All The Grocer articles in 10 January 2009
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News
Britain now world’s top wine importer as youngsters fuel vodka boom
Britain has become the world’s largest importer of wine, according to new figures from show organiser VinExpo.
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Booker in sales boost as Barclays brokers new debt deal
Wholesale giant Booker has announced a rise in like-for-like sales of almost 3% for the past four months despite a slight fall in tobacco sales.
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Tesco confirms 2.5% growth as Cescau comes aboard
Tesco has posted a modest 2.5% rise in UK like-for-like sales for the seven weeks to 10 January, in what is likely to be the slowest rate of growth among the UK’s big four supermarkets for the key Christmas period.
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Mouthwash in cancer scare
The fast-growing mouthwash category has been dealt a blow after new research showed ethanol-based products increase the risk of oral cancer by up to nine times.
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Premier eyes private equity role in bid to reduce debt
Premier Foods is set to sell off a 40% stake in the company to private equity investors as the owner of Hovis and Branston Pickle seeks to reduce its £1.6bn debt burden.
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Princes relaunches its tinned pie range
Princes is hoping to take on tinned meat market leader Fray Bentos with a re-launch of its major pie range.The company said there was a gap in the £25m market for a trusted brand to take market share from Fray Bentos as tough times turned...
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Comment and Opinion
Third Party: It'll be a tough year - but with opportunities
Grocery is a better place to be than most, if you are flexible and willing to adapt to consumer needs, says Stephen Zatland
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Comment and Opinion
Second Opinion: Are tighter times healthier times?
Not necessarily, says Kevin Hawkins. Many consumers may seek solace in comfort eating
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Musgrave GB snaps up Tesco man Hamilton
Budgens and Londis owner Musgrave Retail Partners GB has appointed Tesco veteran Willie Hamilton as its new trading director.Hamilton has held various senior positions in his 24 years at Tesco, and has been commercial director of the Tesco...
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Women's one-stop hair removal gadget
Wilkinson Sword is introducing what it claims is the first girly razor gadget to address all women’s hair removal needs in one tool.
The 2-in-1 Quattro for Women Bikini compromises a battery-operated bikini trimmer and a razor [rsp: £8.99]…. -
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Honours for leading food industry figures
David Jones, former deputy chairman of Morrisons, has been knighted for services to business and charity - heading a list of luminary figures in grocery recognised in the New Year Honours list.Sir David led fashion retailer Next for more...
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Noble Foods offers new hen-friendly Happy Eggs
Noble Foods has launched a new branded egg in a bid to invigorate the category and boost free-range sales.The Happy Egg Co will focus on promoting the wellbeing of its hens, which will live on Freedom Foods-accredited farms.Branded...
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Analysis and Features
Promo Dynamic: Retailers get set for tough new year
All change in the Promo Dynamic top 50 as retailers shift their promotional tactics after the excesses of Christmas
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Duerr's eyes gap left by Robertson's
Duerr's is introducing a five-strong range of premium preserves to cash in on the demise of Premier Foods' Robertson's brand.The range, rsp £1.59 per jar, is available in apricot, blackcurrant, raspberry (in seedless and ordinary variants)...
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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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Comment and Opinion
Saturday Essay: Don't put environmental issues to one side
The smartest businesses will continue to invest in green improvements despite the downturn, says Fiona Dawson
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Rising demand for oat products prompts revamp at Mornflake
Mornflake is to launch new packaging, new products and a new marketing campaign at the end of the month following a root and branch review of its oat-based cereal portfolio.The move, which came as Mornflake celebrated its 333rd anniversary,...
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Own Online stays defiantly local down in Devon
Dave Stickland and Keith Rawlinson are West Country patriots determined to prove it is possible to source a complete grocery range locally. Chloe Smith reports
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Discounters in frame for high street grave dance
In the week Woolworths closed its doors for the last time, the discounters have been tipped to be the main beneficiaries of empty property and land in 2009, according to analysts from property consultants King Sturge.High-street retail space...
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Critical Eye... on the pointlessness of dotox
January detoxes are so 2008. Who can be bothered? Especially when Wetherspoon has cut the prices of a pint of Greene King IPA and a bottle of San Miguel lager to 99p. But if rubbing shoulders with the local alchies isn't your pint of beer,...