All The Grocer articles in 4 October 2008 – Page 2
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Tesco’s discount brand sales soar on Continent
Tesco’s confidence in its new discounter range received a serious boost this week as interim results showed 30% sales growth in central Europe. The sales figures proved Tesco really was “the biggest discounter”, said CEO Sir Terry Leahy. He praised...
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Jaffa gets down with the kids in a brand revamp
Citrus fruit brand Jaffa is to undergo its biggest revamp in 15 years this month, as it is relaunched with a new look. The brand is getting an updated logo and is being relaunched on Tesco shelves over the next few weeks, supported by Jaffa-led...
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Discovery picks Peck in push to be top Mexican brand
Discovery Foods has appointed Tesco veteran Andrew Peck to the position of sales director as the company steps up its efforts to replace Old El Paso as the UK’s number one Mexican food brand. Peck joins Discovery Foods after a 21-year career at…
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San Miguel deal ends Carlsberg’s beer hunt
Carlsberg UK has called a halt to further expansion of its beer portfolio after sealing a deal to sell and market San Miguel in the UK. San Miguel is the first major brand to transfer out of what was the old Scottish & Newcastle UK portfolio after...
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Barr and Marks top EFFP conference bill
The way businesses tackle volatile market conditions will be up for debate at a major industry conference later this month. Vion UK chairman Peter Barr will be among the speakers and is expected to outline how Grampian Foods will fit into the Dutch...
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Ban on battery eggs triggers import fears
Supermarkets will be forced to sell imported eggs from 2012 if fears that UK producers will not be ready for the ban on eggs from battery birds are realised. Battery cages will be outlawed by the EU in 2012, at which time standard egg producers will...
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Million-dollar baby
Jonathan Warburton talks exclusively to Adam Leyland about family values, building a mega brand, and that ad...
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In Season: Autumn lamb
Most people associate British-reared lamb with springtime, but autumn lamb, which has just come into season, may change those perceptions. Claimed by some pundits to be considerably fuller and richer in flavour than its spring counterpart, autumn...
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Britain's biggest discounter? The title should go to Asda
Retailers are quick to boast that they are the cheapest in specific categories but their claims are not always backed up by the facts. James Ball reports
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The greenest laundry cleaner yet from Ariel
Procter & Gamble is launching a version of Ariel that it claims cleans clothes effectively at temperatures as low as 15 degrees. The household goods giant is heralding Ariel Excel Gel as the biggest breakthrough to hit the £961m laundry category to...
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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...
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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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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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Comment and 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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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 and 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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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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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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Comment and 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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Acid Test: Duchy Originals Bezants chocolates
Our panel sample the very finest in vaguely biscuity After Eight homage
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