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Under-the-counter plan ‘threatens livelihoods’
Forcing cigarettes under the counter could fuel the illicit trade and threaten the livelihood of retailers. That’s the warning from trade associations and tobacco manufacturers in their responses to the Department of Health’s consultation on the...
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Thrifty shoppers switch to pouting and pollack
Consumers switching to lower-cost fish and endorsement by celebrity chefs have helped double pollack and pouting sales. Morrisons reported this week that sales of pouting were up by more than 100% and pollack by 97%, albeit from a low base, while...
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Sales suffer as soakings turn shoppers off salad
The British salad sector is under pressure after the second successive summer washout severely hit sales, producers have reported. Poor weather throughout the summer meant salad sales had not gained momentum, said Stuart Piccaver, managing director...
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Kids have lost touch with cooking, says Balls
School pupils should be taught how to cook classic meals such as spaghetti Bolognese and shepherd’s pie to help tackle rising obesity levels, schools secretary Ed Balls said yesterday.
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Calypso seizes Mr Freeze after Zed deal
Calypso Soft Drinks has completed a deal to acquire cult ice lolly brand Mr Freeze. Calypso has acquired Mr Freeze from Irish confectionery group Zed Candy, which also makes brands including Jawbreakers and Fizz Bombs.
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Asda shuns celebs for new George ads
Asda is to use regular people - rather than professional models or celebrities - in the latest advertising campaign for its George clothing line, after saying it felt "wrong" to pay for celebrity endorsement during an economic downturn.
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Associated 'on track' but debt grows
Associated British Foods has said its end of year results, set to be published in November, will be in line with expectations, although the consumer products giant expects its total debt to rise "substantially". The company said its grocery arm - owner of brands including Ryvita and Blue Dragon ...
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Diageo ditches Cobra purchase plan
Diageo has ditched plans to acquire a stake in Cobra Beer. The drinks giant, which owns brands including Guinness and Smirnoff, had previously planned to invest up to £30m in a stake in Cobra.
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World News: week of 6 September 2008
Levallois-Perret, France: Carrefour has unveiled plans to slash prices on 300 brands by up to 20% as it published its half-year results. Described by chief executive José Luis Durán as the “best half-year results since 2005”, sales for the second...
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NewsGrocer 33: Sainsbury’s impresses in Gateshead
Sainsbury’s in Gateshead netted this week’s top store award, despite being the fourth-most-suited retailer to the area.
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NewsGrocer 33: Asda remains cheapest for a third week
Asda has retained the cheapest retailer title for a third week running, seeing off a resurgent Tesco with a relatively comfortable £1.95 lead
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3663 results bruised as consumers eat out less
Foodservice giant 3663 First For Foodservice is feeling the effects of the credit crunch as people cut back on eating out. The wholesaler’s profits have levelled off over the past year and are not expected to improve greatly in the year...
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Can you build a brand without advertising... or PR?
For a century the grocery market has been built on the back of advertising and PR. But powerful new brands have emerged that used neither. Mark Choueke and Adam Leyland report
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Brooks bows out from Finsbury after six years
Finsbury Food Group will undergo a management reshuffle at the end of the month following the unexpected departure of its chief executive, Dave Brooks. Brooks, who has been at the helm of the cake and bread manufacturer since 2002, will leave on...
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Alternative CV: Kelly Eastwood, marketing controller, Greencore Frozen
Who was your first teenage crush and why? I started young – it was Luke Skywalker when I was about nine because I wanted to be Princess Leia.
When was the first time you got drunk? I was 14 and I drank a bottle of Thunderbird fortified wine. -
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Asda tracks consumers’ confidence
Asda is attempting to map consumer confidence, having recruited 10,000 shoppers to answer weekly questions about their lives, shopping habits, job security and the economy. The Pulse of the Nation Index has produced its first quarterly findings,...
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National Hydration Council formed to back bottled water
Bottled water suppliers have joined forces to establish the first dedicated water body in a bid to battle the barrage of negative publicity the sector faces. The National Hydration Council, which has been set up by Danone Waters, Highland Spring...
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NewsCritical Eye... on hairy bakers and disgusting foods
Delighted as I was when Saint Jamie found a fellow do-gooder in Hugh Fearnley Whine-about-it-all with whom to expound on the evils of intensively reared chicken, I quite like celebrity chefs to do a bit of cooking once in a while. Which is why I am...
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Hurricane Gustav tears into Jamaican bananas
UK retailers have been urged not to abandon Jamaican banana suppliers left reeling by the devastation wreaked by Hurricane Gustav. The hurricane, which swept across the Caribbean island last week, decimated a banana industry that had only just begun...