All The Grocer articles in 1 November 2008
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News
‘Forget food miles, eat African’ says King
Outspoken Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King will today tell consumers to stop worrying about food miles and eat African produce to help development on the continent.
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Record sales but profits collapse at Robert Wiseman
Despite rapid sales growth for its healthy ‘the One’ range, rising costs and investment in its new Bridgwater dairy meant profits at Robert Wiseman Diaries fell by more than a third over the last six months.
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Carlsberg to close Leeds brewery
Carlsberg UK is to close its Leeds brewery in 2011, with the loss of 170 jobs.
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M&S confirms fears with 34% profits slump
Marks & Spencer is pinning its hopes for a resurgence in the food market on promotions such as its ‘Dine in for £10’ offer, after the high street giant announced a drop in first-half profits of more than a third.
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Kingsmill helps ABF shrug off sugar slump as sales soar 21%
An "enormously encouraging" improvement at its Allied Bakeries subsidiary capped a strong performance by manufacturing giant Associated British Foods - to offset increased costs at its European sugar business.
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EU law forces Sainsbury’s to ditch witches’ fingers
Sainsbury’s has abandoned plans to sell misshapen vegetables as Halloween-themed healthy snacks due to prohibitions on the sale of irregular produce under European Union law.
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Real ale sales buck beer trend
Real ale is defying the slump in beer sales across the pub industry, with locally produced beers showing an 8% increase in trade according to trade figures.
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Industry praised for pushing healthy food
Public health minister Dawn Primarolo has praised the industry for encouraging healthy eating - just days after Cadbury became the first food and drink sponsor for the London 2012 Olympics Speaking at a summit in London this week, Primarolo...
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'Retailers profit while growers are crucified'
Retailers have been accused of increasing retail prices but failing to share the proceeds with vegetable growers hit by heavy costs. The UK retail price of vegetables has risen significantly in the past year, with potatoes up 25.2%, carrots up 18.3%...
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More wholesalers join ranks of Sugro
Buying group Sugro UK has taken its membership to 60 with the addition of Consort Frozen Foods, Paul Burton and RA Trading.Consort Frozen Foods is a Kent-based wholesaler specialising in ice-cream, Paul Burton is a wine merchant based in the...
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Tesco to submit new plans for Harrogate
Posh Yorkshire town Harrogate could finally lose its status as the only major postal area in the UK without a Tesco superstore. The retailer has confirmed that it is due to submit new plans “imminently”, having been forced to abandon earlier...
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FSA urged to prove safety of salt targets
The Food Standards Agency is bullying food manufacturers and posing a serious risk to public health with its salt-reduction targets, UK salt producers have claimed. In a response to the FSA's consultation, which closed this week, the Salt...
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Supermarket pressure slows rise in price of fruit and veg
Growers say retail prices must increase further to offset cost hikes, but abundant EU harvests may prompt further reductions, reports James Ball
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Analysis and Features
Promo Dynamic: Trick or treat knocks wine off top spot
Wine has been knocked off the top spot for the first time since The Grocer first published its promotions league table in September. Its conqueror was confectionery, which had over 165 lines on promotion in featured space as Hallowe’en deals reached...
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Comment and Opinion
Our man from DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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PJ Smoothies ditched as PepsiCo rationalises
PepsiCo is to ditch its PJ Smoothies brand early next year, The Grocer can exclusively reveal. The move followed a strategic review of the UK business - part of a £1.3bn three-year overhaul that's expected to see some 3,300 jobs cut worldwide...
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Investigation into Galbani use-by dates
Galbani, which supplies mozzarella and dolcelatte to the UK, has been accused of selling products with counterfeit use-by dates.According to Italian newspaper La Repubblica , investigators are reviewing evidence that suggests use-by dates...
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Currency fluctuation impacts on Unilever
UK-based Unilever has said currency fluctuations as well as inflation are affecting its performance. Although it reported underlying YTD sales growth of 7.4% and net profits up 22% thanks to disposals, Unilever said much of the increase in...
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Comment and OpinionCritical Eye... on Gordon Ramsay, the new Mrs Doubtfire
Now, I appreciate that my eyesight would not be 20:20 without strong contact lenses. But surely I'm not the only one who thinks facial prosthetics are about as convincing as shoving a paper bag over your head and drawing a face on. Or am...
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Walkers puts its crisps in a festive mood
Festive crisps are back with the return of Walkers Christmas mixed packs. The multipacks of six (rsp £1.55) contain three flavours: Turkey & Stuffing, Ham & Mustard and Cheese & Pickle, and the former will also come in a 40g Big Eat bag....