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NewsThe Grocer Green Issue 2010
It's the latest Green Issue of The Grocer, packed with news, comment and analysis of our industry's impact on the environment.
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Own-label Christmas puds soar 30% in price
Christmas puds could be off the festive menu this year as poor harvests and food inflation send the cost of ingredients soaring more than 20% and push the shelf price of own-label puds up 30%.
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NewsGrocer 33: Service - Tesco’s staff and stock win the day
An army of helpful and knowledgeable staff won Tesco in Stockport this week's The Grocer 33 service award.
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‘Yo’ Valley’ launches £5m push with rappy farmers
Yeo Valley is vying to double its market share of the yoghurt category over the next three years and become the UK's 'most-respected dairy brand' with the help of a new £5m campaign.The organic dairy supplier is launching its first-ever...
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Delays dog more than 50% of all transactions
If the fragile economic recovery weren't hard enough to contend with, half of all business transactions are now dogged by credit issues, according to a survey by trade credit insurer Atradius. Atradius's global barometer of payment...
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Bananas again take brunt of price war as Asda cuts to 55p/kg
Asda has upped the stakes in the banana price war by slashing prices by 18% to 55p/kg the lowest since last November.
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NewsHidden halal: an acceptable side to multicultural Britain?
The furore over halal meat could provoke a backlash when the UK has to decide whether to enshrine the slaughter method in law. Alex Beckett reports
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NewsAcid Test: Smirnoff Cosmopolitan
As Brits increasingly indulge in at-home mixology, Diageo predicted the Smirnoff Perfect Pour Cocktails would “explode” the fledgling pre-prepared cocktail category.
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Meat plants face ‘covert surveillance’ by activists
Abattoirs and food businesses involved in meat supply are being warned to be alert to 'covert invasion' by anti-meat campaigners after an attempt to prosecute three slaughtermen was dropped by Defra.The three men were initially suspended...
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Kallo: premium rice cakes to ‘add luxury’
Organic specialist Kallo Foods is extending its portfolio with a premium rice cakes range to "add a bit of luxury" to the healthy snacks fixture.Available now, the new line-up consists of Sea Salt & Balsamic Vinegar, Mature Cheddar...
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Small drops adding up to big gains for rookie Dairy Trader
A dairy wholesaler set up this year to make small drops to independents and wholesalers has broken the £1m revenue barrier and aims to top £2m by Christmas.The Dairy Trader scheme, set up in February by transport provider Oakland...
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New venture offers try before buy on all wines
A new concept wine store claiming to be the only retailer that offers customers the chance to try before they buy on all of its wines opened in London last week.Vagabond Wines is targeting people intimidated by traditional fine wine...
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My Alternative CV: Helen Mepham, CP Foods
Helen Mepham, commercial general manager of CP Foods UK, on cod sperm, Butlins and her polytunnel imprisonment theory
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NewsFocus On Sial: Sial of approval
More than 120 UK exhibitors are preparing to make the trip to the Sial trade show in Paris to find out how to boost their exporting firepower. Catherine Dawes reports
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Businesswomen vie for IGD Leading Light award
Two female entrepreneurs who were driven to start their own food and drink companies when they reached watershed moments in their lives are among the finalists in the IGD's Leading Light award. They will line up alongside a farmer's...
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NewsTales of Titania: Frankenfish strikes back
Hooray hooray hooray, our (very) old friend the GM salmon has reared its giant head once more in the Daily Mail. It's like a lover's birthday. It comes round every year, but always takes you slightly by surprise. So all hail the print media's Mr...
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Beer doesn’t need duty stamps, claim brewers
New figures from HM Revenue & Customs showing beer duty fraud has fallen prove there is no need to put duty stamps on beer, brewers have claimed.
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NewsVolvic scores a first with sugarcane waste bottle
Volvic has unveiled what it claims is the UK's first recyclable bottle made partially from sugarcane waste.
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NewsRecyclable bottles for revamped HP range
Heinz is introducing eco-friendly packaging across its HP sauce range as part of plans to modernise the brand.
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NewsRoses return to tins as Cadbury scraps cardboard box trial
A sustainable packaging trial on Christmas tins of Roses will not be repeated this year, as Cadbury confirmed the return of tins to Tesco. The 2009 trial had seen Tesco sell Roses and Heroes in sustainable cardboard boxes, or 'cartins',...