All The Grocer articles in 27 November 2010
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Tesco ups its Race for Life involvement
Tesco plans to increase its support for charity event Race for Life, with it being renamed Tesco and Cancer Research UK's Race for Life from next year.
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NewsRetailers battle on in big freeze mark two
Food and drink companies learnt their lessons from heavy snowfalls last winter to be fully prepared for this week's Arctic blast.
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NewsNew OFT warning over ‘misleading’ promotions
The Office of Fair Trading has warned retailers they could face court action over misleading price promotions.
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NewsAndrex puppy gets digital makeover
The Andrex puppy – one of the most enduring brand ambassadors in UK advertising – has been given a digital makeover.
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NewsSainsbury’s shrugs off big freeze for Super Wednesday store openings
Sainsbury’s shrugged off the snow and ice yesterday to add more retail space in a single day than any other day this year.
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Comment and Opinion
The snow must go on
Whether you're marooned at home or smugly sitting at your desk wondering what all the fuss is about, it won’t have escaped your notice that there’s a bit of snow around. Or rather, a lot.
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NewsBunker: Cadbury capture damaged Kraft brand
Kraft Foods’ reputation with consumers was hurt by its controversial takeover of Cadbury, the company’s UK boss has suggested.
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NewsBill to curb binge drinking hits Parliament
A new Bill that would hand increased licensing powers to local authorities has reached Parliament.
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Comment and Opinion
Whiteout
There’s been a spot of bad weather today round The Grocer’s Gatwick command bunker, which means the magazine is running with something of a skeleton staff.
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NewsVimto maker Nichols adds non-exec Longworth
Soft drinks group Nichols has named former Asda and Tesco board member John Longworth as a non-executive director.
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NewsTesco adds seven ranges to ethnic line-up
Tesco has dramatically beefed up its ethnic food offering with the launch of seven new ranges.
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NewsLansley vows to ‘nudge not nanny’ in health White Paper
The government has reached agreement with the food industry over further salt reductions and better information for consumers about food, but has yet to reveal whether it plans to press ahead with the tobacco display ban.
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Comment and OpinionWhite Paper, not carte blanche
Andrew Lansley today outlined what he called a “radical shift” in the way we tackle public health challenges.
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NewsPremier fights to get higher Quorn price
Premier Foods is struggling to attract the £250m price tag it has earmarked for the sale of its meat-free brand Quorn, The Grocer understands.
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NewsM&S ‘strongly refutes’ Champagne bait claim
Just days before the Office of Fair Trading publishes its report into 'bait advertising' and other potentially misleading pricing practices, Marks & Spencer has denied allegations that a £10 Champagne deal contravenes the rules.
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Ad spend up again before Christmas is barely started
Supermarkets have already spent record sums on advertising this year, according to new data exclusive to The Grocer - and their spend is growing at almost double the rate of advertising as a whole.
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Comment and OpinionTales of Titania: Witchcraft, water and women scorned
Imagine a lady forthright, imposing, statuesque, made up to the nines, booming voice and brooking no argument and you have the identikit PR diva traditionally at the helm of the UK’s PR agencies.
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Sainsbury’s stocks up on Lingham’s
Opies has added Sainsbury's to the growing list of retailers stocking its Lingham's Chilli Sauce.The company put the brand's popularity down to the use of fresh ingredients, which helped make it stand out from most rivals, said MD...
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NewsKenco takes on rival with premium sachet
Kenco is locking horns with Starbucks with the launch of its own range of premium instant coffee sachets.
The Kraft brand’s Millicano Wholebean Instant line will be similar in format to Starbucks Via single-serve packets, which hit Tesco…