All The Grocer articles in 5 February 2011 – Page 3
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Focus On Household: Brands hone in on eco-friendly consumer need
While the biggest names in the sector - Procter & Gamble, Unilever and Reckitt Benckiser, for example - have made pledges to help the environment, some producers see environmental concerns as their raison d'être.
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Comment and Opinion
Second Opinion: Bottoms up for local control
A centralised approach to alcohol pricing won’t stop the binge drinkers, says Kevin Hawkins
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NewsWelsh milk on shortlist for protected status bids
Welsh milk and butter could join Champagne, Parma ham and Melton Mowbray pies as protected food names, with the Welsh Assembly looking to submit the principality's finest products to the EU protected food names scheme. Nine Welsh foods...
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Hunt for Weetabix boss begins as Wood retires
Weetabix boss Ken Wood has announced his retirement and admits his successor will be entering "a competitive marketplace". Wood has been CEO at the cereal giant since 2004, when he arrived with an ambition to "bring the company up to...
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NewsJim Beam turns to sport in new marketing focus
Jim Beam plans to steer its marketing away from rock 'n' roll themes and onto sports to boost its profile as the challenger brand to Jack Daniel's. Annual sales of Bacardi Brown-Forman's Jack Daniel's are 15 times bigger than Jim Beam in...
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Analysis and FeaturesBargain hunting: buyers eye cut-price M&A bonanza
After Premier finally managed to offload Quorn in a cut-price deal, the market is bracing itself for a flurry of M&A activity. But will the £4bn worth of food and drink assets still up for grabs achieve ‘cheap as chips’ prices, asks Selwyn Parker
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Comment and Opinion
Saturday Essay: ‘Morally bankrupt’ retailers are ruining us
The multiple supermarkets are effectively being subsidised by the pigmeat industry. It can’t go on, says Richard Longthorp
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NewsBestway takes majority stake in Asian bank
Bestway has upped its stake in United Bank, the second largest lender in Pakistan, to 51.07%. The cash & carry giant took a stake in the bank in 2002 as part of a consortium with Abu Dhabi Group. The latest $230m (£142m) investment by...
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Comment and Opinion
Careers File: There are loads of careers in food and horticulture, so why don’t more apply?
Since coming back from the Christmas break I've been to a couple of very interesting industry conferences one as a delegate and one where I was a guest speaker. Although they had slightly different target audiences, both had a common theme ...
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Eastenders directors win court appeal
It’s business as usual at Eastenders Cash & Carry Plc after directors Avtar and Kulwant Singh Hare won an appeal to remove the court-appointed receivers.
Lord Justice Hooper, sitting at the criminal division of the court of appeal,… -
Profiles and QandAsThe Human Angle: Elwyn Jones
Name: Elwyn Jones Job title: Human resources & safety manager Company name: South Caernarfon Creameries Sales: £40m HQ Location: Chwilog, Pwllheli, Gwynedd, North West Wales Number of employees: 160
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NewsAnalysts reassured by Cranswick results
Analysts hailed Cranswick "a safe haven" after it posted a 5% increase in like-for-like sales this week. Total third-quarter sales at Cranswick, which makes meat and poultry products under licence for Jamie Oliver, Red Lion Foods and the...
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Profiles and QandAsMy Alternative CV: Lisa Gawthorne, international marketing manager, Panda Licorice
Lisa Gawthorne, international marketing manager, Panda Licorice, on Michael Jackson, meat paste and running
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NewsAllinson tries bird-friendly campaign
Allied Bakeries has switched marketing focus from Kingsmill to Allinson with a campaign based on the love of feeding birds. The brand has teamed up with Conservation Grade, a scheme encouraging farmers to protect natural habitats, to...
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NewsFSA in allergy alert over Co-op Cheddars
The Co-operative Group has had to withdraw two own-label Cheddars after they were found to contain high levels of histamine, which can trigger symptoms of an allergic reaction. The retailer withdrew a total of 172 cases amounting to...
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Focus On Household: Probiotic Aggie gets help from good bacteria
"Many cleaning products are like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut," claims Aggie MacKenzie, star of Channel 4 TV series How Clean Is Your House?
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NewsFlorette ops chief to drive quality agenda
Tim Proudlove has been appointed group operations director for bagged salad brand Florette. In a newly created role, Proudlove, who has worked for Greencore, Northern Foods and Premier Foods in operational and commercial roles, will be...
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NewsEFFP: food prices will fall again from March
Cash-strapped shoppers could soon be given respite from ever-increasing food prices as new forecasts suggest prices will start to fall again after March. Agrifood consultancy EFFP says food price inflation will peak at 6% to 7% in the...
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Comment and OpinionEditor's Comment: Tax breaks could promote lower-abv drinks - and advertising
The camel is a horse designed by committee. So what creature will be created by the tortuous deliberations of the European Council and the European Union to create a unified front-of-pack food health label scheme?
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Analysis and Features
The spread of viral advertising
As more and more people switch off the television and go online for entertainment, advertising is changing. Growing numbers of advertisers are getting more bang from ad budgets by going viral. So how do you get ahead in viral advertising, asks Simon Creasey
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