All The Grocer articles in 21 November 2009
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World News 21/11/09
Dutch retailer Super de Boer has been sold to supermarket chain Jumbo for 552.5m (£4,939m). The transaction is expected to be finalised in December. "The position of the combined businesses of Super de Boer...
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NewsDuty hikes ‘will lead to 10% rise in booze prices’
The boss of Stella, Beck's and Budweiser owner AB InBev is warning the price of booze could jump up to 10% next year because of government tax hikes.
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Analysis & Features
Promo Dynamic: Cadbury boosts deals 102% as Christmas push kicks off
Cadbury has upped its promotional spend a whopping 102% since last month as the festive push gets well and truly underway. James Ball reports
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Grocer 33: All smiles at Asda thanks to aisle staff
It was a close contest between Asda in Eastbourne and Sainsbury's in Fallowfield this week, as both retailers impressed with strong availability and a high standard of customer service.
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Quality Test: Own-label plain bagels, 4-5 pack
At 89p, Morrisons' bagels were not only the cheapest, but also came up trumps on the taste front thanks to their great fresh aroma, soft texture and strong flavour.
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Kerrygold’s pre-tax profits tumble 61%
Kerrygold's pre-tax profits plummeted 61% in the year to 3 January 2009, according to the latest accounts filed at Companies House.Pre-tax profits fell from £4.4m to £1.7m during the period. Turnover, however, rose from £211m to £253.4m,...
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Cook accuses M&S of stealing its look again
A copycat brand-naming spat between Marks & Spencer and frozen ready meals retailer Cook has kicked off again more than three years after it appeared to have been resolved.The Grocer revealed in January 2006 that Cook, which has 36...
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NewsAcid Test: Koopmanskloof Sauvignon Blanc
This white wine boasts a strong, distinctive flavour, with aromas of lemon and gooseberry. Best served with chicken, our panel suggests
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MacFarlane urges duty fraud action
Stella boss Stuart MacFarlane has called on the government to crack down on the growing problem of alcohol duty fraud. The UK boss of AB InBev said that although he thought HMRC was under-resourced, it should carry out more raids to seize...
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Mr Scruff adds herbal tea just for the blokes
DJ and part-time tea peddler Mr Scruff has added a blokey variant to his Make Us A Brew tea range.The new Mint & Chilli herbal brew, available now from Waitrose, Selfridges and Wholefoods, is geared at the male population.
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Esom adds third board to his CV
Steven Esom has joined the board at Cranswick as a non-executive director.The former Waitrose MD also holds non-exec roles at Carphone Warehouse and Tyrrells. He is also a partner at Langholm Capital, a position he took up in July, a...
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Comment & Opinion
Third Party: Christmas ads are music to consumers’ ears
But if you do enlist a popstar to promote your brand, make sure you get as much out of it as they do, says Giles Fitzgerald
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Profiles
My Alternative CV: Razin Ali, brand manager, Sunmagic
Razin Ali, Sunmagic brand manager, on Bananarama, McDonald's and Harold & Kumar
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Warburtons secures enough wheat for new all-British loaf
Warburtons has secured enough quality British wheat in order to produce a new all-British loaf for the first time in its 133-year history.The Bolton-based baker said the new bread provisionally being referred to as Seed to Crumb would...
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Hovis wins race to make first all-British loaf
Hovis will trump Warburtons in the race to produce Britain's first all-British bread loaf, The Grocer can reveal.Although the heritage of both Warburtons and Hovis dates back more than 100 years, the UK's two leading bread brands have...
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Andrex rolls out seasonal toilet paper
Kimberly-Clark is introducing Christmas designs on its Andrex toilet rolls for the first time.The Winter Collection, in four-roll packs (rsp: £2.20), comes in completely clear packaging another first for the brand with six different...
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Profiles
The Human Angle: Laura Bolter
The company has a very attractive ethos, whereby individual initiative is encouraged and supported. We welcome people challenging what we do and the way we work and we firmly...
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Johal appeals judgement for invoice plot
Johal Dairies will have the chance to clear its name in the Court of Appeal over a High Court judgment against it. In June the High Court concluded Johal had acted unlawfully in paying an illegal immigrant to steal information from rival...
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NewsBananas up as Christmas approaches
Supermarkets are gradually increasing the price of bananas in the run up to Christmas as the record autumn cuts come to an end. Bananas are currently selling for 77p/kg in the big four, double the 38p/kg price seen in Asda last month but...
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Arla sets out plans for mega dairy in London
Arla Foods UK has unveiled ambitious plans to build the world's biggest fresh milk dairy on the outskirts of London by 2012, creating about 500 new jobs. The new facility will process up to one billion litres of milk a year double the...