All The Grocer articles in 27 October 2007
Previous issues.
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News
We ask... is the Commission right about wholesaling?
?This is a very depressing subject. It almost seems like a waste of time saying anything. I have been in this industry for 20 years and I have seen the independent sector decline as a result of the rise of big multiples. It's obvious buying...
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Climbing the ladder - Andy Walsh
What was your first-ever job? I was commis chef at the Pembroke Hotel in Blackpool. Give us a quick run-down on your career to date. I worked as a chef for 13 years for Copthorne, Hilton & Marriott groups, ran the fine dining Dysons Restaurant...
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Wholesaler Profile DCS Europe
DCS Europe chief executive Denys Shortt has never been one to take defeat lying down. As a former England international hockey player and an award-winning entrepreneur, he has become used to success.So when he set about finding a new...
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Don't try to justify your gut feelings, just go with them
Rely on your gut feelings the next time you have a decision to make. The brain is so connected with the stomach that the choices you make are bound to be the right onesAll the CEOs I know can tell stories of how they had a negative gut...
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Reader Survey
Source: Email poll of wholesalersAn exclusive survey of the UK's leading wholesalers carried out by The Grocer has delivered a damning view of the Competition Commission's provisional findings of its 18-month long groceries inquiry. All...
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Asda puts £150m into festive cuts
Asda is pumping £150m into what it claims is its biggest-ever set of festive price cuts. CEO Andy Bond said the retailer had decided on the reductions after research by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) indicated this...
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Comment & Opinion
our man from drip Don Pumsey - 27th October 2007
Ihave had an idea that must rank as genius even by the standards of the man who first saw the potential for Microwave Angel Delight Smoothies under the Pumsey's Price Palace "PPP" label back in 1989. Let's have an inquiry into supermarket inquiries,...
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Price Survey - 27th October 2007
This week Asda announced it would be making £150m of price cuts in the run-up to Christmas but its winning basket this week proves its prices are already the lowest. Asda was the cheapest retailer for the fourth consecutive week with a £45.94...
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Just 26% eating two fish portions a week
Only one in four people is getting their recommended two helpings of fish per week - though consumption is rising, research from Seafish has revealed. Twenty six per cent of people eat the amount recommended by the Food Standards Agency,...
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Young's spends £5m on Grimsby range launch
Young's is launching the world's first 100%-sustainable wild cod fish fingers as part of a range intended to set the brand apart as the nations's seafood specialist. The seven-strong frozen and chilled Great Grimsby range, backed by a £5m...
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ASA rejects complaints about Localchoice ads
Tesco's new regional milk line got an unexpected fillip this week when the Advertising Standards Authority rejected complaints the milk wasn't actually local. Tesco said it was pleased the watchdog had ruled TV and press ads promoting...
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Comment & Opinion
Opinion - "The packaging issue is as much about shortfalls in recycling infrastructure as shortfalls in supermarket policies"
So the supermarkets are not as green as they claim to be and need to do more to reduce "excessive" packaging? Sounds like pots and kettles to me. It's all very well Joan Ruddock pledging vaguely in the Commons this week that she wants to "push the...
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Supply Something New goes abroad
Supply Something New, Sainsbury's Dragons' Den-style drive to find new products, is going global. The scheme, designed to boost the amount of British local produce in stores, is being taken to Australia, France and Germany. Head...
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Costcutter accused of double standards over ordering levy
Nisa member Costcutter has been accused of double standards over its reaction to the introduction of Nisa-Today's new Low Weekly Order Volume Levy. Costcutter executive chairman Colin Graves has given his broad support for the levy, which...
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Kellogg's pushes into adult fruit snacking
Kellogg's is expanding into the adult fruit snacks sector for the first time as its plan to derive half of sales from outside cereals gathers pace. It is spending £4m next year on advertising its new FruitaBü range, which will initially...
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Organics must slash reliance on airfreight
The Soil Association has decided against an outright ban on organic food airfreighting, arguing that it would hurt farmers in developing nations. But after four months of consultation over whether airfreighted produce can have organic...
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Tesco urges expansion of low and no alcohol
Tesco head of BWS Dan Jago has called for more organic, low and no-alcohol products as well better retail ready packaging. Speaking at the Tesco Drinks Awards, Jago said the industry at all levels needed to drive moderate consumption and...
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Profiles
My Alternative CV - Diana Cooper, Tideford's
Who was your first teenage crush and why? David Cassidy. Loved the big hair. When was the first time you got drunk and what did you drink? I was 14 years old and it was Dom Perignon Champagne. Lovely.
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Lea & Perrins gets premium appeal
Heinz is taking Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce into the premium market with a special edition bottle and extra mature variety to encourage its wider use as a condiment. The Extra Matured Special Edition version has been matured for...