All The Grocer articles in 19 March 2011
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NewsCoconut water tipped to become £100m category
Product launches and increased distribution have reinforced coconut water's position as a product to watch in 2011, say industry observers. In the same week that coconut water brand Vita Coco was rolled out to 250 Tescos across the UK,...
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Top 100 Advertisers 2011: Social networks and the rules of engagement
Speak to any brand owner in the know and they'll tell you the latest front to open up in the advertising war is in cyberspace.
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Category Report
Top 100 Advertisers 2011
The battle for customer loyalty reached a turning point in 2010, with supermarkets splashing out unprecedented sums on advertising. Rob Gray analyses The Grocer’s first-ever survey into advertising’s biggest spenders There is a war raging. It’s being fought over the hearts, minds and wallets of shoppers on our TV screens ...
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NewsTop 100 Advertisers 2011: The war for our wallets
The battle for customer loyalty reached a turning point in 2010, with supermarkets splashing out unprecedented sums on advertising. Rob Gray analyses The Grocer’s first-ever survey into advertising’s biggest spenders
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World News 19/3/11
Carrefour chief executive Lars Olofsson has looked to reassure investors that the decision to divide the group into three by spinning off its hard discount business and 25% of its property arm will pay off both for...
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Analysis & FeaturesAcid Test: Kit Kat Four Finger 70% Dark
The higher cocoa content and sleeker look will help the brand tap into the popularity of dark chocolate
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Peruvian mangoes hit by allegations of worker abuses
Mangoes have become the latest exotic fruit import in supermarkets to be hit by allegations of worker abuse on plantations. Dutch NGO Somo said it had found evidence of abusive practices in Peru, such as "poverty wages" and...
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Comment & OpinionAd of the Week: Cravendale changes tack with cats’ new rule of thumb
They say you can tell how crazy a woman is by how many cats she keeps. It's usually one for each time she was jilted at the altar. There's something rather sinister about these purring barometers of post-menopausal desperation, which...
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NewsHeinz adds two chilli variants to ketchup
Heinz is adding a touch of spice to its ketchup portfolio in the shape of two chilli-based variants. The sauces, rolling out now in a top-down format, come in two variants Heinz Tomato Ketchup with Chilli and a hotter Fiery Chilli...
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Comment & Opinion
Kishor Patel's Expert Advice: To go or not to go, that is the question
By not attending conferences and shows, you close the door to some useful experiences, says Kishor Patel
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NewsSainsbury’s sits down with African suppliers
Sainsbury's enlisted the help of the Kenyan government, the British High Commission and the Fairtrade Foundation to get more than 100 African suppliers to attend its conference on its supply chain in the continent this week.
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NewsRobinsons takes drinks brands into sweets aisle
Britvic is making the leap from cordials to confectionery with a new sweets range under its Robinsons brand. The range of boiled and jelly sweets, which will be made under license by upmarket confectioner Monty Bojangles, will come in…
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Comment & Opinion
Second Opinion: Calories are not all created equal
WeightWatchers US has dropped its points system. The DoH must take note, says Joanna Blythman
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ProfilesMy Alternative CV: Michael Ranglin, CEO, Grace Foods
Michael Ranglin, CEO of Grace Foods, on Lee Evans, an embarrassing mango mix-up and 300w Bose music systems
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NewsOstrich ‘alternative to everyday meat’
Ostrich is set to move from expensive niche product to affordable everyday meat with a new range of free-range ostrich meats that's 20% cheaper than beef. Meat wholesaler DB Foods is launching the Mossell Bay ostrich products in a bid to...
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NewsBallyrashane plans anaerobic digester
Ballyrashane is set to become the first dairy in Northern Ireland to build an anaerobic digester. Ballyrashane a dairy co-operative that supplies all of M&S’s liquid milk requirement in Northern and the Republic of Ireland hopes…
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ProfilesThe Human Angle: Michelle Moody, HR manager, TSC Foods
What's it like to work for your company? Overall, TSC is a very fast-paced business. We have a lot going on between our retail and foodservice offer and the launch of a new brand last year.
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NewsBurts Chips terminates MJ Baker supply deal
Burts Chips has terminated its supply agreement with fellow West Country business MJ Baker Foodservice after three years with neither party revealing why. MJ Baker Foodservice MD Malcolm Baker claimed he had been left in the dark as to...
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Comment & Opinion
Saturday Essay: Osborne, stop bashing beer and freeze duty!
Taxes on this lower-strength alcohol should be lower than on other drinks as it costs more to produce, argues Dr Isaac Sheps
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Comment & Opinion
Third Party: Beware the gifts that could be seen as bribes
New anti-bribery laws come into force later this year. Break them and you could face fines – or prison, says Catriona Munro