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insight - melon
AGE PROFILE of melon consumers Children 0-1012% 11-166% Male 17-344% 35-6416% 65+11% Female 17-347% 35-6426% 65+18% Info: Usage overview of melon. Year ending August 2007. In-home/lunchbox consumption Occasions are up 5% to 339 million Melon value...
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Tesco's turn to judge rising new talent
Tesco is to star in a new TV show that will lay bare the work that goes on behind new product development.Breaking into Tesco, a six-part series to air on Five, will follow 20 contestants, drawn from the general public, who will compete...
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VK Vodka Kick
Global Brands, the manufacturer of VK Vodka Kick, is giving two lucky readers the chance to win a prize worth more than £250. VK Vodka Kick is one of the most successful RTD brands in the UK, with more than 3.5 million bottles sold each...
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In Th Can - Sunflower oil price twice level of last year
Sunflower oil price twice level of last year In common with all oil prices, sunflower oil used in sardine production...
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PepsiCo tries smooth move with Tropicana
On paper, Tropicana's entry into the smoothie category looks a canny move by PepsiCo. Valued at £240m, almost twice the size of Innocent, Tropicana is a true superbrand in the soft drinks category. If any brand were fit to take on Innocent,...
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Newby Teas
Offer your customers something special with Newby Teas of London's extensive range of premium teas and tisanes. Consumers are increasingly willing to pay a little more for high-quality hot drinks and they will love Newby's tea range - which is...
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Campaign trail: Cadbury Trebor Bassett
Cadbury Trebor Bassett has ditched its Mastication for the Nation campaign for its Trident chewing gum brand in favour of a new £10m Mess With Your Head concept. The push, including TV ads airing this week, plays on the idea that UK...
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Warburtons fibre boost
Warburtons is extending its wholemeal bread offer with an extra-fibre option to focus on the growing healthy bread sector.Wholemeal Fibre Boost hits shelves next week, priced at £1.32 for an 800g loaf. The bread provides more than one...
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Store visit - The English Grocer
Peter Durose used to oversee sales of more than £2bn a year as head of fresh produce at Tesco. But last April he gave up his £250,000 salary to set up fine food boutique The English Grocer in his home town of Buntingford in Hertfordshire. It's a bit...
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M&S staff given discount vouchers
Marks & Spencer has given out more than 800,000 20% discount vouchers to its staff and pension holders.Staff have been sent a dozen vouchers to distribute among families and friends, according to the Daily Telegraph.Analysts were...
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Blue Smarties to return
Nestlé is to bring back blue Smarties after dropping them nearly two years ago.Nestlé axed the colour in June 2006 after it was unable to find a natural alternative to the artificial brilliant blue, but the colouring will now be made from a...
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Opinion - "I thought farmer-courting Tesco wanted to be seen to be above reproach before this week's £1.99 chicken promo"
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's worst fears were realised this week as Tesco put chicken on a week-long £1.99 promo. The capon crusader had spent three nights, and roped in celebrity chef buddies Jamie Oliver and Gordon Ramsay, to convince the nation...
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Here's the £1.99 chicken from Tesco
Tesco has been accused of sending out confusing messages to consumers over its latest chicken pricing strategy.In a bid to appeal to shoppers on a tight budget, standard whole birds will be reduced to £1.99 from £3.30 for five...
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Cobra pledges to break into top 10 beer brands
Cobra Beer has outlined ambitious plans for expansion in the UK market, aiming to make the "less gaseous" lager into a top ten beer brand by 2010, The Grocer can reveal.The company estimates it will need to grow the brand by 60% over the...
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Burke predicts 13% growth for 'resurgent' Superquinn
Superquinn chief executive Simon Burke reckons the Irish grocery chain will enjoy sales growth of 13% this year as it embarks on an expansion drive.The company reported sales of €620m (£463m) for 2007, up 7% on 2006, but this was...
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Price Survey - 9th February 2008
Morrisons' reign as Britain's cheapest retailer didn't last long. Asda reclaimed its crown this week with a £44.13 basket, while Sainsbury's leapfrogged Tesco and Morrisons to snatch second place. Despite doubling the price of minced beef, Asda...
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What the papers said - 9th February
Suppliers to Tesco have complained that the retailer is not allowing them to raise their prices until the end of the financial year in an attempt to keep prices down. The Telegraph reported the retailer had halted price increases until...
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acid test - Welsh Rarebit
Expert's verdict... 4/10 ?The product looks like it was made on a local farm, which would be fine if it was to be sold in a village shop, but not in a supermarket. It was hard to understand the content and how to eat the cheese as there was so...
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Noble left with egg on its face after ad breach
Noble Foods has lost "tens of thousands" of potential customers this week after it was forced to delay an ad campaign for eggs because the children's song it featured was found in breach of rules banning kids making health claims.The...
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Tesco, Lidl rapped for advert claims
The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld complaints by Argos and B&Q about claims made for non-food prices in adverts placed by Tesco and Lidl.Argos objected to a national press ad run by Tesco last Easter promoting cut-price...