All The Grocer articles in 21 November 2009 – Page 3

  • News

    Focus On Bacon & Sausages: Sales of pigmeat fly

    2009-11-21T00:00:00Z

    Bacon and sausages have defied the recession and production cost pressure thanks to their ease of preparation and affortability. But premium lines are also doing well, finds Michael Barker

  • News

    Government asked to clarify cash & carry tobacco display rules

    2009-11-21T00:00:00Z

    The Federation of Wholesale Distributors has demanded government clarification on whether cash & carries will be made to comply with the proposed tobacco display ban. Under the terms of the current draft display ban, wholesalers are...

  • News

    Asda plans web tool to track online order

    2009-11-21T00:00:00Z

    Asda is planning to offer an online tool that will allow customers to track their online shopping, The Grocer has learnt.Earlier this month, the retailer launched a service ­allowing shoppers to track the vans carrying their deliveries...

  • STUART MACFARLANE AB INBEV
    News

    Editor's Comment: Government has more tools in its arsenal than imposing more duty

    2009-11-21T00:00:00Z

    Earlier this week we learned that Customs officers seized 32,000 illegal cans of lager from a warehouse in Birmingham, representing £51,000 of lost duty value according to HMRC.

  • News

    Arla sets out plans for mega dairy in London

    2009-11-21T00:00:00Z

    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...

  • BANANAS
    News

    Bananas up as Christmas approaches

    2009-11-21T00:00:00Z

    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...

  • News

    Johal appeals judgement for invoice plot

    2009-11-21T00:00:00Z

    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...

  • Profiles and QandAs

    The Human Angle: Laura Bolter

    2009-11-21T00:00:00Z

    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...

  • News

    Andrex rolls out seasonal toilet paper

    2009-11-21T00:00:00Z

    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...

  • News

    Warburtons secures enough wheat for new all-British loaf

    2009-11-21T00:00:00Z

    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...

  • News

    Hovis wins race to make first all-British loaf

    2009-11-21T00:00:00Z

    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...

  • Profiles and QandAs

    My Alternative CV: Razin Ali, brand manager, Sunmagic

    2009-11-21T00:00:00Z

    Razin Ali, Sunmagic brand manager, on Bananarama, McDonald's and Harold & Kumar

  • Comment and Opinion

    Third Party: Christmas ads are music to consumers’ ears

    2009-11-21T00:00:00Z

    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

  • News

    Mr Scruff adds herbal tea just for the blokes

    2009-11-21T00:00:00Z

    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.

  • News

    Esom adds third board to his CV

    2009-11-21T00:00:00Z

    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...

  • News

    MacFarlane urges duty fraud action

    2009-11-21T00:00:00Z

    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...

  • KOOPMANSKLOOF
    News

    Acid Test: Koopmanskloof Sauvignon Blanc

    2009-11-21T00:00:00Z

    This white wine boasts a strong, distinctive flavour, with aromas of lemon and gooseberry. Best served with chicken, our panel suggests

  • News

    Cook accuses M&S of stealing its look again

    2009-11-21T00:00:00Z

    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...

  • News

    Kerrygold’s pre-tax profits tumble 61%

    2009-11-21T00:00:00Z

    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,...

  • News

    Quality Test: Own-label plain bagels, 4-5 pack

    2009-11-21T00:00:00Z

    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.