All The Grocer articles in 9 December 2006 – Page 5

  • News

    Price Basket

    2006-12-09T00:00:00Z

    The price of our basket of meat and fish fell for only the third time this year, recording its biggest change since July and its biggest fall since March. It's now 0.9% cheaper than in the previous survey four weeks ago, but still 9.7% more...

  • News

    Price Basket

    2006-12-09T00:00:00Z

    The price of our basket of meat and fish fell for only the third time this year, recording its biggest change since July and its biggest fall since March. It's now 0.9% cheaper than in the previous survey four weeks ago, but still 9.7% more...

  • News

    Barker: charge for landbanking

    2006-12-09T00:00:00Z

    Supermarkets could be far less inclined to build up so-called landbanks if proposed radical changes to England's planning regime go ahead. Charges will be heaped upon any empty site or undeveloped brownfield land if the government follows...

  • News

    Barker: charge for landbanking

    2006-12-09T00:00:00Z

    Supermarkets could be far less inclined to build up so-called landbanks if proposed radical changes to England's planning regime go ahead.Charges will be heaped upon any empty site or undeveloped brownfield land if the government follows...

  • News

    Banana growers' plea bearing fruit

    2006-12-09T00:00:00Z

    Banana producers in the Windward Islands say trade is improving after their emotional plea for support.In the summer, the Windward Islands' Banana Development and Exporting Company (Wibdeco) said the region's economy risked collapse...

  • News

    Injury worries spark store ban on Heelys

    2006-12-09T00:00:00Z

    Youngsters who whizz around on their 'Heelys' - shoes with wheels fitted to the soles - have been banned from Tesco's 90-plus stores in Ireland. Company bosses took action after receiving customer complaints. Notices alerting people of...

  • News

    Impartial voices badly needed

    2006-12-09T00:00:00Z

    SIR; Liz Hamson's piece on planning highlighted a number of serious problems with the UK's planning system. One of the biggest has to be conflict of interests. The article mentioned Darlington, where councillors recently voted against a Tesco...

  • News

    Impartial voices badly needed

    2006-12-09T00:00:00Z

    SIR; Liz Hamson's piece on planning highlighted a number of serious problems with the UK's planning system. One of the biggest has to be conflict of interests. The article mentioned Darlington, where councillors recently voted against a Tesco...

  • News

    Availability

    2006-12-09T00:00:00Z

    Asda Derby Road, Spondon. 0 This Asda Wal-Mart supercentre store provided all 33 items on this week's list, many of which were subject to promotion. The store was clean and tidy but our shopper said narrow aisles and...

  • News

    The autumn of the patriarch

    2006-12-09T00:00:00Z

    Dudley Ramsden had the final say on nearly every move made by Nisa-Today's for almost 30 years. That all changed when the Costcutter merger was rejected and, on November 28, he stepped down as executive chairman to take on the less hands-on role...

  • News

    Still holding their ground: Ramsden and Nisa Members Association are unbowed

    2006-12-09T00:00:00Z

    The group responsible for blocking the proposed merger between Nisa-Today's and Costcutter has refused to bow to calls from Nisa members to disband. A number of members have told The Grocer that the Nisa Members Association, which was...

  • News

    Still holding their ground: Ramsden and Nisa Members Association are unbowed

    2006-12-09T00:00:00Z

    The group responsible for blocking the proposed merger between Nisa-Today's and Costcutter has refused to bow to calls from Nisa members to disband.A number of members have told The Grocer that the Nisa Members Association, which was...

  • News

    Partners fail to woo Aspatria's farmers

    2006-12-09T00:00:00Z

    Plans to build the UK's first new commodity cheese plant for more than 40 years look to be crumbling. Partners in Cheese had set its sights on the £50m venture at Workington in Cumbria, but has again failed to raise the support of dairy farming...

  • News

    Partners fail to woo Aspatria's farmers

    2006-12-09T00:00:00Z

    Plans to build the UK's first new commodity cheese plant for more than 40 years look to be crumbling. Partners in Cheese had set its sights on the £50m venture at Workington in Cumbria, but has again failed to raise the support of dairy farming...

  • News

    Who is the trendiest of them all?

    2006-12-09T00:00:00Z

    I really rate George because it is always ahead of the pack or quickest to react. It has got everything so spot on for the past few seasons. When Kylie was seen in her green chiffon dress last year, George had it in store immediately....

  • Comment and Opinion

    We're all gonna get reconnected

    2006-12-09T00:00:00Z

    Cricketing jokes were in the air at Lord’s last week when ministers Miliband, Flint and Dandha launched the Government’s plans for 2007-08 to be Year of Farming and Food in Schools (YFFS). Fronted by Sir Don Curry and the brainchild of the…

  • News

    We're all gonna get reconnected

    2006-12-09T00:00:00Z

    Cricketing jokes were in the air at Lord's last week when ministers Miliband, Flint and Dandha launched the Government's plans for 2007-08 to be Year of Farming and Food in Schools (YFFS). Fronted by Sir Don Curry and the brainchild of the...

  • News

    campaign trail: Nivea is using samba dancers from Rio De Janeiro and surfers from the Algarve to modernise the image of its oldest product.

    2006-12-09T00:00:00Z

    Nivea is using samba dancers from Rio De Janeiro and surfers from the Algarve to modernise the image of its oldest product. Nivea Creme will star in its first TV ad campaign since 1994 and help consumers understand its uses. The campaign,...

  • News

    In Brief: Real ale in season; Screwcap benefits; Bubbly heritage

    2006-12-09T00:00:00Z

    Real ale in season Wye Valley Brewery in Herefordshire has launched a campaign to get traditional real ale on to the nation's Christmas dinner table. The brewer's labels now feature recommendations on the best to eat with its...

  • Comment and Opinion

    "The deal is an exciting prospect - but Robert Schofield ain't going to have it all his own way"

    2006-12-09T00:00:00Z

    If it goes ahead, Premier's acquisition of RHM is an exciting prospect. It brings together many of Britain's best-known food brands, and with his old alma mater, United Biscuits, reportedly still in his sights, you can expect lots of headlines...