All The Grocer articles in 11 September 2010 – Page 3
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Comment & Opinion
Camera scam self-scanner in slammer
CCTV has revolutionised store security, while self-service tills have ushered in a brave new world of scan-happy convenience.But the two were combined in sinister fashion when a Swansea council worker took to filming female shoppers in...
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NewsCampaign Trail: Winter ice cream enticement
Chocoholics are the focus of Häagen-Dazs marketing plans as it kicks off a £2m push for its chocolate ice creams. The Intensely Irresistible campaign launches on 13 September with another airing of the 'Ballet' TV ad, showing a couple sharing a...
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Comment & Opinion
Careers File: Why have just one CV?
A CV isn't just a record of where you have worked. It may not be an autobiography, but it is a document that will sell you to a prospective employer.
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News
Second chance for Mattessons meats
Kerry Foods is relaunching Mattessons cooked sliced meats after pulling the range last year because it "wasn't working hard enough."The range, which hits shelves on Monday, will include cooked ham, crumbed ham, honey roast ham (rsp:...
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NewsEvery cloud has a silver lining in Walkers promo
PepsiCo is making weather forecasters of Walkers crisp-munchers in a multimillion-pound campaign that will give consumers £10 when they correctly predict where it will rain in the UK and Ireland. The Walkers Rainy Days campaign is...
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Comment & Opinion
Saturday Essay: We need a more coherent food strategy
The industry must work with government to develop robust new strategies for the future, says Nick Bunker
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NewsPepsi Raw: can a cola ever be premium?
Pepsi Raw is no more. Is this just another premium concept falling foul of the recession or is poor execution also to blame? Rob Brown reports
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NewsPicture This: King Confectionery: M&M’s World for london
Mars is to open its first European M&M's World store in a 35,000 sq ft site in London's Leicester Square. The store, in a retail unit at the base of the the W Hotel on the site of the former Swiss Centre, is expected to open next summer. The...
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Comment & OpinionTales of Titania: A crisis of digital confidence
A crisis of digital confidence at P&F: some of our clients have had the cheek to question whether spending 80% of their PR budget on Facebook ads, incompatible apps and online game placements is effective.
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News
Tesco’s fresh foods departures continue
Paul Thomas has become the latest Tesco senior executive to move on from the fresh foods category, having spent just eight months in the role. Thomas, currently senior buying manager for potatoes, is going into corporate purchasing,...
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NewsCo-op seeks seasonal trademark
The Co-operative Group looks set to push its seasonal credentials with a new campaign. The society has applied to trademark the phrase 'the co-operative taste the seasons'. A logo has also been submitted with a beige background and 'the...
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M&S takes wine crown for third year in a row
Marks & Spencer was crowned Supermarket of the Year for the third year running at the International Wine Challenge awards last week, the judges applauding its ability to source wines from "unfamiliar places".The retailer's "quirky...
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Grocer survey: shoppers unsure on dairy pricing
Heavy promotional activity in the nation's dairy aisles appears to have done little to convince shoppers that the category offers attractive prices.
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News
Picture This... Desperate for potatoes
Desperate Housewives star Marcia Cross is revisiting her role as potato ambassador with a new TV campaign for Albert Bartlett Rooster Potatoes.
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NewsAs discounter threat subsides milk sales are still growing
In four years, discounters have more than doubled their share of milk sales. How? And do the mults care? By Adam Leyland and Elinor Zuke
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News
Operating profits are up at Dole Fresh UK
Fresh fruit supplier Dole Fresh UK has posted an increase in operating profits for the second year running since its return to profitability in 2008.Operating profits for the year stood at £626,000 compared with £384,000 in 2008, with...
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McCullough named First Drinks marketing head
Glenfiddich and Russian Standard distributor First Drinks has promoted Una McCullough to marketing director.McCullough arrived at First Drinks in June as interim marketing director, but the role was given to her on a permanent basis this...
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NewsInnocent is Europe’s top smoothie player
Innocent Drinks has become Europe's number one smoothie brand after doubling its market share in the past 12 months.
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Comment & Opinion
NFRN’s ex-boss is ‘inflammatory’
The latest round of mud-slinging involving The National Federation of Retail Newsagents from Colin Finch, former president, does not do any good for either the federation or its members, who Finch purports to be concerned about.
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NewsPromotional marketing could be the new porn, research finds
Well-pitched promotional marketing can cause as much excitement as looking at pornography, according to new research. In a study by the Institute of Promotional Marketing with the University of Westminster, 50 people were divided into...
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