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NewsLove it or hate it: Unilever’s 2009 results divide opinion
Value sales are down, but volume is up. Improved margins, but less-than-stellar results in Western Europe. What does it all mean, asks James Ball
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Campaign Trail: Dove targets men over 30
Unilever said the push would appeal to men over the age of 30, who were left cold by current advertising stereotypes in male grooming.
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Grocer 33: Great staff win the week for Waitrose
Four of the five retailers boasted no out of stocks this week, but Waitrose in Altrincham clinched the top spot thanks to staff who "bent over backwards" to help.
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New 600ml bottles to ‘rejuvenate on-the-go’
Britvic is hoping to inject some fizz back into the on-the-go carbonates category by putting Pepsi Max, Diet Pepsi, 7Up Free and Tango into 600ml bottles.
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Some supermarkets not competitive on fuel prices, says AA
A lack of competition from some supermarkets on fuel has allowed independents to undercut the big boys over the past few months.
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Extra, extra! Blog all about it!
For such a big industry, food and drink has surprisingly few blogs. The Grocer rounds up 20 of the best and asks why companies have taken so long to catch on. Simon Creasey reports
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NewsAcid Test: Dove Men+Care deodorant
This product is extremely soothing when applied each morning and lasts all day the added 25% of moisturising cream really makes it stand out from the rest...
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Morris & Son on the lookout for further additions
Morris & Son is eyeing up further acquisitions to add to the two sweet manufacturers it bought just two months ago.
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CCE promotes Agates to drive energy drink sales
Coca-Cola Enterprises has appointed Stuart Agates to the role of head of energy, tasked with maintaining the soaring sales growth of Relentless.
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Bluefin ban ‘will put all tuna sales in jeopardy’
A trade ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna could put shoppers off buying all forms of tuna unless the industry acts now to educate them, experts have warned.
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Apple prices shoot up as EC supplies tighten
Apple prices are rising sharply in the wake of lower volumes of fruit coming on to the market.
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Tesco piles loyalty pressure on Asda
Tesco is using a raft of new loyalty incentives to turn up the heat on rivals and Asda in particular as it celebrates today's 15th anniversary of Clubcard.
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Organix ramps up babyfood offering with glass jars mov
Organix is doubling the size of its babyfood portfolio and taking on Hipp by making its first venture into glass jars.
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NewsEditor's Comment: Only half the global supermarket share prices are back at pre-Lehman levels
Tim Mason, the Fresh & Easy chief, has cashed in quite a few chips these past weeks. Others are dealing, too: Sir Terry Leahy, Richard Brasher, Colin Holmes. And who can blame them?
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NewsFocus On Cooking Sauces: Baking a profit?
If there was one category destined to cash in on the recession, it was cooking sauces – but oven bake is one of the only sectors doing really well. Cathy Relf finds out why
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Focus On Cooking Sauces: Battle of the biryanis
The big word in Indian in the past year has been biryani, with both Sharwood's and Patak's launching new ranges.
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FWD urges register to beat booze duty fraud
Wholesalers wishing to sell alcohol should be registered to help curb duty fraud a problem that is believed to be costing the Exchequer more than £1bn a year in lost revenue.
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Tesco directors cash in shares before tax hike
Tesco directors have cashed in almost £19m worth of company shares in the past three months, data from Digital Look has revealed.
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Birds Eye puts some Reggae into burgers
Birds Eye is adding some Caribbean spice to its burgers to emulate the success of its Chicken Chargrills.
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Kavanagh Group sales bruised by shoppers seeking out deals
Budgens retailer Kavanagh Group UK saw sales drop as the recession forced consumers to spend less on groceries.