All The Grocer articles in 9 October 2010 – Page 2

  • CORKS-OUT
    News

    More Corks Out to get bar-style wine sampling

    2010-10-09T00:00:00Z

    Independent off-licence Corks Out is to introduce licensed bars to more of its stores so consumers can try wines before they buy. Having tested the format at its Alderley Edge store, it is now adding seating areas and self-service wine...

  • BERNARD-MATTHEWS-TURKEY-STE
    News

    Matthews turkey gets chippy-style batters

    2010-10-09T00:00:00Z

    Bernard Matthews is taking on one of the nation's ­favourite meals the fish and chip supper with a new range of turkey fillets with flavoured batter. Aimed at families with teenagers or young adults, there are four lines in the Taste of...

  • News

    This is just battery farming for cows

    2010-10-09T00:00:00Z

    Sir, So now we have a concentration camp for cows ('Super-Size My Farm', The Dairymen, 11 September). For many years a battle was fought to stop battery cages for chicken. Always we were told the hen was perfectly happy, otherwise it...

  • BEEF-ON-PLATE
    News

    NBA seeks beef taskforce to tackle industry’s issues

    2010-10-09T00:00:00Z

    The National Beef Association is calling for the establishment of a ­government-backed beef taskforce to "turn the UK industry around". The taskforce would be similar in structure to the pigmeat supply chain task force set up in March...

  • BEROCCA-BOOST
    News

    Berocca introduces a guarana supplement

    2010-10-09T00:00:00Z

    Berocca is injecting some fizz into the vitamin and mineral supplement market with what it claims is the first soluble tablet to contain guarana. Berocca Boost is positioned as an effervescent vitamin and mineral tablet that provides...

  • TIM-MEAD
    News

    Yeo Valley blames government for organic sector’s woes

    2010-10-09T00:00:00Z

    The organic sector has been let down by 30 years of ­government neglect, the CEO of one of the country's largest organic dairy ­suppliers has claimed. A lack of governance had jeopardised the sustainability of British food supply by...

  • COSTCUTTER-STORE
    News

    Graves ‘reserves right’ to return to Nisa board

    2010-10-09T00:00:00Z

    Costcutter chairman Colin Graves has backtracked on his shock resignation from the board of Nisa-Today's, as the convenience giant posted a 7.4% jump in full-year sales this week. Graves sensationally quit from the board of Nisa-Today's...

  • NEW-FINDUS-UK-MD-DEN-HOLLAN
    News

    New Findus boss vows to reignite frozen food

    2010-10-09T00:00:00Z

    The newly appointed Findus UK MD Leendert den Hollander has set out his stall to turn Findus into the nation's number one frozen brand within five years and to "reignite growth" in the sector. The group's former chief marketing officer...

  • BRAND EXTENSIONS
    News

    Brand extensions: stretch or snap?

    2010-10-09T00:00:00Z

    From clothing to crisps, brand extensions are getting ever more weird and wonderful. But do they have the legs to stay the course, asks Simon Creasey

  • Comment & Opinion

    Third Party: FMCG brands know how to snare shoppers

    2010-10-09T00:00:00Z

    As they change their price positioning and ranges, supermarkets can learn from the big brands, says Dr Alan Treadgold

  • Comment & Opinion

    Saturday Essay: Tell us how we can cut the burden of red tape

    2010-10-09T00:00:00Z

    The Task Force on Farming Regulation needs clear evidence-based proposals to help deliver change, says Richard Macdonald

  • BUTTER-ON-KNIFE
    News

    Butter up the most as shoppers pay for a decade of price hikes

    2010-10-09T00:00:00Z

    Shoppers are paying 56% more for butter than they were 10 years ago, government figures have revealed. The retail price of butter has risen more since 2000 than for any other food category, according to the Retail Price Indices of the...

  • WHITE-EGGS
    News

    Call for duck eggs to get Lion-style mark

    2010-10-09T00:00:00Z

    The UK's largest producer of duck eggs, Watercress Lane, believes a British Lion-style mark would restore consumer confidence in duck eggs after the recent salmonella outbreak. Although the Food Standards Agency sets out general handling...

  • Comment & Opinion

    Careers File: Don't fear the interview, you could be the perfect candidate

    2010-10-09T00:00:00Z

    Many candidates, when they are coming up for their first, second or third interviews, always have a sense of fear or foreboding about that opportunity. Nerves are a good thing; they provide energy, drive and motivation for many individuals but...

  • HARVEYS-SHERRY
    News

    ‘Trendier’ image could make for a sherry Christmas

    2010-10-09T00:00:00Z

    Sherry has become far "trendier" over the past year and must be given bigger shelf space this Christmas to boost sales according to leading brands Harveys and Croft Original. Category sales of the traditional festive tipple slipped 2.6%...

  • ADAM LEYLAND
    Comment & Opinion

    Editor's Comment: Fresh & Easy could be Sir Terry's farewell gift

    2010-10-09T00:00:00Z

    It's been a bad week for the Germans. As we report, Metro-owned wholesaler Makro posted a £45m loss in the same week that discounter Aldi suffered a £147m reversal in fortunes an Icarus-like fall from grace.

  • TOMATOES
    News

    Foreign competition set to increase for UK tomato growers

    2010-10-09T00:00:00Z

    British tomatoes will face more competition from abroad over the next five years as new market entrants ramp up exports into the UK. The UK is primarily an import market for tomatoes already, with most of the fruit sold here coming from...

  • QUORN CHILLER
    News

    Is Quorn still cool enough to help rescue Premier Foods?

    2010-10-09T00:00:00Z

    Suitors are said to be circling one of Premier Foods’ key brands as it struggles to cut its debt mountain. But who will want Quorn, asks Simon Mowbray

  • CHARLIE WRIGHT NEW
    Comment & Opinion

    Critical Eye... on pinstripe offal and sawdust sausages

    2010-10-09T00:00:00Z

    The unreality grind goes on, The Apprentice (BBC1, Wednesday 9pm) back piping more human offal into pinstripe casings misleadingly marked 'dynamo'. The series six opener took that sausage-factory approach to its logical conclusion,...

  • SKINNED-COWS
    News

    Romford Wholesale Meats’ profits dive

    2010-10-09T00:00:00Z

    Pre-tax profits at Romford Wholesale Meats fell 91% in 2009 as the bottom line was hit by higher input costs and lower wholesale prices. Profits at Romford, which supplies beef and lamb to major retailers, fell from £486,000 to £43,000 in...