All The Grocer articles in 12 December 2009
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NewsUnilever introducing new range of Dove shower products
Unilever is introducing a new range of Dove shower products which it predicts will achieve £5m in first year sales.
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Second Morrisons store rated excellent for environmental credentials
A Morrisons store in west Yorkshire has become the second owned by the retailer to be rated excellent for its environmental credentials.
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Stella offers classic films for free
Stella Artois is offering a free week-long film festival as part of its current 'Recyclage de Luxe' campaign.
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Unilever gets new CFO
Unilever has announced the appointment of Jean-Marc Heut as its new chief financial officer. Huet is currently CFO at pharmaceutical company, Bristol-Myers Squibb.
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Tesco red-faced in ‘ginger-bashing’ Christmas card row
Tesco has apologised after a mother complained that a Christmas card on sale at the supermarket was discriminatory against ginger-haired children.
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NewsWhite Lightning axed by Heineken
Heineken UK is axing its White Lightning cider brand to help improve its stance on responsible drinking.
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NewsProcter & Gamble snaps up Sara Lee's Ambi Pur
Procter & Gamble has agreed the €320m (£289m) acquisition of air freshener Ambi Pur from the Sara Lee Company.
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Comment & Opinion
Third Party: Field marketing is more than leggy lovelies
Retailers might be keen to cut costs, but they need to be realistic about what can be delviered, says Julia Collis
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First virtual farmers’ market sets out stall
Shoppers who can't be bothered to walk to their local market can breathe a sigh of relief with the launch of the world's first virtual farmers' market. Set up by entrepreneurs Marcus Carter and Roger Saunt, Virtual Farmer's Market is a...
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Comment & Opinion
Saturday Essay: An insular mentality does no favours to NPD
There's much to learn from impressive new own-label ranges being developed in Europe and the US, says David Wilson
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UK gets new non-alcoholic digestif drink
A non-alcoholic digestif drink is arriving in the UK to offer an alternative to brandy and grappa.Security Feel Better comes in a one-serve 30ml bottle (rsp: £2.99) and contains digestion-aiding plant and herb extracts, according to...
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A greener future will mean a drabber diet
A sustainable diet is achievable, but might require trade-offs in taste, quality or health, admits a new report by the Sustainable Development Commission to be published today.
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Picture This.. Inferno destroys Morrisons in Penrith
Morrisons is looking to open a temporary store in Penrith after a fire destroyed its town-centre branch last week. Meanwhile, it has re-opened its petrol station and extended the range of groceries it sells.
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Focus On Hot Desserts: Marks & Spencer rules in hot puds
We eat more than 4.9 billion desserts a year in the UK and 1.4 billion of these (29%) are hot. The hot-served chilled desserts market has grown 11.4% to more than £150m over the past year. Growth has been driven by an increase in buyers...
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The Grocer review of the decade: the Noughties in a nutshell
The decade began with a game of supermarket musical chairs. Somerfield chief David Simons was the first to go, followed quickly by Sainsbury's Dino Adriano, replaced by Alan Smith and Sir Peter Davis respectively...
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Comment & OpinionDon Pumsey on veggie munchers at the Danish smugfest
Wonderful, wonderful Copenhagen, friendly young girl going down! Ah, the words of Dyke van Dick's winsome refrain reverberate in every passage as I sample the aromatic watering holes of the trendy Fissegade. It is, in any case, a heavenly retreat...
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Irish drinks trade warned: pass on duty cut to public or lose it
Irish finance minister Brian Lenihan has cut excise duty on alcohol and reduced the VAT rate in a bid to stem the cross-border shopper exodus that is estimated to have cost the Republic's exchequer €500m this year.
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Comment & Opinion
Why does the FSA want to cut satfats?
Why on earth does the Food Standards Agency continue to press the case for reducing the amount of saturated fat in the British diet?
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Waitrose fish counters sell samphire
Waitrose has started selling samphire, sourced from Carmel Agrexco in Israel, as it looks to take the niche product mainstream.
The product, which is being stocked by a major UK retailer for the first time, goes well with fish and went… -
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Cornish Rattler turned into drink for surfer dudes
Cider producer Healey's is revamping its Cornish Rattler Cyder brand to emphasise its surf culture provenance in preparation for national distribution next year.The new-look bottle, rolling out in February, will feature the silhouette of...