All The Grocer articles in 27 June 2009 – Page 2

  • News

    PLB’s Brazilian beer range gets dark side

    2009-06-27T00:00:00Z

    PLB Group is adding a black variant to its range of Brazilian beers to cash in on growing enthusiasm for foreign drinks.

  • TIM-NEVARD
    Comment & Opinion

    Saturday Essay: More to being green than CSR brochures

    2009-06-27T00:00:00Z

    The year 2010 is the UN International Year of Biodiversity, when a concerted effort will be made to highlight the role plant and animal species play in buffering the adverse effects of climate change.

  • KEVIN-HAWKINS
    Comment & Opinion

    Second Opinion: So Sir Paul knows best, does he?

    2009-06-27T00:00:00Z

    The silly season is well and truly upon us. Sir Paul McCartney urges us to give up eating meat on Mondays in support of the great crusade against global warming.

  • News

    Prince Charles praises Peter Blakemore

    2009-06-27T00:00:00Z

    Prince Charles has made wholesaler Peter Blakemore one of his business ambassadors for his commitment to responsible trading.

  • News

    Bluewater to open John Lewis food hall

    2009-06-27T00:00:00Z

    The second John Lewis food hall from Waitrose is set to open on 6 August at the Bluewater shopping centre, following a £21.9m spend on the branch. The hall will include a charcuterie bar, wine bar and pattisserie in the basement.

  • News

    Co-op to sell property to boost its cashflow

    2009-06-27T00:00:00Z

    The Co-operative Group is aiming to raise £175m over the next three years by selling off unwanted property. The society, which has a vast property empire worth £1.69bn encompassing stores, farms and residential sites, said the capital raised...

  • News

    Glasto deal puts Boost in festival spirit

    2009-06-27T00:00:00Z

    Boost Drinks is the official energy drink supplier of this weekend's Glastonbury's Festival. The exclusive deal will see 500ml bottles of Boost Energy placed in each official catering unit on the festival site.

  • News

    Dried fruit sales boosted by recession

    2009-06-27T00:00:00Z

    Dried fruit consumption is growing as it becomes seen as a convenient and economical food during the recession.

  • News

    Justin King brands industry’s obesity stance ‘disgraceful’

    2009-06-27T00:00:00Z

    Justin King has launched an astonishing tirade against advocates of front-of-pack GDAs describing the food and drink industry's failure to engage with the health and obesity agenda as "disgraceful". The Sainsbury's CEO, who infuriated the...

  • News

    Brewing in new sectors

    2009-06-27T00:00:00Z

    Recession? Pah! Coffee Nation has seized the moment to launch new machines and conquer a caffeine-loving market. Beth Phillips reports

  • News

    Musgrave to revamp own label lines for Londis and Budgens

    2009-06-27T00:00:00Z

    Musgrave Retail Partners GB is planning a raft of NPD this year, including four new ranges, as part of an overhaul of its Budgens and Londis own-label lines.

  • BIRDSEYE-CHICKEN-CHARGRILLS
    News

    Campaign Trail: Let's dance

    2009-06-27T00:00:00Z

    The 'chicken dance' takes on a new meaning in Birds Eye's new TV ad for Reggae Reggae Chicken Chargrills. A spiced-up chicken's Jamaican dance causes a piece of plain chicken to put its back out as it copies the moves. The ad hits screens this week...

  • Profiles

    Careers File: Motivate your sales staff and the good ones will stay

    2009-06-27T00:00:00Z

    Q: I get the sense that some of my sales teams out in the stores are beginning to feel a bit twitchy and looking to see if the grass is greener...

  • News

    Climate change is an opportunity

    2009-06-27T00:00:00Z

    Sir, It’s no surprise that the new study by the Carbon Trust issued on 22 June found almost two thirds of consumers were more likely to buy a product if action was being taken to reduce its carbon footprint. About 70% of consumers want businesses to help them make more ...

  • News

    New Waitrose local food chief

    2009-06-27T00:00:00Z

    Waitrose has named Tracey Marshall as its product manager for local and regional produce, replacing John Vine in the role.

  • News

    Commodities: Shortages of tea and coffee push up commodity prices

    2009-06-27T00:00:00Z

    With the commodity prices of Kenyan tea up 21% and Sri Lankan tea up 25%, the big brands are busy pushing promotional activity to shore up sales. James Ball reports

  • CHARLIE-WRIGHT
    News

    Critical Eye... on who's ruining Sainsbury's today

    2009-06-27T00:00:00Z

    Never mind Britain’s Got Talent. The show that had everyone talking this week was the culmination of I’m Ruining Sainsbury’s – sorry, I’m Running Sainsbury’s (Tuesday, Channel 4) – the supermarket’s televised quest for free publicity. Oh, and the next ‘big idea’ that will have Tesco running for the hills ...

  • News

    Macca doesn’t go far enough on meat and dairy, says WWF

    2009-06-27T00:00:00Z

    The upcoming WWF report goes far further than Paul McCartney's Meat-Free Mondays, calling for a revolution in consumption. Michael Barker reports

  • News

    Retailers told to push low meat/dairy diets

    2009-06-27T00:00:00Z

    Retailers must help tackle climate change by encouraging shoppers to eat less meat and dairy, the WWF has claimed.

  • News

    Discovery picks Peck to spearhead its relaunch

    2009-06-27T00:00:00Z

    Mexican food specialist Discovery Foods has promoted Andy Peck to managing director to oversee a relaunch of the brand and claw back market share.