All The Grocer articles in 11 November 2006
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Junk food ad restrictions for under-16s
Ofcom has banned the advertising of food and drink high in fat, sugar and salt in all programmes aimed at children under the age of 16.Releasing its ruling on the restrictions of food and drink advertising to children this morning, it said:...
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Retailers say no to local councils setting rates
Independent retailers are in uproar over business rates that are too high for the services they are getting, with one in nine citing specific areas they object to paying for. That's the verdict of The Grocer's latest exclusive reader survey....
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How corner shops can maximise their sales
Don't stock too many lines. Ensure good availability. Put the right groups of products together. Keep the shop clean, well lit and warm. Talk to customers. There are many ways to shift more lines.Mulji KotechaRetailerPrice cuts...
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Heinz enters mustard with everyday variety
Heinz is taking on Colman's in the £25m mustard category with the launch of a milder variety that it believes will have wider consumer appeal.The launch of Heinz English Mustard, which hits shelves at the end of the month."We...
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Müller ditches diets for healthy lifestyles
Müller is relaunching its £100m Light range in an attempt to stem falling sales as consumers turn their backs on diet yoghurts in favour of healthy options. It is ploughing £4.4m into the Müllerlight overhaul, which will involve new...
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Campaign trail: Bernard Matthews is going ahead with its Christmas ad campaign
Bernard Matthews is going ahead with its Christmas ad campaign despite the latest outbreak of avian flu this week. The campaign will be anchored around a £500,000 TV push for the Golden Norfolk Turkey backed by on-pack promotions and...
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Finsbury Food recovers from fire
At least 70% of Finsbury Food Group's range hit by a fire last month at its United Central Bakeries site in Scotland should be back in full supply by the end of the month.Arrangements have been made to transfer or out-source production of...
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Wholesaler profile - WH & HM Young
Wholesalers are facing a tough time and WH & HM Young, ranked 21 on The Grocer's Big 30 list, is no exception. But at least MD Lee Furness has been able to vent his spleen recently in his submission to the Competition Commission's inquiry into the...
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Wholesalers positive for future
The wholesale sector is alive, kicking and growing with key operators expecting sales and profit to be up this year compared to last, according to The Grocer's Big 30 poll this month. This is despite Asda meeting a vigorous response from the...
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Sainsbury's results expected
All eyes are on Sainsbury's this week as it prepares to report its interim results on Wednesday (15 November), amid rumours of bid interest for the supermarket chain. Sainsbury's is expected to reveal a 59-64% increase in pre-tax profit to...
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The tug of war for talent
Talent crisis. The term smacks of tabloid hype and doom-mongering. But we really are in the middle of a competitive catastrophe. We've all heard the stats about ground-level staff - 80% of companies claim insufficient training is leading...
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Top-Up shop
Who we visited. Costcutter, Lodway, Bristol, One stop, Station Road, Horsham. Budgens, Tolworth, Surrey Spar, Amersham Road, Bucks. Tesco Express, Wellingborough Road, Northamptonshire. How they...
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Reader Survey
The wholesale sector is alive, kicking and growing, with key operators expecting sales and profit to be up this year compared to last, according to The Grocer's Big 30 poll this month. This is despite Asda meeting a vigorous response from...
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Profile Revisited
It already faced Tesco. With Asda's arrival on the Northern Ireland scene, the Henderson Group faces another big, aggressive supermarket. And M&S also is doing well with its Simply Foods format. Yet Henderson, a wholesaler and retailer, is...
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Price Survey
A change in country of origin has sparked a dramatic increase in the price of red seedless grapes this week. The average price of a 1kg punnet has risen by an average of 11.8% with Tesco sporting the most significant increase of the six other...
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Polish vodka vies for super premium share
Pernod Ricard looks set to go head to head with drinks producer Moët Hennessy UK in the battle to establish the super premium vodka segment in the UK's off-trade. The French drinks giant is launching Wyborowa Exquisite in the UK, using...
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Star order
Tesco.com was the clear winner of this quarter's Star Order Award for online shopping excellence. While our mystery web shopper was already registered with the system, this was the first time that she had ever attempted to do an online...