All The Grocer articles in 13 June 2009 – Page 2
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Industry laments loss of Defra minister Kennedy
New Defra minister Jim Fitzpatrick will have big shoes to fill after the resignation of the popular Jane Kennedy last week.Kennedy, who had only been in the role since October and resigned from government in protest at Gordon Brown's style...
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Comment and Opinion
Third Party: Customer service is more important than ever
The recession is no excuse for cutting back on customer service, says Tim Ogle. After all, a smile costs nothing
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Yumberry complains of name taken in vain
The distributor of Yumberry juice drinks has claimed rival producers are infringing on its trademark by mistakenly calling yang-mei fruit yumberries.
Yumberry is a registered trademark for juices and drinks marketed by YumberryUK, which uses… -
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Promoting shops in the community
Sir, Over the past week independent retailers, wholesalers and suppliers have been involved in the annual National Independents’ Week. Newsagents, c-stores and rural shops have adopted or adapted the concept of the FWD My Shop Is Your Shop campaign and waved the flag of the retailer who lives over the ...
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Commodities: Sugar prices rise as supply set to fall short of demand
With global appetite for sugar ever growing and demand for biofuels also on the rise, supply is struggling to keep pace. Mintec's Robert Miles reports
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Chantler promoted in Meadow revamp
Simon Chantler's role at dairy ingredients manufacturer Meadow Foods has been upgraded from chairman to executive chairman.
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Caribbean rum lifts its profile with new provenance marque
Caribbean rum producers are looking to make substantial inroads into the UK following the launch of a new marque of provenance.More than 20 brand owners, including Mount Gay, Cockspur and Chairman's Reserve, have signed up to the Authentic...
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Profiles and QandAs
Careers File: Expenses are not perks
As expected, the recent local and European elections have brought a huge adverse reaction from the general public to the quite unbelievable antics of our MPs at Westminster.
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Thorntons to start selling Coca-Cola as chiller cabinets wheel in
Thorntons has signed a surprise new deal with Coca-Cola to start selling Coke Zero, Dr Pepper and other fizzy favourites in its stores and cafes.
In a two-year deal, the confectionery retailer will replace Thornton’s limited range of drinks,… -
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Brand loyalty hurt by frenzy of promotions
The recent glut of price promotions has seriously damaged the value of fmcg brands, a new report compiled using Tesco Clubcard data has revealed. The number of in-store promotions at Tesco increased dramatically in the year between the...
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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.
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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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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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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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Comment and 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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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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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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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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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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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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