All The Grocer articles in 4 December 2010
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News
Cravendale rewards attract 1.6 million
Cravendale's first-ever on-pack reward scheme has attracted nearly 90,000 claims in the 15 weeks since its launch, and the brand is ordering extra stock to cope with demand.The Arla-owned filtered-milk brand started offering items from...
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News
World News 4/12/10
Walmart has offered to acquire 51% of the shares of South African retailer Massmart Holdings in a deal valued at about £1.5bn. The transaction, which still requires shareholder approval, faces strong opposition from the South African...
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NewsSt Mungo beer from Glasgow exclusively hits 200 Waitroses
Glasgow-based St Mungo lager is set to hit the big time following a new listings deal with Waitrose and a £6.5m manufacturing investment to expand into the off-trade. Produced by the West brewery, St Mungo (rsp: £1.69 per bottle) has been...
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NewsBrakes and Compass Group sign record £300m distribution deal
Compass Group has signed what it claims is the UK's largest catering distribution contract with Brakes. From January 2012 Brakes will receive deliveries of £300m worth of frozen, ambient and chilled goods from suppliers at its depots and...
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NewsHiggidy reports 45% increase in sales and looks into new sites
Upmarket pie maker Higgidy has seen its turnover rocket by 45% over the past year and is eyeing new manufacturing sites as it looks to double capacity. Sales growth for the West Sussex company totalled £8.1m for the year to 30 September ...
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Analysis & FeaturesAcid Test: Crabbie’s Mulled Ginger Wine
Crabbie’s Mulled Ginger Wine offers a festive option for consumers looking to trade up to an indulgent premium product, claims Halewood.
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NewsRetailers sound alarm over staff theft levels
Two high-profile independent retailers are urging fellow shopkeepers to remain vigilant of staff theft after falling victim to significant theft themselves. Budgens and Spar retailer Jonathan James, who is also vice chairman of the ACS,...
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Profiles
My Alternative CV: David Collard, Dormen Food Co
David Collard, managing director, The Dormen Food Company, on nosebleeds, Adam Ant and battling London traffic
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Comment & OpinionTales of Titania: Prince Andrew plays swapsies
Very disappointed not to make it into leaked diplomatic dispatches following my work on the 'Leading British Food Out Of The Recession' export roadshow with Prince Andrew.
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Profiles
The Human Angle: Simon McMurtrie
Tony Laithwaite bombards us with new ideas every day, which is great! Tony and Barbara Laithwaite's enthusiasm keeps us all inspired.
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NewsStock Spirits Group beefs up exec team
Stock Spirits Group, the fast-growing Central European spirits producer, has made a string of appointments to its management team. In two new roles, Joanna Zytkiewicz has been promoted to group sales and marketing director and Brian...
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NewsBeetroot medley for Sainsbury’s top tier
Sainsbury's is adding three new varieties of beetroot to its Taste The Difference line-up this Christmas. The new Heritage Coloured Beetroot range comprises white, golden and candy-striped (known as chioggia) varieties and goes on sale as...
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NewsLansley’s vision: is the health secretary being myopic?
This week Andrew Lansley outlined the contents of the Public Health White Paper – and the role he wants industry to play. Nick Hughes reports
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NewsIGD: c-stores and online set to boom
C-stores are set to outperform the wider grocery market over the next five years as new store developments and consumer demand underpin growth. The UK convenience sector, currently valued at £32.1bn, is projected to grow 5.8% a year to...
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NewsChase sell his final stake as Tyrrells exports boom
Tyrrells founder William Chase has sold his remaining stake and interests in the business to private equity firm Langholm Capital for an undisclosed sum. Chase said his new potato vodka business Chase Distillery was the deal driver and...
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NewsBritish wheat move for Co-op own label
The Co-operative Group has become the first retailer to switch its own-label sliced bread range to 100% British wheat. The switch is across the society's 10-strong own-label bread range and includes both its value offering Simply Value...
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NewsXmas sprout drought faces British diners
The UK could be facing a sprouts shortage in the run-up to Christmas, one of the country's growers has warned. Exceptionally hot weather earlier in the year, coupled with the present wintry conditions, had led to a "race against time" to...
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NewsProduction of cheese and butter increases
UK butter and cheese production rose significantly in September, by 26% and 10% respectively, according to Defra figures, while liquid milk was up 1%. About 1.17 billion litres of milk was used for Cheddar production, up 5.9% from...
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NewsHurricane-hit growers in call for supermarket help
Fairtrade banana producers on the Windward Islands are calling on UK retailers to pledge long-term commitment to the region as they count the cost of crop damage in the wake of Hurricane Tomas. Prior to the hurricane, which hit at the...
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Comment & Opinion
Careers File: Celebrate a new job, but plan your first weeks
So, you've just been offered a great new job. What do you do now? Celebrate? Sit back, relax in the knowledge that all your hard work has paid off and wait for your first day?