All The Grocer articles in 13 October 2007 – Page 3
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Fruit & veg imports to take Tesco carbon test
Shoppers will be able to compare the environmental impact of imported fruit and veg with that of homegrown ones after Tesco said it was to trial the Carbon Trust's carbon footprint label on 30 own-label lines.The products in the pilot...
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Langoustine catching goes hi-tech
If the word 'nephrops' is meaningless to you, it shouldn't be. Better known as langoustine, or scampi when its rear end is dressed in batter or breadcrumbs, it's the UK's most lucrative seafood - netting the fishing industry £200m a year, 10...
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Footprint launches into green cleaner category
Sweden's number one laundry brand is bidding to make its mark in the UK with the launch of its eco-friendly products. Footprint is a range of washing powders and a fabric conditioner produced by Preston-based Footprint International....
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The grocer cup's first convenience champ
"Chuffed to bits," was how Spar UK MD Jerry Marwood said he felt as he picked up The Grocer Cup for Outstanding Business Achievement. He beat off stiff competition for the award, voted for by readers of The Grocer, from the likes of Sainsbury's...
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Profiles
Coors signs commercial chief Hunter to lead its UK division
Coors Brewers, the UK arm of brewing giant Molson Coors Brewing Company, has appointed Mark Hunter as chief executive. The move came as Molson Coors announced plans to merge its US brewing business operations with...
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Co-op claims Fairtrade first for Christmas
The Co-op is launching what it claims will be the UK's first Fairtrade Christmas pudding and mince pies.The pudding has been made using 52% Fairtrade ingredients including raisins, demerara sugar, muscavado sugar, dates and...
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Cobnut renaissance hailed by growers
Cobnuts are undergoing a "renaissance" thanks to a bumper crop and record demand for the hazelnut-like nuts.This year's unseasonal weather has produced a national crop of about 600 tonnes, almost twice last year's production, and growers...
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Letter of the week - 'Like comparing Prada to Primark'
I was astounded by your observation that "the price of Waitrose's own-label baked beans had increased from 29p to 35p - more than double the price of Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Tesco versions. [The Grocer 33 Price Survey, The Grocer, 29...
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Retailers 'complicit' in exploitation of workers
Gangmasters have accused their customers in the fresh produce sector of tacitly endorsing the exploitation of workers by paying labour providers too little.The Association of Labour Providers chose the first anniversary of the Gangmaster...
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Festive temptation by cream liqueurs
Suppliers looking to tempt drinkers into cream liqueurs in time for the Christmas boom have launched two products. Constellation Europe is producing Choc Amoré, a cream liqueur targeted at women aged 25 -35. It will be marketed as...
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Tesco's Harding to lead c-stores at Sainsbury's
Sainsbury's is bringing in Tesco's rising star Dido Harding to take its convenience division on to the "next level".Harding will become convenience director, taking over the work Lawrence Christensen has been doing since June...
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monitor - Dairy product prices
Spiralling dairy product prices could be about to plateau. There are signs that prices have reached the top of the cycle and even, for some products, begun to ease. Skimmed milk powder, for example, has fallen back 4.5% in value from its peak last...
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DCS forced to set up its own factory for Enliven
Health and beauty wholesaler DCS Europe has branched out into manufacturing after struggling to find a supplier to produce its Enliven brand.DCS has opened a £1m factory in Wolverhampton employing 24 people to produce the 70-product...
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Has the IndustrY done Enough?
HG Wells once described advertising as legalised lying. It's a view that lobby groups against the food and drink industry share. It tricks kids into eating sugary, salty, fatty foods, they say, and has caused an obesity crisis....
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Red light for Morrisons Dundee store
Morrisons has been told it can't open a 87,000 sq ft supermarket in Dundee because it failed to put traffic lights at the store entrance.The retailer was legally obliged to put up the lights at the car park entrance on the busy A90...
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Marketers Make mostof evolution
The marketing industry has been faced with challenges at every turn this year. Ofcom's ban on the advertising of HFSS foods to kids has sparked a complete overhaul of the way the industry advertises many well-loved brands. And the unpredictable...
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Festive snacks are unveiled
Snack supplier Nature's Table is launching a range of limited-edition fruit and nut snacks with a festive twist.The three new variants comprise a yoghurt cranberry option, a macadamia & cranberry mix and white chocolate strawberries. The...
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Comment & Opinion
Solution is to get rid of the supermarkets
Solution is to get rid of the supermarkets
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Winter sparks launch of new hearty soups
A raft of new premium soup lines are set to hit supermarket shelves as manufacturers and retailers gear up for the key winter season.Waitrose will be up against speciality producers such as Symingtons and the Southover Food Company as...
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