All The Grocer articles in 7 November 2009 – Page 2
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Comment & Opinion
Second Opinion: Extremists produce a lot of gas
The way forward for meat and dairy is lower production to a higher quality, says Joanna Blythman
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NewsRetail Prices: Retailers revert to type as economy starts to perk up
The recession forced a change in promotional tactics but as the economy starts to recovery, retailers are reverting to their old ways. James Ball reports
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News
Roberts leaving McBride to take helm at DS Smith
McBride boss Miles Roberts is leaving the own-label cleaning product giant to become CEO at stationery and packaging wholesaler DS Smith.Roberts' departure after eight years with McBride four as CEO has surprised many in the industry,...
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Have gin drinkers lost their taste for Gordon Ramsay?
Gordon Ramsay's suitability as brand ambassador for Gordon's gin is being called into question as sales fall. Diageo, which is pouring another £750,000 into its tie-up with the celebrity chef this Christmas, has seen volume sales of its...
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Frijj pushed as a heated winter drink
Dairy Crest is taking on the hot chocolate market by promoting Frijj's credentials as a winter drink. New packaging for the Frijj chocolate fudge brownie milkshake will feature heating instructions together with the strap 'try me hot'...
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Dressed for success
The supermarkets are raising their game in clothing with a greater emphasis on quality as well as value, backed by a ramped-up presence online. Chloe Ryan reports
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NewsCritical Eye... on poppers, Price and a pan-glazed Ramsay
Now, I'm quite partial to pan-glazed fillet of beef, so I was pleased to see Gordon Ramsay back on our screens with a fifth series of The F Word (especially as this format has in the past played to the foul-mouthed one's strengths unlike the...
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News
Focus On Pasta & Pasta Sauces: Character pastas feel the pinch
Unless you are a three-year-old, you probably don't think about the Teletubbies too often. The psychedelic quartet have been a big name in the kids' pasta market, along with the likes of Scooby-Doo, Winnie the Pooh and SpongeBob SquarePants.
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News
Ready for change?
Within six months the current parliament will be dissolved and, unless Labour makes a spectacular recovery over the next few months, the Toies will be preparing for power. James Ball explores how the shift in power will affect the grocery trade
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News
Campaign Trail: Flake pays lip service
Cadbury has ploughed £1.5m into a sexy new ad campaign for Flake that it says is designed to remind women of the sensual appeal of eating the crumbly chocolate bar. The push includes press ads and billboard posters featuring a woman's lips taking a...
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NewsDisney unveils plan to put buzz in DVD sales
Disney plans to boost retail sales of its DVDs and Blu-ray discs by 25% to £150m next year. The UK and Ireland arm of Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (WDSHE) announced this week that it had restructured its business to offer a more...
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Moy Park to increase use of Brazilian meat
More Brazilian meat will go into Moy Park's supply chain as part of plans by parent company Marfrig to make its European operations more efficient.In a sales update last week, Brazilian business Marfrig said it had been working on...
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Shoppers trade up to branded pastas despite downturn
The recession has failed to stop shoppers from ditching supermarket own-label pasta for pricier branded alternatives, new data from IRI has revealed. Total pasta sales are up 16.1% in value and 5.0% in volume with dry pasta driving the...
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Food chief bows out at Midlands Co-op
Pete Whitmore, the head of food at Midlands Co-operative Society, is set to retire after 45 years' service with the society.Whitmore joined Midlands as a shelf stacker back in 1964, when it was the Birmingham Co-operative Society, and...
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One in four festive gifts will be bought at mults
A quarter of all Christmas gifts will be bought in a supermarket this season as consumers rein in their spending for the second year running. The volume share of the Christmas gift market held by supermarkets is predicted to increase...
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Profiles
Careers File: Listen to Harman - companies do better with women on the board
Step to one side Sarah Connor. Terminator Arnold Schwarzenegger has a new foe Labour's deputy leader Harriet Harman. Last month Harman...
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Saturday Essay: There’s more to being green than recycling
Partnership with third parties is vital to develop shoppers' growing environmental understanding, says Rik Jacobs
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‘Discounter boom isn’t over – it’s just begun’
The discounter boom is far from over, delegates at The Grocer's first Discounters Conference were told this week. Although the discounters' growth had slowed dramatically over the past year, they were still growing at a faster rate than...
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Ireland wants new label to boost beef sales to UK
Irish food chiefs want to adopt a Beef from the British Isles label to help them sell more meat to UK supermarkets.The initiative has been proposed by Irish food body Bord Bia to resolve the issue of how to sell beef from cattle that has...
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Sugar Puffs moves into cereal bars
Honey Monster Foods is taking Sugar Puffs into the cereal bar sector for the first time.Monster Puffs bars, available now in milk and chocolate flavours, are positioned as an alternative to crisps and chocolate. The range comes in single...
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