All The Grocer articles in 27 June 2009 – Page 2
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Commodities: Shortages of tea and coffee push up commodity prices
With the commodity prices of Kenyan tea up 21% and Sri Lankan tea up 25%, the big brands are busy pushing promotional activity to shore up sales. James Ball reports
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New Waitrose local food chief
Waitrose has named Tracey Marshall as its product manager for local and regional produce, replacing John Vine in the role.
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Climate change is an opportunity
Sir, It’s no surprise that the new study by the Carbon Trust issued on 22 June found almost two thirds of consumers were more likely to buy a product if action was being taken to reduce its carbon footprint. About 70% of consumers want businesses to help them make more ...
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Profiles and QandAs
Careers File: Motivate your sales staff and the good ones will stay
Q: I get the sense that some of my sales teams out in the stores are beginning to feel a bit twitchy and looking to see if the grass is greener...
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NewsCampaign Trail: Let's dance
The 'chicken dance' takes on a new meaning in Birds Eye's new TV ad for Reggae Reggae Chicken Chargrills. A spiced-up chicken's Jamaican dance causes a piece of plain chicken to put its back out as it copies the moves. The ad hits screens this week...
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Musgrave to revamp own label lines for Londis and Budgens
Musgrave Retail Partners GB is planning a raft of NPD this year, including four new ranges, as part of an overhaul of its Budgens and Londis own-label lines.
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Brewing in new sectors
Recession? Pah! Coffee Nation has seized the moment to launch new machines and conquer a caffeine-loving market. Beth Phillips reports
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Justin King brands industry’s obesity stance ‘disgraceful’
Justin King has launched an astonishing tirade against advocates of front-of-pack GDAs describing the food and drink industry's failure to engage with the health and obesity agenda as "disgraceful". The Sainsbury's CEO, who infuriated the...
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Dried fruit sales boosted by recession
Dried fruit consumption is growing as it becomes seen as a convenient and economical food during the recession.
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Co-op to sell property to boost its cashflow
The Co-operative Group is aiming to raise £175m over the next three years by selling off unwanted property. The society, which has a vast property empire worth £1.69bn encompassing stores, farms and residential sites, said the capital raised...
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Glasto deal puts Boost in festival spirit
Boost Drinks is the official energy drink supplier of this weekend's Glastonbury's Festival. The exclusive deal will see 500ml bottles of Boost Energy placed in each official catering unit on the festival site.
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Bluewater to open John Lewis food hall
The second John Lewis food hall from Waitrose is set to open on 6 August at the Bluewater shopping centre, following a £21.9m spend on the branch. The hall will include a charcuterie bar, wine bar and pattisserie in the basement.
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Prince Charles praises Peter Blakemore
Prince Charles has made wholesaler Peter Blakemore one of his business ambassadors for his commitment to responsible trading.
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Comment and OpinionSecond Opinion: So Sir Paul knows best, does he?
The silly season is well and truly upon us. Sir Paul McCartney urges us to give up eating meat on Mondays in support of the great crusade against global warming.
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Comment and OpinionSaturday Essay: More to being green than CSR brochures
The year 2010 is the UN International Year of Biodiversity, when a concerted effort will be made to highlight the role plant and animal species play in buffering the adverse effects of climate change.
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PLB’s Brazilian beer range gets dark side
PLB Group is adding a black variant to its range of Brazilian beers to cash in on growing enthusiasm for foreign drinks.
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Comment and OpinionEditor's Comment: Diverse offer, not size, is key to beating recession
A remarkable feature of the recession has been the resilience of the supermarkets (as well as many grocery retailers), says Adam Leyland
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Bpex signs cricketer Tufnell to drive pork ideas for barbecues
Bpex has signed up former England international Phil Tufnell to front its Lovepork barbecue campaign this summer.
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Cereal boxes axed in Sainsbury’s eco push
Sainsbury's has pledged to cut its packaging by a third over the next six years, in a move it says will cut 50,000 tonnes of waste.
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NewsWhat’s behind Asda’s return to stocking multiple brands?
Asda delisted I Can't Believe It's Not Butter in a drive to remove duplicate brands. Its return raises questions about sole-brand strategies, reports Chloe Smith
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