All The Grocer articles in 2 October 2010 – Page 2
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Comment & Opinion
Saturday Essay: Make frozen food sexy for savvy shoppers
Don’t let chilled hog the limelight. Frozen food is tasty, healthy, convenient and reduces waste, says Patrick Limpus
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News
Oakland now plans Welsh egg pack site
Egg supplier Oakland Farm Eggs is planning to spend £5m on a new facility in Wales as part of its bid to become the second-biggest egg packer in the UK.Oakland will invest £5m at a site in Ruabon, Wrexham, after increasingly receiving...
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News
Sainsbury’s offers milk cross-promo
Two weeks after Sainsbury's joined its big four rivals in slashing the price of milk, it has raised the stakes by offering shoppers a 30p cross-promotion on eggs. Shoppers who buy a four-pint bottle of own-label semi-skimmed milk can...
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NewsMultipacks of veg crisps by Glennans
Glennans has launched what it claims is the first vegetable crisp multipack at Waitrose. They contain three packets of mixed vegetable crisps, two packets of parsnip crisps seasoned with sea salt and cracked black pepper, and a packet of...
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Prince Consort spirits provide royal returns
Landmark Wholesale’s Prince Consort own-label spirits brand has seen an “exceptional” 31% increase in sales over the past year.
Cash-strapped consumers trading down from brands had boosted sales of the range, which includes whisky, gin,… -
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Focus On Confectionery: Market not so sweet on sugar
Lack of NPD may have dented sweet sales, but natural products, round-pound deals and sharing bags are ensuring the market doesn’t sour, writes Vince Bamford
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News
Focus On Confectionery: What will the speculators do to prices?
When renowned cocoa trader Anthony Ward paid £658m for 241,000 tonnes of cocoa beans in July the equivalent of the entire European supply it was easy to believe from the hysterical media reaction that the price of chocolate was poised to go through the roof.
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News
Focus On Confectionery: Sugar and vat hikes expected to raise prices
The price of sugar surged to a five-year high in January as poor crops resulted in lower supplies, diminished stocks and volatile prices. And, although cold fronts in Brazil have kept the price of sugar rising over the past seven months, Indian supplies could bring the price down.
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News
Competition test under threat as study doubts impact
The government appears to have gone cold on the proposed Competition Test, and new figures shown exclusively to The Grocer could explain why.
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Comment & OpinionEditor's Comment: Let's foster a culture where getting drunk isn't cool
One of my favourite words is 'possibility'. My approach to life is all about creating possibilities and challenging the status quo. Perhaps this is because I grew up in Africa.
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NewsFocus On Confectionery: Confectionery and the city
So far it has been business as usual for the Cadbury brand following the Kraft merger but analysts say the UK confectionery market should be prepared for a flurry of M&A activity. Nick Hughes reports
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News
Lower citrus crops won’t hit supply, say importers
Importers have dismissed fears that projected lower citrus production volumes in the Mediterranean could result in shortages on UK supermarket shelves this autumn and lead to higher on-shelf prices. Orange and grapefruit crops are...
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Comment & Opinion
Careers File: Proactive recruitment is at the heart of a success
I've just 'done' two of the biggest trade shows the horticultural calendar has to offer. That's five days of networking and client meetings.
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NewsCampaign Trail: Walkers dances in the rain
Walkers' new Rainy Days TV ad hit the small screen this week. Gary Lineker pulls off a dance choreographed by Strictly Come Dancing judge Bruno Tonioli, set to the tune of 'It's Raining Men' and the lyrics 'It's Raining Ten' in reference to...
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News
Focus On Confectionery: Sticky time for gum brands as market slumps
Gum suppliers have had plenty to chew over in recent years. The launch of Cadbury's Trident in 2007 revived a tired market and brought a flurry of NPD.
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NewsHiggidy quiches join the Boots Meal Deal
Upmarket pie maker Higgidy has joined forces with Boots to launch a range of smaller quiches to capture a share of the lunchtime market. Higgidy's Little Quiches, rolling into Boots this month, will be sold as part of the retailer's Meal...
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Nisa board row turns nasty as Graves quits
Relations between Nisa-Today's and Colin Graves hit rock bottom this week as the chairman of its biggest member, Costcutter, publicly attacked the buying group and resigned from its board of directors.In an emotive speech to retailers at...
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NewsFrozen pasta: Birds Eye dumps it while Findus finds success
Birds Eye is preparing to pull its year-old range of frozen Italian pasta meals, but rival Findus has secured new listings for its own frozen pasta. The three-strong range from Birds Eye, which hit shelves in September 2009, will be...
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NewsCharlie Bigham’s cuts its prices in latest overhaul
Posh chilled meal kit brand Charlie Bigham's is relaunching the range for the second time in as many years and reducing its prices in a bid to encourage recession-hit shoppers to trade up from premium own-label alternatives. Five new...
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Picture This... Big, bigger, biggest for Sainsbury’s
Sainsbury's has opened its largest store yet, with the extension of its Crayford site in Kent. The store, which is now more than 100,000 sq ft, is split almost 50-50 between food and non-food.
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