All The Grocer articles in 28 March 2009
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Morrisons debut for northeast curry maker Maysan
Morrisons has launched a new range of hot curry pastes and powders that are being sold in 177 stores in the northeast by a local producer.
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Retailers reap 90% of trade promotion profits
Retailers pocket 90% of the profits generated by trade promotions, despite manufacturers spending £8bn a year funding the deals.
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Holberry quits Magners hot-seat amid career worries
Magners GB managing director John Holberry has quit after just a year with the company – blaming a lack of career opportunities following the installation of a new management team.
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Rose hails new ranges for slowing M&S food sales decline
Marks & Spencer has posted better than expected results for the fourth quarter of the year, with like-for-like sales down by just 4.2% in the UK.
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Tesco in £400k push to save water
Tesco is working on an efficiency project with Yorkshire Water to reduce the amount of water used in hundreds of stores to improve its carbon footprint and save costs.
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Sales at caterer Compass hit by rising unemployment
Catering giant Compass is expected to announce a fall in UK sales for the past six months.
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Absolut cashes in on G20 controversy with new ad campaign
A mass pillow fight between political protestors and the police features in the first UK advertising for Absolut vodka since it was bought by Pernod Ricard last year.
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AG Barr energised by Irn-Bru but water sales dry up
Fizzy drinks fuelled solid growth in profits for soft drinks group AG Barr, despite a flat performance by waters, juices and smoothies.
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Nisa signs up two more Irish indies
Nisa-Today's has signed up two more independent retailers in the Republic of Ireland, bringing the total number of member stores there to eight.Ardkeen Quality Food Store in Waterford and Nolan's Supermarket in Dublin will be supplied...
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Vimto targets pouch format at teenagers
Vimto Soft Drinks is ditching its ‘Shlurple the Purple’ strapline and launching a pouch variant as part of a strategy to capture a bigger slice of the teen market.A £5m marketing push kicks off in June with TV advertising around programmes...
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Shoppers set to switch to fresher fare
Nearly four in 10 shoppers plan to buy less prepared food and more fresh produce in the next six months in an attempt to cut shopping bills, according to research.A survey by management consultancy Booz & Company indicated that 28% of...
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Falling farmer numbers threaten organic milk supply
Organic milk supplies are coming under threat as farmers switch back to conventional milk production – on the grounds it is more commercially viable. Securing organic milk supply was “the greatest challenge faced by the industry”, warned...
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Kitted out for an Xotiq evening
Xotiq's ambient south-east Asian meal kits are spicing up the shelves in independents, butchers, delicatessens, farm shops and garden centres. Richard Ford finds out more
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Comment & Opinion
Our man from the DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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Critical Eye... on a very Japanese obsession
We Brits may think we like our food fresh, but it's nothing compared to the Japanese, finds Liz Hamson
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The fat controller
The WeightWatchers UK boss wants to tackle obesity - with the help of the supermarkets. Alex Beckett reports
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Halewood spices up Lamb's Rum to woo younger consumers
Rum brand Lamb’s is being spiced up in a bid to attract younger drinkers – in the brand’s biggest piece of NPD in 150 years. Lamb’s Spiced Rum, which is infused with natural spices including cinnamon, lime and vanilla, is set to hit...
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Commodities: Will the 'exceptional' spike in the price of wheat recur?
After hitting record highs last year, commodity prices are back to more reasonable levels. But how much volatility lies ahead, asks James Ball
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Workers claim Tesco is not replacing staff
Outraged staff in some Tesco stores say the company is cutting costs by not replacing workers when they leave – despite the retailer’s claim that it will create 10,000 jobs this year.Staff levels have been falling since late last year,...
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Tesco says shoppers need to be taught how carbon scores work
Tesco will put carbon footprint labels on more products if it can overcome consumer confusion over carbon scores.