All The Grocer articles in 12 May 2007

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  • News

    Strategic review for Inter Link Foods

    2007-05-17T08:16:00Z

    Inter Link Foods is carrying out a strategic review to return the cake manufacturer to profitability.In a trading update released this morning, Inter Link said its new CEO Ian Croxford had started a review and had already found...

  • News

    Whyte & Mackay sold

    2007-05-17T08:12:00Z

    Scotch whisky company Whyte & Mackay has been sold for £595m to UB Group.UB Group makes Kingfisher beer and is owned by Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya. Reports suggest Mallya could now consider listing the company on the London...

  • News

    Moët driving trial of premium still wines

    2007-05-17T00:00:00Z

    Moët Hennessy UK is to increase the focus on its still wine range in the UK.The company sees the UK off-trade in particular as a huge opportunity as consumers continue to move to home drinking, brand director Louise Pilkington...

  • News

    Ale cans get the blues to gain optimum cool

    2007-05-17T00:00:00Z

    Brewers are turning to extra cold ale in a bid to boost sales in the stagnant sector this summer.Coors Brewers is to put its Caffrey's brand into thermochromatic cans, which turn blue when the ale is at the optimum temperature....

  • News

    Ale cans get the blues to gain optimum cool

    2007-05-17T00:00:00Z

    Brewers are turning to extra cold ale in a bid to boost sales in the stagnant sector this summer.Coors Brewers is to put its Caffrey's brand into thermochromatic cans, which turn blue when the ale is at the optimum temperature....

  • News

    gardening after hours, with whisky

    2007-05-17T00:00:00Z

    William Grant & Sons is launching the latest salvo in its bid to take Grant's to the top of the blended whisky category. Grant's Garden After Hours is launching this week and will run through the year. The campaign comprises a sampling...

  • News

    Whyte & Mackay takeover expected

    2007-05-15T08:24:00Z

    Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya is expected to announced a £610m takeover of scotch whisky company Whyte & Mackay.Mallya, who owns spirits company UB Group, has been in talks with Whyte & Mackay for several months and the deal could be announced...

  • News

    Tesco faces bank holiday strike

    2007-05-15T08:22:00Z

    Tesco stores in Scotland are to be hit by a three-day strike over the bank holiday weekend.Nearly 150 drivers from its Livingston distribution centre that serves all Scotland stores will walk out from Thursday 24 to Saturday 26...

  • News

    Britvic acquires C&C Group soft drink business

    2007-05-14T08:09:00Z

    Britvic has acquired the soft drinks and distribution businesses of the C&C Group for E249.2m (£169.5m) in cash.The deal includes brands such as Club soft drinks and Ballygowan water, as well as the rights to the Pepsi and 7Up brands through...

  • News

    Reader Survey

    2007-05-14T00:00:00Z

    Wholesalers are yet to make up their minds on the importance of local sourcing or how best to capitalise on what is becoming a significant battleground for independent retailers. Countless successful and innovative independent retailers,...

  • News

    Imported potatoes in mislabelling inquiry

    2007-05-14T00:00:00Z

    Trading standards haven't ruled out prosecutions in the cases of two retailers being investigated for mis-selling potatoes.Echoing the FSA survey on farmed fish incorrectly labelled as wild (see page 48), officers said chemical testing...

  • Profiles and QandAs

    Redstone promoted to Kerry sales helm

    2007-05-14T00:00:00Z

    Andrew Redstone has been named as the new sales director for Kerry Foods Direct to Store, replacing Paul Stubbins who stepped down in March.Redstone has worked at Kerry Foods for six years in sales and logistics roles - most recently as...

  • News

    harrogate's laststand vs. tesco

    2007-05-14T00:00:00Z

    Nobody cares about Tesco in Betty's Tea Rooms. Scones are buttered and Yorkshire tea sipped without a second thought of the UK's largest grocer. Down the road at Ramus Seafood Emporium, well-dressed customers have fish on their mind, not Sir...

  • News

    The greening of major suppliers

    2007-05-14T00:00:00Z

    Associated British Foods: The company is building a bioethanol plant in Norfolk that will process sugar beet into 55,000 tonnes of bioethanol each year, providing a sustainable energy source for more than one million cars. Cadbury...

  • News

    The FSA thinksagain

    2007-05-14T00:00:00Z

    Just one month after it came into effect, the controversial Nutrient Profiling Model is being prepared for review by the Food Standards Agency - sparking speculation that it could be steeling itself for a u-turn.In December, the...

  • News

    Growers in struggle to secure foreign labour

    2007-05-14T00:00:00Z

    Sensational press about gangmaster labour is putting foreign workers off the UK's agriculture and horticulture sectors, growers have warned.It was compounding an existing labour shortage and could hit the production of fresh produce in...

  • News

    Sainsbury's probed on 'wild' fish from farms

    2007-05-14T00:00:00Z

    The Marine Stewardship Council has launched an investigation after it emerged fish sold by Sainsbury's as MSC wild salmon was farmed.The case has been referred by MSC chief executive Rupert Howes to the scheme's auditor, Accreditation...

  • News

    Men explore space with Teacher's help

    2007-05-14T00:00:00Z

    Teacher's Whisky is trying to shake-off its old-fashioned image with a new campaign aimed at men over 30 years old.The campaign, Create Your Space, is part of a £1m investment in the brand by owner Beam Global UK to reposition the...

  • News

    Soup at work made easier

    2007-05-14T00:00:00Z

    Baxters is adding microwaveable pots to its Soup Choices pouch range to target people lunching at work. Launched in Tesco this month, the newcomers come in two smooth varieties - tomato & sweet basil and butternut squash, carrot & red...

  • News

    Is food safety a pipe dream?

    2007-05-14T00:00:00Z

    On 24 June last year Cadbury's European president Matt Shattock went on BBC Radio 4's Today programme to defend his company's handling of the salmonella outbreak at its Marlbrook plant and the resulting product recall that would cost the company...