All The Grocer articles in 10 December 2011
Previous issues.
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NewsFall in deal giveaways set to drive own label
The BBC’s Panorama programme this week highlighted just how important and complex supermarket promotions are.
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Comment and Opinion
Brussels cares more about your fridge than the eurozone
After an unseasonably mild autumn, a cold chill finally descended on the UK this week, and not a moment too soon.
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Analysis and FeaturesWholegrain Popped Corn Bar
The bar will provide “an easier way to enjoy the nutritional merits of popped corn”
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NewsConsumers getting 'cold comfort' from chilled rice puddings
Sales of chilled rice pudding are soaring as shoppers give canned products the cold shoulder.
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TJ Morris site starts to sell wholesale
TJ Morris has started selling wholesale items from the food and drink section of its Home Bargains web site.
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NewsGrant's sends out its haggis to our heroes
Haggis supplier Grant’s will be sending Scotland’s national dish to British troops serving abroad.
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NewsUB's single-serves get taste of Jamaica
United Biscuits has unveiled a new range of single-serve cakes to tap the trend for mini treats.
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Comment and Opinion
Where is UK food policy going?
The gap between evidence, food policy and delivery is worryingly wide
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My Alternative CVMANFLU owner Jonathan Evans
What was your first-ever job? Waiter in a nightclub. I was 15 years old and earned £1.40 an hour.
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NewsGovernment slammed for stance on illegal eggs
The British egg industry has launched a blistering attack on the government for its stance on illegal imported eggs.
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Comment and Opinion
Rip-offs, reindeers and a drunken snog
As the retail trade wades into the festive season, we here at P&F are pondering the most important event of the year: The Party.
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Food engineering degree gets support from industry heads
Universities are being invited to bid to run the UK’s first degree course in food engineering.
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Whitby-Rockall deal sorts scampi supply
Scampi supplier Whitby Seafoods has swallowed up Northern Irish processor Rockall Seafoods.
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Cravendale signs up Muppets in price war
Arla is to launch a major campaign for Cravendale centred on new Disney movie The Muppets in a bid to “take the fight away from price”.
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Tesco tops up its City Kitchen offer with healthy Skinny One
Tesco is launching a low-calorie ready meal range called The Skinny One - in time to tackle the post-Christmas bulge.
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Analysis and FeaturesLion hooks Cumbrian, but is it a sustainable catch?
Young’s Seafood must tackle questions over cost efficiencies if it is to make the most of the Cumbrian Seafood acquisition.
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Analysis and FeaturesCan food trade catch up on cutting waste?
The latest figures from Wrap suggest households are doing far better than the supply chain at cutting waste.
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First Milk's Murray brings his licensing expertise to Finsbury
Finsbury Food has poached First Milk marketing director Paul Murray as the cake maker celebrates sealing four new licensing deals.
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Analysis and Features
Brand matching continues to drive surge in promotions
Year-on-year, the number of deals offered by the supermarkets is up by nearly 20%, with Heinz and Kellogg’s more than doubling their deals.
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NewsMayan Gold spuds boxed up for Finest
Tesco has launched boxed potatoes under its Finest range in a bid to offer shoppers a premium roasting potato for Christmas.