All The Grocer articles in 4 October 2014 – Page 2
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News
Camelot hails launch of 3D Blippar Christmas scratchcard
Camelot has claimed it is the first lottery operator in the world to launch a 3D scratchcard using augmented reality…
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News
Aldi's epic fail: its app came last in our expert poll
Aldi bottom of supermarket smartphone app rankings but Sainsbury’s app isn’t much better…
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Tesco gives its Chokablok ice cream 'venture brand' the chop
Tesco has axed Chokablok ice cream – one of its original venture brand launches…
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Comment & Opinion
Sainsbury's Brand Match 2.0 ignores the elephant in the room
Mike Coupe has promised no stone will be left unturned at the interims in November as he seeks to arrest an alarming deter…
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News
Suppliers vie for civil powers to take on 'copycat' brands
Suppliers are eagerly awaiting the results of a government consultation into whether they will be given civil powers to pu…
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Walkers blames revenue fall on competition and pricing shifts
Snacks giant Walkers Snack Foods suffered a 6% drop in revenues last year as competition in the sector intensified…
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Comment & Opinion
Fish and chips and the great open or wrapped conundrum
For centuries the greatest minds in history have pondered the biggest questions in life…
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News
Waitrose teams with Monster Pet Supplies for petcare website
Waitrose has launched a website dedicated solely to pet products. WaitrosePet.com…
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Winemark's full-year pre-tax profits plunge 75%
Winemark has reported a 75% slump in full-year pre-tax profits…
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Bidvest 3663 launches Beans and Steam coffee concept
Bidvest 3663 has launched a new coffee brand called Beans and Steam…
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French's hot dogs launched by Smithfield
Pork producer Smithfield Foods has licensed mustard brand French’s for the launch of two new chilled hot dog lines…
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Analysis & Features
How Tesco ran out of rabbits as it struggled to stem losses
A lot of tricks of the trade used by Tesco to extract money from suppliers are common practice. So where has it gone wrong?
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News
Tesco targets tourists and offices with London Express refresh
Tesco has revealed plans to refresh nearly a quarter of its London Express stores to target tourists and office workers…
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Category Report
Confectionery Category Report 2014
Our massive category report looks at three distinct areas: confectionery NPD, own label, and the war on sugar…
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News
Dairy Crest unveils strategy to boost dairy category by £800m
Dairy Crest has unveiled a three-year plan to grow the dairy category by £800m…
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Analysis & Features
The Grocer New Product Awards: the winners and finalists
The Grocer’s annual celebration of the best new fmcg products took place in London this week…
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Analysis & Features
Which fmcg brands are using Twitter and Facebook to the max?
Bold, irreverent and outspoken in tone, top performer Irn-Bru’s ranking was probably also helped…
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Analysis & Features
Apps from supermarkets: how they perform
All the supermarkets have an app, but who has the best one…
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Analysis & Features
Promotions help keep lid on price of Christmas confectionery
Chocolate suppliers have once again cut the size of Christmas selection tins…
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News
United Biscuits presses on with stock market flotation
A UK listing of United Biscuits remains the top option for the McVitie’s owner…