All The Grocer articles in 4 October 2008
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Other movers 4/10/08
Shaun Heyes has been appointed head of customer marketing (off-trade) and category marketing at Scottish & Newcastle UK. Heyes, who has more than 15 years’ experience in the drinks industry with S&N...
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Will Jamie and £1m entice advertisers to Channel 4?
Channel 4’s £1m pot to subsidise advertising for food brands has drawn a mixed reaction, being branded alternately inspired and gimmicky. James Ball reports
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How much is Tesco’s 3.7% worth in times like these?
Tesco has reported interim like-for-like sales of 3.7% in the UK and claims to have made good progress. So is the glass half full or half empty, asks Julia Taylor
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NewsGrocer 33: Great service above border at Morrisons
Inverurie’s Morrisons grabbed the top store award this week with a winning combination of great service and 100% availability – despite being only the fourth best suited retailer to the area
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NewsGrocer 33: Sainsbury's leaps into the lead
Sainsbury’s has made a stunning comeback to knock Asda off the top spot this week
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Work set to start on consolidated depot for 3663
Work is expected to start next month on a new £3.8m distribution centre for 3663 First For Foodservice, as it rationalises its supply chain in the south east of England. The foodservice giant has invited bids to build the 60,000 sq ft warehouse in...
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Ocado sale unlikely in wake of £40m losses
Ocado has been touting itself for sale, but is struggling to find a buyer, a senior supermarket executive has claimed to The Grocer. “Clearly where the money markets are, and at the price that they want, there are not many takers,” said the...
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Sensors cut queuing times by 5%
Morrisons is introducing an intelligent queue management system to 300 of its stores in a bid to cut customer times at tills. The system uses infra-red sensors to count customers entering and then uses average shopping and serving times to calculate...
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Block chocolate’s back in fashion with sales up 7%
Shoppers have been turning their back on premium chocolate, returning to everyday block chocolate for their credit crunch treats. Sales of block chocolate jumped 7.3% year-on-year [TNS 15 June 2008], significantly outperforming overall...
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Ski abandons Activ8 in its latest relaunch
Nestlé has relaunched its struggling Ski yoghurt for the fourth time in six years in an attempt to win back confused consumers. The company,which bought the brand from Eden Vale in 2002, has abandoned the Activ8 tag it added to the name in April...
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Acid Test: Duchy Originals Bezants chocolates
Our panel sample the very finest in vaguely biscuity After Eight homage
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Comment & Opinion
Editor's Comment: The TV ad that got people talking again
Cadbury’s gorilla ad has divided opinion ever since it launched. Was it a triumph of style over substance, a surrealist image that could be used to draw attention to any product with sufficient budget? Or was it a piece of marketing genius that...
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Dole adds new lines to take on chilled and canned desserts
Global fruit supplier Dole is shaking up its ambient desserts and fruit portfolio in a bid to fight off competition from chilled desserts and the revitalised canned puddings sector. As part of its strategy to bring in new products, revamp packaging...
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Advertising: Lidl sticks to its guns
Within the second-tier food retailers, Lidl and Aldi are comfortably the largest spenders, shelling out £7.3m and £8.7m respectively on advertising in the year to date.
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Comment & Opinion
Second Opinion: Agents of Satan turn nice guys
Kevin Hawkins asks whether tougher economic times will bring an end to supermarket-bashing
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Aldis appointed CEO of health food group NBTY
Peter Aldis has been appointed to replace Barry Vickers as CEO of health foods group NBTY Europe. Vickers is to remain on the company’s board, which owns Holland & Barrett, Nature’s Way and GNC, in an advisory capacity after Aldis was promoted from...
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Comment & Opinion
Third Party: Exporters must not rely on Europe alone
They should look to the potential of emerging markets rather than the sluggish Eurozone, says Chris Brockman
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Alternative CV: Harry Hill, founder of Harry’s Nuts
Harry Hill is the founder of Harry’s Nuts! And has been on TV a bit
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European red meat production set to fall, warn analysts
The European red meat sector faces a gloomy future of declining consumption and production, a Rabobank report on the global protein industry has warned. There would be a fall in both the consumption and production of beef in the EU over the next...
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Uncle Ben’s boosts family appeal with new wok rice range
Uncle Ben’s has introduced a new wok rice range and revamped its Indian cooking sauces to boost its appeal to families. Uncle Ben’s Wok Rice targets the convenient and sociable aspects of a stir-fry family mealtime. The three-strong range includes...