All The Grocer articles in 13 June 2009
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World News 13/6/09
TURKEY: Tesco has promoted Paul Ritchie to CEO of its Turkey business Kipa. Ritchie currently runs Tesco's UK Express stores and will take up his new role in August. He replaces Simon King, who has left the business, and in his new role will...
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Other Movers 13/6/09
Former HBOS chief executive Andy Hornby is set to earn more that £1m a year as Alliance Boots chief executive. It is just three months since Hornby left HBOS after the near-collapse of the bank.
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NewsThe Grocer 33 2009: Asda still cheapest, but Morrisons wins on service and stock
Asda has declared itself “Britain’s biggest poundshop” after notching up a 12th successive year as the cheapest supermarket in the Grocer 33 survey.
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NewsThe Grocer 33 Review 2009: Trolley wars
Over 52 weeks, the major supermarket chains have battled to offer the cheapest prices, the best availability and the most outstanding service. In our annual review of the Grocer 33, Nick Hughes, Jo Grew and James Ball ask those at the sharp end to reveal the secrets of their winning ...
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NewsGrocer 33: Friendly staff make Asda a service star
Availability was strong among all retailers this week, but Asda’s Hulme branch pipped its rivals to top spot thanks to its helpful staff and well-presented store.
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Porkinson ad makes splash
The Porkinson Banger has launched a national campaign that it claims represents the highest press spend in premium sausages for three years.The £500,000, 11-week consumer press campaign kicked off last week and follows Porkinson's recent...
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Added-value packs help Nisa-Today's boost fruit and veg
An initiative by Nisa-Today's to promote fresh produce has increased sales by 25% over the past year, the company claims.Since it was launched in May 2008, the Fresh For Less everyday low pricing initiative and added-value packs had boosted...
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Dairy industry looks to pick up supply after DFB's failure
It's all over now for Dairy Farmers of Britain. But could its demise lead to a healthier dairy industry in the end, ask Michael Barker and Richard Ford
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More deals on way after Milk Link Llandyrnog buy
Milk Link chief executive Neil Kennedy has targeted further acquisitions following the purchase of the Llandyrnog Creamery last week.
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All M&S's milk sold in UK recycled plastic
M&S is to become the first retailer to sell its entire range of milk in bottles made from UK-sourced recycled plastic.The new bottles contain 10%-recycled High Density Polyethelyne (HDPE) plastic material, manufactured from old UK milk...
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Milk assets curdle as carve-up of DFB slows
Dairy Farmers of Britain's cheese assets and many of its farmers have been snapped up within days of the company going out of business - but receiver PricewaterhouseCoopers has found it much harder to offload its milk facilities.Milk Link...
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Worrall Thompson's range axed: the end of celeb chef craze?
Antony Worrall Thompson's range of ready meals survived just months on supermarket shelves before being axed, The Grocer can reveal. The three-strong range of premium paella, casseroles and stews hit Morrisons stores in June of last year but...
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Supermarkets claw back custom from discounters
Last year may have been the year of the discounter, but not so 2009.The growth of the discounters has slowed dramatically this year - and shoppers are beginning to stop visiting them, according to new research. In September, 15% of a...
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Recycled foil line rolls in from Baco
The maker of BacoFoil has launched a 100%-recycled version of the roll to meet demand from green shoppers. BacoFoil 100% Recycled consists of foil that has been made from recycled aluminium foil, water-based ink on the packaging and a cutter...
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Comment & OpinionCritical Eye... on the mad, the bad and the unintentionally hilarious
Oh dear. The Tonight programme has finally lost any semblance of credibility and turned into Brass Eye. Unlike Chris Morris's seminal 90s mockumentary series, however, the issue the unintentionally satirical journalist Mark Jordan purported to...
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Cadbury develops world's first 'bean to bar' operation
Cadbury is planting millions of cocoa trees in India to see off the threat of dwindling world supplies and soaring prices. James Ball reports
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Landmark celebrates biggest-ever dividend
Landmark Wholesale's 32 members are enjoying their biggest dividend since the company was set up in 1972 after a 5% increase in sales for the year to 30 April.The buying group, members of which include Parfetts Cash & Carry, BA Cash & Carry...
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Craig's take on Bond is this cool
It's well known that, however much they try, women cannot be sexist, as idiotic blokes aren't able to concentrate on anything other than football, booze and curry for long enough to get offended.Imagine the fuss if this limited-edition Del...
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NewsEditor's Comment: Is the discounter boom over?
Sustaining the discounters' godlike levels of growth - which saw Aldi's sales up 25% in 2008, while Lidl, Iceland, Farmfoods and others also enjoyed double-digit gains - was never going to happen.