All The Grocer articles in 28 March 2009 – Page 2
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Northern Foods puts factory on hold until market calms down
Northern Foods has shelved plans to develop a new factory for its Fox's biscuit production for at least six to nine months.Workers in the company's Batley and Uttoxeter plants had been campaigning for the company to site the new facility in...
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Women targeted by new Coors business
Coors Brewers has launched a new business to promote beer to women.The BitterSweet Partnership, which has evolved from Coors' 2008 campaign Project Eve to become a business in its own right, will provide a marketing, research and...
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P&G chooses Huse as customer business development chief
Procter & Gamble has promoted Western European director for market strategy and planning Geraldine Huse to the position of general manager of customer business development for UK and Ireland as part of a senior management reshuffle.In her...
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Brand launches set to kickstart energy shot market in UK
The energy shot market is about to get a double boost with the launch of £340m US brand Quick Energy and national listings for ginseng-based Powershot.Quick Energy is a range of orange-flavoured sugar-free vitamin energy shots that was...
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Does the whipping boy of the recession have a prayer?
M&S has been losing customers to its rivals and next week's trading update is expected to give little comfort. What next for Sir Stuart, asks Peter Cripps
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Bottled cocktail launches tap into staying-in trend
Diageo and West Eleven are looking to shake up the RTD category – and tap into the trend for entertaining at home – with bottled cocktails. A bottled Margarita is being rolled out under Diageo’s Jose Cuervo tequila brand, while West Eleven...
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Plastic bottled La Perle wine comes to UK
Wine distributor Roger Harris and bottler Paul Sapin have joined forces to launch the UK's first range of wines in long-life plastic bottles.The new La Perle range will be available in Merlot, Chardonnay and Syrah Rosé variants, packaged in...
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Supermarket listings boost Wing Yip sales
Wing Yip’s branded ingredients range has won new listings in supermarket giants abroad, boosting overseas sales by 30% over the past year.The oriental wholesaler’s products are now on shelves in Belgian supermarket Delhaize,...
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Graham replaces Pickup as new United Biscuits sales director
United Biscuits has promoted Paul Graham to sales director following the departure of Dave Pickup to Innocent Drinks. Graham was previously grocery trading director for the McVitie’s and Hula Hoops manufacturer, joining UB from Masterfoods...
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NewsSecond Opinion: Looking good on the big screen
The Co-op Group's advert combines individuality with public perception, says Joanna Blythman
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FSA ignores science in bid to save kids from sugary bran
After two years of deliberation, the NPM panel recommended removing the protein cap. So why has the FSA disregarded this advice, asks Nick Hughes
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Fruit-tella moves into sharing bags
A sharing range of Fruit-tella, including its first liquorice-based sweet, has been launched to tap the trend for big bag formats. The three-strong range includes new products Fruit-tella Liquorice & Fruit – half-liquorice and half-fruit...
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Comment and Opinion
Third Party: Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater
Slashing a supply base sounds like a good idea in a recession, but what of the longer-term picture?
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Freeze on 'higher' pay as Musgrave axes jobs
Musgrave Group is cutting staff and imposing a pay freeze to help it cope with what it describes as "very tough" trading conditions in the Irish market.The cutbacks, which include 20 compulsory redundancies, will be confined to operations in...
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Amigos lager gunning for Desperados
Global Brands is taking on Heineken’s Desperados brand with the launch of a tequila-flavoured bottled beer.Amigos, which will be rolled out next month, is a 6% abv lager with a note of South American limes. It was being positioned as a drink...
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Is it all over for traffic light labels?
Next month, the FSA will publish research into how the British public is using traffic light labels. But with the EU leaning towards a simpler system, how isolated is the UK on nutrition labelling, asks Nick Hughes
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Aldi trials beef brisket dishes in two stores
Aldi is trialling a new range of pre-cooked meat dishes using beef brisket .The Cook It Taste It Love It range, made by Welsh manufacturer Roberts of Port Dinorwic, comes with three sauce options - onion gravy, cracked black pepper and Diane...
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Sharwood's aims to push authenticity
Sharwood’s is trying to give its Chinese cooking sauces a more authentic feel by relabelling them to reflect the culinary regions they are inspired by. Sub-categories will now include Beijing, Szechuan and Canton. It is also giving the...
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'The Garden' aims to be London's food hub
New Covent Garden Market will be renamed The Garden at New Covent Garden Market as part of plans to give it more consumer appeal, it was revealed this week.The renaming of the £600m turnover market as The Garden reflected the way it was...
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Cameo growers aim to secure mainstream role
Growers are planning a major planting and promotional programme as they attempt to make Cameo a mainstream apple variety.Market research had shown consumers were unaware of Cameo as a variety and did not know why they should buy it over...
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