All The Grocer articles in 30 October 2010 – Page 2
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Profiles
Spotlight: Interview with Eazy Cuizine founcer, James Cook
Frozen has struggled to shake its ‘cheap as chips’ tag, but Eazy Cuizine is winning sales by pushing posh frozen ready meals to c-stores. Rob Brown speaks to its founder, James Cook. It's never been easy in frozen food. Heavily discounted and hidden away at the back of stores, the ...
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News
Feasters gets fancy and flags low-fat content
Microwaveable burger specialist Feasters has retired its laddish image through a range relaunch. The Eatwell UK-owned business has given the packaging of its microwave-friendly products a new "gourmet menu-style" retro design with 'good...
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Comment & Opinion
Second Opinion: Give us confidence in the future
Deregulation is vital if the private sector is to create thousands of new jobs, says Kevin Hawkins
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News
Does Stokes collapse signal the end of the greengrocer?
The demise of the biggest chain has cast gloom over the sector, but smart players with a more modern approach may still flourish, says Julia Glotz
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Profiles
Ex-Hollands Pies chief lands MD role at Peter’s
Neil Court-Johnston has returned to the pie industry less than six months after being suspended from Hollands by parent company Northern Foods over a management buyout dispute. The former Hollands MD started this week at rival...
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News
Former RNS owner grows c-store chain
Richard Higgins, who sold his 15-strong c-store chain RNS Holdings to Southern Co-operatives, is expanding his new business. Higgins sold up in August 2006 but launched a new c-store business, Culverhill Retail, in February 2007. The...
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News
Corky’s vodka gets burlesque treatment
Global Brands is embracing the burlesque appeal of circus freak shows as part of a £1m investment to reinvigorate its vodka liqueur brand Corky's. Billed by Global as the biggest investment in Corky's seven-year history, The Curious...
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News
SSP goes for old-fashioned British fare
Travel food company SSP is to provide an alternative to panini and ciabatta in a new 'Best of British' on-the-go kiosk set to open in Manchester Piccadilly railway station in the next few weeks. Bread Box will serve "no-nonsense food and...
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News
Movie Marketing: Why brands are going movie mad
Clipper Tea went to Wonderland, Pom-Bear got cosy with Shrek and Müller dived into Sex and the City 2. The number of movie tie-ups has soared, but who’s chasing them, the brands... or the studios, asks Stuart Smith. When Shrek Forever racked up a cool $70m in its first weekend ...
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Comment & Opinion
Third Party: Legislation will force brands to think harder
The OFT’s new standards should help cut unhelpful promo wars – and make marketing more clever, says Becky Munday
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News
Warburtons set to refresh brand with pack design
Warburtons is stepping away from its 134-year-old heritage with a striking redesign of its brand logo. From the new year, Britain's biggest bakery will introduce the new motif which does away with the red crest and 'Since 1876' emblem...
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News
Retail Prices: Bread brand prices rise as global wheat shortage hits
Commodity pressures in bread have finally hit home in the past month, with the prices of bakery lines rising by 2.7% on average. Elinor Zuke reports
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News
Booths boosts its own label with value lines
Posh northern supermarket chain Booths is launching a new value range to strengthen its own-label offering and to show customers it's not just a high-end retailer. More than 100 lines in the Booths Everyday range have launched into...
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News
Boondoggle to make off-trade debut
New Forest-based Ringwood Brewery is taking its Boondoggle beer into the off-trade following "storming" sales in pubs. Boondoggle (rsp: £1.69), which takes its name from an American slang phrase meaning 'work of little value', is a 5% abv...
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News
Unpaid bills hit profits at JW Filshill
A rise in turnover at Scottish delivered wholesaler JW Filshill has been marred by a drop in profits caused partly by bad debts. Glasgow-based Filshill said it had been pleased with a 5.5% increase in turnover to £171.8m in the year to 31...
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Comment & Opinion
Careers File: Recruiting positive thinkers is a big boost for business
Anyone involved in the recruitment process, be they an employer or a professional recruiter, knows what a potential minefield it can be.
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Comment & Opinion
Critical Eye... on why brevity is better than wit
Why oh why are so many food and drink programmes an hour long these days? It's as if their makers think it turns them into the equivalent of broadsheets to the half-hour formats' red tops even though they've actually got no more than 10 minutes...
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News
Findus hires Bell as commercial director
Findus has made yet another hire at its UK frozen business, poaching Mars' David Bell as its new commercial director. Bell worked at Mars for more than 20 years in sales and marketing positions, most recently as the senior sales director...
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Comment & Opinion
Editor's Comment: Promotions mean availability is a bigger issue than ever
Hams Hall, the Sainsbury's DC, is still inextricably linked for me with the availability issues that cost the hapless Peter Davis his job.
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News
Asda next in line to face farmer protest over grocery margin
Farmers For Action is preparing to launch a second protest against a big four retailer this time Asda. The pressure group staged a protest outside Tesco's Southampton distribution depot last week, calling for British farmers to receive...
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