All The Grocer articles in 2 April 2011

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  • MAKRO DECENT QUALITY
    News

    Makro nabs Asda procurement man Edwards

    2011-04-08T13:10:15.607Z

    Makro has named Asda executive Huw Edwards as its new offer management director. Edwards spent 15 years with the Leeds-based supermarket, most recently as procurement director. He has also previously worked for Marks & Spencer.

  • MARS CADBURY BITES
    News

    Mars and Cadbury unveil latest NPD in fight for bite-size

    2011-04-08T00:00:00Z

    Mars and Cadbury have both unveiled products targeted at the growing demand for bite-size chocolate treats. In a first for the Cadbury Dairy Milk brand in the UK, Chocos will offer consumers 11 round pieces of chocolate in a roll-pack…

  • COCONUT
    News

    Coconut prices set to soar amid civil war and crop failures

    2011-04-08T00:00:00Z

    The cost of Thai curries could be set to soar as global events conspire to squeeze coconut supply and push up prices. The European price of ­average desiccated coconut used in curries and cakes is up 116% year-on-year and currently...

  • MARKS SPENCER SIMPLY FOOD
    News

    M&S raids Morrisons again for new head of Simply Food

    2011-04-08T00:00:00Z

    Marc Bolland has returned to his former stamping ground to recruit a new head of Simply Food. Christopher Taylor joins the high street giant from Morrisons, also taking responsibility for the franchise and hospitality business.

  • GOODFELLAS PIZZA NEW
    News

    Northern competition nod completes win for Boparan

    2011-04-07T13:23:42.850Z

    Ranjit Boparan has cleared the final hurdle in his pursuit of Northern Foods. The chicken mogul’s offer for Northern became unconditional today after gaining regulatory approval for the £342m cash bid.

  • JAMES LOWMAN ACS
    News

    Retailers welcome Red Tape Challenge

    2011-04-07T12:46:44.320Z

    Retailer groups have given a cautious welcome to the government’s pledge to cut red tape. The Association of Convenience Stores and the British Retail Consortium backed the launch this week of the Red Tape Challenge website, which gives businesses and members of the public a forum to highlight badly designed regulations they believe create an unnecessary burden.

  • DRINKING WOMEN
    News

    Tesco chips in £20k to London drinking scheme

    2011-04-07T11:59:27.193Z

    Tesco has ploughed £20,000 into a scheme designed to tackle underage drinking in central London. The supermarket has joined forces with Islington council, local police and other retailers in an initiative known as the Community Alcohol Partnership (CAP), which aims to crack down on crime and anti-social behaviour caused by ...

  • Comment and Opinion

    Coke's hero to Zero

    2011-04-06T00:00:00Z

    Tomorrow morning Wayne Rooney finds out whether he’ll cop a suspension from the FA for his potty-mouthed outburst down the Sky Sports cameras. While he’s sure to start against Chelsea tonight, Rooney certainly won’t be pulling on the hallowed red and white colours of Coca-Cola any time soon.

  • PRINGLES
    News

    P&G quits food trade after selling Pringles to Kettle Chips owner

    2011-04-06T00:00:00Z

    Procter & Gamble has exited the food business after selling its Pringles crisp brand. Diamond Foods, the US snacks group that owns Kettle Chips, has bought the brand in a deal worth $2.35bn (£1.44bn).

  • ORGANIC SO TOMS
    News

    Organic sales tumble for second consecutive year

    2011-04-05T12:40:11.867Z

    Sales of organic products tumbled by almost 6% last year, as reduced customer spending took its toll on the beleaguered sector. The Soil Association’s annual Organic Market Report, published yesterday, revealed that sales were down 5.9% in 2010 to £1.73bn.

  • Comment and Opinion

    Competitive instincts

    2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

    New figures from the BRC today had food inflation falling – down from 4.5% in February to a still considerable 4% last month. With salaries rising at nothing like that rate, no wonder there’s been a squeeze on consumer spending – as reflected in recent results from the likes of ...

  • CARLSBERG NIGHTCLUB
    News

    Carlsberg debuts new strapline in global ad revamp

    2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

    Carlsberg has unveiled a major revamp of its marketing strategy in a move that will see the lager brand's signature 'Probably' claim take a back seat outside the UK.

  • ALWORTHS
    News

    Alworths next into administration as woes mount on high street

    2011-04-04T12:26:01.307Z

    Alworths has collapsed into administration. Speculation had mounted over the past few weeks over the future of the 17-store variety chain, which was formed following the demise of Woolworths.

  • SAINSBURYS COSMETICS
    News

    Sainsbury’s gets all-clear on animal testing

    2011-04-04T12:01:27.330Z

    Sainsbury’s own-label toiletries are to carry the logo of the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection. Up to 200 products will display the ‘leaping bunny’ logo, the international certification that helps consumers identify cosmetics and toiletries that do not use ingredients tested on animals.

  • TESCO NEW
    News

    Tesco moves into second-hand car trade

    2011-04-04T10:13:47.300Z

    Tesco has started selling second-hand cars via a new website. The site, tescocars.com, offers thousands of used vehicles that can be collected or delivered to customers’ homes. Each purchase will earn 2,000 Clubcard points – the equivalent of spending £1,000 in-store.

  • EGGS FOR SOLDIERS
    News

    Eggs for Soldiers hatches plan to help the wounded heroes

    2011-04-04T00:00:00Z

    Noble Foods has come up with a cracking new egg brand to help British ­soldiers that have been wounded in action. The owner of the Happy Egg Co range has launched the aptly named Eggs for Soldiers in partnership with Help for Heroes...

  • RC COLA
    News

    Special relationship brings US favourites to shelves of Asda

    2011-04-04T00:00:00Z

    Asda’s drive to bring US products to UK shelves continued this week with the roll-out of RC Cola. Regular and diet Royal Crown Cola launched in the US in 1905 is available nationwide in two-litre bottles (rsp: £1.28) and six-can packs…

  • Comment and Opinion

    Was it Alworth the effort?

    2011-04-04T00:00:00Z

    From the ashes it rose – a gleaming purple-fascia’d phoenix that soared briefly, yet gloriously, across the retail sky. And back to ashes it has returned, with a sickening thump, to be tilled into the earth as food for the worms.

  • News

    McVitie’s and Mars unite to slice up Twix

    2011-04-02T00:00:00Z

    McVitie's Cake Company has teamed up with Mars to launch Twix branded caramel slices marking the chocolate brand's first foray into cakes.Twix Caramel Slices, rolling out now, feature a shortcake base with a layer of caramel topped with...

  • Comment and Opinion

    Second Opinion: Price isn’t organic’s only problem

    2011-04-02T00:00:00Z

    It needs to help itself out if it is to stop losing out to premium and local lines, says Kevin Hawkins