All The Grocer articles in 10 January 2009 – Page 2

  • News

    Constellation promotes Mills to European level

    2009-01-10T00:00:00Z

    Constellation Europe has reshuffled its management team in a drive to streamline the business.Gaymer Cider Company MD John Mills moves to the new role of senior vice president for European sales, where he will take responsibility for wine...

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    Growers hail concession over seasonal workers

    2009-01-10T00:00:00Z

    The Government has increased the number of foreign workers that growers are allowed to employ so there is no repeat of last year’s “nightmare” of unpicked crops left to rot in fields.

    Immigration minister Phil Woolas announced last month…

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    Retail & Commodity Prices: Recession is good news for frozen food manufacturers

    2009-01-10T00:00:00Z

    The average price of frozen food may be up 12.3% year-on-year but the sector is still set to pass the £5bn barrier this year. Michael Barker reports

  • News

    Collapse in sterling fuels fresh hike in food price inflation

    2009-01-10T00:00:00Z

    The price of food in the big four supermarkets rose sharply in December – ­flying in the face of retailer claims that inflation had peaked.

  • News

    The last FreshXpress store closes its doors

    2009-01-10T00:00:00Z

    The last store in the FreshXpress chain that emerged out of the collapse of Kwik Save will be sold to a major multiple in the next couple of weeks. Three stores have closed since November, leaving just the store in St Helens still open.This...

  • News

    Plum enters chillers with fromage frais

    2009-01-10T00:00:00Z

    Plum is moving out of the baby aisle for the first time and into the chiller cabinet with a new fromage frais.Developed for babies from four months, the dessert pots contain “baby botanicals” such as sweet fennel, rosehip and chamomile....

  • Profiles and QandAs

    Careers File: Don't dismiss networking

    2009-01-10T00:00:00Z

    Don't dismiss networking - some of that winner's magic could rub off on you, says Sue Mountstevens

  • News

    Co-op switches pork to Hampshire breed

    2009-01-10T00:00:00Z

    The Co-operative has switched supply of its Truly Irresistible pork range to meat from Hampshire-breed pigs raised on higher-welfare farms.All fresh pork, bacon and sausages in the retailer's premium own-brand range is now sourced from...

  • News

    Booker launches new Scots range

    2009-01-10T00:00:00Z

    Booker is stepping up its activity north of the border with the launch of a 30-strong range of Scottish lines to meet growing customer demand.

  • News

    De Bortoli gives wine a bit of sparkle

    2009-01-10T00:00:00Z

    Aussie wine producer De Bortoli is expanding its portfolio with a new sparkling wine to cash in on the growing popularity of the drink in the UK.Rococo is the company’s first sparkling wine from the Yarra Valley to be released in the UK....

  • News

    B&H Gold and Silver get new look

    2009-01-10T00:00:00Z

    Gallaher is tweaking the design of its B&H Gold and Silver following a mixed performance last year when B&H Kingsize Gold fell 6.9% to £632.5m and Kingsize Silver grew 8.6% to £327.5m.From next month, both products will feature a modernised...

  • News

    Bell's turns up premium value of blended Scotch

    2009-01-10T00:00:00Z

    Diageo is relaunching its premium Bell’s whisky, Bell’s Special Reserve, in a bid to encourage drinkers of blended Scotch to trade up. The blended Scotch category is perceived as cheaper and more old-fashioned than the booming malt whisky...

  • News

    Beer duty fraudsters hit cash & carry sales

    2009-01-10T00:00:00Z

    Cash & carries have revealed that sales of leading beer brands were down by up to 90% in the run up to Christmas - because of duty fraud.Carling and Foster's were the brands most affected by retailers buying cheap beer from duty fraudsters,...

  • News

    Banana prices set to be driven even higher

    2009-01-10T00:00:00Z

    The price of bananas has increased by more than a third over the past year – and further price rises look likely to be on the way as the impact of the weak pound hits home. A kilo of bananas has risen from an average 70p at the big ...

  • News

    Aunt Bessie's moves into cooking sauces

    2009-01-10T00:00:00Z

    Aunt Bessie's is launching a range of traditional British casserole cooking sauces this winter.The six-strong ambient line-up will be made under licence by Greencore Grocery. It was developed following consumer research suggesting cooking...

  • News

    Asda offers to check out shoppers' blood

    2009-01-10T00:00:00Z

    An Asda store in the Midlands is offering customers blood tests with their shopping.Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals Trust has installed a senior hospital phlebotomist one day a week at the superstore at Great Bridge, West Bromwich, to...

  • News

    Stella and Baileys: subdued approach to festive price party

    2009-01-10T00:00:00Z

    Discounting may have been the buzz word this credit-crunch Christmas, but traditional footfall drivers Stella Artois and Baileys held their prices over the 2008 party season. Although on promotion, the cost of these, and the other two key...

  • News

    Anyone for a packet of Walkers Cajun Squirrel?

    2009-01-10T00:00:00Z

    Cajun Squirrel, Chilli & Chocolate, Crispy Duck & Hoi Sin and Onion Bhaji are some of the more unusual crisp flavours to be shortlisted in the Walkers Do Us A Flavour competition, which was announced this week.Six flavours in total have been...

  • News

    Long Clawson plans value alternatives

    2009-01-10T00:00:00Z

    Long Clawson Dairy has revealed plans to introduce a value range for shoppers on a lower budget. The range, details of which have not yet been released, would also provide a safety net in case sales of the company's more premium products...

  • News

    Anchor aims for a great leap forward with felt

    2009-01-10T00:00:00Z

    Anchor has tapped into the most famous scene in iconic war movie The Great Escape in a bid to boost its profile as a 'free-range' butter brand.Manufacturer Arla Foods has created a £2.5m TV ad in which a felt cut-out Anchor cow makes a bid...