All The Grocer articles in 2 April 2011
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Analysis & FeaturesCould DIY cigarettes prove a £2bn market in the making?
Is Imperial Tobacco fighting the illicit trade in tobacco with Make Your Own cigarettes, as it claims, or has it spotted a nice little earner, asks Vince Bamford
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Logistics operators at odds over plans to make artics 2m longer
Logistics operators are at loggerheads over government plans to allow longer articulated lorries.A consultation published on Wednesday has proposed a two-metre increase in the total length of articulated lorries to 18.75m but it will not...
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World News 2/4/2011
A long-running sex discrimination case against Walmart reached the Supreme Court this week. The retail giant hopes to stop up to 1.5 million female workers from going ahead with what would be the largest discrimination case in US history. The...
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NewsCostcutter will make Nisa decision by 2012
Costcutter will decide by the end of the year whether it is to extend its decade-long distribution deal with Nisa-Today's. The contract ends in 2014 and the pair have been in talks over an extension since the summer.
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Morrisons pledges at least 50 produce deals
Morrisons has committed itself to a minimum of 50 promotions on fresh fruit & veg a week in a bid to make fresh produce more affordable and enable more consumers to reach the recommended five-a-day.
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Own-label awards shortlist biggest ever with 50 categories
After attracting a record 556 entries, The Grocer Own Label Food & Drink Awards 2011 on 11 May will be the biggest ever, with 220 products shortlisted in 50 categories.
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Analysis & FeaturesAcid Test: Thirst Pockets Multi Cloth
The new “super-strong kitchen towel” aims to wow consumers and shake up the sector
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Focus On Yoghurts & Pot Desserts: Actimel ready to bring it on
Earlier this year Danone launched a £2.6m national campaign for its Actimel drinking yoghurt called Bring It On. The campaign included TV ads as well as outdoor and digital media.
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Humdinger adds Ambrosia custard snacks
Humdinger Foods has added two Ambrosia-branded custard-based snacks to its portfolio of licensed foods. The duo, rolling out to Sainsbury's and Morrisons now and into Asda next month, consists of Custard Coated Apple Flakes and Custard...
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Five Star Fish ‘not up for sale’ after exit of its MD
Ranjit Boparan has reaffirmed his commitment to the UK seafood sector after a high-profile resignation at his Five Star Fish business prompted speculation he was about to sell the company.Five Star Fish managing director Danny Burton...
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ProfilesAG Parfett & Son makes plans for redundancies
AG Parfett & Son has informed staff of plans to make up to 76 redundancies across its six depots. The cash & carry wholesaler decided to lay people off at a board meeting last week. Some roles would be made redundant as a result...
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Alpro Soya in Coffee Week sponsorship
Alpro Soya will boost its presence across the coffee and foodservice sectors by becoming the sponsor of the UK's first-ever Coffee Week, kicking off on 4 April.The event revolves around Project Waterfall, a scheme in support of...
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ProfilesMy Alternative CV: David Ringer, general manager UK and Ireland, TCC
David Ringer, general manager UK and Ireland, TCC, on counting toilets, dodging pips and resembling a horse
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Princes taps ambient juice growth sectors
Soft drinks supplier Princes is launching two new ranges to tap into two of the main growth areas in ambient juices lunchbox and exotic. The company is taking its ambient squash brand Jucee into the pure juice market for the first time...
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ProfilesThe Human Angle: Zoe Mason, HR manager, Creed Foodservice
What's it like to work for your company? Creed Foodservice is a family-owned company, the business has more than doubled in the past four years and the HR Manager's role has been introduced in the past 12 months. It is exciting and varied.
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Comment & Opinion
Third Party: Is your exclusivity deal anti-competitive?
New legislation will close land agreement loophole but cause headaches over specific agreements, says Janine Ealesfield
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Comment & Opinion
Careers File: These aspiring apprentices are poor role models. Sugar should fire the lot!
For some time I’ve been getting increasingly frustrated with the way business is portrayed on TV and in the media. At first Lord Sugar’s The Apprentice seemed to be an excellent “aspirational” business programme.
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Focus On Yoghurts & Pot Desserts: Artisanal pot flavours find favour
With larger manufacturers increasingly offering 'farmhouse style' variants, it's never been more difficult for genuine artisan producers to gain a foothold in the market - especially in the face of the heavy promotional activity of some of the industry behemoths.
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Analysis & Features
Asda is the most successful at keeping inflation in check
The latest Grocer Price Index figures show Asda keeping its prices at the same level as a year ago. Not so at the other big multiples.
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Asda fights back at EIA fridge criticism
Asda has defended itself against accusations it reneged on a pledge to phase out fridges containing environmentally damaging chemicals. An Environmental Investigation Agency report slammed the retailer, and said great progress had been...