All The Grocer articles in 16 May 2009 – Page 3

  • News

    Walders' alternative to Baileys

    2009-05-16T00:00:00Z

    Cream liqueur specialist Walders has launched a vanilla-flavoured vodka cream liqueur as an alternative to Diageo's market leader, Baileys. Walders' dairy-free Vodka & Vanilla Creamy Liqueur (rsp: £13.49) is the second cream liqueur to be...

  • News

    Can redesign aims to give Tango more street cred with lads

    2009-05-16T00:00:00Z

    Tango is trying to regain its edgy appeal with a new Banksy-style look targeting the lads' market. After several years trying to woo mums, Britvic has given the soft drinks brand a stencil-art makeover in an attempt to re-engage with its...

  • News

    Eblex ads to highlight quality and assurance

    2009-05-16T00:00:00Z

    Eblex has ditched the frivolity along with Beefy and Lamby in its new multi-million pound marketing campaign, which is launched next week.The campaign, which forms the first phase of a £4m marketing spend for 2009/10, will emphasise the...

  • News

    Booker adds chilled lines to Euro Shopper

    2009-05-16T00:00:00Z

    Booker has launched its first Euro Shopper chilled range - five products all price marked at £1.The range, which includes two cheeses, bacon, honey roast ham and turkey, would offer retailers 30% profit on return, said director of retail...

  • News

    Acid Test: Whiskas Oh So... Fishy Ocean Range

    2009-05-16T00:00:00Z

    Will these new pouches for pussycats have our panel purring?

  • News

    Hitting 'wrong button' in IT update costs Tesco £5m

    2009-05-16T00:00:00Z

    A major till breakdown in more than 100 Tesco stores on Monday cost the retail giant as much as £5m, experts have estimated.The breakdown, which coincided with the rollout of the new Clubcard system, forced 65 of the retailer's larger stores...

  • News

    3663 backtracks over future of Barking depot

    2009-05-16T00:00:00Z

    Foodservice giant 3663 is considering closing its London depot - just two months after CEO Fred Barnes denied rumours of a possible closure.An internal memo seen by the Grocer revealed the depot's future was being reviewed following a "...

  • STORE-FACTS-16-MAY-09
    News

    Grocer 33: Sainsbury's staff bring in top store title

    2009-05-16T00:00:00Z

    Two retailers provided a full trolley this week, but Sainsbury's in Burton upon Trent clinched our top store award thanks to its knowledgeable and friendly staff.

  • News

    Promotional offers hit record with 32% of consumer spend

    2009-05-16T00:00:00Z

    Promotions accounted for a bigger share of supermarket sales in April than ever before, according to exclusive data from Nielsen.Almost a third (32%) of sales at the big four came from promotional offers in the four weeks to 18 April,...

  • News

    Celebrating 140 years with butter

    2009-05-16T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury's has launched a traditional farmhouse butter in celebration of its 140th anniversary.Supplied by Somerset-based Barber's Farmhouse Cheesemakers, which has supplied Sainsbury's with farmhouse Cheddar for more than 50 years, the...

  • News

    Unilever demands price hikes on 100 top items

    2009-05-16T00:00:00Z

    Unilever has stunned the grocery industry by demanding double-digit price hikes on many of its well-known tea and savoury food brands.The biggest increases include Ragù sauces, which are to go up 21%, 24 lines of PG Tips (10% to 15%...

  • News

    World News 16/5/09

    2009-05-16T00:00:00Z

    USA: Wal-Mart's first Supermercado de Wal-Mart has opened in Houston, Texas. The 39,000 sq ft store stocks products that are relevant to local Hispanic customers. It will carry about 13,000 products, including a wide range of fresh fruit and...

  • News

    Other Movers 16/5/09

    2009-05-16T00:00:00Z

    Spirits producer Stock Spirits Group has appointed Peter Sheridan as finance director for its international division. He joins from Enotria Winecellars where he was FD for three years.