All The Grocer articles in 15 December 2007 – Page 2
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Greencore financial officer Coveney is appointed CEO
Convenience food manufacturer Greencore has announced that chief financial officer Patrick Coveney will replace chief executive David Dilger when he retires next March. Dilger has been chief executive for 12 years and was credited by...
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Tesco third-cheapest retailer behind Asda and Morrisons
Morrisons has beaten Tesco on price to become Britain's second-cheapest supermarket behind Asda over the past six months.While Asda's average weekly basket came out cheapest at £44.51, the half-year review of The Grocer 33 shows...
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Letter of the week - Farm welfare and Asda sour grapes
If Asda's Chris Brown had taken the time to read Compassion in World Farming's Supermarket Survey Report properly he would have seen that it is based on well-respected and accepted scientific evidence and research - not assumptions ('Welfare survey...
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We ask... how's Christmas trading looking?
Expected to be open Manchester retailer?Being situated on a busy street means a lot of people walk past each day and many people will expect us to open on Christmas Day as well. We are going to be open but we don't expect sales...
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The warmest family welcome - Q&A and Availability
With the Christmas rush gathering momentum, our mystery shoppers reported scenes of frantic restocking at the retailers this week, but only Asda in Radcliffe, Lancashire, provided a full basket earning it our Top Store award. In addition to having...
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Six-month price, service & availability review
Asda's low prices have dominated The Grocer 33 for the past six months but it's Morrisons not Tesco that is challenging it, however, to be Britain's cheapest retailer. In the first half of 2007, Tesco came closest to stopping Asda's run...
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Online pricing data available
Price comparison website mysupermarket.co.uk is making pricing and availability data gathered through its site available to the industry.Manufacturers, retailers and market analysts will be able to access the database, which contains a...
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Has the OFT got this milk price probe badly wrong?
Trading rules have been broken but we need to ask how much shorter supply would have been this year if the multiples had not taken action says the MD of Wyke FarmsSurely the OFT's job is to act in the interests of the consumer and a...
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Store visit Judges Bakery, Hastings
On the face of it Judges, originally founded in 1826, is simply a traditional bakery in a seaside town. But looks can be deceptive. This independent store is, in fact, run by the founding duo of Green & Black's chocolate and the head...
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Irish stores face ban on below-cost booze sales
The Irish government is set to ban the below-cost sale of alcohol by supermarkets, forecourts and off-licences -and may also restrict the hours at which drink can be sold in the off-trade.The new measures will be introduced early in the...
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Tesco bids for Czech chain
Tesco is bidding to become the largest grocery retailer in the Czech Republic after putting in a €200m (£144m) bid for the Plus discount chain, according to reports.Czech daily newspaper Mladá Fronta Dnes said Tesco had put in the...
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Wal-Mart Canada gets Cheesewright as boss
The departure of Asda's chief operating officer David Cheesewright on 4 January will come as a huge blow to the retailer, say analysts. Cheesewright is taking over as president and CEO of Wal-Mart Canada from Mario Pilozzi, who is...
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New premium bottled water from Norway
A bottled water from Norway that claims to have an "unmatchable crisp taste" is coming to the UK, supported by a £2m marketing push.Isklar, which means ice-clear, is set to hit supermarket shelves in the spring, positioned at the premium...
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Confectionery brands think inside the box
Cadbury recorded the most activity across all brands found on featured space promotion last weekend. Accounting for 29% of the top five overall branded chart, Cadbury was nine points clear of Mars in second place.
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Muesli brand from a land down under
Australian cereal brand Carman’s is hoping to shake up the breakfast market with the launch of its muesli range in the UK.
Carman’s Original Muesli, available in 315 Asda stores from next week, is being positioned at the premium end of… -
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Thick bread. It's a disgrace
Pssst. Do you want to know the real cause of obesity? It's nothing to do with people gorging themselves on sweets and fizzy drinks, or eating Big Macs, apparently, but rather the curse of the thick-cut sliced sarnie.This revelation was...
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Caledonian Cooler
Retailers across the UK are tapping into the potential of Caledonian Cooler - the latest RTD brand from Beverage Brands, maker of WKD. Caledonian Cooler's distribution in grocery and in the impulse sector is growing. Almost a year after...
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Waitrose develops surplus calf scheme
Waitrose has developed a cross-sector initiative that it hopes will revamp the home-reared veal and beef market.Under the Calfline project, every surplus bull calf produced on Waitrose's dairy farms will be reared for the beef and veal...
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Suppliers call on inquiry to probe Iceland terms change
Iceland faces the scrutiny of the Competition Commission inquiry after disgruntled suppliers reported the retailer for making radical changes to its terms and conditions without negotiation.Last week we revealed Iceland's holding company...
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Nisa steps up recruitment campaign
Nisa-Today's is stepping up its bid to attract hundreds of new retail members with the production of its first recruitment brochure.The brochure, part of a £1.5m bid to enlist 300 new members, features details of the group's products and...
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