All The Grocer articles in 13 October 2007
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Rising prices take the biscuit
Spiralling wheat costs have hit the headlines this year. But it's not just the price of a loaf of bread that's been affected - the sweet side of the baking industry has also felt the squeeze. Biscuit flour prices have doubled from about £90 a...
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Shoppers on lookout for cake and biscuit offers
The biscuit and cake section is a regular destination for shoppers, and purchases are mainly influenced by price, taste, the meal occasion and health.Biscuits are a planned staple in many shoppers' trolleys, with 32% buying them at least...
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Sweet biscuits
For a category worth nearly £2bn and with penetration of almost 100%, it seems remarkable that biscuits are still posting year-on-year growth of 2.7% [TNS, 52 w/e to 15 July 2007]. But it is - and sweet biscuits are driving growth....
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Savoury biscuits
The savoury biscuits sector is in danger of becoming the poor relation of the market with sales down 0.1% to £72m and little growth in the £228m crackers and crispbreads sector [TNS].Part of the problem is the success of sweet biscuits,...
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Celebration cakes
The party has gone a bit flat in the celebration cakes market in the past year with the market down by slightly more than 2% to £85m [Nielsen].Part of the reason for the decline is that licences for some of the summer movie blockbusters...
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CONSUMER FEEDBACK
Innovations in cakes and biscuits are inevitably shaped by pressures to eat more healthily, with lower in fat and sugar formats at one level and new products that deliver more indulgent tastes for those times when consumers treat themselves at...
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Trends & Developments
?Foodie photo appealPremier Foods gave its Cadbury Cakes portfolio a shake-up in June with new packaging intended to up its consumer appeal. The range, which is produced under licence from Cadbury, has been redesigned to unite all the...
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Nectar gets firepower to analyse 10 million
Sainsbury's loyalty card is set to "leapfrog" Tesco's by analysing the shopping habits of millions more consumers than its rival, according to the man who used to run Clubcard.This summer Peter Gleason left Dunnhumby, the company that...
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non-food - 13th October 2007
? Buying a games console is no longer as clear-cut as it once was. The arrival of three next-generation consoles, each offering a unique entertainment proposition, has broadened choice for the consumer, but has made choosing new hardware more...
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Comment & Opinion
our man from drip Don Pumsey - 13th October 2007
How culturally sensitive of King - or should we say Sheikh - Justin to adapt so readily to the customs of JS's probable new owners, the Qataris! I think we all knew that the area around King's Cross (he's no reason to be, has he?) was something of a...
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Price Survey - 13th October 2007
Asda is the cheapest retailer for the second week running, after weeks of battling for the top spot with Morrisons. This week the retailer won The Grocer 33 price survey with a £38.39 basket, just creeping ahead of rival Morrisons' £38.85 total....
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What the papers said - 13th October 2007
Members of the Sainsbury family will block the Qatari bid for the supermarket unless a deal is struck with the group's pension fund trustees. The Telegraph reported the family fear Sir Philip Hampton, the retailer's chairman, plans to recommend a...
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Task Force exposes £200m meat losses
The red meat industry in Northern Ireland is losing more than £200m per year, according to a new report for the Red Meat Task Force.Retailers and processors in the province make an annual profit of £20m each from sales of red meat, but...
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Abel & Cole talks open
The founder of organic veg box supplier Abel & Cole is reportedly looking for a buyer for the business.A deal could value Keith Abel's home delivery business, which has been successful in the south east of England, at £50m. Abel would...
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Profiles
Acquisitions head leaves Tate & Lyle
Tate & Lyle has refused to say why its head of mergers, acquisitions and investor relations left the company.Mark Robinson's exit last week has fuelled speculation over the future of chief executive Iain Ferguson, who faced criticism...
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Feta supplier taking advantage of PDO
A Greek dairy supplier has unveiled plans to shake up the Feta cheese category and capitalise on its new Protected Designation of Origin status.FAGE, the Greek dairy giant behind the Total Greek Yoghurt brand, has introduced a new...
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South Africa focus will target ethical drinkers
Constellation Europe is planning significant investment in the South African wine industry in an attempt to tap into the European market for ethical products.The company has announced its intention to buy Flagstone, a premium South...
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Carlsberg packs out the booze aisle with offers
Carlsberg continues to maintain its lead in the beer, wine and spirits category, recording 25% of promotional space in the major retailers last weekend.