All The Grocer articles in 7 October 2006 – Page 2
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Independents lash out over Tesco's small store optimism
A claim by Tesco that the number of convenience retailers is on the up has angered the small store sector, where store numbers have slumped 1.1% year-on-year, according to IGD - including a 3.6% drop among non-affiliated...
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Hot Stuff Smart TVs
Modern TVs are constantly pushing the technological frontiers and the Pioneer PDP-5000EX is unquestionably the finest plasma display ever created. It's not cheap - you could buy all three of the others in our review for its £6,000 price...
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Hot Stuff Smart TVs
Modern TVs are constantly pushing the technological frontiers and the Pioneer PDP-5000EX is unquestionably the finest plasma display ever created. It's not cheap - you could buy all three of the others in our review for its £6,000 price...
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M&S moves healthy ready meals into the mainstream
Marks and Spencer took healthy eating into the mainstream this week with the launch of a new range of healthy non-diet ready meals designed with government advice on consumption of calories, fat, sugar and salt in mind. Some 100 products...
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Supermarkets hailed for seafood progress
Just months after its protesters took to the roofs of Asda and Morrisons' stores, Greenpeace is hailing British supermarkets for leading a green seafood revolution - but wants further action. During Seafood Week next week, campaigners...
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The little guys take on tesco
Our hand was forced. It was nothing personal. But they behaved so badly, we either got into line, accepted it and took a beating, or we stood up to them to make the point that they shouldn't be able to get away with things like this."...
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Mayan Gold potato is like 'history on a plate'
A potato billed as the first entirely new variety to arrive in the UK for 400 years has been launched by UK grower Greenvale. It is a very close relative of the spud first brought to England during the reign of Elizabeth I, which is...
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Milk Marque gets into health foods
Milk Marque's 12,000 British farmer shareholders are the new owners of a health food company selling dried fruit, nuts and seeds. Community Foods was purchased this week by Milk Marque, the shell of the former dairy co-operative that...
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Profiles and QandAs
Pearce takes NFU food role
The National Farmers' Union has promoted Kevin Pearce to the role of head of food and farming with immediate effect. He replaces Robin Tapper who stepped down from the post in July. Pearce has worked for the NFU since 1985 and, in the...
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Makro renovations set to focus on fresh
Cash & carry giant Makro is to undertake a store renovation plan next year in support of its new emphasis on fresh foods. MD Philipp Dautzenberg said that Makro would completely renovate at least two of its 33 stores during 2007. That...
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Wing Yip's online sales taking flight
Online sales at oriental specialist Wing Yip are growing rapidly, buoyed by word of mouth recommendations, according to the company. The internet store opened in 2004 and offers 900 ambient and non food lines compared with the full range...
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Organic soup for kids is first in UK
A new company has identified soup as an easy way of getting nutritious food into children and is launching a range of products specifically? targeting them. Available from this month, My Little Soup is the first brand from Luscious...
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Europa: new grey venture
Three former Somerfield heavyweights have launched an ambitious new wholesale and distribution venture to introduce new brands to the UK and take the grey ethics out of grey market sourcing. Europa Brands was launched on 1 October by...
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Russian premium vodka distiller eyes UK market
Russia's number one premium vodka company, Russian Standard, is planning a move into the UK after opening what it describes as the world's most advanced vodka distillery. The new £32m plant in St Petersburg doubles production capacity and...
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Irish deny rethink over out-of-town
Irish planning authorities have denied that there is a change of policy on out-of-town retail developments, following another rebuff to market leader Tesco. The latest rejection torpedoed a proposed new food store, petrol station and...
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Dedicated delivery depot for United
United Wholesale (Scotland) is to open its first dedicated delivery warehouse in Glasgow this week as it prepares to launch a nationwide service that could double company turnover. United will offer 1,000 ambient lines to retailers in...
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Creatives get downwith the kids
Lily Allen and The Arctic Monkeys both owe their overnight successes to the power of the internet. Future advertising marketing campaigns will have to embrace similar viral marketing tactics to get ahead, said Billy Mawhinney, creative director...
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Northern Foods comes out in favour of GDA labelling
Northern Foods is to nail its colours to the Guideline Daily Amounts mast. In an exclusive interview, CEO Pat O'Driscoll said the company believed GDAs, originally developed by Tesco, represented the best way for manufacturers to...
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Iceland's comeback kid
On the bookshelf in Malcolm Walker's otherwise unremarkable office at Iceland Foods HQ in Deeside, north Wales, sits a title oddly out of place among the grocery-related tomes. George IV: A Life in Caricature, lampoons the larger-than-life king...
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Coca-Cola in review of health credentials
Coca-Cola is embracing new drinks - including coffee - as part of its global strategy to counter a slump in its signature fizzy drinks sales. The company is tackling the might of Starbucks with an entry into the lucrative coffee shop...