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NewsFocus On Toys: It’s all to play for
When Woolworths went, the supermarkets took advantage by broadening their range of pocket-money toys. Now they’re looking to raise their games again, says Vince Bamford
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Asda was always cheapest, but now it’s the favourite
After a stormy 12 months of price wars and tit-for-tat press complaints, Asda has been confirmed this week as the UK's Cheapest Supermarket for the 14th year in a row and even managed to pinch Tesco's crown as Britain's Favourite Supermarket.
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Asda scores a first with Pakistani mangoes deal
Asda is to become the first major retailer to offer highly coveted Pakistani mangoes to shoppers.
In a major coup for its direct sourcing arm, IPL, the retailer will be selling the mangoes in 20 to 30 of its best-performing ethnic stores…. -
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High street fears as Lords debate ban on booze sales in towns
Britain's high streets could be dealt a hammer blow if proposals to ban the sale of alcohol in new town centre supermarkets are given the green light.The proposals were debated in the House of Lords this week, where members demanded laws...
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Seafish wins protracted legal battle
Seafish is in line for a £6m windfall after the Supreme Court ruled in its favour in the case brought against it by Bloomsbury International bringing to an end a three-year legal battle.Seafish had been accused by the British Seafood...
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‘Sub-premium’ B&H to improve margins
JTI is hoping to stem downtrading in the tobacco category with the launch of a 'sub-premium' Benson & Hedges variant.Benson & Hedges White, to be sold in a 20s slide pack, will be available from the start of next month (rsp:...
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Café Crème thinks bigger with Grande cigar variant
The UK's leading miniature cigar brand Café Crème has launched a larger cigar to go head-to-head with Hamlet.Scandinavian Tobacco Group, which launched Café Crème Grande this week, said it was "the first major piece of innovation in the...
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New blends for Tropicana and Copella
PepsiCo has added a host of new juice blends under its Tropicana and Copella brands.Citrus Breakfast has joined the Tropicana line-up (rsp: £2.20), as has a three-strong Tropicana Premium Edition range comprising Sanguinello, Orange with...
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TfL insists tube stations not for sale to brands
Tube chiefs insist underground stations are not for sale, despite negotiating with a wine brand over renaming Oxford Circus as Oxford Landing.Australian brand Oxford Landing Estates had approached Transport for London in February and...
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Hovis launches range of part-baked breads
Hovis is to inject some much-needed excitement into the part-baked bread market with a range of rolls and bloomer loaves.The UK's second-biggest bread brand claimed part-baked was dominated by "anaemic-looking baguettes" and that it...
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British top fruit escapes frost largely unscathed
As vegetable and cereal growers brace themselves for a summer of potentially devastating drought, there is good news for British fruit growers, who have confounded predictions that frosts earlier this year would devastate Britain's orchard fruit...
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Davidstow Cheddar for marketing push
Dairy Crest will highlight the Cornish heritage of its Davidstow Cheddar this summer as it prepares to launch the brand's biggest marketing push to date.The company has teamed up with The Guardian and Michelin-starred chef Nathan Outlaw...
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Joseph Heler in Cheshire cheese push
Cheesemaker Joseph Heler has launched a campaign to 'save Cheshire cheese', backed by Tesco, Sainsbury's and Morrisons.The company will be carrying out a series of in-store tasting sessions to encourage shoppers to buy Cheshire cheese....
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Clipper to cut into ground coffee trade
Clipper is launching a range of Fairtrade roasted ground coffee this autumn.The company already sells four instant coffees as well as its wider everyday, flavoured and green tea ranges and will launch five ground coffees in a range of...
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Modern look for Galbani Dolcelatte
Lactalis has given its Galbani-branded Dolcelatte a makeover in a bid to give the Italian blue cheese a more modern feel.The Dolcelatte Classico variant has been renamed Dolcelatte and its 'Mild and Creamy' front of pack descriptor has...
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Ex-Ocado man Rudoe to take role at Sainsbury’s
Ocado's former head of retail Jon Rudoe is set to take a senior role on Sainsbury's online team, The Grocer has learned. In a major coup for Sainsbury's, Rudoe, who left Ocado three months ago, is understood to be joining the retailer...
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NewsFocus On Vitamins & Supplements: Grey pound pushes up sales
Following a sluggish 2010, the UK’s vitamins and supplements market faces fresh hurdles in 2011. Can a growing elderly population help it stay in good shape? Tara Craig reports
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Focus On Vitamins & Supplements: Innovations
Strawberry-flavoured and chewable, each softie contains 250mg of calcium and 100% of the recommended daily allowance of vitamin D, which aids the body's absorption of calcium. The one-a-day softies are free from gluten, yeast, wheat and artificial colours.
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Heinz soup redesigned for lunches
Heinz is relaunching its Farmers' Market soups in a smaller format aimed at lunchtime consumers.The range is currently sold in a 515g format (rsp: £1.19) but will be moving to a slimline 400g can (rsp: £1.09) from the beginning of next...
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Sainsbury’s is hit by sweetcorn shortage
Sainsbury's has been hit by shortages in the supply of own-label canned sweetcorn as a result of floods in Thailand in March.The news comes six weeks after The Grocer reported that sweetcorn prices were likely to rise as events around...