emerged the supplier of the data on which it based this view had warned it was not suitable for this purpose.In the...
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Twinings aims to boost share of speciality tea
Premium tea brands Twinings and Jacksons of Piccadilly are expanding their ranges with moves into organic and Fairtrade respectively.The two brands, both owned by Associated British Foods, are introducing the new options this month in an...
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spotlight - High quality air dried meats , Deli farm house Charcuterie
There are lots of UK producers of chutneys and cheeses and sausages, but very few who produce air-dried salamis and hams. We eat them when we go abroad, but struggle to get proper ones that aren't factory-processed in this country. Yet the taste is...
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Grouse season ale goes into off-trade
A Yorkshire brewer has made its seasonal Grouse Beater ale available to the off-trade following on-trade success. T&R Theakston has launched the fruity ale exclusively into Waitrose for six months. It will then be rolled out to all...
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Southern Alps gets into snacking bars
Southern Alps is making its first foray into the snack bar arena in a bid to tap the growth of on-the-go healthy snacking.Slow Puck, which is rolling out now, contains the slow-dried fruit used in its fruit mixes and mueslis. The bars...