All The Grocer articles in 22 October 2011 – Page 3
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News
Premium gift NPD by Green & Black’s
Green & Black’s products have broken through the £10 price point for the first time in five years with a new gift range.
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NewsPoor harvests squeeze blackcurrant supplies
Fresh blackcurrants and products such as blackcurrant cordials and jams could become more expensive following poor harvests in Europe and New Zealand, which have put a squeeze on supplies. The price of blackcurrant concentrate used in...
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Profiles
Biscoe is made commercial director at Him!
Mark Biscoe has joined Him! as commercial director. Biscoe joins from national lottery operator Camelot, where he has worked since 1997, most recently as part of a team providing consulting services to the California State Lottery. Prior...
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Comment & Opinion
Big rewards for a sustainable food system
Our food system is currently failing on climate change, but WWF-UK has advice for government, says Mark Driscoll
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NewsSainsbury’s: our web BWS must do better
Sainsbury's plans to relaunch its online beer, wines and spirits platform after admitting it "needs to do better". Online sales currently represent just 3% of Sainsbury's total BWS sales compared with the 10% of Tesco's £2bn UK wine...
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NewsBellevue and Martex swell Bestway’s sales
Sales at Bestway Cash & Carry rose 7.6% last year following the wholesaler's acquisitions of Bellevue and Martex. Group sales jumped to £2.26bn in the year to June, with turnover in its wholesale business up 7.5% to £2.14bn.
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NewsBelfield plays Lucky Red card from China
Frozen food wholesaler Belfield is targeting restaurants and takeaways with a new Chinese brand. Lucky Red will launch with mini vegetable samosas and mini vegetable spring rolls sold in catering packs.
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NewsNFU recruits Oxo mum for winter beef push
The NFU is teaming up with the mults to promote British beef this winter with a new consumer campaign fronted by 'Oxo mum' Lynda Bellingham. The campaign kicks off in late November and revolves around a dedicated website...
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News
Frozen sarnie range is back at Iceland
Iceland is bringing back its range of frozen sandwich platters this Christmas due to popular demand. The £5 platter contains 30 frozen sandwich quarters that have been blast frozen and was available two years ago during the festive…
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NewsNPD in salmon puts Grieg back in profit
Salmon supplier Grieg Seafood Hjaltland has predicted 2012 will be a strong year for farmed salmon, after soaring back into the black and racking up profits of £19m. The company said NPD for new and existing customers had helped it gain...
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Analysis & FeaturesBack on the bottle: can the new Oddbins find its niche?
For many in the industry, Oddbins looked to be, well, in the bin. So how does new MD Ayo Akintola aim to keep the reborn off-licence on high streets, asks Elinor Zuke
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NewsTesco listing for Arla Middle Eastern lines
Arla has stolen a further march on the UK's ethnic market by quietly rolling out more products from its Middle Eastern Puck range. Puck Cream Cheese Spread (240g), Puck Medium Style Cheese (500g) and Puck Vegetable Cream (170g) went into...
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ProfilesThe Human Angle: Vanessa Fowler; Marketing manager; Muntons
What's it like to work for your company? It is a happy place to work; the people are friendly and always keen to help.
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ProfilesMy Alternative CV: Laura Burton, Barratt brand manager at Tangerine Confectionery
Laura Burton, Barratt brand manager at Tangerine Confectionery, on Sherbet Fountains, trout ponds and spreadsheets
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NewsDelamere takes on Alpro with soya milk
Goats dairy supplier Delamere Dairy is going up against soya heavyweight Alpro with an unexpected move into soya milk. The company, which already supplies branded goats milk, butter and cheese, is launching a Delamere Dairy-branded soya...
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NewsUK Egg Centre ahead of battery deadline
One of the biggest importers of liquid egg into the UK, UK Egg Centre, has reassured customers that all the eggs it imports from the Continent will be compliant with new EU battery cage ban rules by 1 November two months before they are enforced….
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News
Focus On Soup: The age of the liquid lunch
Bad weather last winter had soup makers rubbing their hands in glee, but they didn’t take their foot off the NPD gas. Hannah Stodell looks at a category brimming with innovation
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News
Henderson Foodservice acquires ICS
Henderson Foodservice has acquired Independent Catering Services in Northern Ireland. ICS, which is based in Newry, supplies chilled and ambient lines to caterers in Northern Ireland but also has a significant client base in the Irish...
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NewsWholesalers and indies shine in Sunday Times Top Track 250
Wholesalers and independent retailers have ranked highly in The Sunday Times’ Top Track 250 ranking of Britain’s mid-market private companies. Frozen food discounter Farmfoods was the top ranking independent on the list, climbing 12 to…
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Analysis & Features
Commodities: Droughts could mean 2012 is a precarious year for tea
Supplies of tea from Kenya, Sri Lanka and India have fluctuated – but prices have been kept down by a fortunate balancing act. Robert Miles reports
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