All The Grocer articles in 25 July 2009
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World News 25/7/09
Wal-Mart plans to develop a worldwide sustainable product index following a meeting with 1,500 of its suppliers, associates and sustainability leaders at its Arkansas head office.
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Other Movers 25/7/09
Anthony Fry, the senior managing director of Evercore Partners, has been appointed deputy chairman of Dairy Crest.
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Can new £100m campaign resolve the binge drinking problem?
The latest campaign against binge drinking will favour subtle persuasion over scare tactics. But will it work, ask Nicolette Allen and Richard Ford
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NewsGrocer 33: Friendly staff win the day for Waitrose
Two retailers boasted full baskets this week, but Waitrose’s Horsham branch clinched our top store award thanks to its short queue, friendly staff and “cheerful” checkout assistant.
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Frozen pea volumes up 4% on last year
Pea sales continue to rise as more consumers use it as an ingredient as well as an accompaniment. Value sales have risen 11% year-on-year to £216m [TNS 52w/e 14 June], with volumes also rising 2% to 122 million kg.
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VAT and duty to impact volumes as much as 5%
Drinks suppliers have warned that the government's disastrous VAT and duty hike double whammy could lead to a fall in volume sales of up to 5%.
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Benecol's first 5-a-day smoothie
Benecol is claiming a category first by bringing its cholesterol-lowering credentials to the smoothies category.
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Mattessons sausage ad falls foul of ASA
Kerry Foods has been rapped for broadcasting a suggestive radio ad when children could be listening.Some 21 listeners complained to the Advertising Standards Authority about an ad for Mattessons, claiming it was offensive and contained...
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Comment & OpinionSecond Opinion: Rip-off Britain in the news again
...but the drive behind value own label is hardly an inflationary factor, says Kevin Hawkins
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Marston's urges big four to stop ale promotions
Marston's has called on the big four retailers to stop devaluing the premium bottled ale (PBA) category with promotional offers and multipack buys.The multiples risked damaging the PBA category in the same way they had the standard ale,...
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Comment & OpinionCritical Eye... on anchovies, Angkor Wat and laughing at genocide
For many, Cambodia is famed only for the gruesome insanity of Pol Pot's genocidal regime. That's now changing, however, as the country becomes synonymous with spoiled Western kids all doing 'something different' with their trust funds...
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Less is more at Asda, where cutting lines has increased sales
Asda has seen sales grow - and in some cases double - in areas of the store where it has slashed the number of lines it stocks under the Less is More programme. The programme, which was introduced by chief merchandising officer Darren...
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Asda trials Cornish bakery concession
Asda has opened its first bakery concession at its store in St Austell as part of a wider revamp of its bakeries across the country.The branded concession with local company Rowe's, which has supplied Asda for the past 15 years with...
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Wincanton axe falls on Somerfield RDC
The axe is set to fall on Somerfield's distribution centre in East Kilbride as part of the chain's integration into The Co-op Group.Logistics company Wincanton, which runs the site for the chain, is planning to close the site, affecting 200...
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Bacardi taps popularity of Mojito
Bacardi is launching a premix Mojito to cash in on the current surge in popularity of the rum-based cocktail in Britain.
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Yozuna jams with super-fruit baobab
Devon-based start-up Yozuna is introducing a jam based on the African baobab fruit, the latest so-called 'super-fruit'.African Baobab Fruit Extra Jam, available now from Selfridges and Whole Foods Market, is made to a traditional Zambian...
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Driscoll Jubilee berry records bumper sales
Sales of strawberry variety Driscoll Jubilee have defied tough conditions in the premium sector to record strong growth.Jubilee sales had risen 17% in the past year, while the premium strawberry sector had fallen 10% overall, claimed...
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Booths gives north a Ripon yarn
Sainsbury's and Morrisons watch out. Booths' new store is rocking Ripon's supermarket scene with murals, tastings and a raft of unorthodox initiatives. Beth Phillips reports
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Frozen Value teams up with Rhythm & Booze
Independent retailers Frozen Value and Rhythm & Booze are joining forces to develop a new co-branded store concept - the first time a freezer centre is understood to have teamed up with an off-licence.The jointly branded trial store will...