All The Grocer articles in 29 October 2005 – Page 4

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    Heineken aims for accessibility

    2005-10-31T08:23:00Z

    The Heineken brand needs to be more accessible, Peter van Campen, Heineken’s group commerce director has admitted.Speaking at the launch of a new marketing project called Greenspace, which involves the restoration of disused warehouses to...

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    Retailers report slow half term sales

    2005-10-31T08:26:00Z

    Retailers have reported slow half term trading and disappointing sales of Halloween merchandise, footfall analyst SPSL has revealed.Tim Denison, director of SPSL, said: "Half term has not provided the boost to shopper numbers that we saw...

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    Blueheath acquires AC Ward & Son

    2005-11-01T08:17:00Z

    Delivered wholesaler Blueheath has acquired AC Ward & Son for up to £3m.Blueheath said that the acquisition represented further opportunity to supplement the organic growth of the company.It added that plans were already in place to...

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    Premier Foods buys Cauldron Foods

    2005-11-01T08:20:00Z

    Premier Foods has acquired meat-free and organic food producer Cauldron Foods for £27m.Premier Foods said that the Cauldron brand would sit alongside and be highly complementary to its Quorn brand, which it acquired earlier this...

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    Dairy farmers to strike

    2005-11-02T08:19:00Z

    Dairy farmers across the UK are expected to start a three-day strike today in protest over milk prices.The Milk Development Council claims that farmers receive approximately 18p for a litre of milk, but received 25p a litre 10 years...