All The Grocer articles in 3 June 2006 – Page 4
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"The FSA panel's proposals offer welcome encouragement to suppliers to reformulate, but do not go far enough"
At last some encouraging news for the breakfast cereal category. When we discovered that 80% of cereals, including Bran Flakes, Special K, Cheerios, Corn Flakes and even porridge, would be banned by Ofcom from advertising on TV to children using...
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"Our food price inflation figures won't grab headlines but the story is no less interesting for that"
As of this week Somerfield will no longer feature in The Grocer 33. You can call it foresight, if you wish, as The Co-operative Group confirmed its interest, on Wednesday, in swallowing it whole, but in fact we took the decision for a very...
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Free to grab shoppers in an irresistible way
Somerfield is raising its promotional game and has particular enthusiasm for the free-standing display unit's power in-store. Merchandised displays play an important part in optimising visibility for brands in-store. They often...
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Ireland, India... Tesco keeps up global pace
Tesco is set to make its presence felt in the whole of the Republic of Ireland. According to reports in the Irish press, it plans to open a store in Kilkenny - the only county where it does not have one. The news came as more...
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Are the multiples guilty of greenwash?
Tesco's £100m environment fund for developing sustainable technologies has been praised. But how green is it really, asks Simon Creasey. It's timing can't be faulted. On the same day that Tesco announced profits of...
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Health: no laughing matter
How has the current relentless obsession with healthy eating affected the huge crisps and snacks sector? Is it crunch time for easy pickings? Jaq Bayles reportsThe nation&'s favourite bagged snack has had a rocky ride media-wise...
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Heart of the matter
Is the industry tackling state health targets? Caroline Flint talks exclusively to Siân Harrington. If the mainstream media and NGOs are to be believed, the food and drink industry scores a big fat zero in helping the nation...
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Special way to help troubled Welshmen
Asda is stressing its support for the hard-hit Welsh lamb sector with the launch of a premium range that puts farmers on pack and stresses quality and traceability. In the light of the closure of two major North Wales abattoirs,...
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Whole milk 'is not junk'
Producer body Dairy UK has questioned the government's decision to restrict school milk to skim and semi-skimmed. Some in the dairy industry are outraged that whole milk is being put in the same box as junk food. Jim Paice,...
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Price Survey
Iceberg lettuce prices have plummeted at Asda, Sainsbury, Morrisons, Waitrose and Somerfield this week but the order of our top six supermarkets has remained unchanged. Asda is still The Grocer 33&'s cheapest supermarket for...
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Price web site up for sale
A web site that monitors Irish grocery prices is for sale. Shoppingbill.com, based at Kinsale, County Cork, offers consumers a weekly price comparison service, and boasts around 300,000 hits per month. It recently made national...
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Simply sensational tastes?
Competition among premium products is rising as consumers choose healthier brands - so what are the chances of success for new and relaunching variants?Last year&'s Grocer Top Products Survey caused quite a stir in the premium...
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Tug of war for snack share
It's a war of the giants for market share in the snacks sector, while the rest of the players have to be fleet of foot and look for interesting areas with potentialThe two giants of the snacking world have been taking different...
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Cadbury to provide update
Cadbury Schweppes is expected to provide the City with an update on first-half trading this week.Last month, at its annual general meeting, the confectionery giant warned that it had suffered a slow start to the year.John Sutherland,...
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Uniq results expected
European convenience foods group Uniq is expected to report its full-year results tomorrow (Tuesday).Analysts are expecting the group to report full-year profit of £5m, against £22.5m the year before.In March this year Uniq warned...