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Articles in May 24, 2008, issue of Grocer

• Opinion
  by Adam Leyland
• Asda's new banana price war looks cleverly thought through
  by Adam Leyland
• Banana wars are back …
  by Alex Beckett
• … As ASA slams Asda's 'unfair and 'misleading' campaign
• Spar 'sorted' for ads
• PayPoint's sales soar
• FSA seeks ad agency
• Morrisons rethinks all own-label lines
• M&S: food must be fitter for future
  by Chloe Smith
• Ocado may file complaint in pricing spat
• Tesco Shetland says it will protect local shops
  by Simon Vevers
• Booker plans more web-based orders
• FSA sets lower pass rate for food hygiene
• Britvic turns focus on energy drinks
• Nearby Stores records profit leap of 35%
• East of England Co-op posts 11.4% profit rise
  by Simon Vevers
• Food Ethics Council says air freight only part of problem
• Asda fights 'pay as you throw' bin tax
• Lees Foods hit by rising cost of raw materials
  by Simon Vever
• Tangerine facing strike in Blackpool
• Global food crisis 'set to drive GM'
• Struggling Payzone fights to recover through shares issue
• Tesco to take full control of Dobbies chain
• US retailers muscle in on Fresh & Easy's act
  by Chloe Smith
• Tate & Lyle's Fairtrade plan still on track
• C-store lobby guns for plan to cordon off alcohol sales
• Face recognition system pulled
• Budgens supply chain gets 33m [pounds sterling] makeover
  by Beth Phillips
• Record profits for Heart of England
• Raunds back in action after refurbishment
• ICBA outlaws fizzy drinks ads for kids
• Reliance Retail plans Indian growth
• Metro C&C makes debut in Egypt
• Nestle aids China disaster relief
• Heineken to buy Rechitsa brewery
• Street elected Federation of Bakers' chair
• Uniq hires Draisey to drive recovery plans
  by Simon Vevers
• Doran hired for UK ops at The Greenery
• E&J Gallo Winery fills six senior roles
• Friendly Asda edges ahead: impressive merchandising, well-stocked shelves and friendly staff in the tourist town of Weston-super-Mare saw Asda edge ahead in the battle to be crowned our service champion
  by Nick Hughes
• Q&A with Lee Williamson: Store manager of the week
• This week a year ago the winner was
• Service champs
• Price survey
  by Alex Beckett
• Availability
• Top-up shop
• Beer falls behind wine in promotional stakes: aggressive promotional activity down the wine and spirits aisles left beer and lager trailing in their wake last weekend
  by Kay Staniland
• The week's main activity
• Share of space
• Come on Brits, be brave—tilapia and chips anyone? The seafood industry is under pressure to improve sustainability—and increase supply. The only solution is to persuade British consumers to try new species
  by Mike Mitchell
• Daily Mail
• The Daily Telegraph
• FT
• Daily Express
• The Sunday Times
• First rumblings of a price battle: the difference between the changes in input and on-shelf prices is at its highest level this decade, which could affect margin forecasts and even prompt a battle on price
  by Jonathan Pritchard
• Media did not tell the whole story
  by Martin Wiseman
• Union welcomes pay move for temps …
  by Tony Woodley
• … But FDF says it's a blow to suppliers
  by Angela Coleshill
• The lamentable loss of Food from Britain
  by Enrique Guillen
• Pay for the privilege of being paid by Asda
• Brands: will they help or hinder food profits? Brands could either complete the weekly shop, or highlight the price of M&S own-brand products
  by Chloe Smith
• Sainsbury's tastes difference in wine: selling wine by flavour rather than country has been tried before. Will it work this time
  by Graham Holter
• Can indies do fresh? With the public ever more interested in getting 5-a-day, c-stores need to shape up their fresh produce offer
  by Michael Barker
• Shop profile: cook: slimmer gently for about 11 years
  by David Burrows
• Frozen warms up us economy cools
• Groceries inquiry
• Power to the people: the UK grocery retail industry is preparing for a technological revolution that will see retailers and brands hand a lot more power down to consumers
  by Mark Choueke
• Restoring faith in functionals: after years of growth, functional food seems to have stalled as shoppers become sceptical about product claims. But a new law offers hope
  by Richard Clarke
• Soft drinks tap into health
• The expert: digestive products drive market
  by Julian Mellentin
• The supplier: consumers want a specific benefit
  by Jon Walsh
• Research notes
  by Nathan Ward
• Cutting cholesterol confusion: cholesterol-reducing foods suffered a sales slump last year, but manufacturers are hoping to turn this around with marketing activity targeting their key consumers
• 'Me-too' goods damage sector
• Consumers sceptical
• Mini profile: beauty from the inside
• Beauty from the inside
• It's only natural
• Probiotics