All The Grocer articles in 4 November 2006
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Wine awards slammed
Tesco has defended wine awards in the face of criticism from food and wine taster Martin Isark that they are nothing but meaningless, money-making schemes.Winemakers can pay up to £120 for entry to such competitions, knowing there is a...
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Arla replaces Hint Of with Half Pint format
Arla Foods is ditching its Cravendale Hint Of flavoured milk after two years and replacing it with a new half-pint brand.Arla originally launched Hint Of in a one-litre format, which it was forced to scrap after a year when sales fell...
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Volvic supports Africa with 1L=10L campaign
Volvic is investing £3m in a celebrity-backed campaign to provide millions of litres of water to Africa in what has been billed as the UK's first ethical initiative by a major water company.Details of the 1L = 10L For Africa push have...
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John Lewis plans expansion
John Lewis Partnership, the parent company of Waitrose, is planning to invest £350m in opening 10 new department stores.The retailer already operates 27 stores and last week announced plans to roll out a chain of exclusive in-store food...
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Hill Station shares suspended
Shares in ice cream manufacturer Hill Station were suspended yesterday after it announced it was in talks to avert a financial crisis.The company, which acquired rival ice cream firms Loseley Dairy Ice Cream and Granelli McDermott last...
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Sugar regime hits AB Foods
Associated British Foods has warned that profit at its European sugar businesses will continue to be hit by changes to the EU sugar regime.Full-year operating profit to 16 September at its primary food business, which includes its sugar...
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M&S food sales increase
Marks and Spencer has reported a 4.7% increase in second-quarter like-for-like food sales, and claims that its share of the food market has increased to 4%.Half-year group sales to 30 September rose 11% to £3.929bn on pre-tax profit up 32.2%...
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Heinz recalls toast toppers
Heinz has recalled a batch of its own brand chicken and mushroom toast toppers due to incorrect allergen labelling.The affected product is Heinz Chicken & Mushroom Toast Toppers, 128g, with a best before date of 01 2009.Meanwhile,...
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M&S results expected
Marks and Spencer is expected to report its half-year results tomorrow (Tuesday).Analysts have predicted that the retailer will record like-for-like sales of 3-5%, slightly down from 5.8% in the first quarter, but a pre-tax profit of...
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Top-Up shop
Who we visitedMace Hamilton Express, Cregagh Road, County Antrim, NI Nisa, Chapel House Drive, Newcastle-upon-Tynesainsbury's Local, South Ealing Road, Londonspar, Freehold Road, Ipswich, Suffolktesco...
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Price Survey
Morrisons has claimed the cheapest 33-item shopping basket for the third time since The Grocer 33's End of Year Report in June.The retailer, which is currently sporting promotional offers on six of the 33 items on our shopping list, rang...
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Q&A with Hugh Kitching Manager of the Week
How do you feel about winning The Grocer 33's Top Store Award?I am really pleased. We have a great team here who really care about serving the customer and I am immensely proud of them. In addition I'm particularly chuffed to have won...
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Availability
Asda Whitley Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne0 It was a perfect performance on product availability when our shopper visited the Asda store on Whitley Road in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. The store was able to sell him every single item on...
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Soundbites
?"We have been working with retailers across the board, from the largest to the smallest, trying to show that if you don't have the right products people will go somewhere else. Ranging is very important, as is the way you display it, because...
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Talking shop
Consumers and businesses in the UK are talking more and more about carbon emissions and food miles. It has become an emotive political issue and some are calling for a halt to food imports. Customers are not yet asking us about our green...
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Small pets
Dogs and cats rule but snakes, reptiles and tropical fish are all growing in popularity, according to the Pet Food Manufacturers' Association: "There is a growing trend among pet owners towards unusual or exotic animals," it says. This...
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Research Notes
The UK petfood market is worth £1.5bn and is showing 4% value growth in the latest MAT. Volumes are flat year-on-year.Total catfood is driving growth in this market with a value sales increase of 5.5% year-on-year, while total dogfood is...
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morrisons, swadlincote
Seeing the expectant crowd, parents telling children to be patient, journalists and photographers jostling for position, you might think you were at a Hollywood film premiere.
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Merchandising
Recognising that some independents struggle to get the best out of their petcare fixtures, both Masterfoods and Nestlé Purina have launched initiatives to tackle the problem - the former with Easy 4 You and the latter with...