All The Grocer articles in 16 December 2006 – Page 3
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News
Buyer's View
The most noticeable aspect in the market this year was that there was actually a 6% growth in sales of tobacco in our Scottish stores - despite the ban on smoking in enclosed public spaces imposed north of the border earlier this year....
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Buyer's View
Frozen food is a great category, delivering fresh, quality, convenient products. However, with some sectors having an average of more than 60% of sales on promotion, it has once again shown a total decline in value, even though volume is...
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Buyer's View
For us at MBL, the major trends are towards premium and fresh. At the premium end we list Duchy Originals Organic and New Covent Garden's standard range. The latter's lines took the top two positions and Duchy third, fourth and fifth. These...
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Cadbury chocolate's PR meltdown
A leaking tap, a rise in salmonella cases and a product recall costing £30m. The award for cock-up the year could go to no one else but Cadbury for its management of the salmonella scare. It all started in January when Cadbury found a...
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Market goes stale for cakes
There is not much good news for branded cake manufacturers. The current healthy eating obsession is making it a tough enough market anyway, but in the past 12 months, own-label products have increased their share and now account for almost half...
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Top Campaign: no grandad but still family values
The Werther's Original grandfather was finally pensioned off earlier this year but Bendicks stuck to using good old family values to promote its butter candy brand - with a modern twist. The £4m campaign this time centred on the close...
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Top Campaign: Seeing the funny side of Fridge Raiders
Kerry Foods got its knuckles rapped by the Advertising Standards Authority over an advert for its Mattessons Fridge Raiders meat snacks range because it upset younger viewers, and ruled it couldn't be shown before 7.30pm. However, not...
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Glenrath ramps up free-range capacity
A Scottish egg producer has picked up the gauntlet thrown down by Somerfield and Morrisons' move to import free-range eggs. Peeblesshire-based Glenrath Farms has submitted plans to invest £8m in enough free-range birds and sheds to...
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Pouches: really cool for cats
A growing number of feline consumers, coupled with their owners' increasing interest in premium products, have helped the petfood category generate strong value growth of 3.8% this year, taking it to almost £1.2bn. Many pet lovers are...
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Don't miss a chance to grab Grocer Gold gong
Have you launched a new initiative that's had a real impact on the market? Do you think your consumer activity is the best in the business? Are you a wholesaler or independent retail chain that stands out above the rest? Or have you got an own...
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Cider: a glorious renaissance
Cider stands out clearly as the strongest growth category for the second year running, with a 15.4% increase over last year's take-home sales figures when combined with perry. Cider's strength appears to be have been gained by wresting...
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Ciserani Gambles and wins
Justin King came close. Stuart Rose was in the frame. As usual Sir Terry Leahy was a strong contender. But this year, for the first time in ages, you chose a supplier as your man of the year. Gianni Ciserani, the effusive Italian MD of…
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Profiles
My Favourite Things Nigel Parrott, group marketing director, New Covent Garden Food Co
What's your favourite restaurant and what do you like about it? Finos in Charlotte Street, London. The tapas is informal and the foie gras is the best I've had in the UK. It's run by the sons of the owner of Hambleton Hall in Rutland. Do...
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Eat in Colour to kick off gastronomic pleasure
After more than a year of delays, the Eat in Colour campaign is finally getting off the ground. The generic promotion for the fruit and veg sector will take its first steps into the public domain on 1 January, with the launch of...
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Retailers say... rules on deliveries are confusing
Double-yellow risks. Anoop Gakhal. Gak's wine. South Woodford. Size: 1,000 sq ft. ""There's plenty of space outside the shop as we're at the end of a parade of shops. We do have some deliveries two or...
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The odd couple that finally fell out
From that May moment when The Grocer found out about the proposed merger between Nisa-Today's and independent retailer Costcutter, its biggest member, it was clear negotiations weren't going to go smoothly. The Nisa Members Association...
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A year-long ice cream impulse
Ice creams - particularly impulse formats, flew off the shelves this year, as the long hot summer tempted consumers towards the freezer. The handheld sector showed impressive growth of 7.6%, while ice cream tubs also grew, although at a less...
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Rhubarb short as crops stay dormant
A rhubarb shortage is looming because the bulk of UK supplies won't be pulled until after Christmas. Yorkshire's forced rhubarb crop represents the main UK source and is running late, according to one of the largest growers, David...
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Customer Service
Neil McCarthy 12 August 2006. Morrisons' clean and well-merchandised Oldhham store provided all 33 items with sky-high service. Paul Chapman 2 September 2006. Tidy aisles and attentive staff helped Morrisons'...
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Spar decides to be flexible friend
Spar UK has abandoned plans to roll out its six new store formats throughout its estate, instead opting for a strategy of developing its retail offer on an ongoing and more flexible basis. The symbol group announced earlier this year that...