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Is slowdown in food inflation just a blip?
Never let the facts get in the way of a good story. The old journalistic adage has never been so true. Despite evidence that food prices stopped rising in March for the first time in six months ('Retailers put a lid on it', The Grocer pp 4-5,...
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campaign trail - Nestle blue Smarties
Nestlé is spending £2m on a marketing push to promote the comeback of the blue Smartie and push its healthier credentials as free from artificial colours or flavours. The Blue is Back campaign includes a TV ad, which flags up the fact the new blue...
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BT's Maloney replaces ousted Payzone chief
Payzone has replaced the senior executives ousted at an extraordinary general meeting following a bitter row at the electronic payment provider.Mike Maloney has been appointed chief executive and given a place on the board, while group...
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campaign trail - The Weatabix Food Company
The Weetabix Food Company is returning to TV next week with a £4.2m investment in ads for its Weetos and Weetabix cereal brands. The £1.2m push for Weetos, which will run in April and May with additional bursts later in the year, has been designed...
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Shoppers 'were not ready for No Catch'
One of the key reasons No Catch failed was that British consumers were not yet ready for the premium prices of farmed cod, administrators have said.Grant Thornton announced last week that the organic cod farming business was to be...
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Challenges have made us strong, says Turton
Nisa-Today's has finally put the infighting and back-biting that has dogged the buying group for the past two years behind it, claims chief executive Neil Turton in the latest issue of Nisa's members' magazine. Members could feel...
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Soaring costs threaten free-range egg supply
Shoppers could face shortages of British free-range eggs if retail prices do not rise soon, producers have warned.High feed prices and increased labour and energy costs are pushing the viability of free-range egg production to the limit,...
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Sainsbury's launches new dairy initiatives
Sainsbury's has put the environment and animal welfare at the heart of a string of initiatives aimed at improving the efficiency of its dairy suppliers.The supermarket held a meeting of dairy farmers and producers at its Holborn offices...
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monitor - diary product prices
Exchange rate drama hits dairy products As part of the worldwide commodity price boom, much has been written about the high prices of butter, cheese and other dairy product commodities. What is ignored is the fact that in most EU markets this boom...
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Food inflation: what the papers didn't say
Headlines claiming food inflation is at a 17-year high are wildly exaggerated, with exclusive data from The Grocer revealing prices are up just 3% on last year.The Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph and Daily Express were among the nationals...
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Stores urged to tackle irresponsible drinking
Diageo is calling on retailers to get more involved in promoting responsible drinking as the industry ramps up activities to combat binge drinking.This week Pernod Ricard UK (PRUK) launched a campaign called Accept Responsibility, and...
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Pomegranate wines enter the UK market
Pomegranates are set to be the next big thing in wine, according to two producers who are launching pomegranate wines into the UK.Armenian-sourced Anari and Israel-based Rimon Wines are hoping the health benefits associated with...
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Langholm eyes serious sales growth at Tyrrells
Tyrrells is to ramp up its distribution through the multiples -and may even seek listings in Tesco - in an attempt to double sales in the next few years.In an exclusive interview with The Grocer, new owner private equity firm Langholm...
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M&S reducing fat in fish ready meals
Marks & Spencer has reduced saturated fat levels across its fish ready meal range, with new and reformulated meals going on sale this month.Fish ready meals are often high in saturated fats because of creamy sauces, but M&S said its...
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a safe pair of hands?
T here was speculation this week that Hilary Benn could be sacrificed in a cabinet reshuffle this summer. If the Defra secretary of state had any inkling that his future was uncertain, he wasn't giving anything away during an interview...
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Menon heads Rubicon ops
Soft drink company Rubicon has promoted Nitin Menon to the newly created role of chief operating officer.Menon has worked at Rubicon for two years as head of sales and commercial services, where he was responsible for commercial controls...
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Store visit - Holborn's
Established: 1974 Turnover: £1.74m No of stores: Two Size of store: 1,000 sq ft Tucked away in the tiny village of South Nutfield, Surrey, is the country's best independent c-store. At 1,000 sq ft, it's pretty small. But what Holborn's lacks in...
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How to make a success of running a local post office
Dean Holborn Owner, Holborns We took over the post office in our village in 2006 after the original one closed and invested money to make space for it. Having a post office is important to a c-store like ours because it gives...
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insight - shellfish
AGE PROFILE of shellfish consumers Children 0-106% 10-165% Male 17-349% 35-6421% 65+10% Female 17-3410% 35-6426% Info: Usage overview of shellfish. In-home consumption The shellfish market is worth £187m in value There were 267 million meals...
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the rise and rise of own label
One key word emerges from The Grocer's Own Label Supplier Survey this year: quality. All our winners, as voted for by buyers of the UK's top retail and wholesale businesses, provide product that outshines the competition. Some even surpass the...