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Snack-a-Jacks gets wholegrain image
Snack-a-Jacks is revamping its packaging to highlight its wholegrain credentials, kicking off with a new salt & vinegar flavour under its Jumbo portfolio. The new look, which will be introduced across the entire range later this year,...
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Inflation will test shopper loyalty
"Middle class could ditch organic food to cut bills", screamed headlines last month after warnings that food inflation could get worse. Consumers have been hit with conflicting stories about the rate of food inflation, but whether the...
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Radox's pamper lines inspired by smoothies
Radox hopes to cash in on the smoothies trend with the launch of a 'smoothies for the body' shower range containing cranberry seeds and real yoghurt among its ingredients.The brand, known for its herb-based products, said "incorporating...
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quick q & a with... as nature intended
Caroline Gooding is MD of As Nature Intended, a high street retailer of organic goods that sells fresh produce, meat, chilled goods, beer and wine. Its range extends to 5,000 product lines. As Nature Intended has three stores in Greater London...
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Shortages push up the price of lemons
The retail price of lemons has soared by 47% over the past year following poor weather in the major citrus-producing regions.A single lemon now costs 28p in UK supermarkets, according to data from The Grocer Price Index. In November the...
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Local v organic
The majority of organic foods may still come from distant lands, but that doesn't mean local food can claim all the green bragging rights:n An apparently obvious advantage to local food is that fewer resources are expended in packaging...
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Research Notes
The organic market has again performed strongly this year, enjoying year-on-year growth of 13.4%. The market is now firmly over the billion pound mark in value terms.Dairy and produce still hold the largest shares of the market. Both...
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A posher roll by Nouvelle
Eco-friendly toilet paper brand Nouvelle is ditching its original loo roll and replacing it with a soft variant to tap into growth in premium products.Brand-owner Georgia-Pacific is putting £2m behind the launch of Nouvelle Soft,...
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so which one is so organic?
When online retailer So Organic started selling organic lifestyle products in 2004, founder Samantha Burlton couldn't have imagined it would end up in a protracted legal battle with one of the country's leading supermarkets. Having...
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ONE TO WATCH
Organic dairy brand Rachel's moved into the freezer cabinet for the first time earlier this year with its new ice cream range. In the crowded luxury ice cream sector the company, together with manufacturing partner R&R, pinpointed a...
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Organic produce in short supply
Some may be predicting organic food will be left on the shelves as shoppers penny pinch, but the reality, according to those involved in the industry, is that shelves are more likely to be bare than full.Sourcing domestic organic...
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Organic. Or is it?
Food fraud is costing UK shoppers £7bn a year, according to a Which? report. Most cases involve products that are in high demand but limited supply, making organic a particular target. But help could be at hand.Boffins at the...
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Price Survey
It may be a new year for The Grocer 33 but the story remains the same.Asda has again produced the cheapest basket - undercutting second place Morrisons by more than £2 to secure its third consecutive win.Asda made a number of...
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Price Survey
No retailer came close to matching Asda's remarkable domination of our pricing survey this year. This was Asda's eleventh consecutive year as the UK's cheapest retailer, with its consistently low prices winning it 35 of the past 50...
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Wholesaler Profile Suma
Andrew Mackintosh describes himself as PR manager at wholesaler Suma, but that's probably because it is a Wednesday. Speak to him on a Tuesday and he's a business consultant. Catch him later in the week and he's sales manager. Mackintosh, like...
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Reader Survey
Source: Email poll of wholesalersIn an industry in which the average profit margin is just a wafer-thin 1.8%, rising fuel prices, energy costs and spiralling food prices could be viewed as a recipe for disaster. However, despite the...
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Talking shop
There is a honey bee crisis facing Britain at the moment and the implications for fresh produce supply are potentially catastrophic, according to Tim Lovett, president of the British Beekeepers' AssociationImagine a bee-less breakfast -...
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Top-Up shop
Who we visited costcutter Marlborough, WiltshireLONDIS Wandsworth, Londonsainsbury's local Farnham Common, Buckinghamshirescotmid Uphall, West Lothiantesco express Hazel Grove, Greater...