All The Grocer articles in 19 October 2013
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Analysis and FeaturesPallet timber prices hit by housing recovery
The recent upturn in the housing market has been greeted as a sign the UK is finally on course for economic recovery…
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Analysis and FeaturesChristmas sales start early as price of festive tins plummets
Fierce pricing activity means shoppers are paying less for their Christmas chocs than they were a year ago…
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Analysis and FeaturesThe depot that tears up the rule Booker
After buying Makro in April, Booker converted Makro Sheffield into a hybrid depot servicing both sets of customers…
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The Big InterviewMcColl's James Lancaster breaks his silence
In his first-ever interview, McColl’s media-shy CEO and chairman James Lancaster takes the self-imposed shackles off…
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NewsJammie Dodgers looks to extend brand into desserts
Burton’s Biscuit Co is seeking licensees to help it extend its Jammie Dodgers brand into new categories…
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Category ReportFocus on Winter Remedies
It’s an ill wind that blows no good, they say - and there’s certainly an upside if you’re in the winter remedy business.
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NewsPeter Kendall to bow out as president of the NFU
Peter Kendall is to step down as president of the National Farmers’ Union in February, after eight years in the role…
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NewsAsda cuts Silver Spoon to make Whitworths its main sugar brand
Asda is dropping Silver Spoon as its main sugar brand and switching most of its branded business to rival Whitworths.
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Comment and OpinionSmart shelves: is this the future of in-store shopping?
Are we ready for shelves that monitor our every move? It is a question we may all be forced to answer soon…
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Comment and OpinionE-commerce is dead. It's about commerce
One maverick online auction house highlighted the gulf in attitude between clicks and bricks…
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Comment and OpinionDo we want good value food or good food 'values'?
Value or ‘values’? Over the past 20 years we have heard one diatribe after another against ‘cheap food’ sold by supermarke…
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NewsAsda 10% wine online plan 'very ambitious'
Asda has revealed ambitious plans to sell 10% of its wine online within two years…
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NewsNakd snacking brand moves into sharing bags
Natural Balance Foods is extending its Nakd healthy snacks brand into sharing bags…
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NewsPoundworld eyes affluent areas as it opens store in Harrogate
Poundworld is looking to attract more ‘posh customers’ into stores under new plans to expand into ‘affluent’ UK locations…
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Comment and OpinionWe need a welfare scheme for cattle AND badgers
Justin King got more than he bargained for when he responded to a question at the Conservative Party conference…
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My Alternative CVLeane Bramhall of Burts Chips on otters and Dartmoor
My first-ever job was waitressing in a restaurant. I got the job at lunchtime and started working that afternoon…
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Comment and Opinion'The art of selling' hasn't died
Have you noticed that astute young sales directors and wise old ones agree that the ‘art of selling’ has died?…
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NewsNeil Barker to join Birds Eye as sales director
Birds Eye UK and Ireland has appointed Neil Barker as its new sales director…
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NewsIshen Paran joins Urban Fresh Foods to drive Bear
Urban Fresh Foods takes on Paran to win more listings for Bear…
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NewsSainsbury's under fire for offering The Sun in its cafés
Sainsbury’s has come under fire for offering free copies of The Sun in its in-store cafés…