4 August 2007
The Grocer
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1% starch threshold proposals blasted
06 Aug 2007
Trading Standards officers have criticised an FSA proposal to set a 1% threshold below which meat processors wouldn't have to tell consumers about starch and protein added to a product. They are concerned consumers will be misled if the information...
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3663 agrees deal to supply Pizza Express
06 Aug 2007
Foodservice giant 3663 First For Foodservice has won a multi-million pound contract to supply Pizza Express restaurants from struggling wholesaler Woodward Foodservice. The contract to supply the chain's 334 restaurants with frozen and ambient...
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A helping hand - or a hindrance?
06 Aug 2007
The most significant change in retail planning guidance for more than a decade is about to take place. In less than eight weeks the government will unveil details of its draft revision of 2005's Planning Policy Statement 6 (PPS6). A key plank of the...
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Artisan suppliers hit by flood losses
06 Aug 2007
Many small organic and artisan suppliers have been devastated by last week's floods in the south of England with a likely impact on quality, price and quantity for months and years to come. Tamara Schipu, who represents regional suppliers...
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Brands feel threatened by own label
06 Aug 2007
UK brand owners feel increasingly threatened by supermarkets' own label products, according to Saatchi & Saatchi X research. Half of the UK brand suppliers quizzed said own label products had become "much more" threatening to their business. The...
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Best candidates 'put off by private equity'
06 Aug 2007
Private equity-backed fmcg companies are struggling to attract and retain good quality people because of fears for long-term development prospects and job security, says a leading recruitment consultancy. Filling job vacancies within the £40k to...
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Better ranging 'would boost sales to £10bn'
06 Aug 2007
Consumer spending on dairy could rise £2.4bn to £10bn per year by 2012 if the industry focused more on what shoppers really wanted, according to new research from Dairy Crest. Its report, Dairy for Life, seen exclusively by The Grocer, says...
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acid test - Fruitasia and Little Stars
06 Aug 2007
Expert's verdict: 6/10 ?The only thing that lets this down is the packaging, which looks second-rate and is unlikely to have much appeal for women. There are too many colours going on and the name makes it sound Oriental. The taste, however, is...
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Birds Eye will pay your bills
06 Aug 2007
Birds Eye is offering consumers the chance to have their mortgage paid in an on-pack promotion next month. The promotion will appear on Birds Eye's most popular products from September through to November. Participants can also enter a daily draw to...
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Call for set price to protect tea farmers
06 Aug 2007
Cafédirect has urged the Fairtrade Foundation to introduce a minimum payment scheme for tea farmers to protect them from "damaging low market prices". Fairtrade tea growers should get the same treatment as their coffee-growing counterparts who...
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Buyer Survey
06 Aug 2007
Rising interest rates and escalating commodity prices are expected to prompt major changes in supermarket ranges, according to grocery buyers, but in most cases, not just yet. This summer's deluge, which has devastated pea, broccoli, cabbage and...
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British asparagus sales soar by 19%
06 Aug 2007
British asparagus growers have overcome difficult weather to post a 24% increase in volume sales. The Asparagus Growers Association praised the multiples for their support during the short April to May growing season. Speaking at the AGA's annual...
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campaign trail - Uncle Ben's boil in the bag rice
06 Aug 2007
Redundant colanders are the focus of a light-hearted London-based print advertising campaign for Uncle Ben's boil in the bag rice. Running until the end of this month, the executions are aimed at persuading the capital's consumers to switch from...
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Bulldog's natural way of grooming
06 Aug 2007
Toiletries supplier Bulldog has launched a male grooming range in a bid to challenge what it calls the "chemical conventions" of the growing sector. It has replaced all artificial colours, synthetic fragrances and other chemicals with essential oils...
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campaign trail - Bavaria
06 Aug 2007
Metrosexuals are out and butch men are back in, according to a new TV campaign from Dutch beer Bavaria. The adverts show men demonstrating strength and perseverance as they battle it out to reach a glass of Bavaria beer. As part of the campaign the...
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Bulgarian import set for UK arrival
06 Aug 2007
Zagorka, Bulgaria's biggest-selling beer, is the latest premium Eastern European import to hit UK shelves. The beer, which hits shelves next week, has more than 30% of the Bulgarian market and is a multiple Gold Monde Selection winner. It will join...
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Buyer survey - commodity prices
04 Aug 2007
Rising interest rates and escalating commodity prices are expected to prompt major changes in supermarket ranges, according to grocery buyers, but in most cases, not just yet.This summer's deluge, which has devastated pea, broccoli, cabbage...
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Buying practices must be rethought
06 Aug 2007
Buying practices must be rethought Claire Melamed Head of trade and corporates, Action Aid UK Sir; In criticising groups such as Action Aid for not disclosing the names of factories where we have uncovered poor working conditions,...
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Camelot wins UK lottery licence
07 Aug 2007
Camelot has won the licence to operate the National Lottery from 2009 to 2019.The company, which has run the lottery since it was launched in 1994, fought off competition from Indian lottery operator Sugal & Damani.“Following a...
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Camelot wins lottery licence
08 Aug 2007
Camelot has won the licence to operate the National Lottery from 2009 to 2019.The company, which has run the lottery since it was launched in 1994, fought off competition from Indian lottery operator Sugal & Damani.It has already...
