All The Grocer articles in 29 November 2008 – Page 2
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Dairy industry fears flood of imports will drive prices down
Fears the UK could be flooded with cheap imported dairy products are growing after the EU agreed concessions allowing certain member states to increase production. In the run-up to the abolition of milk quotas in 2015, EU...
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Credit crunch is good news for sales of Durex
Condom sales are on the up as cash-strapped couples spend less time going out and more time under the covers.Durex sales rose 10% to £126.4m in the six months to 30 September, according to manufacturer SSL International, and were...
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Croydon indies and wholesalers fear effects of giant new Costco
A new Costco wholesale depot in Croydon could spell trouble for local independent retailers as well as rival wholesalers.The new 140,000 sq ft purpose-built Costco depot would draw shoppers away from other independent retailer's stores, said...
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Suppliers sweat in the price pressure cooker
The price of food commodities is rising, The Grocer can reveal. Sharp falls in the pound have minimised or reversed the effect of falling world commodity prices, leading the average price of food commodities tracked by The Grocer to rise 4.5% since...
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Comment and Opinion
Editor's Comment: Now our futures depend on credit swaps, not just neeps and nappies
Who'd have thought it? Until the credit crunch I thought we were in the business of selling neeps and nappies; but our future more than ever depends on credit default swaps
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Tax changes have wrecked Christmas, claim wholesalers
The pre-Budget report has angered wholesalers and independents who have accused the Chancellor of "ruining our Christmas".The announcement of duty and VAT changes on Monday left them with just one week to push through complicated price...
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Comment and OpinionCritical Eye... on grubs, celebs and Ramsay's domestic nightmare
Charlie Wright finds Robert Kilroy-Silk even less palatable than deep-fried maggots the size of your fist
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Comment and Opinion
Third Party: Now more than ever, stop the cash leakage
Companies must scrutinise their supply chains to weed out early and excess inventory building up, argues Dan O'Regan
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Profiles and QandAs
Careers File: You can't make someone listen to you - try changing the way you listen to them
Sue Mountstevens answes the questions on your workplace dilemmas
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Wilson leaves Kraft to oversee flagship Premier cake brands
Stuart Wilson has joined Premier Foods as director of ambient - sweet, overseeing several flagship brands, including Mr Kipling and Cadbury cakes.
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Key drinks brand prices resilient
Festive discounts in the drinks aisles were at a record high this week but the traditional footfall drivers such as Stella and Baileys are so far holding their own.Early indications are that prices on these, and the other two key brands...
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Budget squash brand moves into fruit juice
Budget squash brand Jucee is to launch into pure juices in a bid to meet demand from cash-strapped consumers, said brand owner Princes.The new four-strong ambient Jucee Pure Juice range consists of orange, apple, pineapple and grapefruit...
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EU 'misses chance to save bluefin tuna'
The decision to keep the Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery open despite scientific concerns over its stability has been branded "a real disgrace" that could result in "biological bankruptcy" for the species.Environmental campaign groups...
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Liptrot joins Blakemore to fuel delivered growth
John Liptrot, the former MD of the now-defunct buying group Key Lekkerland, has joined AF Blakemore in the newly created position of sales director for the Spar distributor's wholesale division.Liptrot has worked in wholesale for more than...
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Former Nisa rebels lose bid to join board
Former Nisa-Today's rebels Ian Hunt and Mark Proudfoot - who derailed the buying group's plans to merge with Costcutter two years ago - have again failed to be elected to the organisation's board.At this week's AGM another former member of...
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Beer-style smoothie: the men's soft drink that's not for softies
A beer-style smoothie that aims to get men drinking healthy soft drinks is set to hit supermarket shelves next year. Newly created soft drinks company The Juice Brewery is declaring its new Hoppers range to be the first “soft brews” – an...
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Bakkavör debt sparks retailer supply nerves
Supermarkets have held informal talks with Northern Foods and other suppliers about taking on Bakkavör's business amid concerns around the company's high levels of debt, The Grocer has learned.Bakkavör, the UK's second-largest ready meal...
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Thresher goes back to First Quench name
Off-licence chain Thresher Group has been renamed First Quench Retailing, a return to the identity it had before being bought by private equity company Terra Firma Capital Partners in 2002.A spokeswoman for the company said the move better...
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Marks: sell-off averted referral to commission
The OFT's decision not to refer The Co-operative Group's £1.57bn acquisition of Somerfield to the Competition Commission rested on a knife edge, Co-op CEO Peter Marks has revealed.Speaking at the society's half-yearly membership meeting in...
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Dairy calves reared for Asda's beef range
Asda officially launched its dairy calves initiative this week in a move to boost its range of home-produced beef. Under the supermarket's 360˚ Sustainable Dairy Calf scheme, farmers will receive £30 per calf from a rearer in Wales, who will...
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