All The Grocer articles in 9 October 2010
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World News 9/10/10
Shares in Sara Lee rocketed this week following reports that it had rejected a £7.6bn ($12bn) unsolicited takeover offer from private equity firm KKR & Co. The global consumer goods company is understood to have...
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NewsFresh & Easy ‘will be profitable in 2012/13’
Fresh & Easy, Tesco's US-based convenience chain, will no longer require a recovery in the US economy in order to make money, and will be profitable from 2012/13, CEO Sir Terry Leahy predicted this week.
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NewsGrocer 33: Service - Sainsbury’s atmosphere seals victory
Sainsbury’s in Swansea won this week’s service award with a display of consistently good customer service. Our shopper said there was a “lovely atmosphere” in-store and that staff had gone out of their way to offer help. One looked for the pains au chocolat with her and the checkout assistant ...
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NewsBooker’s biggest-ever rollback cuts price of over 500 products
Booker has launched what it claims is its biggest-ever price rollback. The cash & carry giant has invested £8m in the rollback, with prices slashed on more than 500 products across grocery, soft drinks, wine, spirits and non-food.
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Safe and sexy for 6p a pop
Good news for lovestruck bargain hunters this week with 99p Stores selling an 18-pack of condoms for less than a quid. Still, it’s not the sort of product where you’d want to gamble on quality. Figures this year showed the average cost of…
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NewsAcid Test: Steam Cooked Mackerel Fillets
John West is hoping its new fillets will encourage young and lapsed shoppers to reappraise canned mackerel by providing a credible alternative to chilled offerings.
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NewsActivia joins Rachel’s in pouring yoghurts
Danone is following in the footsteps of Rachel's by launching a range of pouring yoghurts under its Activia brand. The yoghurts (rsp: £1.99/950g) come in three variants strawberry, vanilla and natural and are intended to be used with...
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Rana hires Tim Lovejoy for new ad
Former Soccer AM host Tim Lovejoy has been named as a new brand ambassador for Giovanni Rana pasta as part of a £2.5m television advertising campaign. The four-week campaign hit screens on Monday and portrays Lovejoy panicking over the...
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NewsRadox pokes fun at tacky world TV ads
Radox spoofs tacky TV advertising styles from India, Japan and the UAE in its new TV advert. The television and print campaign kicked off this week to support the launch this summer of Radox for Men. It takes a humorous look at...
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NewsPublic invited to do it like Dolmio puppets and star in new ads
Can’t act? Don’t worry. Wooden acting skills could be a distinct advantage in a new campaign being launched next weekend to engage consumers with the Dolmio pasta sauce brand. Mars is inviting members of the public to Do It Like Dolmio by…
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NewsDebut for Finest in Tesco’s beer and cider aisles
Tesco will up the premium credentials of its own-label booze with a debut beer and cider range under its Finest banner, The Grocer can exclusively reveal. The 10-strong line-up of bespoke bottled drinks includes a 9.2% abv American Double...
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NewsFocus On Alcoholic Drinks: New players, new strategies
Following a shake-up of key personnel in the beer, wines and spirits category, how are retailers coping with duty hikes and a reliance on promotions? Anna-Marie Julyan reports
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Focus On Alcoholic Drinks: Four to watch
Beefeater is getting a track record for innovation. Beefeater 24, launched in October 2008, is a super-premium expression that is based on 12 botanicals, including tea, and is steeped for 24 hours.
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Profiles
My Alternative CV: Andrew Keeble, co-founder, Debbie & Andrew’s
Andrew Keeble, co-founder, Debbie & Andrew’s, on building trust, Risky Business and savage sows
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Profiles
The Human Angle: Elizabeth MacGregor-Smith
It's exciting and rewarding at Genius. We're always very busy as Genius is only just over a year old and we are expanding rapidly.
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NewsFinsbury Food looks to spread free-from appeal with Genius
Finsbury Food is hoping to broaden the appeal of its Genius gluten-free bread beyond coeliac sufferers and ramp up its category share through a £3m marketing campaign. The multimedia push will run later this year in a bid to increase...
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NewsHigh Street Dreams sauce listed by Asda
Mr Singh's the chilli sauce of BBC1 High Street Dreams fame is now rolling out to Asda stores nationwide just five months after the show aired. The launch marks the 25-year-old brand's first listing with one of the big four and comes...
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NewsNisa sticks to its guns in face of Costcutter’s latest assault
Colin Graves’ resignation from the board of Nisa-Today’s has brought the long-standing feud with Costcutter back to boiling point, says Beth Phillips
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Bacon suffers rasher blood to the head
Kevin Bacon is back in vogue, if the ubiquitous Hollywood icon ever really went away. Famously, you can link any movie actor to any other via his movies, in the 'Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon' parlour game. His starring role in...
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Hallowe’en home baking for Dr Oetker
Dr Oetker is responding to the growing home-baking trend with Hallowe'en-themed treat-making kits. The new range, available now, comprises a Bat Cookie Mix, a Cupcake Mix and an Apple Decorating kit, all of which contain the key...