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FOUR-STAR PERFORMERS
Lactofree Milk Launched: January 2006 Sales: £1.24m Star rating: ? ? ? ?Lactofree may not have generated as impressive sales as some of the other launches over the past year, but its performance in a category that is notoriously...
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French growers set sights on UK market
French summer fruit growers have stepped up their campaign to drive UK retail sales in a bid to build a reputation for quality and justify the premium price they ask compared with Spanish fruit. Marketing agency Sopexa has launched a...
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Is produce ripe for growth?
It has been something of a fruit cocktail for the fresh produce industry this year: some good bits, some bad bits and plenty of colour. For instance, consumers spent more on fruit and veg than ever before, but volume sales fell. Eat in Colour...
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Pickavance to be Morrisons' HR supremo
Morrisons has appointed Norman Pickavance to the role of group HR director. The position was created following chief executive Marc Bolland's extensive review of the business, which set out plans to create a team of eight senior...
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tapping intoconsumers
Forget blogging and Second Life. If you want to be at the cutting edge of marketing and research, bespoke online communities are where it's at. In the latest phenomenon to take the US by storm, manufacturers are talking directly to their...
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Smith set for return to retail in top job at MBL
Phil Smith, former commercial and operations director of lottery operator Camelot, looks set to take the helm at Musgrave Budgens Londis (MBL).MBL, owned by Musgrave Group, has been seeking an MD for its UK business since last November...
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Letter of the week
I was surprised to read Steve Dodd's letter setting out his reasons for resisting the move to Fairtrade ingredients, and sugar in particular ('Why Tangerine won't support Fairtrade', The Grocer, 16 June, p26). I would like to offer a different...
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New prestige whisky range
Whyte & Mackay has released four of its rarest whiskies under the Rare and Prestige Collection umbrella brand.The range consists of The Dalmore 1973 Cabernet Sauvignon, Whyte & Mackay 40-year-old, Isle of Jura 40-year-old and The Dalmore...
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Research Notes
Total fresh fruit and vegetables grew 5.2% in value and fell 1.3% in volume in the latest year. TNS Worldpanel Usage data shows people are eating only 2.6 portions of fruit and veg on average a day, despite many 5-a-day initiatives. However, on...
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Research Notes
The total market for home entertainment, which includes physical music, videos and games, is worth 1.8bn - down 2.9% on last year.The video sector:The total video market is valued at almost £2.5bn and has grown by 3%...
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Wine you can sling over your shoulder
Another new packaging format is to hit UK wine shelves as agent PLB prepares to launch a new bag-in-tube wine from Italy.Piccini, a Chianti-based producer, has developed Piccanti, a soft, fruity style of red wine made predominantly from...
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What the papers said
FTUnilever might dispose of its laundry detergent brands in the US and Europe as competition with its rival P&G heightens, the FT reported. It will be shedding more of its assets, following the sale of its Brazilian margarine...
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THREE-STAR PERFORMERS
Red Band Launched: Sept 2006 Sales: £800,000 to date Star rating: ? ? ?If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Leaf UK should be very pleased with itself. Its healthier confectionery brand Red Band was ahead of the curve,...
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TWO-STAR PERFORMERS
New Covent Garden Risotto Launched: February 2006 Sales: £102,000 Star rating: ? ? New Covent Garden Food Company attempted to bring risotto to the masses with its ready-to-eat product but, with distribution levels of only 5% of...
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Will quality win the war? Or price?
With the multiples fighting for victory, and Whole Foods Market making its mark, quality and local sourcing may outweigh pricePerformances from the major grocers over the past year have been strong - aided to some extent by the dramatic...
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Profile Revisited
In days gone by the babyfood category consisted of little more than rows of miniature glass jars of indistinguishable puréed matter - and of course Farley's Rusks - but the market today is a lot more sophisticated with the introduction of many...