All The Grocer articles in 31 October 2009 – Page 2
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Gallani promoted to FDF director of food safety and science
Barbara Gallani is to replace Helen Munday as the Food and Drink Federation's director of food safety and science.Gallani is currently an FDF manager with responsibility for public affairs and the biscuit, cake, chocolate and...
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Retail Prices: Grocery the only sector to resist deflationary trends
Shoppers are still paying higher prices than last year and no reprieve is in sight thanks to a seasonal shift to fruit and veg imports. James Ball reports
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M&S lists First Milk’s unpasteurised debut
First Milk is flexing its muscles in specialist cheese with the launch of its first unpasteurised milk cheese.Kilmory Cheddar was developed in collaboration with M&S at First Milk's Torrylinn Creamery on the Isle of Arran. It has...
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Comment and Opinion
Second Opinion: Our food policy is at a crossroads
We must put sustainability at the heart of the science that drives it forward, says Tim Lang
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Ecover concentrates on improving sales
Struggling household brand Ecover is locking horns with Unilever and P&G with its debut concentrated laundry cleaner.The bio and non-bio concentrates (rsp: £5.69) have been on trial at Waitrose and Ocado for three months but will be...
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NewsCritical Eye... on Coke, chickens and cocks
Having moved to Margate (yes, I am as deluded about the town's prospects as the couple on Hotel Rescue), I finally managed to get the TV working in time to catch two flawed but fascinating programmes that by coincidence neatly illustrated the pros...
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Cherry Valley wins listing at Tesco stores
Duck producer Cherry Valley has claimed a major victory in its bid to take a larger share of the retail market by winning a listing in Tesco.Cherry Valley, which was awarded Freedom Food status this month, has started supplying Grade A...
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Comment and Opinion
Vegetarianism is not the solution to climate change
Lord Stern's comments on the vritues of a vegetarian diet certainly generated plenty of column inches this week. 'Climate chief: give up meat to save the plant' screamed the front page of The Times on Tuesday a headline even Lord Stern...
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New chain Haldanes launched by industry veterans
A new supermarket chain run by industry veterans is set to burst on to the retail scene during November.
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Profiles and QandAs
Careers File: When recession is over, prudence will remain shoppers' watchword
Is it over yet? The recession, that is. How long will we have to keep asking that question? Friday's economic news that we are still 'officially' in a recession knocked me back a bit as only two days earlier I'd been at a retail-focused...
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Campaign Trail: Nestlé’s slimline Santa
Nestlé's drive to cut Christmas confectionery packaging will be backed by an £800,000 national print ad campaign starting next month. The campaign will flag up the fact Nestlé's new chocolate selection box will have no plastic inserts and 37% less...
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How M&S will bring order to the chaos of its supply system
Marks & Spencer has brought investors up to speed on plans to update its supply chain, finally answering its critics' cries for investment. Chloe Ryan reports
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Debt-ridden Brakes: a tough job for the turnaround king
Sodexo Europe CEO Philip Jansen takes over at Brakes in February. Peter Cripps asks what the change at the top means for the foodservice giant
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Focus On Petcare: Little pets, big money
Even a recession cannot stop the British spending big sums on their pets. The total petfood category has shot up 7.9% in value in the past year - but is devotion to animals the only factor driving up sales? Beth Phillips investigates
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NewsHealthy bread suffers as price becomes key
Sales of healthier bread are crumbling as credit-crunched consumers switch to regular loaves.
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Comment and Opinion
Third Party: Connect with new audiences by going online
Grocery companies risk being left behind if they are too cautious about digital communications, says Andy Poole
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Eco-friendly Midlands Co-op store rises up from the ashes
Midlands Co-operative Society has opened one of the UK's most eco-friendly stores on the site of a shop destroyed by a fire 15 months ago. The new 33,000 sq ft supermarket, in Oakham, Rutland, cost £4.5m to redevelop and its eco-features...
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Asda Hounslow now flagship ethnic store
Asda is overhauling a west London supermarket to create a flagship ethnic store. The new-look Hounslow store, which is opening this week, has been "recut" to meet the needs of the local Asian, Mediterranean, Polish and Afro-Caribbean...
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Apsinthion cut down to size to fit in Asda
A recent design overhaul has won absinthe brand Apsinthion national listings at Asda.The Toorank Distillery-owned absinthe arrived at Asda two weeks ago after the bottle was shortened and the label redesigned to look more authentic. It...
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Profiles and QandAs
The Human Angle: Chase Manders
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