All The Grocer articles in 9 December 2006 – Page 6

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    Trident aims to do it for habitual chewers

    2006-12-09T00:00:00Z

    Cadbury Trebor Bassett is putting £10 million behind the anticipated UK launch of its chewing gum brand Trident, including TV advertising and a sampling campaign that will reach 10 million consumers. Instead of going head-to-head with...

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    Trident aims to do it for habitual chewers

    2006-12-09T00:00:00Z

    Cadbury Trebor Bassett is putting £10 million behind the anticipated UK launch of its chewing gum brand Trident, including TV advertising and a sampling campaign that will reach 10 million consumers. Instead of going head-to-head with...

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    First GM potato trials in UK set to go ahead

    2006-12-09T00:00:00Z

    Genetically modified potatoes that resist blight will be planted in England, after Defra gave the go-ahead for trials next year. BASF will plant in Derbyshire and Cambridgeshire to see how the crop performs in British conditions, but it...

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    First GM potato trials in UK set to go ahead

    2006-12-09T00:00:00Z

    Genetically modified potatoes that resist blight will be planted in England, after Defra gave the go-ahead for trials next year.BASF will plant in Derbyshire and Cambridgeshire to see how the crop performs in British conditions, but it...

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    The supreme deal maker does it again

    2006-12-09T00:00:00Z

    Premier Foods acquiring RHM? The very idea would have been dismissed as idle gossip not long ago. RHM tends to be tipped as a potential bidder in most takeover battles, after all. But this week it found itself on the receiving end of a £1.2bn...

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    The Advice Shop

    2006-12-09T00:00:00Z

    Small businesses are driven by their individuals and what an individual does is always under the spotlight. In small businesses, individuals are under pressure to get a great job done each and every time, which can lead to a level of...

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    The Advice Shop

    2006-12-09T00:00:00Z

    Small businesses are driven by their individuals and what an individual does is always under the spotlight. In small businesses, individuals are under pressure to get a great job done each and every time, which can lead to a level of...

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    CCE adds zest to drinks to refresh key brands

    2006-12-09T00:00:00Z

    Coca-Cola Enterprises is ringing the changes with its Diet Coke and Minute Maid Froot Refresh brands as part of a wave of activity planned for the next 12 months. From February, its Diet Coke with Lemon and Diet Coke with Lime variants...

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    CCE adds zest to drinks to refresh key brands

    2006-12-09T00:00:00Z

    Coca-Cola Enterprises is ringing the changes with its Diet Coke and Minute Maid Froot Refresh brands as part of a wave of activity planned for the next 12 months.From February, its Diet Coke with Lemon and Diet Coke with Lime variants...

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    Acid test

    2006-12-09T00:00:00Z

    Expert's verdict...17/25. ?The two Let's Cook variants I sampled didn't differ much in appearance, but they both featured clear pictures of the finished product. The packaging wasn't particularly geared towards its target audience...

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    acid test

    2006-12-09T00:00:00Z

    Expert's verdict...17/25?The two Let's Cook variants I sampled didn't differ much in appearance, but they both featured clear pictures of the finished product. The packaging wasn't particularly geared towards its target audience...

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    Hot stuff 2007 buys

    2006-12-09T00:00:00Z

    In 2006 it was hi-definition, email phones, iPod, hi-fis and Nintendo Wii, but what will 2007 bring? Solar-powered electric supercars? Laser TVs? Tickets to ride the Airbus A380? Maybe all the above and of course, Sony's latest gadget, the PS3....

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    World News - 9th December 2006

    2006-12-09T00:00:00Z

    Wal-Mart online soars; stores flat. Bentonville, Arkansas: Wal-Mart has reported wildly differing fortunes for its stores and website Walmart.com. Like-for-like sales at its stores fell 0.1% during November - its first drop since...

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    In the can

    2006-12-09T00:00:00Z

    Meat. Pork prices tend to decline at this time of the year but warm summer weather and stronger-than-usual demand have combined to help them remain stable. Pig stocks are low throughout Europe and processors are having...

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    In the can

    2006-12-09T00:00:00Z

    MeatPork prices tend to decline at this time of the year but warm summer weather and stronger-than-usual demand have combined to help them remain stable. Pig stocks are low throughout Europe and processors are having...