All The Grocer articles in 16 April 2011 – Page 3
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NewsTwinings freshens up its Earl Grey offering
Twinings is giving its 180-year-old classic Earl Grey tea a modern twist by launching two new blends. New Twinings Earl Grey contains bergamot to enhance its citrus taste, while Sunshine Grey has a lemon flavour and is designed to be...
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Focus On Own Label & PLMA Show Preview: Innovations
This limited-edition tart is one of 50 products being added to The Co-operative's premium Truly Irresistible range. Baked in puff pastry, the tart has a creamy cheese sauce, with pea shoot and mint pesto and a pancetta garnish.
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NewsFocus On Own Label & PLMA Show Preview: Own label ups its game
Shoppers traded down to own label in droves when the economy faltered, but retailers have been working hard to make sure they don't trade back up, finds Guy Sheppard
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Comment & Opinion
Will Malcolm Walker be frozen out in Iceland’s sale?
As supermarkets and private equity types run the sliderule over Iceland, in anticipation of a summer sale, maverick founder Malcolm Walker is making another of his (suitably) icy expeditions.
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Comment & OpinionTales of Titania: Spearmint Rhinos and sticky white goo
In an unexpected attack of prudery, our glorious leader Karoline (with a K) has complained to the ASA about the current Creme Egg ads on TV. They feature the eggs working themselves up into a frenzy and then suddenly splurging sticky white goo all...
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Comment & Opinion
Is Morrisons the new trailblazer in grocery?
Now that Dalton Philips has upped the ante, suppliers are adopting a ‘Tesco plus Three’ strategy, says Bryan Roberts
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NewsLabels still hard to understand for shoppers
More than a quarter of consumers are grappling with food labels but many are still not bothering to read them, says new research. A survey of more than 1,000 consumers conducted by research company Harris Interactive between January and...
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NewsKids ‘at risk of overdosing on super-strength squash’
Double-concentrate squash may be good for the environment but it is encouraging children to be sweet-toothed, Bottlegreen MD Simon Speers claims. Speaking to The Grocer at the UK Soft Drinks Conference in Leeds this week, he said kids...
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Analysis & FeaturesLocal shops for local people
The Big Society may be David Cameron’s big idea but in the grocery sector communities have been pulling together for years for the benefit of the greater good, as Judy Sharp discovers
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NewsSainsbury’s switches sights to Paralympics
Sainsbury’s CEO Justin King tried his hand at sitting volleyball this week to mark the 500-day countdown to the London 2012 Paralympic Games. The retailer, which is sponsoring the games, launched the One Million Kids Challenge to…
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NewsNHS removes false babyfood advice as The Grocer wades in
Health chiefs panicked into incorrectly advising parents not to give infants rice-based babyfood following media "scaremongering" over a Swedish report this week but after The Grocer alerted them, it has rectified the error.
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Comment & Opinion
Best food forward
Aptly for a government so concerned about waste, the coalition has been doing a bit of recycling over the weekend. It now wants to get rid of ‘best before’ labels, reasoning that people really do chuck away stuff that’s fine to eat because of the date on the wrapper.
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NewsC-stores furious over red tape stigma for Sunday trading regulations
Small store owners have slammed the government for attempting to bring an end to existing Sunday trading rules under the guise of reducing red tape.
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NewsHMRC must return its Eastenders raid haul
Customs officials have been ordered to hand back the documents, invoices and computers they seized from six Eastenders cash & carry depots during dawn raids in December after a court ruled that search warrants should not have been granted in the...
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NewsIs Innocent planning a posher Pot Noodle?
Innocent is keeping a lid on its NPD plans but The Grocer understands it is working on a "completely new" posh Pot Noodle-style product to launch in September.
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NewsCoalition takes on retailers over ‘best before’ labels
Retailers have warned that coalition plans to axe ‘best before’ labels from food are not a “silver bullet” for defeating waste. The government is set to issue new guidance to retailers urging them to minimise their use of the labels.
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NewsFamily fortunes dip again in March
Family spending power continued to decline last month, according to the Asda Income Tracker. The average family had discretionary income of £172 a week in March – down 5.6% on March 2010, or around £10 a week.
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NewsClarke concedes ‘We must do better’ as Tesco falters in fourth quarter
Tesco has admitted it must do better in its home market after UK sales fell in the final three months of the year. Profits at the retail giant rose by more than 12% to a record £3.8bn in the year to 26 February. But Tesco again relied on its overseas business to drive much of the growth, with profits at its Asian business up 17%.
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Comment & Opinion
Candid Clarke, Mk II
In recent weeks Tesco has been playing copycat with Asda over the latter’s price guarantee, with what you might politely call ‘mixed’ results. As well as being an avoidable PR own goal, Double the Difference also exposed Tesco to criticism that it has become uncharacteristically reactive of late.
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NewsMorrisons offers patriotic petrol with ‘Fuel Britannia’ stunt
Morrisons has knocked 6p off a litre of petrol or diesel for customers spending £40 or more at stores from this week until May 8. The Fuel Britannia deal would beat recent offers introduced by Sainsbury’s and The Co-operative Group, the retailer claimed.
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