All The Grocer articles in 8 October 2011

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  • JAMIE-MOORE
    Grocer 33

    Sainsbury's, Hereford

    2011-12-06T00:00:00Z

    The Grocer 33 is a weekly mystery shopping survey, tracking price, service and availability at the five leading grocery retailers: Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose. Each week the winning store manager is interviewed by The Grocer.

  • DAVE-PEARS
    Grocer 33

    Morrisons, East Dereham

    2011-10-14T00:00:00Z

    The Grocer 33 is a weekly mystery shopping survey, tracking price, service and availability at the five leading grocery retailers: Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose. Each week the winning store manager is interviewed by The Grocer.

  • ANDREW-LANSLEY
    News

    Government calls on industry to slash calories

    2011-10-14T00:00:00Z

    The government is expecting the food and drink industry to sign pledges to slash the calories in an average shopping basket by up to 5%, and has warned it will consider a fat tax if retailers and suppliers fail.

  • UNILEVER PRODUCTS
    News

    Unilever to buy stake in Russia's Concern Kalina

    2011-10-14T00:00:00Z

    Unilever is to buy an 82% stake in £500m Russian beauty business Concern Kalina. The company is the biggest player in Russia’s personal care market.

  • News

    Revamp for Ross Burgers

    2011-10-14T00:00:00Z

    Ross Burgers have been revamped and given a simplified recipe to better reflect a ‘homestyle’ approach to cooking. The frozen food supplier is re-launching both its 2oz and 4oz burgers with a more eye-catching packaging and clearer key messaging.

  • Comment & Opinion

    Chewing the fat

    2011-10-13T00:00:00Z

    When Hungary launched a fat tax in the summer it was greeted as much as a chance for witty headlines as a serious proposition for us Brits.

  • News

    Dole Europe restructures fresh fruit business

    2011-10-13T00:00:00Z

    Dole is to shake up to its fresh fruit operations in Northern Europe to better focus on its different product lines and boost growth. The reorganisation will result in the creation of two new divisions - the Tropical Fruit Division will focus....

  • HESTON-MINCE-PIES
    News

    Blumenthal’s pine mince pies hit eBay

    2011-10-13T00:00:00Z

    It’s only been on Waitrose shelves for a few hours, but Heston Blumenthal’s latest festive creation has already hit eBay. The follow-up to his Hidden Orange Christmas Pudding - which was reportedly selling for more than £100 a...

  • News

    Booker profits rise 22%

    2011-10-13T00:00:00Z

    Booker has posted a 22% rise in pre-tax profits to £45m in its first half, with sales up 8.5% to £1.8bn. The company said improvements in customer service had helped to drive overall like-for-like sales by 6.5% in the 24 weeks to 9 September.

  • News

    Sainsbury’s pushes into digital media with £1m acquisition

    2011-10-13T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury’s customers will soon be able to buy, rent or stream digital media from the supermarket, following its £1m acquisition of online entertainment company Global Media Vault. GMV runs a white-label entertainment ecommerce....

  • HOME BARGAINS
    News

    Profits up a quarter at Home Bargains operator TJ Morris

    2011-10-12T12:36:14.170Z

    TJ Morris has posted operating profits of £57.5m for the past year. The figure, for the 12 months to 30 June, represents an increase of 24% over the previous year. Turnover at the discount retailer, which trades as Home Bargains, hit £721m.

  • BREWDOG SUNK PUNK
    News

    BrewDog’s Sunk Punk comes up for air

    2011-10-12T12:10:07.860Z

    It takes some effort to beat serving a 55% abv beer encased a dead squirrel, but BrewDog may have topped its previous endeavours by brewing a beer on the ocean floor.

  • CO-OPERATIVE GROUP
    News

    The Co-op claims lead on palm oil with new commitments

    2011-10-12T10:00:08.140Z

    The Co-operative Group has claimed it is the largest UK supermarket to certify all of its palm oil as sustainable. The retailer is purchasing accredited GreenPalm certificates from a co-operative of smallholders who are producing sustainable palm oil, accredited by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil.

  • NOM
    News

    Nom parts company with UK boss Potts

    2011-10-11T12:56:42.817Z

    Nom UK boss David Potts is to leave the business at the end of the year. Responsibility for Nom’s UK operations will pass to Nom International chief executive Christoph Wenisch, who joined the company earlier this year.

  • News

    Warburtons takes first steps outside UK with Euro-friendly loves

    2011-10-11T12:51:00Z

    Warburtons has expanded outside the UK for the first time by launching into Tesco stores in four central European countries. The baker has worked with Tesco’s group food sourcing team – which sources products that could work across the retailer’s global business – to tailor seven Warburtons-branded lines for the European market. They include a white Toastie loaf, fruit bread, brown bread, crumpets and English muffins.

  • ALDI
    News

    Aldi again leads the way for growth

    2011-10-11T11:49:00Z

    Aldi has again led the grocery market in terms of growth over the past three months, according to new data from Kantar Worldpanel.

  • Comment & Opinion

    Anuga! Anuga!

    2011-10-11T00:00:00Z

    Every couple of years the world comes to Cologne in the shape of the Anuga food and drink show.

  • SAINSBURYS NEW
    News

    Brand Match goes nationwide at Sainsbury's this week

    2011-10-10T11:42:49.437Z

    Sainsbury’s will launch its Brand Match voucher scheme nationwide on Wednesday. The scheme, revealed by The Grocer in June, has been on trial in the supermarket’s 12 Northern Irish stores.

  • CEREAL-GROWING2
    News

    Wheat price fall takes pressure off suppliers

    2011-10-10T00:00:00Z

    A dramatic slump in wheat and corn prices over the past month has given hope of a respite to food suppliers weighed down by relentless commodity price increases. All grain prices have taken a tumble. Bread milling prices in the UK have…

  • Comment & Opinion

    Nice little churner

    2011-10-10T00:00:00Z

    The X Factor: synonymous with tearful contestants, ridiculous ‘twists’ and, these days, extravagant ads for yoghurt.