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When peas turn highly electric
"World's first pea recipe book Yes Peas! bursts through the 100,000 barrier!" a press release screamed at me this week.But 100,000 what? Words? Actually, it's copies printed. Call me churlish but I feel compelled to point out that...
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Method sets out plans for Europe expansion
Trendy US household brand Method plans to add 50 eco-products a year to its UK offer and double UK sales annually over the next three years.The brand outlined its expansion strategy after it was launched in Australia last week and as...
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Facial tissues
At first glance, facial tissue is lagging behind its paper counterparts, with year-on-year growth of only 2.8% [Nielsen 52w/e 6 October 2007]. Although the first sign of growth for several years, almost all of the overall figure can be explained...
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Troubles galore, and GM food too
Difficult times lie ahead. Apart from tighter economic conditions, numerous challenges persist over health, labelling and GM foodsA lot of grief lies in store on the trading front in the next few months. A slowing market will take its...
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McCain powered by waste lagoon
A waste water lagoon the size of two football pitches is to power McCain's biggest UK chip factory, in Cambridgeshire.The Whittlesey plant already gets 60% of its electricity from three on-site wind turbines, installed two months ago,...
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Letter of the week
I read with interest your article on Irwin Lee, vice president of Procter & Gamble UK and Ireland ('On the shoulders of giants', The Grocer, 19 January, p38). I applaud his dynamism. As he says, the importance of NPD is paramount in the...
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Research Notes
In 2007, Britain spent £270m on household cleaning products. Overall, growth was steady, driven mainly by bathroom and carpet products. By contrast, sales of window and shower products declined against 2006.This static performance is...
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What the papers said
?Home-grown food, including the UK honey industry, could be at risk because of a decline in honeybees. The Telegraph reported that honeybees could die out within 10 years as disease spread through the nation's hives, causing "calamitous"...
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Reaching saturation point
The toilet tissue market will only break through the £1bn mark if promotional activity is kept under control. Though the toilet roll category has grown 7.4% in the past year to £997m, while kitchen towels rose slightly more than 8% to...
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Price Survey
Asda has passed the 100-day mark as the UK's cheapest retailer - while Tesco dropped from second place to fourth after its price hikes outweighed its cuts.Five of Asda's items were the cheapest in The Grocer 33 list this week - by...
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Talking shop
Valentines Day and Mother's Day are critical for UK plant sales and retailers must pay close attention to the way flowers are displayed, says Andrea Caldecourt, Flowers & Plants Association chief executive.Funny how the pressing need to...
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Top-Up shop
Who we visited East of england co-op Stowmarket, Suffolkcostcutter Blackburn, West Lothianone stop Highbridge, Burnham-on-Seapremier Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshiretesco express Sutton, South...
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Soundbites
?"The combined household markets showed only 2% value growth last year, and I don't see that changing significantly for 2008. However, within that total, there are a number of different forces at work that manufacturers and retailers need to be...
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AG Barr acquires Taut International
Irn Bru maker AG Barr has acquired sports drink company Taut International for a nominal consideration of £1.As part of the deal, AG Barr will acquire the ongoing business of Taut UK and Taut International on a debt free basis. The companies...
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Government to unveil obesity strategy
Health secretary Alan Johnson is expected to unveil the government's long-awaited obesity strategy later today, with food labelling expected to feature highly.Retailers and manufacturers currently use a combination of front-of-pack traffic...
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Bumper Christmas trading at Morrisons
Morrisons has reported a 9.5% increase in like-for-like sales growth, excluding fuel, for the six weeks to 6 January, ahead of analyst expectations.Total sales rose 11.6% excluding fuel during the period, Morrisons said, boosted by the...
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Tangerine Confectionery acquires Monkhill
Tangerine Confectionery has acquired Monkhill from Cadbury Schweppes for £58m.Monkhill manufactures Butterkist popcorn, Barratt Sherbet Fountains and Jameson's chocolate confectionery and operates three factories and a distribution...
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Tesco to phase out imported veal
Tesco has pledged to phase out sales of imported veal and instead stock British meat from calves bred to higher welfare standards.Some 930 farmers who supply Tesco with milk have agreed not to export their dairy calves, and the chain's beef...