All The Grocer articles in 19 December 2009 – Page 3

News
Stores worry banks will pull ATMs after series of ram-raids

2009-12-19T00:00:00Z

Independent retailers in Northern Ireland fear banks could take away their ATMs after the latest in a spate of 19 outrageous smash-and-grab raids. Last week, a mechanical digger was used to steal an ATM from the exterior wall of a...
News
Monkey business? Cadbury has already upped its prices

2009-12-19T00:00:00Z

Kraft warned this week that an independent Cadbury would mean pricier chocolate and it appears it already does. Cadbury has pushed through a raft of hefty product cost price rises this month, The Grocer can reveal. The confectioner,...
News
My Alternative CV: Angus Peterson, Birds Eye

2009-12-19T00:00:00Z

Angus Peterson, general marketing manager at Birds Eye, on fish fingers, John Barnes and models
Profiles
The Human Angle: Steve Rowlinson, Oakhouse Foods

2009-12-19T00:00:00Z

We employ bright people and encourage staff to take ownership of their particular areas and to contribute their ideas to the overall strategy as much as possible.
News
M&S suppliers angry at bid for promo cash

2009-12-19T00:00:00Z

Suppliers have reacted angrily to a demand for a contribution to M&S's pre-Christmas promotional campaign. In a letter to food suppliers sent by head of food John Dixon and seen by The Grocer, M&S asked suppliers to support its...
Comment & Opinion
SDC raises more questions than it answers

2009-12-19T00:00:00Z

At the Food and Drink Federation, we see the recent report by the Sustainable Development Commission as a recipe for disaster one that fails to understand the nature of the challenge or the importance of the UK food chain in an increasingly...
News
Nom appoints Sabin as first sales director

2009-12-19T00:00:00Z

Nom UK has appointed its first sales director.John Sabin has joined the dairy company from Uniq where he was commercial director. He has also worked for Müller.He will head up a sales team of 23 people in his new role,...
News
Asda shows it can do nice as well as cheap

2009-12-19T00:00:00Z

The UK's leading supermarkets have stepped up their game to keep shoppers spending. Queues are shorter, shelves are fuller and basket prices are cheaper, The Grocer 33 six-month review has revealed. The Grocer 33, the only independent...
News
Extra Light tries to avoid trouble by going Lighter

2009-12-19T00:00:00Z

Flora Extra Light has been renamed Flora Lighter Than Light in a bid to circumvent new EU food labelling rules but lawyers warn the move may not be enough to stave off litigation.From 19 January, a new annex on health claims in the...
News
Baker leaves Duchy but remains central to Prince’s interests

2009-12-19T00:00:00Z

Andrew Baker, the chief executive of Duchy Originals, is to leave his post after handing over nearly all functions of the job to Waitrose management.Baker has now been employed by the Prince of Wales as a consultant on a range of other...
Analysis & Features
The Grocer Price Index: Retail prices are finally falling, but don’t bank on it lasting long-term

2009-12-19T00:00:00Z

Retail prices have fallen almost 2.5% since June, showing deflation is finally arriving in grocery. However, as they increased a massive 8% in the same six-month period last year, prices remain higher year-on-year overall for now at...
Comment & Opinion
Third Party: See bankers as part of your business team

2009-12-19T00:00:00Z

Banks are ready and willing to lend to businesses with clear strategies and strong management, says Guy Reeves
Comment & Opinion
Critical Eye... on festive smugness and Jamie's beautiful, beautiful children

2009-12-19T00:00:00Z

I feel vaguely nauseous. And not just because I've eaten too many mince pies. No, the problem is I've been gorging on festive food TV specials and, trust me, they'd make anyone gag.
News
Retail Prices: When promotions became the new normal for brands

2009-12-19T00:00:00Z

The major fmcg brands ramped up their promotional spending in 2009, boosting the total number to 82,000, up 44% on 2008. James Ball reports
News
Bestway: EDM claims are a ‘slur’

2009-12-19T00:00:00Z

Wholesale giant Bestway has claimed it has done nothing wrong, after an employment dispute led to an Early Day Motion being tabled in parliament this week.In the EDM, MP Gerald Kaufman slammed Bestway subsidiary Bestway Northern for...
News
Underage booze sales given the finger(print)

2009-12-19T00:00:00Z

High-profile independent retailer Jonathan James has installed a controversial fingerprint ID system in one of his stores in a bid to combat underage sales.
News
First Milk on the road to recovery, says boss

2009-12-19T00:00:00Z

First Milk's chairman and interim CEO Bill Mustoe has insisted the company is "in the recovery pattern" and is well placed for a stable and successful future.In his first major interview since joining the company in October, Mustoe told...
Comment & Opinion
Geoff Burch Talks Shop: Croots Farm Shop & Kitchen

2009-12-19T00:00:00Z

Hidden away down a winding lane in Derbyshire, Steve Croot and his rural retail palace are showing just how much you can do with good-quality local produce and your own labelling machine
News
Partnering with charity can make good business sense

2009-12-19T00:00:00Z

Charities in the grocery sector are taking a more professional and commercially minded approach as they scale up their activities, as Alex Black reports
News
Me, myself & Irene: Cadbury chief Todd Stitzer talks

2009-12-19T00:00:00Z

In the 14 weeks since Kraft went hostile, Takeover Panel rules have limited Todd Stitzer and the Cadbury senior management team to now-tired rhetoric around Kraft's "derisory offer". On Monday day 32 in the rigidly timetabled takeover...