All The Grocer articles in 24 January 2009
Previous issues.
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Minister calls for clarity over meat labels
The environment secretary, Hilary Benn, has thrown his weight behind calls for supermarkets to stop selling as British processed food containing foreign meat.
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Wrigley will take 60 days to share suppliers' payments
Confectionery giant Wrigley is doubling the amount of time it will take to pay suppliers from 30 days to 60, according to reports.
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Bond in the hot seat
This week The Grocer welcomed Asda chief executive Andy Bond as guest editor. While he was here, Chloe Smith took the chance to pin him down and put your questions to one of the most influential men in the industry
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Stores face OJ drought after Sunjuice administration
Major retailers face a shortage of freshly squeezed orange juice this weekend after supplier Sunjuice - a subsidiary of Serious Food Company - went into administration this week.
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SABMiller acquires Romanian brewer
SABMiller has acquired a 71% stake in Romanian brewer Bere Azuga.
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Waitrose and discounters top customer service poll
Waitrose has been named top for customer service in a Which? poll.
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Today's Group reports successful trading
Nisa-Today's wholesaling arm Today’s Group has announced its best trading figures since 2003, despite the economic downturn.
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Unilever buys Toni & Guy hair brands
Unilever is set to acquire TIGI, the Toni & Guy premium hair care business, for $411.5m (£295m). Adding to a portfolio that includes Silvikrin and Timotei, the deal marks Unilever's first step into hair salon products and includes major names Bed Head, Catwalk and S-Factor...
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Around the Papers 26/1/09
Cocoa crisis; Tesco's secret poultry talks; alcohol improves bedroom performance, claim Aussies
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Motorway services giant RoadChef on the market
The owner of RoadChef is looking for potential buyers for the business, as the motorway services giant feels the effects of the supermarket price war on fuel.
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Tell us your views on trade promotions
Suppliers spend a lot of time and money seeking to make their trade promotions as effective as possible in growing business.
They also spend a lot of time worrying about whether they worked.
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Can own label make its mark?
C-stores have woken up and smelled the own-label coffee and are now making shelf space alongside the brands, reports Beth Phillips
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Israel offers longer shelf life for poultry
Israeli food technologists are claiming to have produced packaging that can double the shelf life of fresh poultry to eight days.The new packaging approach, from manufacturer Teva-Off, uses Hera SLB (Shelf Life Booster) technology to allow...
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Johnson opens new H Forman & Son site
Britain's oldest salmon smoker has opened its new £4.7m factory after the company was forced to relocate to make way for the Olympics 2012 site.H Forman & Son's new 50,000 sq ft salmon-shaped building was opened by London Mayor Boris Johnson...
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Wholesalers keep profits strong but fear for foodservice
Sales and profits in the wholesale sector were up in 2008, according to The Grocer's Big 30 survey. But 2009 is set to be different altogether, experts warn. Despite the continuing expansion of the multiples into the convenience sector, a...
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Hall & Woodhouse keep it in the family
Hall & Woodhouse, brewer of Tanglefoot and Badger, has appointed Anthony and Mark Woodhouse as joint managing directors following the sudden death of MD David Woodhouse earlier this month. David, who had been MD since 1998, died on New...
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Saturday Essay: Free yourself up to play to your strengths
Outsourcing sales teams in tough economic times allows brands to focus on the essentials, says Peter Butler
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Premier encouraging switch to wholemeal
Premier Foods is encouraging shoppers to switch from white bread to wholemeal in a new marketing campaign backed by ex-Spice Girl Emma Bunton. The £1.5m campaign, which will run for eight weeks, aims to persuade some of the 18% of consumers...
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Our man from DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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TV dragon hopes Sip is next Reggae Reggae
Dragons' Den tycoon Peter Jones hopes to replicate the success of Reggae Reggae Sauce with beauty water brand Sip