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NewsSports and energy drinks leapfrog cola in impulse
Sports and energy drinks outsold cola in impulse for the first time last year, helping the soft drinks market post its biggest annual growth in four years. S&E drinks were the fastest growing fmcg segment in 2010, rocketing 16% in...
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NewsBAT strikes lucky as profits grow again
Profits grew by 5% at British American Tobacco in the past year to £4.32bn. Sales were up by 3% on an organic basis and by 5% overall to a new high of £14.88bn.
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NewsMorrisons plans to double women on top management team
Morrisons plans to double the number of women in senior management roles over the next three years. Women currently represent just 13% of the supermarket’s senior management group – a proportion Morrisons aims to grow to 30% by 2014.
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NewsCornish pasties given PGI status
The Cornish pasty has been handed Protected Geographical Indication status following a battle lasting almost a decade.
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NewsShoppers put health before ethics, poll claims
Consumers prioritise their health over the ethics of their shopping habits, a new study claims. Thirty percent more people looked for health claims than ethical ones in a poll of 1,000 UK shoppers by MMR Research Worldwide.
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NewsPrinces besieged by Greenpeace protesters
Protestors dressed as sharks laid siege to the Liverpool headquarters of Princes yesterday in a protest against tuna fishing.
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NewsShoppers gloomy over looming price rises
Consumer pessimism over food prices has rocketed, with the vast majority of shoppers bracing themselves for bigger shopping bills and many already switching to the cheapest own-label products.
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NewsClarke claims Asda revival as annual sales inch up
Asda has reported a rise in like-for-like sales of just 0.6% excluding VAT for the past year. Fourth-quarter sales were up 1.6%, or by 2.6% including the impact of the VAT rise.
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NewsEx-NFRN man debuts deliveries direct debit
Stefan Wojciechowski, the former head of newspapers and magazines at the National Federation of Retail Newsagents, has returned to the industry with a new service aimed at taking the strain off newsagents struggling to finance their paper rounds.
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NewsNational roll-out mooted for People’s Supermarket
Co-operative retailing scheme The People's Supermarket could be rolled out across the UK. Founder Arthur Potts Dawson claimed he had been swamped with calls for advice on how to set up similar schemes since 6 February, when the first...
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World News 19/2/11
Spar International has opened Spar Express stores in two suburbs of Harare. The new stores have created more than 600 jobs at retail level and in Spar's Eastern region distribution centre. Spar has opened 12 stores...
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News2 Sisters lifts the lid on new £30m plant
Poultry processor 2 Sisters Food Group has unveiled plans to open a £30m prepared food division in Thetford, Norfolk. The facility on the site of an old Tulip factory that 2 Sisters acquired last year will open in the spring. It will...
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NewsSalmon prices not likely to fall before end of 2011
Shoppers will have to wait until the end of the year before one of the UK's favourite fish will finally become cheaper again, as salmon prices are not expected to come down until the fourth quarter of 2011. The price of salmon has surged...
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NewsPowerade gets shot of minerals in ION4
Coca-Cola Enterprises has added a mineral-bursting variant to its Powerade energy drinks portfolio to boost stagnant sales. Powerade ION4 is a still isotonic drink that contains sodium, potassium, magnesium and calcium all minerals...
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NewsImitators won’t fool shoppers, says Heinz following Aldi TV ad
Heinz has hit back at a new Aldi TV ad campaign that pits its own-label lines against big-name brands. The first home-movie style ad, which broke this week, features a young girl holding up a bottle of Heinz Tomato Ketchup and a bottle of...
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Mary Forrester's Expert Advice: Adapting to the challenge of change
Joining the Mace symbol group has boosted sales at Mary Forrester’s convenience store in Biggar, Scotland
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NewsHisaki adds potent peas to portfolio
Hisaki Snacks has added "the most potent" Wasabi Peas to its portfolio. The Asian food distributor has made the Hisaki Wasabi Peas (rsp: 99p) available for retail now and is currently in final negotiations with one higher-end multiple....
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NewsCampaign Trail: Air Wick brightens up spring
Reckitt Benckiser is ushering in the spring cleaning season with a not-to-be-sneezed at £8.5m Air Wick TV campaign. Brighten Up Your World features the brand's new strapline, 'There's something in the Air Wick', designed to remind...
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NewsNational Convenience Show Preview: Can the c-store be all things to all people?
Convenience stores can no longer keep going by just offering a smattering of basic products. Virginia Matthews looks at how to meet consumer demand for both local and global brands
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NewsAsda is the first to unveil its own-label babyfood
Asda has triumphed in the race to launch the first supermarket own-label babyfood range. The retailer started introducing the 14-strong Little Angels organic babyfood range to stores last week following two years of research and...