All The Grocer articles in 17 October 2009 – Page 2
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Musgrave: code would hit suppliers
The introduction of a code of practice for the Irish grocery sector would result in retailers sourcing more stock overseas, according to the Republic's largest independent retail group. The warning has been sounded by the Musgrave group,...
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Delia’s Christmas gift to fine food suppliers
Fine food suppliers are gearing up for a surge in demand this Christmas as Delia Smith's new Festive Season book hit shelves this week.In a return to the celebrity cook's roots, Delia's Happy Christmas champions 18 fine food suppliers in...
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Tesco swaps Chinese range to Hom lines
Tesco has replaced its chilled own-label Chinese ready meals and side dishes with a new range, after securing an exclusive marketing agreement with TV chef Ken Hom.
The retailer is switching all 27 of its current SKUs for the 32-product… -
Comment and OpinionDon Pumsey on the canonisation of St Peter Marks
From the DRIP to the IGD conference
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NewsSalt campaign fails to recognise reformulation say suppliers
The FSA has infuriated bread and cereal manufacturers with the aggressive tone of its latest salt-reduction campaign. Has it gone too far, asks Nick Hughes
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Geoff Burch Talks Shop: The village grocer
Former financier Nick Blades has a gentleman's agreement not to compete with the Londis next door and is making his premium grocery store work by selling high-end local produce. He has even managed to unlock the 'sarnie code'...
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Commodities: Price hikes set to push up cost of builders’ tea
Supply issues with tea and sugar have prompted price hikes that are likely to make their way down to consumers, reports Mintec's Liliana Gonzalez
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Costco bruised by exchange rate and fuel
Costco Wholesale Corporation, the US parent of Costco UK, has posted an 8% drop in sales in its international division in the year to 30 August.Costco's international division includes the UK, Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Mexico and Australia....
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Supermarkets hasten to restore British pork
The UK's three biggest supermarkets have pledged to increase the amount of British pork they sell in response to damning new figures showing their support to be waning.Analysis by the National Pig Association's PorkWatch survey of the 12...
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NewsPremier: core brands key for this Christmas
Premier Foods, Britain's biggest food manufacturer, is braced for a "very fierce Christmas" as the fall-out from the recession finally hits home. Consumers had defied expectations last Christmas by refusing to trade down from branded...
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Lasers at cock crow: Kellogg’s to brand individual Corn Flakes
The humble Corn Flake is undergoing space-age laser treatment in an outlandish move by Kellogg's to help combat cereal fakery by own-label rivals.The cereal giant, which makes 67 million boxes of Corn Flakes every year in the UK,...
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Fenmarc retail brand encourages cooks to use more vegetables
A new five-tier vegetable brand aimed at inspiring shoppers to cook with more fresh veg has been unveiled by Fenmarc. The Very Very Veg Co is the first consumer-facing retail brand that Fenmarc, a major supplier of own-label produce to...
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Unilever boss confident that company is fit
The chief executive of Unilever has spelt out the radical steps he has taken to survive the recession, including freezing pay, introducing 30-day action plans "to create a sense of urgency" and replacing 40 of his top 100 managers.
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Moy Park to unveil new brands to boost margins
Moy Park is planning a major rollout of branded products to spur a new era of growth under Brazilian owner Marfrig.The £779m Northern Irish chicken processor, which supplied 95% of its lines under supermarket own label, was working on a...
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Rising indie numbers boost Booker’s sales
Booker has reported a 5.5% increase in half-year retail sales, reversing the 0.5% drop recorded a year ago.Group sales rose 7.7% to £1.6bn in the 24 weeks to 11 September, helped by like-for-like growth of 9.4% in non-tobacco sales and...
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Profiles and QandAs
Careers File: For fast, effective board meetings, forget lunch and Blackberries
I am just starting a new position as the MD of a medium-sized company. How can I ensure board meetings are not an interminable waste of time?
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Focus On Cakes & Biscuits: Treats get tiny
Money may be tight, but at least the crunch of biscuits can be heard. People are still happily keeping a little bit of what they fancy on the shopping list when it comes to cakes and biscuits. And little is the operative word this year as pocket-sized products come on to the market.
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Focus On Cakes & Biscuits: Take-home snapshot - growth driven by price increases
The biscuit market has grown 8.3% in value in the latest year and now is worth more than £2.1bn. Growth has been driven by an increase in prices and to a lesser extent shoppers have purchased biscuits more often. Volume has grown at 0.7%.
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Focus On Cakes & Biscuits: Four to watch
Kraft launched Mikado into the UK in February and achieved sales of £5.5m in its first five months [Nielsen]. Packaged in a pocket-friendly flip-top box, the chocolate-coated sticks have tapped into demand for bite-size treats on the go.
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Focus On Cakes & Biscuits: Cupcakes - fresh, sexy and fashionable
When Sarah Jessica Parker tucked into a cupcake in Sex & The City in 2000, the show's followers were not watching the outfits for once.
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