All The Grocer articles in 16 October 2010 – Page 3
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NewsDoH gaffe puts Nestlé in spotlight over sugar
The Department of Health is reviewing Nestlé's use of its Change4Life logo online after the company came under attack by health campaigners for promoting high sugar products alongside the branding. It admitted it should not have allowed...
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NewsJohn Frieda launches first foam hair dye
John Frieda is making its hair dye debut with the UK's first permanent foam dye, which it claims is easier and faster to apply than existing formats. The range, which hits Tesco, Sainsbury's, Boots and Superdrug in mid-November and...
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Scientific review says eco-labels unworkable
EU plans to introduce an 'omni' label for environmentally friendly food products are unworkable because "the science isn't there", a damning new Defra funded review of food labels has found. The scientific methods used for mapping the...
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Comment & Opinion
Second Opinion: Time to end the GM experiment
Wasting money on unpopular and pointless scientific exercises must stop, says Joanna Blythman
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NewsNisa members energised by Graves furore
he spat between Nisa-Today's and its largest member, Costcutter, has made the buying group stronger than ever, its members have claimed. Nisa-Today's this week held its annual retail conference in Portugal. Members said the group was more...
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Tarbert Finest seals Scottish Tesco listing
Scottish cooked meat specialist Browns Food Group has more than doubled distribution of its Tarbert Finest brand after securing listings in Tesco for five of its branded products. The range of meats will go into 80 Scottish Tesco stores...
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NewsRivals say it's 'not if but when' hammered Makro will quit
Loss-making Makro is putting on a brave face and insists it has Metro’s support but rivals believe it has no option but to sell up, says Beth Phillips
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Loss-hit North Highland rebrands in Sainsbury’s
The company behind the premium Mey Selections brand has ditched the name in Sainsbury's after posting losses of nearly £200,000 last year.North Highland Products, which supplies beef and lamb for co-branded ready meals and products sold...
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Private label push pays off for Landmark
A greater focus on private label has sent sales of own-brand lines at Landmark Wholesale surging. August was the wholesaler's best month in 2010 for own-label sales, which were up 29% on last August. Sales of No3 tobacco were boosted by...
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Wholesome look for revamped Sun-Pat
Premier Foods has revamped and “refreshed” its Sun-Pat brand by introducing a new-look jar, reduced packaging and a new nuttier flavour.The labelling now features a photograph of peanut fields and unshelled peanuts to more clearly…
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Waitrose picks up puddings by Mosimann
A new range of chilled desserts by Anton Mosimann, the original celebrity chef, hits Waitrose and Ocado later this month. Made to Mosimann's recipes by organic food manufacturer What On Earth, the desserts come in four variants: his...
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Shifting Sands
In Scotland, there is more supermarket floorspace per head than anywhere else in the UK. It’s no surprise then that Scottish indies are feeling the heat, but some are triumphing. Peter Cripps heads north to discover David Sands’ blueprint for the c-store of tomorrow
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Grocery bosses back deep public spending cuts
Executives from Asda, Boots, Ocado, Marks & Spencer and Diageo have urged the government not to water down its plans to tackle the budget deficit.
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Comment & OpinionCalling International Rescue
Few of us could fail to be moved by the heart-warming pictures of the 33 Chilean miners as they were reunited with their loved ones after 69 days trapped underground.
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Comment & OpinionMarmite's brave new world
Love it or hate it, you can’t ignore it. Marmite seems to be everywhere at the moment.
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NewsMarmite monument is shrine for spread’s lovers
Unilever has given Marmite fans a place to congregate and share their love for the famously divisive spread – Monumite, a stone ‘shrine’ in Burton-on-Trent.
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NewsEating less meat ‘would save 45,000 lives a year’
The meat trade has again come under attack from health campaigners, who claim 45,000 deaths a year are due to excessive meat consumption.
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NewsWatchdog bans Heston’s ‘happy pigs’ ad
A Waitrose advert starring Heston Blumenthal and some “happy pigs” in Norfolk has been banned for misleading consumers over the living conditions for the animals reared on its farms.
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Comment & OpinionCharity, clarity and a flamingo-tinged ringmaster
So the trophies are safely atop fireplaces, the tuxedos at the dry cleaners and the hangovers (mostly) subsided.
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NewsActimel dares mums to Come Out and Play this winter
Danone is launching what it claims is its biggest ever winter campaign for drinking yoghurt Actimel, fronted by TV and radio presenter Gabby Logan.
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