All The Grocer articles in 2 October 2010 – Page 3
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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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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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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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Comment & Opinion
Second Opinion: EU retains its relish for red tape
Mark Prisk’s plans for “one in, one out” will not cut the regulatory burden, says Kevin Hawkins
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Fast-rising Kolak seeks partner for expansion
Ethnic supplier Kolak Snack Foods is looking for a "strategic" investor to help it expand into Europe and India.Exports account for 8% of Kolak's sales and the company is after a trade partner to help set up manufacturing units abroad on...
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L&F looking forward to next hundred
L&F Jones has kicked off a year of celebrations to mark its centenary with store openings, promotions and events including a music festival and a charity golf day.The Landmark member vowed to make the next 100 years just as...
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NewsTales of Titania: Raising a glass of three-penis wine
Ah so. As I hoped, PR result of the year is that I am the chosen one from the agency to accompany Karoline (with a K) on the Sainsbury's PR recce trip to China. We're out here to look for crises and issues that may play badly at home. All ...
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NewsTalisker plots to oust Glenfiddich as UK’s top malt
Diageo is on a mission to knock Glenfiddich off its perch and turn Talisker into the UK's top malt whisky brand within the next three years, MD Simon Litherland has revealed. Talisker had been "under-exploited" admitted this week's guest...
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James Graven reports profit and sales up
Budgens and Spar retailer James Graven & Sons has posted an increase in full-year sales and profits.The Cambridgeshire-based retailer said sales rose 7.6% to £24.8m across its businesses in the year to 31 March, with pre-tax profits...
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NewsPrepared preferred for pomegranates
British shoppers are increasingly opting to buy pomegranate in pre-prepared formats rather than as a whole fruit, with 2.5 arils pomegranate seeds with surrounding tissue now being sold for each wholehead fruit. The trend for...
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NewsPrawn prices set to rise in wake of supply shortages
A "perfect storm" of environmental and economic factors has sent wholesale prawn prices soaring. The Urner Barry shrimp indices key indicators for global prawn prices were 30% higher this week than they were a year ago, standing at...
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Winter range by Yorkshire Provender
Yorkshire Provender claims its new winter soups range is its biggest seasonal line-up yet. The eight-strong winter soup range replaces the summer line-up this week, although the pea & spinach variant will remain. The winter menu...
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NewsChocolate giants push up prices of key brands
The humble chocolate bar is in danger of becoming a luxury item rather than an affordable treat as the latest in a series of price hikes hits this month, independent retailers warn.
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Grain hikes set to stifle price promos in bread
Supermarkets may be waging a price war on bread, but experts have warned the low prices will be short-lived thanks to rocketing grain costs and a predicted shortage of domestic wheat following a 50% hike in exports.
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Comment & OpinionThe windy City
Sir Terry Leahy today hailed the “tailwinds of recovery” as Tesco unveiled its interim results.
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NewsTesco relies on overseas growth as UK sales stall
Buoyant sales overseas helped Tesco grow first-half profits despite UK sales staying almost flat over the past six months.
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NewsChilled and bakery boom but frozen suffers at Northern
Strong performances in chilled foods and bakery offset a decline in frozen sales at manufacturing giant Northern Foods.
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Comment & OpinionRiders on the storm
That’s more like it. Sainsbury’s today updated an expectant world on its second quarter trading and, in the context of the current market, the numbers are very impressive.
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NewsThorntons next to warn of chocolate price hikes
Thorntons has become the latest confectioner to warn of price hikes on its chocolate products, as cocoa costs continue to soar.
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Comment & OpinionYou can take the man out of Morrisons...
You can take the man out of Morrisons, it seems, but you can’t take the Morrisons out of the man.
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