All The Grocer articles in 3 December 2011
Previous issues.
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NewsMorrisons and Asda 'likely to pull out' of the race for Iceland
Morrisons and Asda are unlikely to pursue their interest in Iceland Foods as the second round of the auction gets under way, according to a City source close to the deal.
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Comment and Opinion
My festive wish-list for how government could help suppliers
What I want for Christmas is for Whitehall to draw up a coherent obesity strategy
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Comment and Opinion
What's hiding in your pudding?
Shop-bought Christmas cakes are tempting - but beware scary ingredients.
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NewsCoke puts Innocent in the Olympic spotlight
Innocent has pole-vaulted its way onto the podium of Olympic sponsors after leveraging the fi nancial muscle of its majority stakeholder Coca-Cola, The Grocer can reveal.
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NewsTesco trials screens ahead of ban on tobacco display
Tesco is gearing up for next year’s tobacco display ban by trialling screens across the front of tobacco kiosks.
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NewsBestway predicts 25% indie sales lift in 2012
Independent retailers could be set for the “best year” yet in 2012, with sales predicted to rise by as much as 25%.
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Analysis and FeaturesFiring up the sauce market
Despite shunning the multiples, blokey sauce brand Man Meat Fire has steadily built a loyal following thanks to its premium positioning and focus on ‘real men’.
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Analysis and Features
Brands target gamers
The video game market is worth billions - but it’s still largely untapped by food & drink brands. With a growing number of pioneers putting gamers in their sights, however, that’s steadily changing.
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NewsSlow start to winter leaves the mince pies stuck in Sainsbury’s
Sainsbury’s shoppers have shunned mince pies because of the unseasonal warm weather.
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Lidl trademark signals ready meal launch
Lidl has trademarked “heat, eat & enjoy”, leading to speculation that it is gearing up to launch a new range of ready meals.
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NewsNow China develops a taste for Tyrrells crisps
Upmarket crisp maker Tyrrells has signed a distribution deal to enter the Chinese market as it eyes annual export growth of 60%.
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All eyes on Aldi in new German design exhibit
A museum in Germany is launching an exhibition called ‘I love Aldi’.
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Total opens £2.9m depot in Clitheroe
Total Foodservice has opened its second depot, in Clitheroe, Lancashire.
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How random... UB offers Oddities in unexpected shapes
In a nod to Rowntree’s Randoms, United Biscuits has launched Oddities, a new range of snackable savoury biscuits.
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Gatorade range is extended for workout market
Britvic is repositioning its Gatorade drink as a sports nutrition range and adding lines designed to be drunk before and after a workout.
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Budgens ‘will double Christmas tree sales’
Musgrave Retail Partners GB is planning to double Christmas tree sales in Budgens stores this year.
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Booker rolls out Red Band tobacco line
Booker has relaunched its own-label Red Band handrolling tobacco.
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NewsRetro ain’t what it used to be: Arctic Roll listings crash
Birds Eye Arctic Roll – whose relaunch came to symbolise the creditcrunch- inspired retro food craze – has fallen on hard times, with only one of the big four retailers still listing the ice-cream logs.
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Cirio turns to TV to tout its Italian origins
Italian tomato brand Cirio is making its UK TV debut as part of a £1m push.
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Co-op ups the ante on its petfood range
The Co-operative Group is relaunching its own-label petfood range and increasing the amount of space it gives to the category.