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Heinz gets into chilled with new soup ranges
Heinz is about to stir up the soup category by introducing three new ranges, one of which will mark the brand's first major push into the chilled soup arena. Twenty seven new soups arrive in stores this month under the Farmers' Market, Taste of Home...
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When the chips were down...
Nick Vermont is not a fan of Jamie Oliver. In fact, the McCain Foods regional CEO pinpoints the arrival of Jamie's School Dinners on Channel 4 as the moment the bottom fell out of the oven chip market. A healthy 3% annual growth swung violently to...
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Galaxy grows as Mars targets dark chocolate
Galaxy is going dark as brand owner Mars uses its signature milk chocolate brand to grab a share of the booming dark chocolate market. The new arrival, called Galaxy Smooth Dark, is part of a range relaunch, which also includes a modified shape,...
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Wall's continues to give rivals the cold shoulder
Wall's has reclaimed the number-one spot from nearest rival Nestlé in the ongoing battle for first place in the ice cream sub-category. The ice cream manufacturer recorded a variety of offers in retailers last weekend, securing 53% of all featured...
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So, can you spot the difference...?
The Unfair Commercial Practices Directive is supposed to be an important weapon in a brand owner's armoury. The EU-wide directive, which comes into force in April, aims to protect owners and consumers against copycat branding - the former from...
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Public wants greater local sourcing effort
Supermarkets are no better now than they were a year ago at sourcing fruit and veg from Britain, according to a survey of consumer attitudes to food miles. More than half the 1,000 shoppers questioned (57%) thought supermarkets were not trying hard...
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Poultry farmers warn of looming shortages
British poultry bosses have warned of a shortage of chicken and turkey unless they receive much-needed price rises from the supermarkets. Poultry farmers said that, like the pig sector, they were suffering from a "catastrophic" rise in global wheat...
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Sainsbury's online: feel the love...
In the battle for supremacy in online grocery, Sainsbury's has a new weapon - free food. One shopper, temporarily incapacitated and forced to rely on home deliveries, received a few extras in the past few weeks. Besides amassing £30 worth of credit...
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Stores on greener path with new pack formats
The drinks industry is being urged by retailers to do more to reduce its environmental impact. Tesco is asking its suppliers to look at more environmentally friendly packaging, while Sainsbury's and Waitrose have confirmed listings of BWS products...
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Nisa goes for GDA labels in health revamp for Heritage
Nisa-Today's is to roll out front-of-pack Guideline Daily Amounts labelling across its Heritage own label range by next spring. The buying group said it had plumped for GDAs over the Food Standards Agency's preferred traffic lights-based scheme...
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Talking shop - Gerard Keenan
All this concern over flatulent livestock and global warming is deeply frustrating, says Gerard Keenan, chairman of animal nutritionist Keenan. The solution is already here. It's been a bad couple of weeks for cattle. They have received extremely...
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A helping hand - or a hindrance?
The most significant change in retail planning guidance for more than a decade is about to take place. In less than eight weeks the government will unveil details of its draft revision of 2005's Planning Policy Statement 6 (PPS6). A key plank of the...
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Modern look for Soberano
Spanish brandy Soberano has adopted a new look in a bid to appeal to a more contemporary audience. The brandy's new bottle shape follows focus group research in its domestic market and is designed to enhance the drink's high quality message, while...
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Six of the best - cereals
Rising wheat prices have challenged cereal suppliers recently, and the star buyers in this month's Six of the Best have been singled out by companies for their help and co-operation in these tough times.Stuart Hargreaves, senior buyer at...
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Buyer survey - commodity prices
Rising interest rates and escalating commodity prices are expected to prompt major changes in supermarket ranges, according to grocery buyers, but in most cases, not just yet.This summer's deluge, which has devastated pea, broccoli, cabbage...
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Six of the Best: cereals
Star buyer: Stuart Hargreaves senior buyer, Morrisons Hargreaves joined Morrisons in 1983, working part-time two evenings a week after college. Between 1987 and 1989, he worked within operations, fresh and frozen food. In 1989 he became part of a...
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Wheat prices hit Warburtons
The soaring cost of wheat on global commodity markets has reportedly hit Warburtons.Although the baker reported a 16% increase in full-year sales to £209m in its latest accounts filed at Companies House yesterday, pre-tax profit fell from...
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In Brief: Sangs sold for £10m; Sangs sold for £10m; Cheaper cuppa
Sangs sold for £10m Scottish soft drinks company Sangs has been sold for £10m to business partners Kenny Webster, a former AG Barr sales manager, and Andy Anderson, MD of forecourt operator Calanike Retailing. Wholesale additions
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our man from drip Don Pumsey - 28th July 2007
Oh, to be a fly upon on the gilded walls of the royal palace this week! Not since Machiavelli have we ministers enjoyed such scheming among the princes, double-dealing by the courtiers and backstabbing among the nobility. I'm referring, of course,...
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Price Survey - 28th July 2007
Morrisons is celebrating its third week in a row at the top of The Grocer 33 price survey as rivals shied away from the usual deep price cuts. Its £42.91 basket was 34p cheaper than Tesco's - the key point of difference being its half-price Old El...