All The Grocer articles in 14 November 2009
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News
Highland Spring snaps up Greencore Water
Highland Spring has bought Greencore’s loss-making bottled water business for £17.5m.
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Councils improve carton recycling
One in five local authorities are now offering kerbside recycling collections for beverage cartons.
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Tesco launches home phone service
Tesco has linked up with Cable & Wireless to provide broadband and home phone services.
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UK supermarkets ‘cheapest in western Europe’, says Which?
Accusations of supermarket profiteering have been undermined by a new report claiming the UK’s grocery retailers are cheaper than European rivals.
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Sales up 4% as Morrisons begins hunt for new Bolland
A day after losing chief executive Marc Bolland to Marks & Spencer, Morrisons has announced a rise in like-for-like sales of just over 4% for the past three months.
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Morrisons’ Bolland to take M&S hot seat
Marks & Spencer has announced the shock capture of Marc Bolland as its new chief executive.
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Demand for Polish food back on the up
Demand for Polish food in UK branches of Tesco has risen for the first time in nearly a year.
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Fmcg giants linked with move for Enfamil maker
Danone, Nestlé and Heinz have been tipped as possible bidders for baby nutrition group Mead Johnson.
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Parmesan and mozzarella shortages push up prices
Italian cheese lovers are to be hit by a double whammy as shortages push up the prices of both Parmesan and mozzarella. When the export market for Italian Parmesan collapsed due to the recession earlier this year, the Italian...
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It’s not just potato... it’s a super potato
A new campaign has been launched to promote the potato as a 'Supercarb' and help shoppers understand it is more than just carbohydrate.Part of the Potato Council's Love Potatoes campaign, the Supercarb message will be promoted by...
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Wanis spreads its Reggae roots
Afro-Caribbean food and drink distributor Wanis is on track with its expansion plans despite the recession - and relcation forced by the Olympics. Alex Black reports
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Profiles
Picture This... Motson sheds his sheepskin
Football commentator John Motson auctioned off his famous sheepskin coat at a lunch attended by industry leaders last week to celebrate the work of grocery industry charity Caravan.
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PepsiCo’s healthier kids lunchbox range tested in Sainsbury’s
PepsiCo has launched Planet Lunch, a range it claims is the first cross-category brand for the kids' lunchbox market.
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Waste levels in fish and meat industries scrutinised by Wrap
A meat and fish 'resource map' is to be created to establish the extent of waste in the supply chain and find ways to reduce it.The Wrap and Envirowise-led research will examine the poultry, beef, lamb and pork chains as well as 20 types...
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Mills Group opens its first Nisa stores
Rapidly expanding independent chain Mills Group has opened its first Nisa-branded stores.A new 850 sq ft store in Wallsend, near Newcastle, bears the Nisa fascia, while two former Somerfields in Whitby and Haxby bought from The Co-op...
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Wealmoor returns to fire- wrecked site
Fresh produce supplier Wealmoor is returning to its processing site in Atherstone, Warwickshire, two years after its premises were devastated by fire. Since the November 2007 blaze, which killed four firefighters, Wealmoor has been...
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Festive meat supply threat from striking UK vets
Christmas meat supplies are facing serious disruption after abattoir vets threatened strike action.
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Project Golden put on hold as recession hits expansion
Chief executive Stefan Barden's £50m factory reveamp has been shelved, but does Northern have another ambitious plan up its sleeve? James Ball reports
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Comment & Opinion
Don Pumsey goes up Irene's Hershey Highway
As the embodiment of all that is holy in this otherwise godforsaken world, it is of particular concern to me that nicking stuff is one of the few industries experiencing a genuine surge in these troubled times.
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Dickinson & Morris offers festive pies
Pork pie specialist Dickinson & Morris is launching a limited-edition Ultimate range to Tesco and Waitrose in time for Christmas. The Game Pie, an extra large authentic Melton Mowbray pork pie, and a cranberry-topped pork pie are...