All The Grocer articles in 2 October 2010
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NewsScotmid eyes swoop for Spar chain Botterills
Scotmid Co-operative Society is planning to snap up Scottish Spar convenience chain Botterills.
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NewsAldi left devastated by discounter-style offensive of big four
Aldi, which just two years ago was promising to revolutionise the UK grocery industry and had Tesco on the run, made a whopping £54.2m pre-tax loss last year, The Grocer can reveal.
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NewsCastel deal could boost SAB Miller in Africa
SAB Miller is eyeing a £6bn swoop for the African beer business of Groupe Castel, the French brewer that owns the Nicolas off-licence chain.
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Comment and OpinionYou can take the man out of Morrisons...
You can take the man out of Morrisons, it seems, but you can’t take the Morrisons out of the man.
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NewsThorntons next to warn of chocolate price hikes
Thorntons has become the latest confectioner to warn of price hikes on its chocolate products, as cocoa costs continue to soar.
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Comment and OpinionRiders on the storm
That’s more like it. Sainsbury’s today updated an expectant world on its second quarter trading and, in the context of the current market, the numbers are very impressive.
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NewsChilled and bakery boom but frozen suffers at Northern
Strong performances in chilled foods and bakery offset a decline in frozen sales at manufacturing giant Northern Foods.
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NewsTesco relies on overseas growth as UK sales stall
Buoyant sales overseas helped Tesco grow first-half profits despite UK sales staying almost flat over the past six months.
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Comment and OpinionThe windy City
Sir Terry Leahy today hailed the “tailwinds of recovery” as Tesco unveiled its interim results.
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Grain hikes set to stifle price promos in bread
Supermarkets may be waging a price war on bread, but experts have warned the low prices will be short-lived thanks to rocketing grain costs and a predicted shortage of domestic wheat following a 50% hike in exports.
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NewsChocolate giants push up prices of key brands
The humble chocolate bar is in danger of becoming a luxury item rather than an affordable treat as the latest in a series of price hikes hits this month, independent retailers warn.
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Winter range by Yorkshire Provender
Yorkshire Provender claims its new winter soups range is its biggest seasonal line-up yet. The eight-strong winter soup range replaces the summer line-up this week, although the pea & spinach variant will remain. The winter menu...
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NewsPrawn prices set to rise in wake of supply shortages
A "perfect storm" of environmental and economic factors has sent wholesale prawn prices soaring. The Urner Barry shrimp indices key indicators for global prawn prices were 30% higher this week than they were a year ago, standing at...
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NewsPrepared preferred for pomegranates
British shoppers are increasingly opting to buy pomegranate in pre-prepared formats rather than as a whole fruit, with 2.5 arils pomegranate seeds with surrounding tissue now being sold for each wholehead fruit. The trend for...
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James Graven reports profit and sales up
Budgens and Spar retailer James Graven & Sons has posted an increase in full-year sales and profits.The Cambridgeshire-based retailer said sales rose 7.6% to £24.8m across its businesses in the year to 31 March, with pre-tax profits...
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NewsTalisker plots to oust Glenfiddich as UK’s top malt
Diageo is on a mission to knock Glenfiddich off its perch and turn Talisker into the UK's top malt whisky brand within the next three years, MD Simon Litherland has revealed. Talisker had been "under-exploited" admitted this week's guest...
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NewsTales of Titania: Raising a glass of three-penis wine
Ah so. As I hoped, PR result of the year is that I am the chosen one from the agency to accompany Karoline (with a K) on the Sainsbury's PR recce trip to China. We're out here to look for crises and issues that may play badly at home. All ...
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L&F looking forward to next hundred
L&F Jones has kicked off a year of celebrations to mark its centenary with store openings, promotions and events including a music festival and a charity golf day.The Landmark member vowed to make the next 100 years just as...
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Fast-rising Kolak seeks partner for expansion
Ethnic supplier Kolak Snack Foods is looking for a "strategic" investor to help it expand into Europe and India.Exports account for 8% of Kolak's sales and the company is after a trade partner to help set up manufacturing units abroad on...
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Comment and Opinion
Second Opinion: EU retains its relish for red tape
Mark Prisk’s plans for “one in, one out” will not cut the regulatory burden, says Kevin Hawkins