All The Grocer articles in 17 January 2009 – Page 3

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    Rising from the ashes

    2009-01-17T00:00:00Z

    In the year grocery exports reached an all-time high it was announced that Food from Britain, the body that promotes UK food and drink across the globe, was being axed. Charlie Wright asks where exporters can turn to now for help

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    Blue Belle back in Asda for round two

    2009-01-17T00:00:00Z

    The Blue Belle potato has returned to Asda stores this week for a second year, as part of the retailer’s Extra Special range. The variety, grown by Agrimarc, has a white skin flecked with purple. Available for a limited period, it is being...

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    Today's Group appoints ex-Midcounties man MD

    2009-01-17T00:00:00Z

    Bill Laird is to replace Rodney Hunt as managing director of Nisa-Today’s wholesale arm Today’s Group.Laird is a former COO of Midcounties Co-operative Society and owns management consultancy business Future First.The Today’s Group...

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    Kirwan appointed MD at Anglo Beef

    2009-01-17T00:00:00Z

    Tom Kirwan is set to take over as managing director of Anglo Beef Processors in April, the meat giant announced this week.Kirwan will replace Richard Cracknell, who has held the top job at ABP since the group was formed in 1986. Cracknell...

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    Trouble ahead for dairy market as demand falls

    2009-01-17T00:00:00Z

    The global dairy market is set for a troubled year as increased production meets weakening demand, a major US report has warned.Recession in the US, Japan and the EU would dramatically reduce global demand for dairy products, claimed the US...

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    Advertising: Supermarkets splash out on Christmas ads

    2009-01-17T00:00:00Z

    Supermarket advertising was one of the few sectors to grow in 2008. The trend continued in the lead-up to Christmas, finds Richard Hemming

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    Milk Link adds two flavours to Moo range

    2009-01-17T00:00:00Z

    A new range of extended-life flavoured milks has been introduced under Milk Link’s Moo brand.The new products, which come in Choc ‘o’ Nana and Strawberry Sundae flavours, will be sold in the chiller cabinet alongside fresh milk. Current Moo...

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    Ad of the Week: Andrex fakery is hardly a shock to the cistern

    2009-01-17T00:00:00Z

    The Andrex puppy is unquestionably among the elite of animal advertising – alongside the PG Tips chimps, the Milka cow (did we ever find out why it was lilac?) and the sadly extinct Hofmeister bear, whose hatted head may now hang above the desk of...

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    Does every little help when it comes to ad campaigns?

    2009-01-17T00:00:00Z

    Tesco's Real Basket Results ad campaign has infuriated rival Asda. But is it also in serious danger of confusing consumers, asks Chloe Smith

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    Now Booths gets in on the tertiary brand act

    2009-01-17T00:00:00Z

    Upmarket northern supermarket chain Booths has taken a leaf out of Tesco’s book by launching a range of tertiary discount products. The ‘discounts brands’ range includes more than 170 lines, from Enliven shampoo to Bokomo cereal, and...

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    Acid Test: Wrigley's Extra Ice Mints

    2009-01-17T00:00:00Z

    The panel gets its laughing gear round Wrigley's latest effort to freshen the nation's breath

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    Retailers accused of derailing pig welfare

    2009-01-17T00:00:00Z

    Retailers have been accused of failing to support pig farmers and undermining efforts to improve welfare standards in a scathing new report.While the report, issued by the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs select committee this week,...

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    Grocer 33: No lowlights - Sainsbury's wins top spot

    2009-01-17T00:00:00Z

    A full trolley, short queues, helpful staff and “no lowlights” helped Sainsbury's in Stirling net our top store award, finds Joanne Grew

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    Grocer 33: Tesco close behind Asda with 47p gap

    2009-01-17T00:00:00Z

    In a week of intense pricing activity, Asda again provided the cheapest basket

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    Retailers to push up age challenge scheme to 25

    2009-01-17T00:00:00Z

    UK retailers are being urged to increase the age at which alcohol buyers are asked for ID from 21 to 25.The Retail of Alcohol Standards Group (RASG) said the Challenge 21 initiative, which encourages shop staff to ask for ID from anyone who...

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    Salary Survey 2009

    2009-01-17T00:00:00Z

    Senior executives are scared of switching jobs in the current economic environment and employers are having to offer some pretty juicy bait to lure people away from the security of their current roles. Unfortunately, there aren’t a wealth of high-level jobs out there – and the generosity only extends so ...

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    BA move into delivered lifts sales by 10%

    2009-01-17T00:00:00Z

    Welsh wholesaler BA Cash & Carry has boosted its sales 10% by moving into delivered wholesale.So far the wholesaler has recruited 300 regular customers to its BA Direct Wholesale service, which was launched last March with four trucks...

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    Other Movers 17/1/09

    2009-01-17T00:00:00Z

    Andrew Kuyk has been appointed director of sustainability and competitiveness at the FDF and replaces Callton Young whose two-year secondment with the FDF has now finished. Sainsbury's spirits, Champagne, sparkling, fortified, and French...

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    World News 17/1/09

    2009-01-17T00:00:00Z

    USA: In one of his final speeches before he hands the reins to Mike Duke, Lee Scott, the outgoing president and chief executive of Wal-Mart, has spoken about the big issues facing US retailers. Last week Wal-Mart issued a surprise profit warning…

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    Gantry ban 'will sink 15,000 shops'

    2009-01-17T00:00:00Z

    More than 15,000 small shops could go under if the government’s proposals to hide tobacco under the counter become law.In a worst-case scenario, it could leave 75,000 people unemployed – two-and-a-half times the jobs lost when Woolworths...