All The Grocer articles in 2 December 2006 – Page 2
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How organicis organic?
Twenty years ago organic food accounted for a tiny, tiny niche in the market, with sales of just £5m. Now sales have reached £1.6bn p.a. and strong growth continues. With retailers, farmers, packaged foods suppliers and consumers embracing...
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KS puts its housein order
Kwik Save is putting its availability woes behind it with Christmas imminent, according to The Grocer 33 shoppers - but the news comes as fresh speculation emerges surrounding the troubled chain's future. A source close to Kwik Save said...
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Ofcom ruling won't hit Olympics, says Jowell
Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport Tessa Jowell claims that Ofcom's ruling on food and drink advertising will not affect sponsorship of the 2012 Olympics. Responding to questions from Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee...
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Sipahh straws finally sucking it to the UK
A small Australian company is finally bringing its brand of flavoured drinking straws to the UK after settling a dispute with Nestlé over the launch of the similar product, Nesquik Magic Straws. Strawtech is also boasting that the...
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Low egg prices spark free-range shortages
Somerfield's move to source nearly half its free-range eggs from France is a sure sign of a UK supply crisis, producers say. The retailer is not the only one looking at sourcing abroad, but producers here say they warned customers of the...
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Comment and Opinion
We need tougher penalties to deter serial shop thieves
Ten years ago the BRC launched an ongoing campaign to persuade the Home Office and the police to treat shoplifting as a serious crime, with real victims. Have we succeeded? The evidence is ambiguous. Within the Home Office, perceptions of...
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RDC unloading delays 'cost growers fortune'
Sluggish unloading at supermarket distribution centres is costing small growers a fortune, they claim. Abuse of the just-in-time delivery system regularly keeps trucks waiting for hours at suppliers' expense - even though growers face stiff...
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Profiles and QandAs
Climbing the ladder
How did you get to where you are today? I started out in strategy consultancy working on brand positioning and innovation across all kinds of sectors from ice cream to mobile phones. This gave me a thorough grounding in what makes brands grow....
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Health claims face gag from EU regs
Many health claims made for popular foods will have to be watered down or ditched altogether as a result of new European legislation, experts have warned. Full implementation of the European Nutrition and Health Claims Regulation, which...
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Shop Profile CK's Supermarkets
Nurturing his rapidly expanding retail operation has kept Christopher Kiley on his toes for nearly two decades. He opened his first store, selling fresh fruit and vegetables, in Llandeilo, south Wales, in 1988. Now CK's Supermarkets...
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Rubis - chocolate and red wine treat in one
A chocolate-flavoured fortified wine could be the answer for those looking for the ultimate indulgent treat. Wine giant Constellation Europe is aiming to shake up the fortified wine category with the launch of Rubis, a red wine infused…
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'They want it green, but it must be cheap'
There's a lot of talk but is there a real shift in consumer attitudes to fair trade and food provenance? Or is it all just hype? This week representatives from the food industry, government and academia agreed there has been a true move...
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Wholesale change
Life at the top is never easy. But it is particularly challenging when the supermarkets are dictating terms in the grocery market and you are watching a resurgent Booker motor ahead with its recovery programme under chief executive Charles...
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A chance to taste the difference
Sainsbury's initiative to launch a graduate gap year scheme called Taste The World to entice graduates into food science sounds like a good one. Travelling the world learning the food trade in exotic locations like South America and Australia is...
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Here's the Trojan Pig to challenge imports
Pig producers have launched a two-pronged attack on imported pork in the run-up to Christmas. In an effort to encourage consumers to pick British pork, a six-foot-high Trojan Pig has been let loose on the country. Creators at the National...
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Comment and Opinion
Hot drives Small family cars
Volkswagen Golf. As far as small family cars go, the Golf is an outstanding all-rounder, above par in every area. It has the image and class that buyers in this class look for, plus a practical, comfortable cabin and plenty of...
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A passage to India delayed, not cancelled
You would have thought Tesco would be hurting. With its aspirations plainly aimed at foreign shores, the news that Wal-Mart has successfully wooed Bharti Enterprises, beating Tesco into India, should have come as a blow. IGD estimates the Indian...
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Online store to cash in on cider boom
A specialist online cider retailer is ready to cash in on the cider boom by offering a wide range of global lines to rival supermarkets. Ciderstore.com carries a range of craft ciders from around the world. It intends to expand its stock...
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Bogof's week
New BFFF chairman Stephen Waugh had the cream (or should that be ice cream) of British frozen food in stitches at this year's annual lunch. To the clink of a great many glasses full of wine, Waugh pressed for more practical action from...
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Blame Brits' unkempt culture
SIR; Browsing the reams of commentary on the Ofcom ban, one could be forgiven for believing that advertisers were the sole perpetrators of blubbery Britain. That's because advertisers are easy to blame, and consequently advertising is...
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