All The Grocer articles in 13 October 2012 – Page 2
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News
Poundland appoints 'ambassadors' in Facebook feedback plan
Poundland has appointed 10 ‘ambassadors’ to sing its praises on social media after launching a search among…
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Analysis & Features
Promotions up across the board as block-booking is reduced
There has been a sharp increase in the number of featured space promotions…
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News
Posh pork scratchings win Waitrose listing for ex-employee Lock
A former Waitrose meat counter worker has succeeded in getting his premium pork crackling range listed nationally…
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Comment & Opinion
Marco's stock pots make P&F proud, cocktail cock-up doesn't
Marco Pierre White has lumbered back onto our screens to promote Knorr Stock Pots…
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News
Maxons launches 'eye-watering' Head Splitters sweets
Confectioner Maxons has created Head Splitters - a sweet designed “to make your eyes water and your lips pucker”…
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News
Moma does porridge in bid to double sales
Breakfast brand Moma is expanding its retail range with instant porridge pots as it eyes 100% sales growth…
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News
Jax Coco looks to go further with listings for coconut water
Coconut water brand Jax Coco is looking to expand its UK retail listings after rolling out to high-end outlets this summer.
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News
Consumer spending, not inflation, is grocery's biggest worry
The stalled recovery in consumer spending has become the biggest threat facing retailers and suppliers, overtaking…
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News
Tesco milk labels sideline fat to focus on support for UK dairy
Tesco is giving its standard milk bottle labels a facelift - moving the fat content data from the front to allow more space…
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News
Simon Rimmer cooks up canned mackerel recipes for John West
John West has hired the star of Channel 4’s Sunday Brunch, Simon Rimmer, to concoct some recipes to promote its new canned mackerel…
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News
3663 buys up South Lincs Foodservice as part of East Anglia plan
Foodservice wholesaler 3663 has acquired South Lincs Foodservice as part of a move to expand operations in East Anglia…
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News
Tartare sauce price set to soar as global capers shortage hits
The price of tartare sauce could soar due to a global shortage of capers, a leading distributor has warned…
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News
Morrisons hikes four-pint milk price from £1.18 to £1.49
Morrisons has blamed soaring commodity prices after increasing the price of four pints of milk by more than 25%…
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News
Boot Camp weight-loss powder plans march into the mults
Natural meal replacement brand Boot Camp in a Bottle has moved production from the US to the UK as it looks to ramp up its British presence…
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News
Seriously bad news for Gordon Ramsay's axed sauce brand
Gordon Ramsay’s Seriously Good sauce brand - launched to support Comic Relief - has been axed.
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News
Suppliers to rubber-stamp universal labelling scheme
Suppliers are set to drop their opposition to traffic light health labelling on front of pack, after bowing to pressure from the Department of Health…
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Comment & Opinion
Third Party: It's time the OFT stopped interfering
The OFT has announced that Mizkan is offering to sell its Burntwood vinegar production site to ensure its proposed acquisition…
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News
Iceland warms to O'Cool as Walker plans major overseas growth
Iceland Foods has signalled its intent to ramp up overseas expansion by considering a bid for bankrupt Belgian frozen retailer O’Cool.
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Comment & Opinion
Gender roles are pie in the sky
First The Grocer revealed that blokes are now more likely to take solace in chocolate than women, thanks to the stress of the recession…
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News
Genius plans for future growth with three high-level hires
Free-from supplier Genius Foods has laid the foundations for future growth with three senior appointments…