All The Grocer articles in 5 November 2011
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NewsPremium bottled ale prices tipped to fall, finds survey
Almost a third of brewing industry workers believe premium bottled ales prices will fall…
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NewsBeloved brand aims to raise profile of 'superfood' dates
A premium food brand has been developed to raise awareness of dates as an ‘ancient superfruit’.
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NewsKimberly-Clark unveils new design for wet and dry Andrex lines
Toilet tissue brand Andrex has given its portfolio a makeover and ditched several variants to simplify the range.
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NewsBrits to spend £33bn on festive food
UK shoppers will splash out £1bn more on Christmas than they did last year, despite the squeeze on consumer spending…
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NewsWeightWatchers in link-up with Vimto for diet soft drinks
WeightWatchers and Vimto have teamed up to launch soft drinks in time for the post-Christmas detox.
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NewsCabinet Office stops FSA's E.coli campaign
In the wake of an eight-month E.coli outbreak in the UK, the FSA is launching a campaign in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland educating consumers about the food safety risks associated with raw vegetables – but the campaign will not run in England because the Cabinet Office has refused to ...
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Grocer 33Asda, Workington
The Grocer 33 is a weekly mystery shopping survey, tracking price, service and availability at the five leading grocery retailers: Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose. Each week the winning store manager is interviewed by The Grocer.
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NewsAsda takes Chosen By You bread making in-store
Asda has begun baking, slicing and packaging its Chosen By You own-label bread in store. Following a trial in 25 stores that saw a 30% increase in sales of Chosen By You loaves over a 12-week period, the retailer is now rolling the scheme out across its estate.
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News‘Hard work’ pays off for Sainsbury’s with half-year sales hike
Sainsbury’s has posted like-for-like sales growth of 1.9% for the past six months, excluding fuel. Total sales at the supermarket were up 7.6% to £12.8bn, or by 4.3% excluding fuel, in the 28 weeks to 1 October. Underlying pre-tax profits rose 6.6% to £354m.
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NewsCarlsberg picks up share but profits suffer
Strong performances in the UK and Poland helped Carlsberg gain market share in Western Europe over the third quarter. But profits for the year to 30 September still fell by 12%, the Danish brewer announced today, as the overall beer market in Europe continued to decline.
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NewsSupermarkets’ price claims ‘cancelling each other out’
The supermarkets’ rival claims over price are cancelling each other out, new data from Kantar Worldpanel suggests. With year-on-year growth of 5.1% for the period, compared to a rate across the industry as a whole of 4.6%, Asda outperformed the market for the first time since the start of 2010.
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Samworth mourns drivers killed in M5 pile-up
Samworth Brothers has confirmed that two of its delivery drivers were killed in the M5 crash on Friday night. A third driver was injured and is being treated in hospital.
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NewsAsda lines up Farmfoods as buyer for Iceland stores
Asda has teamed up with Farmfoods in a move designed to add momentum to its £1.4bn bid to buy Iceland.
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Comment & Opinion
Get ready for a different type of own brand
In the past six months, several well-known own-label manufacturers have come to us with a project: to help them launch their own brand. In all the decades I’ve worked in design and innovation, I’ve never known anything like this. It think it’s fair to say that these numbers definitely indicate ...
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Morrisons pitches itself as high street hero to Mary Portas
Morrisons is championing its own credentials as a positive force in the fight to save our town centres, in a new report it submitted to Mary Portas' High Street Review.
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NewsSalmon prices drop in temporary oversupply
Retailers, manufacturers and consumers are set to benefit from a short-term plunge in salmon prices as global events have conspired to create oversupply and cause wholesale prices to plummet.
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NewsEcho Falls launches premix Spritz drinks
Echo Falls has launched its first premixed canned drink - taking it into a burgeoning sector dominated by spirit-based products. Four per cent abv Echo Falls Spritz, a blend of wine and sparkling water, is pitched at female consumers and…
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat's the deal with Tesco's resurgent discount ranges?
Tesco has trebled the number of lines in its discount dairy brand. What does that say about its own-label strategy?
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NewsDH under pressure to rescue ‘nudging’ Deal
The Department of Health is planning to commission an independent review into whether the Responsibility Deal is working, The Grocer can exclusively reveal.
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NewsNew tech will double ‘dark store’ pick rates
Tesco is to introduce a new automated system it claims will double its current pick rates for online grocery orders at its new London e-commerce distribution hub.