All The Grocer articles in 5 September 2009
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World News 5/9/09
Carrefour has reported a half-year loss of 58.1m (£50.9m) against profits of 747m (£654m) in the same period last year.
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Other Movers 5/9/09
Booker CEO Charles Wilson started a one-year term as president of Sweet Charity this week. Wilson, formerly vice-president, replaces Cadbury's sales director Dave Pogson.
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Top 100 fmcg advertisers defy 9% ad spend slump
The UK's biggest-spending fmcg brands have upped advertising expenditure in the last year, according to new research produced for The Grocer by Billetts. The Top 100 fmcg Advertisers increased ad spend by 2.2% in the 12 months to 30...
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The Billetts Top 100 FMCG Advertisers
The UK’s biggest-spending brands are refusing to scale back on advertising despite tough economic times. Why are they pouring money into ad campaigns rather than trimming costs? Alex Black reportsAd agencies, media planners, even business school professors will be able to show you famous case studies Lucky Strike, Kellogg’s Corn ...
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Cheap and cheerful: carrot sales up 14%
The affordability and versatility of carrots have helped sales of the vegetable rise 14% in the past year.The market is now worth £260m [TNS 52w/e 9 August], with a 1% year-on-year increase in consumption to 3.8 million occasions [TNS,...
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Economy to blame for FrieslandCampina's 15% drop in sales
Yazoo manufacturer FrieslandCampina has blamed a 15% fall in turnover on the economic crisis and falling demand for dairy. The Dutch co-operative giant this week reported revenue down 15% to 4.1bn for the first half, with operating...
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Tesco trials reduction of unauthorised sick days from 3% to 2%
Tesco staff who take two and a half or more unauthorised sick days every six months are being issued with disciplinary warnings.
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NewsGrocer 33: 'Grand' staff secure win for Morrisons
Two retailers offered strong availability this week, but Morrisons' Chapel-en-le-Frith store pipped Asda's Dundonald store to the post thanks to superior customer service and a clutter-free store.
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Brakes bags £45m Scots frozen contract
Brakes has won a contract worth £45m over the next three years to deliver frozen food to local authorities throughout Scotland.The win means the foodservice giant will be supplying education, social work and civic catering in 28 of...
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NewsAcid Test: Brewdog Tokyo* Beer
Does the UK's strongest bottled beer taste of anything more than the bitter tang of controvsery?
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Strike action looming in Cadbury wages dispute
Strike action across Cadbury's UK factories moved a step closer this week after workers voted "overwhelmingly" in favour of industrial action in a preliminary ballot.Unite union officials said workers could down tools within weeks after...
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Arla pay plan prompts threat of strike action
Staff at Arla Foods UK are considering strike action over proposals for a company-wide pay freeze.The Danish dairy giant last month proposed a pay freeze for the 3,000 unionised and non-unionised employees across its UK operation as part...
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NewsEditor's Comment: New Nescafé ad shows the defiance of the leading fmcg brands
Nescafé's new £43m ad campaign, Coffee at its Brightest, sounds at first like an inflation-adjusted update to the absurdist 1985 film Brewster's Millions.
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Asda to add second Direct kiosk in-store
Asda will open its second Asda Direct kiosk when the retailer's new Bradford store begins trading later this month.The first kiosk, in Keighley, Yorkshire, opened in July following the launch of the Asda Direct catalogue business last...
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Tesco to outsource buying admin roles to India office
Tesco is consulting with staff on proposals to outsource some buying administration roles to India. In an email seen by The Grocer, David Chamberlain, Tesco's business change manager, said he was exploring "transitioning some of the...
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NewsC&C buys lager brand... to shore up ailing cider brand
Shelling out £180m for Tennent's shows C&C Group means business - but not necessarily when it comes to lager. Nigel Huddleston reports.
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Farmhouse aims to offer comfort food
Farmhouse Fare has launched a range of traditional puddings as the recession boosts demand for comfort food.The eight-strong line-up includes Lyle's Golden Syrup pudding, Sticky Toffee pudding, Sticky Chocolate pudding and Bakewell...
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Goodbye The Big Deal: Burger makes his presence felt at Aldi
Aldi has abandoned its The Big Deal and 99p promotional activity as it makes its first changes under new MD Armin Burger.Signage for The Big Deal and 99p promotions, which were both launched earlier this year, have been taken down in...
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Evans steps in as Amin moves up
Richard Evans has been named PepsiCo UK and Ireland president after Salman Amin was promoted to executive vice-president of sales and marketing, based in New York.Evans has been general manager of Walkers Snack Foods since 2007 and at...
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Tax increases threaten anti-binge campaigns
Drinks businesses have warned that falling profits and rising taxes will jeopardise their ability to fund future responsible-drinking campaigns.The news comes as the £100m industry-funded 'Why let good times go bad?' campaign enters its...