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World News - 5th July 2007
Carrefour rebrands Champion chain. LEVALLOIS-PERRET, FRANCE: Carrefour is to rebrand its 1,000-strong Champion supermarket chain as Carrefour Market. Carrefour said a trial of 13 Champion stores had been successful and that the new...
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Omega-3 removed as Vitality is relaunched
Müller UK has signalled that the UK's obsession with brain boosting ingredient Omega-3 could be on the wane by removing it as an ingredient from its Vitality brand just three years after adding it. The company is relaunching its...
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Sales of cigarettes to underage kids up 50%
Retailers' hopes of blocking a ban on cigarette displays suffered a blow this week as new figures revealed the number of shops caught selling cigarettes to underage smokers has increased by nearly 50%.Of 457 retailers across England...
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Whatever next? How about some fruity butter?
Manufacturers in this category don't have it easy. They face satisfying shoppers who want to eat healthily but are unwilling to compromise on taste or convenience. They've already gone a long way to achieving the first by introducing low-fat and...
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Milk and more: goats get in on the act with tasty alternatives
The market for goats milk products continues to grow, spearheaded by fresh milk, which was up 16.5%% last year to £21.5m [Nielsen]. Growth has traditionally been fuelled by consumers who are intolerant to cows milk. However, according to...
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Asda 'acting like slave trader' with latest banana price cuts
Asda's recent banana price cuts and a decision to pull out of a supplier conference make it "no better than a Victorian slave trader", claims an international banana trade organisation. The attack was provoked by Asda's decision to slash...
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Florette scores TV first with groundbreaking thermal ad
Florette has launched what is believed to be the first TV advertising campaign to run only when the weather is warm enough. In a move set to revolutionise food marketing, the prepared salad specialist is using 'thermal...
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Healthy Start scheme expected to add frozen
The Department of Health is expected to extend its Healthy Start scheme to include frozen fruit and veg, The Grocer has learnt. The scheme provides pregnant women and young families on low income with vouchers worth £3 that can be...
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advertising watch: can Anchor campaign spread the feelgood factor?
Arla ploughed £10m into its Anchor brand last summer in a bid to reposition it as the only free-range option on the market. Relaunching the brand as The Free Range Butter Company, announced in May last year, and comprising television,...
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South Africa prepares to promote its plums
South African plums are to be heavily promoted in the UK in a move that could open the way for a flurry of promotional activity on fruit from the country. South Africa's 600 plum growers will launch a £300,000 promotional push during the...
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Organic sarnie supplier aims to appeal to kids
A retail sandwich range aimed specifically at children is making its way into the chillers later this month in a bid to bring younger consumers to the category. Organic sandwich brand Fresh Naturally Organic is launching the sandwiches,...
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Rodda's appeals to what women want
Cornish clotted cream specialist Rodda's has launched its first-ever TV advertising campaign this week. The adverts, which will be aired in the ITV Central region over a five-week period, will feature the tagline Too Good for Words and...
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Spain's picota cherries arrive
The first of this year's Spanish picota cherry crop has arrived in UK supermarkets and will soon be backed by in-store marketing campaigns. The cherries, the only variety to be sold without stalks, will be sold in Asda, Tesco and...
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Regaining the art of carrot peeling
We've paid a ludicrously high price for convenience in the past. Now it's time to get a little wiser in our approach to cooking affordably. Have you noticed how supermarket supremos have stopped mouthing off about the cash-rich/time-poor...
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Asda Sheffield, South Yorkshire 2 This Asda was coping admirably with the Friday afternoon rush when our shopper visited and although there were numerous shelf stackers on duty, there was ample room to navigate the aisles. Staff...
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Axed Esom counts cost of M&S's food slump
Sir Stuart Rose has vowed that Marks & Spencer will "stick to its principles" of selling premium food despite poor first-quarter sales and the sudden departure of director of food Steven Esom. Shares in the retailer sank by 25% to 240p -...
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Makro staff back to floor
Makro staff are set don their aprons as part of an initiative to help the wholesaler understand customers better. Under the scheme, called Beyond Back to the Floor, staff will work in restaurants, pubs and caterers to develop closer ties...
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Coalition vows to fight pesticide ban
A coalition of parties representing the UK fresh produce industry has vowed to fight on despite suffering a setback in its bid to overturn EU pesticide proposals. The group, which includes the NFU, the Pesticides Safety Directorate, the...
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Supplier in legal battle to stop Tesco using face on egg boxes
An Essex free-range egg farmer has won the battle to stop Tesco using his family business photographs on its packaging.The contract for Ian Chisholm of Norton Mandeville, Essex, to supply Tesco with free-range eggs ended last month, yet...