All The Grocer articles in 15 October 2005 – Page 2
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’Tis the season to be jolly
Christmas is a time for celebration – and it’s the biggest sales period of the year for suppliers and retailers. Sonya Hook and Claire Hu reportChristmas is the season to be jolly, especially in the drinks business. The annual war of...
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Kinnerton gives it some stick
Kinnerton is launching a chocolate product that takes its inspiration from ice cream.Lolly Truffle is a three-strong range of biscuit and chocolate confections shaped like ice creams and with their own stick. Aimed at women, they are designed...
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Foreign Focus
>>What’s new overseas?Product:Alessi FreshSurferCompany:HenkelCountry:Germany & AustriaHousehold cleaning products used to live a very functional life, hidden under the sink or in a bathroom...
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Premium is flavour of the year
Ales, speciality beers, regional and global brews all form part of a rash of activity in premium bottled beersPremium bottled beer seems to be flavour of the year with constant activity on-shelf that incorporates ales, speciality...
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Princes’ Quick way to fill gap
Princes is making its first entry into ready meals with an ambient product it claims rivals the taste and quality of fresh alternatives.Quick Eat! is a long-life ambient pot range of light meals including a mix of protein and carbohydrate in a...
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Are they falling out of love with Tesco?
The national media backlash against Tesco may be gathering pace, but that doesn’t mean shoppers are falling out of love with it. Or does it, asks Liz HamsonThere’s a thin line between love and hate and, as far as consumer attitudes...
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The Saturday Essay
>>Suppliers must work harder on availability, says Richard Brittle, purchasing director, Hancocks Cash and CarryI am a very frustrated buyer and I am quite sure that I am not alone. Here at Hancocks Cash and Carry we have five...
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Free-range egg sales rising fast
Value sales of free-range eggs have drawn level with those for intensively produced eggs for the first time, new figures show.Free-range eggs command a 44% share of the £508m-a-year retail egg market [TNS 52 w/e August 15, 2005], on a par with...
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Glenn stepping down as PepsiCo UK’s president
Martin Glenn is stepping down from his position as president of PepsiCo UK & Ireland.PepsiCo said Glenn was leaving to pursue other career opportunities in the UK and had declined offers of senior PepsiCo positions outside the UK.He...
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Wine surplus holds prices down
A surplus of wine may be good for consumers in that it helps keep prices low, but it exerts a lot of pressure on producers in certain areas. The drive to shed surplus hots up at ChristmasA wine glut may be good news for consumers this...
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DJs tuck in to turkey
Quality British Turkey will launch its Christmas campaign on December 1 by serving Christmas dinner to three national BBC radio presenters while they are on air.It is hoped that the stunt involving Terry Wogan, Sarah Kennedy and Chris Moyles...
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London worst for retail crime
Retailers in Wales and the south west of England suffer the least retail crime in the UK, according to the British Retail Consortium’s first-ever regional breakdown of crime figures, collated in conjunction with recovery company Retail Loss...
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No smoke with crime
Sonya Hook asked local retailers how badly they were affected by break-ins to their storesThe British Retail Consortium’s annual crime survey will be published next week looking at the incidence and type of crime suffered by...
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Consumer Insight
How potatoes are preparednPotatoes were consumed on 10.5 billion occasions in the past year, down by 1.5% compared with the previous yearnOver 45s account for 43.3% of all potato...
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Relief for the common cold
They say there are two things in life which are inevitable – death and taxes. To which, at this time of year, you can usually add the common cold. So the question is: where to go to find relief? There are a surprising range of cold medications...
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Coke’s new footie plans
Coca-Cola unveiled a number new concepts inspired by its status as official partner of the FIFA 2006 World Cup, including a new can format. The cans, out next spring in Germany, contain 330ml but are taller than usual and each features a...
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Cider is no longer the dog of drinks
Cider has come a long way in gaining a more upmarket image, with the launch of several premium brandsFrom its former reputation as the cheapest way to get drunk, cider has made significant inroads into gaining a more upmarket...
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A sucker for replenishment of children’s nutrition
Parents who have problems getting their kids to drink milk are being targeted by funky flavoured straws – described as a healthier option to flavoured milk drinks.Unistraw’s product, which won an innovation award at Anuga, is a see-through...
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QMS chairman not reappointed
Jim Walker has left his position of chairman for Quality Meat Scotland.His departure comes after the three organisations that own the group – NFU Scotland, the Meat and Livestock Commission and the Scottish Association of Meat Wholesalers -...
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Unique celebration launched
A new awards scheme is being launched by The Grocer to reward the very best own label product development.One of the unique features of The Grocer Own Label Excellence Awards is that consumers will have a say in deciding the eventual winners....
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