All The Grocer articles in 26 November 2005
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£1bn driver crisis
The grocery industry supply chain could be hit hard by a predicted UK shortfall of 46,000 LGV drivers by next March as a result of the implementation of the Road Transport Directive.The warning from Skills for Logistics, the Sector Skills...
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The Acid Test
Consumers and buyers give their views on the latest product launchesGoodfella’s Solos is a range of eight single-serve pizzas aimed at the large number of people in the UK who eat meals on their ownPrice: £2.09 for a pack ...
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Advertising war for festive gifts
The multiples are drawing their battle lines for non food this Christmas as the race for a bigger share of consumers’ gift budget is on. All the major chains have launched a fresh assault on the high street as well as on each other, bombarding...
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Aldi offers premium range
Aldi is taking on the multiples with the launch of a premium range to fit its new quality-led brand positioning.The discounter is moving into the territory occupied by Tesco Finest and Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference with its Specially...
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Nobby’s gone all biltong
Nobby’s Cuts are made from topside slices of Argentinian marinated beef and will be available in Mighty Meat flavour from January next year. They will be sold in similar packaging used for the crisps and nuts, in 25g packs with an rsp of...
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Ambitions to be number one in the world
Creation of vion leads to the demise of the dutch meat boardIn the fall-out from the merger of Dumeco and Hendrix, and the creation of Vion, it was decided that promotional body the Dutch Meat Board should be abolished at the end of ...
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Water gets cool youth appeal
The next generation of bottled water drinkers is the target of a new brand called Drench from Britvic Soft Drinks, which is seeking to increase its presence in the category as carbonated drinks continue to slump.Drench is being hailed as the...
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Rebranding wins consumer approval
Shoppers in the south believe that product range and quality has improved since Morrisons took over the Safeway business last year.This is the finding of the latest research conducted for The Grocer by Harris Interactive which contradicts the...
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Asda gets into fine dining
Asda has opened a café bar and restaurant – the first of its kind within the chain – that includes table service and serves a range of premium fresh foods all found in its aisles.
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Asda makes fresh a priority
Asda is planning the biggest overhaul of its fresh food offer in five years in an effort to stave off Sainsbury taking back its number two supermarket spot.Fresh food has traditionally been a key strength for Sainsbury, while Asda had excelled...
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Getting the buzz back
It’s one thing to talk about boosting people management and business performance, but it’s quite another to actually put it into practice. Duncan Brown looks at how winning companies have achieved successHow’s the buzz in your...
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Baileys is falling
Retailers appear to have chosen Baileys as their weapon of choice in the annual Christmas drinks discounting war.The brand has dropped below the £10 mark for a one-litre bottle a week earlier than it did last year, and it has already reached a...
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Traffic light labels too basic to work
from Owen Warnock, partner, Eversheds LLP law firmSir; I read with interest your article on the Food Standard Agency’s labelling proposals (‘Green light for a big fight’, The Grocer, November 19, p4). While this system is designed to...
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Tasting and looking better
Retailers agree that the value of the market could be raised by an emphasis on premium linesMany believe one way to haul bacon out of the doldrums would be to put more emphasis on premium lines. Get shoppers to trade up and pay more...
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Bird flu scare did depress sales
Poultry meat sales plunged as media coverage of the spread of avian flu fuelled panic among consumers, new figures show.TNS data reveals that in the four weeks to November 6, when TV, press and radio coverage of bird flu peaked, value sales of...
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A bit of problem with the joints
Joint sales have been doing well according to the statisticians, but Asda for one feels that a younger generation is turning away from them and they need to be made more appealingIt’s been a flat year for bacon rashers, but joints and...
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Local links boosted
Waitrose has launched its Local Fresh Produce initiative in eight of its East Anglian stores, following a successful trial in Kent earlier this year.The East Anglian initiative is one of four nationally, with others in the West Country, Wales,...
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The Boys are wafflin’
The Fabulous Bakin’ Boys has gone all Continental with its latest snacking product – a chocolate Belgian waffle.Chocolaty Waffle has a milk chocolate flavour coating and has been developed to offer consumers an indulgent European alternative to...
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Controversial tertiary brands feel the heat
Are tertiary brands flags of convenience for poor welfare standards? Or a way of supporting British prices?As part of its campaign against imports of pigmeat the British Pig Executive has declared war on bacon labelling that does not...
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A recipe for thinking outside breakfast
Bacon, both raw and cooked, has considerable untapped potential as an ingredient in a wide range of recipesBacon suppliers are keen to see their product considered as an option beyond the breakfast and bacon sarnie occasion.The...