All The Grocer articles in 8 December 2007 – Page 3
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Profiles and QandAs
My Alternative CV - Marc Lawn, head of marketing, Britvic
What's your nickname? I'm not sure I have one, but maybe my team would disagree. Who was your first teenage crush and why? Patsy Kensit - did you not see her?! What was the first music single you bought? The Power of Love by Frankie Goes to...
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Jersey aims to boost UK listings with PDO
Jersey Dairy is to apply for Protected Designation of Origin status for its butters in a bid to win listings in UK supermarkets - and stop mainland rivals exploiting the Jersey badge.The butters are currently sold in Harrods and through...
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Here we go again as drinks prices slashed
Christmas promotions on booze got into full swing at the weekend as a cider brand vied with a lager and two wine brands for the top spot in the activity chart.
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Christmas turkey trade resilient after avian flu
Fears the November avian flu outbreak would have an adverse impact on the Christmas turkey trade are beginning to recede.There had been widespread concern that the cull of thousands of birds in Suffolk would cause major shortages over...
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Chitty back to full capacity after fire
Chitty Food Group has announced business as usual just weeks after a fire gutted offices at its Guildford boning plant.The beef and lamb business, which supplies M&S, independents and foodservice operators, said it had switched...
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Tsingtao switches its distributor after row
Chinese brewer Tsingtao has signed a distribution deal with Halewood International following the collapse of its agreement with Global Brands Limited (GBL).GBL signed an agreement to distribute the Tsingtao beer brand in the UK at the...
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GLA urged to increase surveillance activities
The treatment of seasonal workers looks set to come under closer scrutiny next year as the Gangmasters Licensing Authority steps up the number of unannounced visits it carries out. More inspections and more staff were among the...
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acid test - Love bars
Expert's verdict... 6/10 ?The packaging is eye-catching and looks like it is aimed at women. However, it is hard to see what the product is so it would need to be positioned in the right place so shoppers could find it. The information on the pack...
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Lords' pre-9pm ad ban call is jumping the gun says DH
The government has distanced itself from a call by the Department of Health's chief whip to introduce a pre-9pm ban on the advertising of junk food.In a House of Lords debate on obesity, Baroness Royall of Blaisdon was asked by...
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The Christmas G33
Asda has emerged victorious in our first-ever Christmas G33 survey comparing the prices of festive fare and non-food, including gifts and wrapping paper, across the big four.It was a close fought fight and its £112.92 trolley of festive...
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What the papers said - 8th December 2007
Pressure on Cadbury Schweppes not to close its Keynsham factory has increased after the UK's largest trade union Unite published an internal memo showing huge sales growth in October, which meant the shutdown was unnecessary, it argued. The memo...
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Price Survey - 8th December 2007
For the first time in more than two months, Somerfield has replaced Waitrose as the UK's most expensive retailer, while Asda reached a 10th week as the cheapest. Somerfield's £49.43 basket reflected a 49p increase in the price of Cadbury Dairy Milk...
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The 10 LAST christmas AD campaigns?
The indulgence of the Christmas season approaches, but an air of potential gloom hangs over this year's big food and retail advertising campaigns. Maybe for the last time retailers and brand owners are spending the countdown to Christmas...
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Climbing the ladder - Martyn Evans
What was your first job? An apprentice at Beckets Well Trout Farm in Sevenoaks, Kent. Give us a quick run-down of your career to date. I went to college in Scotland to learn about fish farming. I then took a job at Kimbridge in the Test Valley,...
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Beat the SADness by taking a flexible approach to work
Seasonal affective disorder affects half a million people. And no-one wants depressed, irritable staff. So give them the flexibility to take control of their work-life balance This is the time of year when seasonal affective disorder (or...
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