All The Grocer articles in 6 December 2008 – Page 3
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Ad of the Week: Tilda rolls back the years
Rice sells itself, right? After all, around a third of the world's population eats the stuff every day. But perhaps that's what makes it tough to grab people's attention. Which is presumably why Tilda has pulled out all the stops on the new...
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Davis to scrutinise BP's convenience stores across Europe
BP's convenience retail offering in Europe is set to be thrust under the microscope when Andy Davis steps into the role of head of European buying and supply chain on 1 January. Davis, who has been combining responsibility for Europe with...
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Growers reduce acreage for 'unprofitable' onions
UK onion growers are planning to seriously scale back production next year following two years of rocketing production costs, poor returns from supermarkets and the impending withdrawal of key pesticides from the European market. Marketable...
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Acid Test: Triibe Lactose-free Celtic liqueur
It's like Baileys for vegans - but will anyone else go for the lactose-free liquer?
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Ocado budget range 'is about improving choice'
First Ocado announced it would copy Tesco by matching its prices on all branded items. Now the online retailer is taking its emulation of Tesco one step further by launching a Discounter range of its own.The 21 products in its Everyday range...
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Abel & Cole bullish as growth slows down
Organic box provider Abel & Cole has insisted it is well placed to weather the recession despite admitting its sales growth has slowed from 40% two years ago to single-figure increases today.The company's sales shot up from £19.8m in the...
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Schweppes élan for Abbey Well
Coca-Cola is rebranding its recently acquired Abbey Well water brand as Schweppes Abbey Well early next year to "cash in on the respect of the iconic Schweppes brand". Combined with the distribution capabilities of Coca-Cola, this would help...
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Morrisons gets 38 Co-op Group stores
Morrisons has become the first retailer to take on stores from The Co-operative Group following its purchase of Somerfield.Morrisons has snapped up 38 stores for £223m, it revealed this week, as it announced an 8.1% rise in like-for-like...
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NewsGrocer 33: Asda ousts Tesco to take back its title
In a week of fierce competition and pricing activity, Asda regained the cheapest retailer title by a narrow margin with a £51.21 basket that cost just 16p less than Morrisons. The retailer provided 22 of the cheapest or joint-cheapest items and made...
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NewsGrocer 33: Exceptional staff win it for Morrisons
Two stores boasted 100% availability this week, but Morrisons in Denton pipped Asda in Gateshead to the post thanks to exemplary customer service. No fewer than four members of staff helped our shopper locate his items in this clean and...
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Dr Oetker's slice of frozen pizza pie at 21% with Schwan's deal
Pizza giant Dr Oetker is expanding its base after signing a deal to buy The Schwan Food Company's European frozen pizza business, which includes the Chicago Town brand. Under the terms, agreed this week, Dr Oetker, which makes the Ristorante...
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Other Movers 6/12/08
Dr Trefor Campbell has stepped down as non-executive chairman of poultry and food processor Moy Park. He was MD until January and became chairman to help bed in replacement Nigel Dunlop. His "inspired stewardship" over 30 years would be remembered...
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World News 6/12/08
RUSSIA: X5, Russia's largest grocery retailer, slumped into the red during the third quarter after falling victim to the depreciation of the rouble versus the dollar. X5 has reported a loss of $14.7m for the three months to 30 September, down from...
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