All The Grocer articles in 8 October 2011 – Page 3
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Analysis & Features
Cadbury promotional push doubles deals
Many major food and drink brands reduced promotional activity in September, but Heinz and Cadbury still pushed hard, reports Vince Bamford
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Comment & OpinionTales of Titania: The day of the broccoli triffids
Clients and prospective clients often get us to sign an NDA. They think it means we won’t share their secrets, but in fact it stands for “Now darling, actually….” which is what PR people say to each other just before they reveal all sorts of…
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NewsBrewers will raise prices - or reduce size of packs
If they can’t push through price hikes, brewers will reduce bottle or pack sizes, claim drinks experts. This week, Stella Artois and Budweiser brewer AB InBev said rising raw materials and energy costs meant it would have to pass on a…
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NewsTesco opts for branded lamb from Silver Fern
Tesco has made a rare move into brands in the fresh meats category, listing four branded lamb products from New Zealand supplier Silver Fern Farms. The range, which went on sale in about 300 Tesco stores last week, comprises a rack of…
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NewsBoom for Burton’s: profits triple despite commodity crunch
Burton’s Foods shrugged off rising cocoa and dairy prices in 2010 to more than triple its profits. The maker of Cadbury Fingers, Jammie Dodgers and Maryland Cookies reported profits of £13.1m for the year to 1 January 2011 compared with…
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Analysis & FeaturesCrabbie’s Black
The oak-matured tipple would plug a gap for more “distinct-tasting products”
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NewsChocolate countdown to birthdays
A British company has developed what it claims is the first seven-day chocolate calendar for counting down kids’ birthdays. Supermarket listings are being sought for The 7 Days To Go! calendar (rsp: £2.99), which contains seven pieces of…
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NewsTesco undercuts the big Cheddar brands with Mu own label
Five months after The Grocer first revealed that Tesco planned to launch a new Cheddar brand with Adams Foods, Mu Cheddar is now hitting shelves. The six-strong range which comprises 350g blocks of mild, medium, mature and lighter mature…
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NewsFirst Cape predicts a big lift for light wine
Wine producer First Cape has tipped sales of lighter wine to top £300m in the off-trade within four years. The company claimed growing demand for lower-abv wines and the collapse of the sub-£4 full-strength wine category as a result of…
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News
Nisa-Today’s reshuffles before next year’s split
Nisa-Today’s has unveiled a raft of new appointments as it prepares for the separation of Today’s Group from Nisa early next year.
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Comment & Opinion
Critical Eye... on a balls-up at the Bake Off
Food porn? Pah. Why have that when you can have the real thing? The finale of The Great British Bake Off (9.30pm, BBC2, Tuesday 4 October) didn’t just boast lingering shots of winner Jo Wheatley’s white chocolate and raspberry pistachio meringues….
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Analysis & Features
Putting the sparks back into Marks
Marc Bolland is on a mission – to completely revamp the Marks & Spencer estate in two years. He shows Guy Montague-Jones how at the retailer’s flagship Kensington store
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Comment & Opinion
Tesco isn't 'back'. It never went away
Terrible Tesco’s results? If a 0.5% decline in like-for-like UK sales signals the worst trading performance in 20 years…
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News
Asda puts full entertainment range online
Asda is taking on the likes of Amazon and Play.com with the launch of a new entertainment store on its Asda Direct website. The retailer has made its entire entertainment range available via the new store, which replaces a standalone…
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NewsSeeWoo woos Asda with sauce - and oil
The wholesaler SeeWoo has gained its first supermarket listing with Asda, as it strives to become a “category champion” for oriental foods. Three SeeWoo products have made it on to Asda shelves: a chilli oil from its Way-On brand and…
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NewsSelsey lobstermen to apply for PGI status
A group of lobster fishermen from the English south coast is set to apply for PGI status for Selsey lobster in a bid to secure a premium for their catch. Selsey lobster, caught off Selsey on the West Sussex coast, is said to have a…
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Analysis & FeaturesThe amicable split of Nisa-Today’s starts here
Nisa-Today’s CEO Neil Turton and Today’s Group MD Bill Laird talk exclusively to Beth Phillips about the implications of the buying group’s separation
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NewsNisa launches alternative fascia Loco to nurture smaller indies
Nisa is launching a new symbol fascia called Loco. The fascia, which has Loco written in red and green on a white background, with a green leaf over the o, is being launched at the buying group's annual conference in Malta today as a...
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ProfilesMy Alternative CV: Rosalind Chapman, the founder of Transformulas
Rosalind Chapman, the founder of Transformulas, on paperwork, needles and Pretty Woman
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Comment & Opinion
Third Party: Multichannel strategies must also be flexible
Retailers need to evolve in line with changing consumer habits, says Alistair Stewart, as Carrefour has now acknowledged
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