All The Grocer articles in 27 June 2009 – Page 3

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    Kit Kat gives two fingers to artificial ingredients

    2009-06-27T00:00:00Z

    Nestlé is giving its Kit Kat 2 Finger a healthy makeover and ditching artificial ingredients in a bid to increase its appeal to gatekeeper mums. The relaunched bars, which will be available from August across the trade, are free from artificial...

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    Irish poultry farmers in army supply row

    2009-06-27T00:00:00Z

    The Republic of Ireland's poultry producers picketed the Department of Defence in Dublin last week after a Northern Irish processor was given a contract to supply the Irish army with fresh chicken.

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    Scottish launch cost-free animal welfare scheme

    2009-06-27T00:00:00Z

    A Scottish alternative to the RSPCA's Freedom Food scheme has been launched, offering pig producers the chance to gain a similar welfare marque - free of charge.

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    Campaign Trail: LYNX airs a fishy tale

    2009-06-27T00:00:00Z

    Sweat patches may not be attractive, but in a TV ad for Lynx Dry they help a master fisherman catch fish. He sweats so much he attracts fish under his armpits until he discovers the deodorant and loses his attraction to his finned friends but gets...

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    FSA kicks off study investigating adverse reactions to aspartame

    2009-06-27T00:00:00Z

    The FSA has begun an 18-month study into the artificial sweetener aspartame, which is used in a wide range of products including diet Coca-Cola and Pepsi.

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    Two more Little Chefs adopt Big Chef’s menu

    2009-06-27T00:00:00Z

    DBC Foodservice is set to increase its sales as Little Chef rolls out Heston Blumenthal's menu to two more eateries. Suppliers to Little Chef have been told the celebrity chef's revamped menu will be brought into roadside restaurants in...

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    Florette pushes freshness in TV ad aimed at women

    2009-06-27T00:00:00Z

    Florette is to highlight the 'fresh-er-ness' of its salad leaves in a £2m 'crisp to the bottom of the bag' summer ad campaign.

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    Ad of the Week: Starburst’s smooth devil has its way with your memories

    2009-06-27T00:00:00Z

    Sometimes it can be hard to let go to move on and grow as a person. Or, you know, as a brand of brightly coloured fruit chews.

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    Acid Test: Southern Comfort Lemonade And Lime

    2009-06-27T00:00:00Z

    Company: Bacardi Brown-Forman Brands Rsp: £1.59 per 250ml can Market size: £199m The competition: Smirnoff Vodka & Schweppes tonic, Morgan's Spiced & Cola, Bulleit Bourbon & Cola

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    The Global 50: Riders on the storm

    2009-06-27T00:00:00Z

    Despite tempestuous economic conditions, the big suppliers delivered impressive growth. James Ball reports on the 2009 OC&C Global 50 rankings

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    Grocer 33: Bridgwater Asda delivers on all points

    2009-06-27T00:00:00Z

    Asda in Bridgwater was one of two retailers to provide a full basket this week but pipped Morrisons' Coalville branch to the post thanks to helpful staff and a short queue.

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    Debut sales of £2m but Graze has just scratched the surface

    2009-06-27T00:00:00Z

    Food delivery start-up Graze is on course for £2m sales in its first year and is currently raising a new round of funding to enable further growth, The Grocer can reveal.

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    Whole birds switch hits jobs at 2 Sisters

    2009-06-27T00:00:00Z

    A consumer trend for buying more whole chicken has been blamed by 2 Sisters for a restructure that could leave 95 staff out of work.

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    Unilever ‘astounded’ by response to £1m Magnum promotion

    2009-06-27T00:00:00Z

    Unilever insists it will definitely run another £1m prize-winning promotion for Magnum ice cream despite the fact that thousands of competition winners are having to wait for their prizes after it underestimated the "astonishing" scale of the...

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    World News 27/6/09

    2009-06-27T00:00:00Z

    USA: A new online retailer for household and personal care products launched in the US this week. The founder of Alice.com claimed the site would act as a hub for suppliers and make its money through advertising....

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    Other Movers 27/6/09

    2009-06-27T00:00:00Z

    Premier Foods has promoted Andy Riddle from business unit controller for Tesco to head of foodservice for cash & carry sales, reporting directly to Mat Baker, director of foodservice and ingredients.