All The Grocer articles in 7 November 2009
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Cadbury gears up for battle of the bunnies
Cadbury is putting its best rabbit foot forward in the battle of the bunnies by pitting its Caramel bunny against Mars’ MaltEaster Bunny and Nestlé’s new Kit Kat Bunny next Easter.
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Bulletin: Jamie the salt addict... King's VAT warning... Greggs after Threshers bargains
Celeb chef's sauce 'like 10 bags of crisps'; supermarket profits impress; high street baker hunting new sites
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‘Salt addict’ chefs slammed over sauces
Jamie Oliver and Loyd Grossman have come under fire for the high salt content of their pasta sauces.
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Mults’ growth at slowest since 2007
Falling food inflation meant growth across the major multiples has slowed to its lowest level since 2007, according to new data from Nielsen.
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Bulletin: Cadbury bid to come today... Asda is least green... bad week for Gordon Ramsay
Deadline for confectioner approach this afternoon; supermarket rapped by consumer body; sweary chef hits gin sales
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Kraft beats deadline to launch formal Cadbury bid
The Cadbury board has rejected a formal bid from Kraft, launched just four hours ahead of the ‘put up or shut up’ deadline set by the Takeover Panel.
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Wal-Mart shifts Asda ownership to subsidiary Corinth
Asda has been ‘sold’ by parent Wal-Mart to investment subsidiary Corinth Services in a £6.9bn deal.
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Smoothie maker Innocent guilty of £9m loss
Innocent has reported a loss of £9.1m in its latest accounts, filed last week at Companies House.
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Public will pay for premium pasta
Despite the recession, Garofalo is optimistic about the future of the pasta market and is this month launching its new Signature range. We are confident consumers are switching to artisan pastas, despite cutting back elsewhere. We...
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Sainsbury’s tweets recipe and meal tips
Sainsbury's has launched a Twitter feed to tempt customers with new recipes.The account, which went live this week, was designed to encourage shoppers to discuss cooking ideas, said a Sainsbury's spokeswoman. "Our aim with...
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Savanna wins new supermarket listings
Savanna Cider has reported double-digit sales growth and is set to double sales over the next year on the back of new listings in Sainsbury's and Morrisons.The South African brand, which is already sold in Asda and Tesco, will be...
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The man with the lentil touch
Since Clive Moxham transformed Merchant Gourmet from an aloof specialist into an affordable everyday ingredients supplier, sales have been soaring. Nick Hughes reports
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Off-licences urged to keep premium wine
Spanish wine group Grupo Codorníu is urging Majestic and Oddbins to maintain a wide selection of premium wines to avoid the fate of First Quench.The sparkling wine and Rioja supplier warned that other businesses could face closure if...
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Grocery move by meals on wheels service
Meals on wheels provider Oakhouse Foods has launched an essentials range to allow its customers to order grocery products with their meals.Oakhouse, which delivers a 300-strong range of frozen meals and desserts to 15,000 customers a...
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Good Natured grows with Splendid Spuds
Angus Soft Fruits has bolstered its ever-expanding Good Natured brand portfolio with the launch of a potato line.Good Natured Splendid Spuds, which are supplied by grower-packer Greenvale AP, will be available in Asda stores in 2kg bags...
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As multiple offies struggle, are indies getting it right?
First Unwins, then Wine Cellar, now First Quench. But while the chains crumble, independent off-licences are doing rather well. Graham Holter reports
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Comment & Opinion
Third Party: How to play the multiples at their own game
Independent retailers can claw back market share by forming stronger ties across the supply chain, says Marcus Vallance
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Focus On Pasta & Pasta Sauces: Watching the pennes
Pasta is one of the great recession success stories. Volume sales have risen 5% year-on-year despite price rises driving the category's value up 16.1% [TNS 52w/e 9 August 2009]. And although there seems to have been some trading down a...
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Focus On Pasta & Pasta Sauces: Four to watch
Ex-England rugby skipper Lawrence Dallaglio teamed up with Sacla' in September to release a range of pasta sauces.
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The origin of the faeces
Elsewhere in toilet news, Asda has been less impressive in the hygiene stakes.It was left brown-handed this week after a three-year-old slipped in its Wallington branch and found himself in the poop someone else had left behind. "We are...