All Daily Bread articles – Page 121
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Comment & OpinionE-cig ads vaporised
The Advertising Standards Authority today swung its firepower to bear on the e-cigarette industry, banning TV ads from four producers that it said misled consumers.
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Comment & OpinionMiliband's one nation – of shopkeepers
In a crucial day for the future of Ed Miliband and the Labour Party, it was a surprise to see his plans to freeze business rates chosen as today’s big speech trailer.But sure enough, a few hours later, Miliband took to the stage in Brighton and spoke up for hard-pressed ...
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Comment & OpinionExports are opening doors
It is popular to bash the government for holding back business. But in the case of exports, it deserves praise…
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Comment & OpinionBooker-winning summer
Booker has revealed its like-for-like sales in the 12 weeks to 13 September rose 3.5%. But who won the summer?
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Comment & OpinionFighting over .wine
There’s a storm fermenting in internet-land. Wine producers fear their geographic identity could be under attack from the online equivalent of a land-grab…
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Comment & OpinionTop New Talent
The Grocer is celebrating the talent that exists within fmcg. Our Top New Talent list will recognise and reward the most talented young people in the industry today, and you can nominate entries now…
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Comment & OpinionPork chop shock
A pork chop labelled as ‘British’ and bought in a Tesco Express has failed a provenance test. Was this a one-off, or a symptom of a wider problem?
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Comment & OpinionMind the gap
Has the north-south divide between shoppers been conquered? Or did it ever really exist in the first place?
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Comment & OpinionCider with MPs
Cider makers and MPs were out in force last night as the All-Party Parliamentary Cider Group held its annual bash on the terrace of the House of Commons…
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Comment & OpinionAldi Mums rule
Labour leader Ed Miliband must secure the vote of the ‘Aldi mum’ for a chance to become prime minister in the 2015 election, according to one of the party’s leading women…
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Comment & OpinionSuntory gulps Ribena
GSK’s £1.35bn sale of Lucozade and Ribena to Suntory is impressive not just for its size but also its speed…
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Comment & OpinionRisk management
It’s not just the meat industry that must look out for food-safety scares. Dairy has to watch its back, too…
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Comment & OpinionThe big cheese
As big cheeses go, Mark Allen, CEO of Dairy Crest, takes some beating. The Grocer’s Dairymen supplement catches up with Allen to talk about acquisitions, competitors, innovation and pensions…
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Comment & OpinionBurton's Biscuits looks for a bite
Private equity has dominated food industry auctions so far this year, and the sale of Burton’s Biscuit Company is unlikely to be any different…
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Comment & OpinionPot gets canned
The ASA has been stirring the pot with a number of food and drink advertisers of late. Pot Noodle is the latest product in the firing line…
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Comment & OpinionThe Co-op supertanker
The Co-operative Group is finally going online, but the move is part of a wider retail strategy…
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Comment & OpinionClick & collect must stand & deliver
Waitrose is reportedly thinking about using GPS technology to beef up its click & collect service. But have consumers taken click & collect to heart?
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Comment & OpinionHerring wars
And so the herring wars begin. After months of threats against the Faroe Islands, the EU has finally put its money where its mouth is…
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Comment & OpinionTesco's walled garden
Tesco is keeping mum over reports this week it will launch its own tablet computer in time for Christmas. But such a move would make a lot of sense…
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Comment & OpinionCracked decision
Chefs at the House of Commons have been told to use pasteurised liquid egg (as opposed to fresh eggs) when making dishes such as scrambled egg…