All The Grocer articles in 23 October 2010 – Page 3

  • PEPSI-MAX-AND-OTHER
    News

    Britvic and PepsiCo link to ‘Reward Your Thirst’

    2010-10-23T00:00:00Z

    Britvic has launched a new venture with PepsiCo’s drinks division in a bid to boost the on-the-go soft drinks category. The Reward Your Thirst text-to-win promotion is billed as Britvic and PepsiCo’s first-ever cross-brand push and the…

  • WINTER REMEDIES OCT 10
    News

    Focus On Winter Remedies: Branded remedies looking peaky

    2010-10-23T00:00:00Z

    The downturn has persuaded consumers that they don’t need to cough up for expensive dedicated remedies and the major brands are starting to really suffer, says Michelle Perrett

  • News

    M&S logistics boss moves to Waitrose

    2010-10-23T00:00:00Z

    Waitrose has poached M&S logistics chief Ian Mumby to become its new head of supply chain development and support. Mumby, who will join on 8 November, has been head of logistics, supply chain & IT at M&S's food division for...

  • News

    Seasonal promotional blitz builds up with Halloween

    2010-10-23T00:00:00Z

    Own-label promotions have shot up over the past month while big confectionery brands have also massively boosted spend, says Alex Beckett

  • JARS
    News

    Spotlight on Opies: A second bite of the cherry

    2010-10-23T00:00:00Z

    Cocktail cherry sales may have withered at Opies of late, but with caper exports to China on the rise, there’s plenty to sweeten this family company’s fortunes. Sue Scott reports. The Opie family owes much to the Babycham generation. Twenties flappers may have helped put Opies' cocktail cherries behind every ...

  • Comment & Opinion

    Third Party: Food industry shows how to do ‘big society’

    2010-10-23T00:00:00Z

    The FDF Community Partnership Awards celebrate the best industry initiatives to help communities, says Julian Hunt

  • MARK HUNTER MOLSON COORS
    News

    The beer hunter: Molson Coors' Mark Hunter

    2010-10-23T00:00:00Z

    Molson Coors boss Mark Hunter has been on the lookout for new beers – and just bagged Corona Extra. He tells Anna-Marie Julyan it will help transform the company’s fortunes

  • News

    Lipton sales soar on back of sampling

    2010-10-23T00:00:00Z

    Lipton is reporting hefty sales and distribution increases of its ice tea following its summer sampling push Don't Knock It Until You've Tried It. The campaign gave out one million free samples at universities and multiples between June...

  • BISCUIT-LORRY
    News

    United Biscuits wins clutch of FDF awards

    2010-10-23T00:00:00Z

    United Biscuits fought off some stiff competition in this year's FDF Community Partnership Awards to scoop several gongs. UB earned a gold award for its work in the environment with its Achieving Sustainability programme, alongside gold...

  • FARMFOODS
    Comment & Opinion

    April stools at Farmfoods

    2010-10-23T00:00:00Z

    Shopper Sharlene Denham last week wasted hours on the phone at the North Lynn Farmfoods answering increasingly odd questions supposedly to win cash. Neither Denham nor the store manager suspected a hoax, even when she was told to use him…

  • News

    Tesco stumps up for property apprentices

    2010-10-23T00:00:00Z

    Tesco has partnered with 48 suppliers to offer 200 apprenticeships in courses ranging from plumbing to structural engineering. The retailer will foot half the bill for apprentices' training costs during The Property Apprenticeship scheme,...

  • BRUNO-FROMAGE
    News

    Danone Dairy appoints Fromage to UK MD role

    2010-10-23T00:00:00Z

    Activia and Actimel maker Danone Dairy has appointed Bruno Fromage as the new managing director of its UK operation. The aptly named Fromage is currently managing director for Danone Dairy Portugal and will take up his new role on 1...

  • CASH APP JAPAN TABLE
    News

    Cash: There's an app for that

    2010-10-23T00:00:00Z

    Cash, plastic and even our wallets could soon be binned as cutting edge smart phone technology gets set to transform the way we shop. It’s already happened in Japan, so when is it going to hit Britain? Rob Brown reports

  • Profiles

    The Human Angle: Evelyn Wilson

    2010-10-23T00:00:00Z

    Highland Game is a great place to work. My role has developed and is very varied and different every day.

  • Comment & Opinion

    Saturday Essay: Thank God parties think alike on green issues

    2010-10-23T00:00:00Z

    Conference season reveals an environmental consensus. But does the green revolution start here, asks Ian Hogg

  • SCOTTY-POTATOES
    News

    Albert Bartlett gives Scottish their very own branded spud

    2010-10-23T00:00:00Z

    Albert Bartlett is looking to make further inroads into the branded market with the launch of a new brand of potatoes this week. Scotty Brand joins the company's established Rooster brand of potatoes, which launched in 2003, and is...

  • GLENFIDDICH
    News

    Glenfiddich ads replace heritage with lifestyle

    2010-10-23T00:00:00Z

    Glenfiddich is ditching the "heather and weather" imagery used in traditional single malt whisky advertising for a new emphasis on lifestyle and tasting notes in a bid to entice drinkers from other spirits. The new global ad campaign, One...

  • RAJ-SAMANI
    News

    Premier Wholesale’s catering bid blamed for its adminstration

    2010-10-23T00:00:00Z

    Premier Wholesale has fallen into administration with sources blaming its multimillion pound diversification into catering. Administrator Leonard Curtis, confirmed it had taken over the running of the Harrow-based cash & carry, which...

  • ADAM-SOLIMAN
    Profiles

    My Alternative CV: Adam Soliman, director of Charbrew

    2010-10-23T00:00:00Z

    Adam Soliman, director of Charbrew, on Hanson, trouser zippers and big hairy moths

  • DEBBIE-AND-ANDREW
    News

    Debbie & Andrew’s in TV ad debut next year

    2010-10-23T00:00:00Z

    Debbie & Andrew's has unveiled plans to advertise on TV for the first time in a bid to boost its share of the sausage category. Shoppers who bought Debbie & Andrew's sausages showed "fantastic loyalty" to the brand, according to...