All The Grocer articles in 22 October 2011
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Grocer 33Morrisons, Welwyn Garden City
The Grocer 33 is a weekly mystery shopping survey, tracking price, service and availability at the five leading grocery retailers: Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose. Each week the winning store manager is interviewed by The Grocer.
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NewsKellogg’s cereals get vitamin D top-up to fight against rickets
Kellogg's is adding vitamin D to its kids' cereals to tackle an increase in the number of children suffering from rickets. The disease causes bones to weaken and can lead to deformities such as bowed legs. It had virtually disappeared by...
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NewsGlobal operator ‘set to acquire Cumbrian Seafoods’
Cumbrian Seafoods is likely to fall into foreign hands after being put up for sale, with Pacific Andes Group a strong contender, industry sources have claimed.
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NewsPrice hikes help Andrex maker offset costs
Higher prices helped offset rising input costs at tissue maker Kimberly-Clark over the past three months. The company behind Andrex and Kleenex said sales were up 4% on an organic basis across the group – despite falling volumes in Europe over the period.
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NewsGreencore confirms mystery takeover bid
Greencore is the subject of a surprise takeover bid. The company’s board today told investors that it had received an approach from an unidentified bidder.
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News
Compass cleans up with ICM deal
Compass Group has bought Integrated Cleaning Management as the catering giant looks to strengthen its support services. The company said its latest acquisition meant it could offer high-quality cleaning solutions to more organisations across the UK.
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NewsThe Co-op to make debut in online grocery
The Co-operative Group is planning to launch an online grocery service within the next year. Details are currently being fleshed out but the launch was “within reach”, said Helen Bridgett, The Cop’s head of strategy, insight and…
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NewsWaitrose denies taking tougher line with charges for late orders
Just two weeks after being criticised by suppliers for demanding a 5% price cut, Waitrose has come under fire again for ramping up its use of technical charges. Suppliers told The Grocer the chain had increased artwork, technical and…
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NewsAsda’s milk premium to farmers cut by 20%
Asda cut the premium paid to its liquid milk supply group by 20% despite insisting the milk price war would not come at the expense of its dairy farmers, The Grocer can reveal. One week before it slashed its retail milk prices, Asda...
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NewsVitalite pledges a return to Sainsbury’s
Dairy Crest has pledged to do its utmost to get Vitalite back on Sainsbury’s shelves after the dairy-free spread was delisted last month. Sainsbury’s stopped stocking Vitalite spread less than 18 months after it went into stores in May…
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Comment and Opinion
PR prisons and Olympic transgressions
News that a vast temporary prison is to be set up in London during the Olympics has sent shivers down the spines of marketing folk.
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Comment and Opinion
New war on Whitehall’s wanton waist
The government gets a lot of flak over food policy - sometimes rightly so, you might say.
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Comment and Opinion
It is possible to measure the impact of marketing
In the digital era, all you need is creative thinking and data to gauge the effect you’ve had on sales, says Felix Velarde
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NewsGinsters launches range of Reggae Reggae pasties
Levi Roots has announced his latest assault on the aisles of Britain’s supermarkets the launch of a range of spicy pasties and wraps with Ginsters.
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NewsSeabrook hunts for MD with ‘fresh perspective’
Braford-based Seabrook Crisps is searching for a new managing director with a "fresh perspective" to take the business into its next phase of growth. The hunt follows the departure of Seabrook Crisps MD John Tague who left unexpectedly at...
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NewsPoundworld: ‘Premier Foods is snubbing us’
Fast-growing round-pound indie Poundworld is desperate to do business with Premier Foods but keeps being snubbed, it claims. The discounter, which ranks grocery as its number one category across its more than 150 Poundworld and Discount...
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NewsFreedom Food switch for JS ham
Sainsbury's has claimed another Freedom Food first by switching its entire own-label range of canned cooked ham and pork to meat sourced from Freedom Food farms. The six-strong range has been redesigned and three new lines Basics ham,...
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Focus On Winter Remedies: Innovations
GSK's first ever pharmacy-strength hot drink product (rsp: £4.49 for a pack of five) combines the comfort of a medicated hot drink with the decongestant properties of menthol, says its owner.
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Analysis and Features
Feeling the pinch
Shoplifting is on the up, with the squeezed middle as well as ‘crime tourists’ now getting in on the act. What can be done to tackle the problem, asks Simon Creasey
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NewsUK leads the world in Fairtrade recognition
Consumer awareness of the Fairtrade mark in the UK has hit an all-time high of 96%, a global report on attitudes towards Fairtrade has revealed. The figure, up from 91% last year, remains the highest in the world, ahead of Ireland (91%),...