All The Grocer articles in 30 October 2010
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World News 30/10/2010
TANZANIA: Diageo's East African subsidiary, East African Breweries, has completed the acquisition of Serengeti Breweries. It acquired 51% of the share capital of SBL from shareholders for approximately £38.3m (US$60.4m). SBL...
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ProfilesMy Alternative CV: Charlotte Dewhurst, All About Food
Charlotte Dewhurst, product manager of All About Food, on Kylie, spiders and the New York mafia
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Analysis & FeaturesAcid Test: Wagon Tree Chenin Blanc
Treasury says the new tipple will plug a gap in the growing South African wine category for a contemporary premium-quality brand at an affordable price.
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NewsGreenvale gets set for acquisitions with IPO
Produce Investments the holding company of potato supplier Greenvale is to become the first fresh food supplier to float on the London Stock Exchange in more than three years as it looks to broaden its horizons beyond potatoes.
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NewsEU under pressure to act on processed meat labels
Pressure is rising for a new EU-wide labelling 'obligation' for processed or reformed meat products to be introduced after Germany kicked off a new round of debate about food labelling practices. In a high-profile statement this month,...
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NewsBirds Eye adds zip locks to Field Fresh pea lines
Birds Eye hopes to stop frozen peas spilling out from split bags by introducing zip locks to some of its bigger packs. The frozen giant is adding zip locks to its 1.52kg pack of Field Fresh Garden Peas (rsp: £2.99) and 1.2kg pack of Field...
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NewsHeineken UK recruits rock band for ads
Heineken UK has recruited rock royalty to help raise the profile of its Kronenbourg 1664 brand in a new TV campaign. The 'Slow the Pace' ads will run across TV and press from this week, showing rock band Motörhead performing a slowed down...
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NewsHT Drinks advances north with Botl deal
London-based wholesaler HT Drinks has announced a strategic new business partnership with Belfast-based wine, spirit and beer wholesaler Botl. Botl which opened its first depot in Belfast in August 2007 is now equally owned by HT Drinks...
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Tanners back to profit after Platt buyout
Tanners Wine Merchant's acquisition of Terry Platt Wine has helped return the business to profit. In the year to 31 May, pre-tax profits at the new combined business were £183,818 a complete reversal on the £2,000 deficit posted by...
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Now Fentimans offers an alcoholic ginger beer
Boozy Dandelion & Burdock and intoxicating Victorian Lemonade could soon be hitting the market as botanical brewer Fentimans unveils plans to make alcoholic versions of its old-fashioned soft drinks. Fentimans’ first alcoholic drink,…
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In rude health: Holland & Barrett's Peter Aldis
Health food isn’t an easy place to be, thanks to rampant inflation, stiffening competition and the coming VAT hike. But Peter Aldis, CEO of Britain’s biggest health food player Holland & Barrett, is up for the fight. Rob Brown reports.
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ProfilesThe Human Angle: Melissa Burton
Name: Melissa Burton Job title: Managing director Company name: Goody Good Stuff Sales: £350,000 HQ location: Manchester, M50 3UB Number of employees: 3
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NewsAsda next in line to face farmer protest over grocery margin
Farmers For Action is preparing to launch a second protest against a big four retailer this time Asda. The pressure group staged a protest outside Tesco's Southampton distribution depot last week, calling for British farmers to receive...
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Comment & OpinionEditor's Comment: Promotions mean availability is a bigger issue than ever
Hams Hall, the Sainsbury's DC, is still inextricably linked for me with the availability issues that cost the hapless Peter Davis his job.
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NewsFindus hires Bell as commercial director
Findus has made yet another hire at its UK frozen business, poaching Mars' David Bell as its new commercial director. Bell worked at Mars for more than 20 years in sales and marketing positions, most recently as the senior sales director...
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Comment & OpinionCritical Eye... on why brevity is better than wit
Why oh why are so many food and drink programmes an hour long these days? It's as if their makers think it turns them into the equivalent of broadsheets to the half-hour formats' red tops even though they've actually got no more than 10 minutes...
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Comment & Opinion
Careers File: Recruiting positive thinkers is a big boost for business
Anyone involved in the recruitment process, be they an employer or a professional recruiter, knows what a potential minefield it can be.
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NewsUnpaid bills hit profits at JW Filshill
A rise in turnover at Scottish delivered wholesaler JW Filshill has been marred by a drop in profits caused partly by bad debts. Glasgow-based Filshill said it had been pleased with a 5.5% increase in turnover to £171.8m in the year to 31...
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NewsBoondoggle to make off-trade debut
New Forest-based Ringwood Brewery is taking its Boondoggle beer into the off-trade following "storming" sales in pubs. Boondoggle (rsp: £1.69), which takes its name from an American slang phrase meaning 'work of little value', is a 5% abv...
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NewsBooths boosts its own label with value lines
Posh northern supermarket chain Booths is launching a new value range to strengthen its own-label offering and to show customers it's not just a high-end retailer. More than 100 lines in the Booths Everyday range have launched into...