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Sector overview - Frozen warms up as economy cools
The credit crunch and weakening economy could favour those Top 50 independent retailers operating in the frozen sector, as consumers looking to save money begin to turn to cheaper frozen foods. Sales of frozen food have risen 1.4% in the year to...
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Lees Foods hit by rising cost of raw materials
Confectionery and cake manufacturer Lees Foods warned this week that soaring raw material costs, coupled with mounting competition from European suppliers, were likely to dent this year's profit.Unveiling a strong set of figures for...
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Covent Garden creates Fruit Soups for summer
Is it a soup? Is it a smoothie? The answer lies somewhere in between as New Covent Garden Food Co launches a range of fruit-based soups.The Fruit Soup range, which is rolling out now in Waitrose stores nationwide, includes an apple...
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Sainsbury's tastes difference in wine
We may be two decades into the UK's wine revolution but the trade has done little to make the whole business of buying wine any easier, less intimidating or more pleasurable. Shoppers still tend to approach the wine aisle in a state of mild...
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E&J Gallo Winery fills six senior roles
E&J Gallo Winery has strengthened its sales and marketing teams with a raft of senior appointments.Nick Elkin has been appointed sales director for UK grocery. He has worked at E&J Gallo for 12 years in a number of sales and marketing...
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can indies do fresh?
Walk into pretty much any ethnic supermarket in London and you'll be confronted with an impressive array of beautifully displayed fruit and vegetables that look as fresh as the day they were picked - often thousands of miles away in the very...
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Gireau vodka gets into gin
French distiller Gireau Corporation has launched a gin to join its premium French vodka."Gireau Premium French Gin is made from pure grain wheat and spring water with juniper berry extract and is distilled four times to create a pure but...
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groceries inquiry
Last month, the Competition Commission's inquiry into the UK groceries market gave the major multiples a clean bill of health. Much to the dismay of smaller shops it concluded that, despite receiving a considerable body of evidence that the...
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WORLD NEWS - Reliance Retail plans Indian growth
Reliance Retail plans Indian growth INDIA: Retailer Reliance Retail plans to launch three new store formats for the grocery market in India. It hoped to open its first Metro-style...
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insight - Srawberries
AGE PROFILE of strawberry consumers Children 0-1015% 11-165% Male 17-345% 35-6415% 65+11% Female 17-349% 35-6423% 65+17% Info: Usage overview of strawberries. In-home and lunchbox The strawberry market is worth £390m More than 40% are eaten at the...
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Tesco Shetland says it will protect local shops
Tesco is poised to break away from its national pricing policy by sanctioning price rises at a store in Shetland, with the supermarket reportedly claiming this was "in order to protect local traders".Lerwick Community Council said that...
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Low risk of salmonella in UK turkey
The UK has only a minimal risk of salmonella in turkey, the British Poultry Council has stressed. A report by the European Food Safety Authority last week reported a 4.6% prevalence of a harmful strain of salmonella in UK turkey flocks bred for...
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Power to the people
The distinction between retailers, consumers and brands is being blurred as technology revolutionises the way people buy their groceries. Consumers are becoming ever more empowered by technology, according to two new reports that present...
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Lion Capital snaps up Russian Alcohol
Private equity group Lion Capital has acquired Russian Alcohol, the largest producer and distributor of vodka in Russia, from Industrial Investors in a deal worth $600m (£303m).Russian Alcohol, which makes Green Mark and Zhuravli vodkas,...
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Arla to close Manchester dairy
Arla Foods is to close its Manchester dairy and distribution facility in a bid to cut costs across its business.Up to 300 jobs could be lost following the closure of the plant, which is due to be completed by January 2009. The raw milk...
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Imperial Tobacco launches rights issue
Imperial Tobacco has launched a £4.9bn rights issue to part fund its recent acquisition of Franco-Spanish tobacco company Altadis.News of the rights issue came as Imperial Tobacco reported a 42% fall in pre-tax profit to £326m on sales up...
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C-store sales soar 5.1% to hit record
Convenience store owners have been urged not to rest on their laurels after a report showed Britons spent a record £27.4bn in c-stores in 2007. The figures, published by IGD/William Reed Business Media, found the sector grew faster than...
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Yazoo starts £1.7m outdoor campaign
Campina is kicking off a multimillion-pound campaign for Yazoo to cash in on sales growth of almost 20% for the milkshake.A £1.7m burst of outdoor ads begins on 19 May including 10,000 sites across the UK from phone boxes to billboards,...
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Henderson Group profit soars by 10%
Northern Irish Spar wholesaler Henderson Group has reported a 10.1% increase in pre-tax profit to £9.8m last year on sales up 8.3% to £407m for 2007.Henderson said wholesalers and independents in the province were coming under fiercer...
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Evian gets £3m as tennis approaches
Danone Waters has revealed marketing plans for Evian in its first year as official Wimbledon sponsor.It is investing £3m in the drive as it takes over from Nestlé's Buxton brand. The activity will include outdoor, print, digital, cab...