All The Grocer articles in 4 October 2008 – Page 2
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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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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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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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Million-dollar baby
Jonathan Warburton talks exclusively to Adam Leyland about family values, building a mega brand, and that ad...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Complaint stuns Orkney brewery
The boss of a microbrewery facing a Portman Group probe into an ale named Skull Splitter, has vowed to fight on if ordered to change the name or stop marketing the brand. Norman Sinclair, of Sinclair Breweries in Orkney, said he was “stunned” by the...
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Comment & Opinion
Bust Up Gum in more ways than one
It’s tricky to prove without getting a slap in the face, but you probably can’t walk down the street without passing a woman whose bosom has been ‘amplified’ a bra size or two by the wonders of modern technology. But the phrase ‘surgically enhanced’...
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Supermarket chiefs say price inflation has reached a peak
Sir Terry Leahy this week became the third supermarket CEO to predict that food price inflation has peaked. As Tesco announced a 3.7% increase in like-for-like sales in the six months to 23 August, Leahy said: “I think the peak has passed now so...
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Saturday Essay: In the crunch, shoppers still want choice
A wholesale adoption of a discounter mentality at the expense of premium would be a big mistake, says Mike Hogg
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Nottingham dairy may close, says Dairy Crest
Dairy Crest is considering shutting its Nottingham dairy as part of an efficiency drive to combat high cost pressure in the dairy ingredients market. Britain’s largest dairy company confirmed this week that it had launched a 90-day consultation...
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Costcutter to grow post office numbers
Post offices may be in decline across the country but Costcutter plans to attract more of them to its stores. The company has recruited its first ever post office development manager to grow its post office network and ensure its 48 post offices are...
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Comment & OpinionCritical Eye... on the Ministry of Food
Damn. I really wanted to hate Jamie Oliver’s Ministry of Food (9pm, Channel 4, Tuesday 30 September). I was sure he had lost his mojo after the Jamie at Home series featured him cooking pizza in his outdoor woodchip oven – as you do, and all that...
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Expanding TJ Morris makes its Scots debut
TJ Morris, the company behind discount chain Home Bargains, is set to open its first store in Scotland later this year as part of ambitious plans to double the size of its business. The store, in Rutherglen, near Glasgow, would be the independent...
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Our man from DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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Fish finger sales soaring as families turn to frozen
Fish fingers are back on the British menu in a big way as consumers increasingly buy into cheaper frozen fish and take advantage of a wider product selection, new figures reveal. Sales of fish fingers have shot up 12% in the last year, according to...
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