All articles by Grocer Staff – Page 6
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Q&A with Jeff Gardner Store manager of the week
Has the credit crunch affected your promotional activity in any way and if so how? We’re certainly concentrating more on half-price offers throughout the store and less on bogofs and three-for-twos. Customers are looking to make savings at the...
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Tesco spices up herb range
Tesco is launching a new own-label range of herb and spice blends to tap into growing consumer enthusiasm for cooking at home. The six-strong range, which includes flavours such as Aromatic Coriander and Delicate Basil, is supplied by Kent-based...
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The school of ice-cool ideas
Last month, Unilever opened its new Ice Foods Centre of Excellence, heralding a new era in ice cream. Stefan Chomka had a look around
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Suszczenia receives open-arm welcome
Parfetts cash and carry wholesaler has welcomed one of its former employees, Greg Suszczenia, back to the fold, appointing him trading manager for grocery food and non-food. Over 15 years with Parfetts, Suszczenia worked his way up to general...
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Top-Up shop
Every week The Grocer’s mystery shoppers also visit convenience stores to check out the price of 10 commonly bought fast-moving food items across all grocery categories
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Green tea falls out of favour with sales slumping by 2.6%
Sales of green tea – once considered the next big thing in beverages – have dropped 2.6% over the past year, new TNS Worldpanel data has revealed. Green tea sales stood at £12m for the year ending 15 June, representing a 0.8% share of the total hot...
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What the papers said - 2nd August 2008
Diageo is eyeing a move for a stake in Cobra Beer, according to the Financial Times. Diageo, the world’s largest drinks group, is in talks to acquire a 30% share in the Indian-themed brand, with the value of the stake likely to be between £25m and...
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Asda pays First Milk 3ppl more
Asda pays First Milk 3ppl more: Asda has increased the amount it pays First Milk for cheese by £300 per tonne. The supermarket said the 3ppl increase reflected farmers’ increased costs and would help ensure producers continued to make cheese. “In the current market, it is...
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Acid test: PurAsia
Acid test: PurAsia Expert’s verdict 6/10 The packaging is disappointing as it doesn’t exactly stand out in a category dominated by vibrant, brightly coloured ethnic brands. I also feel it is a little confusing and I’m not...
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Tesco ambitious to become full-scale banking operation
Tesco has set out plans to launch a full retail bank, offering current accounts and bank branches in store. Tesco has paid £950m to buy the Royal Bank of Scotland’s 50% stake in Tesco Personal Finance on Monday. It will allow Tesco to widen its...
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Finger on the pulse: Asda asks shoppers
Asda is on the hunt for 10,000 volunteers to reveal exactly what they think of the retailer. Under the Pulse of the Nation scheme, Asda will ask shoppers for feedback on prices and new products and ask about their lives and shopping habits. “The...
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Ben & Jerry’s says it’s a Caring Dairy
Ben and Jerry’s has added a ‘Caring Dairy’ logo to cartons across its European ice cream and frozen yoghurt ranges. The logo on the back of the carton, which is expected to debut in early September, is the latest ethical selling point for the brand...
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Seriously offers a Smokey Cheddar
A new smoked Cheddar variation has been added to Lactalis McLelland’s Seriously range. The Seriously Smokey cheese is smoked for four hours over wood from old whisky barrels at the family-owned Rannoch Smokery in Perthshire, the company...
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Crown Crest: Instore offer unconditional
Leicester-based wholesaler Crown Crest has said its offer to acquire value retailer Instore has become “unconditional in all respects”. Last month, Crown Crest’s investment vehicle Seaham Investments launched a 5p-a-share bid for Instore, which...
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Skimmed ‘as effective as sports drink’
Skimmed ‘as effective as sports drink’: People can recover just as quickly from sporting activities by drinking skimmed milk as they can sports drinks, a study has claimed. Milk was very good at rehydrating the body, said the study in the European Journal of Applied Physiology. The...
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Tesco targets ex-military as new recruits
Tesco has launched a scheme to recruit ex-military personnel and help them adjust to life on Civvy Street. So far, more than 30 ex-Army, Royal Navy and RAF personnel of all ranks have joined Tesco in a variety of roles under the scheme, which was...
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Protest fails to get through to Vodafone
Vodafone has refused to back down in its stand-off with independents who rebelled against a move to cut the rate of commission by a single percentage point. Led by Spar, retailers organised three boycotts by refusing to sell its top-ups. But the...
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Harry Hill’s going nuts for Fairtrade
Comedian Harry Hill will launch a Fairtrade nut range this autumn. Hill has joined forces with Fairtrade nut company Liberation to develop the brand, Harry’s Nuts, which will hit shelves in September. The first to market will be a salted peanut...
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Hovis reveals retro new look and logo
Hovis reveals retro new look and logo: Hovis has replaced its wheatsheaf logo with the ‘boy on a bicycle’ image from its iconic 1970s television advert as part of a retro overhaul of the brand. The new packaging will run across the entire bread range as part of the brand’s ...