All The Grocer articles in 15 October 2011
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NewsSainsbury's bags Lulu Guinness for Red Nose Day support
Sainsbury’s is gearing up for Comic Relief with a range of glamorous reusable shoppers created by British fashion icon Lulu Guinness.
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NewsSainsbury's to star in new Channel 4 cookery programme
Sainsbury’s plans to whet the appetite of TV viewers with a new lunchtime cooking show due to air next month.
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Grocer 33Sainsbury's, Urmston
The Grocer 33 is a weekly mystery shopping survey, tracking price, service and availability at the five leading grocery retailers: Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose. Each week the winning store manager is interviewed by The Grocer.
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NewsGolden Wonder puts Christmas dinner in a pot noodle format
Even kitchen-shy students can get an early taste of Christmas this year from a limited-edition Christmas dinner-flavoured pot noodle snack. The festive version of Golden Wonder: The Nation's Noodle which even comes with a sachet of...
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NewsAsda supply arm IPL quadruples its profits
Asda's strategy of cutting out the middleman by sourcing fresh produce direct appears to be paying dividends. Its direct supply arm, International Produce Limited, made a £6.1m pre-tax profit in the year to 1 January 2011 a £4.6m...
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NewsDunsmore quits C&C after three years in charge
John Dunsmore will step down as chief executive of C&C Group at the end of the year. He will be succeeded at the helm of the Magners maker by Stephen Glancey, currently chief operating officer and finance director.
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Comment and Opinion
Job Dun
This morning C&C Group announced another set of healthy results, with profits up for the first half of the year.
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NewsOnline channel to lead grocery growth
Online sales of groceries will almost double over the next five years, according to new research. IGD data suggests online sales in the grocery trade will surge from the estimated £5.9bn to £11.2bn in 2016.
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NewsWalmart China boss goes in wake of ‘organic pork’ scandal
Walmart’s top man in China has resigned. Ed Chan had headed up the Chinese business of the world’s largest retailer since 2007.
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News
Henderson snaps up Newry catering supplier
Henderson Foodservice has acquired Independent Catering Services in Northern Ireland. ICS, which is based in Newry, supplies chilled and ambient products to caterers in Northern Ireland but also has a significant client base in the Irish republic.
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Comment and Opinion
Chinese walls
After last month handing a new role to Dave Cheesewright, this week has brought more upheaval in the senior ranks at Walmart.
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NewsEvian owner Danone eyes sale of water business
Danone could be poised to sell its water business, including the Evian and Volvic brands. The French dairy giant is holding talks over a possible sale with Japanese drinks group Suntory, according to press reports.
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NewsAsda adds £5 sweetener to Price Guarantee this week
Asda is offering shoppers a £5 sweetener in return for using its Price Guarantee. The supermarket is offering a fiver to anyone who spends £40 on groceries at Asda this week and subsequently uses its online price comparison tool.
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NewsWaitrose products head to New Zealand in new tie-up
Up to 100 Waitrose products will be hitting the shelves of a small New Zealand grocer called Nosh Food Market this Christmas. The two companies have signed a partnership deal that will bring Waitrose products to six Nosh stores.
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Comment and Opinion
Where will it end?
There’s a power dynamic in any relationship, even those where both parties secretly suspect they could do a bit better.
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NewsPrice ‘neutralised’ by Sainsbury’s till match
Price is no longer a competitive advantage. That was the bold claim made by Sainsbury's commercial director Mike Coupe as the retailer rolled out its Brand Match price-matching scheme across the UK this week.
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NewsUS stevia suppliers set to turn up heat in sweetener sector
More American suppliers of stevia-based products have set their sights firmly on the UK market. Sweetener brand Stevia in the Raw and soft drink Zevia, two of a host of businesses showing stevia-based lines at the Anuga food and drink...
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Goodfella’s hits NY to promote improved pizza
Goodfella’s has ditched its Pizza Fairy mascot in the new ad campaign for its revamped pizza range.
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NewsWonderful to ‘wake sleeping giant’ with listings and TV push
Wonderful Pistachios is aiming to boost the size of the nuts market with its first UK TV push and second listing at a big four supermarket. The brand which is owned by US company Roll Global has been selling 150g bags of unsalted,...
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Profiles and QandAs
McQueen shores up food and retail reach
Corporate advisory firm McQueen has made a quartet of appointments to broaden its reach in food, drink and retail. Garyth Stone and Patrick Mewton have joined the company to work in its food and drink unit. They previously led the...