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In Brief: Strong ice cream sales; Netto labels up; Healthy families plan
Strong ice cream sales The ice cream market grew 5.5% in value last year to £616m, according to TNS data [52 w/e December 2006], driven by health and indulgence as well as stronger sales outside warmer months.
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Take-home market at fore of cider campaigns
The cider category is set for a huge push in the off-trade this summer, as three brands announced details of their 2007 marketing strategies this week. Scottish & Newcastle UK released details of a £27m investment in Strongbow. The...
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Tesco centre faces legal threats in US
Tesco's US operation has seen off an attempt to get an injunction on the construction of its distribution centre in Riverside, California. The legal team behind a mystery group called Health First tried to halt work at the site, claiming...
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Chains must work with legal strawberry farms
Multiples are being urged to stop buying illegally produced strawberries from Spain. WWF campaigners have warned that irrigation by unlicensed farmers in the Huelva region has lowered the water table in the protected Donana Marshes by up...
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Make store turbine consent easier and faster says Leahy
Sir Terry Leahy has called for a planning shake-up to facilitate the erection of wind turbines on stores. In a speech to the Green City Initiative, a summit held to address environmental issues in business, the Tesco chief executive said...
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Ex-Asda men cook up Natural Kitchen
Two ex-Asda men are behind a new chain of organic grocery stores.The first Natural Kitchen store is set to open in London's Marylebone in May, with a second site earmarked for Spitalfields. The venture is the brain-child of...
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Wall's and Nestlé fight for top spot in ice cream
Nestlé has dramatically stepped up its activity in ice cream cabinets this year, pulling ahead of Wall's, which last year was the busiest player. It's obviously early days for ice cream, but Nestlé's activity this year so far is sharply...
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Turton: Nisa-Costcutter deal will not be revived
Nisa-Today's chief executive Neil Turton has categorically ruled out reviving the controversial merger with Costcutter, which collapsed last October. Speaking to The Grocer at Nisa's annual show for independents and wholesalers, Turton...
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Heinz gives ketchup gourmet dimension
The sauces and condiments aisle is about to be shaken up by Heinz with the introduction of its gourmet ketchup range. Heinz Tomato Ketchup With a Twist, which will appear on shelves this April, has been created to appeal to a growing...
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First Drinks targets OVD with humour
First Drinks Brands is investing £25,000 in a campaign to drive its OVD dark rum in Scotland. An on-pack promotion, offering consumers the chance to get their hands on a DVD of Still Game, the BBC Scotland comedy series, is part of its...
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Duracell PowerPix
With the UK's battery market worth a massive £322.5m, Duracell is the number one brand by far with a £154.9m share. As the most trusted brand in the batteries category, Duracell is an established market leader when it comes to longevity and...
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Food can be healthy, ethical sustainable, and tasty, too!
My challenge, having joined Birds Eye as CEO in November, is to restore growth to the frozen food category. There are a lot of misconceptions with regard to frozen food and, as the category leader, it is up to Birds Eye to change the public's...
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Fairtrade: help tobacco farmers
Sir; Fairtrade is big business - annual sales at retail of £300m per year, 46% year-on-year growth, and 2,500 products on sale. And it's not just food. Fairtrade textiles are growing rapidly with Marks & Spencer leading the way, almost owning...
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ITV sparks probe of Freedom Food farms
The RSPCA has suspended three Freedom Food-accredited farms over allegations of animal neglect. It is investigating after undercover film footage aired this week on ITV showed injured and diseased turkeys on a Norfolk farm that...
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Shepherds Purse in Fine Fettle for future
Fine Fettle Yorkshire Cheese is the new name for Yorkshire Feta cheese, The Grocer can reveal. Manufacturer Shepherds Purse Cheeses has been forced into the change by a contentious Brussels decision to award Protected Designation of...
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Greggs trials flexible hours
High street baker Greggs is to experiment with earlier and later opening hours at some of its stores to cater for changing shopping habits and shore up falling profits. The 1,336-store UK chain said it would trial different opening times...
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Flowers to get German push
Germany's largest pot plant and cut flower marketing co-operative, Langard Blumen & Pflanzer, is planning to target the UK for a new export drive. Klemens Jannsen, Langard's sales director, said he had made preliminary contact with...
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Independents week to focus on street parties
Street parties hosted by independent retailers are central to plans for this summer's National Independents' Week. All retailers will be urged to stage parties, while NIW organisers will try to win maximum publicity by generating coverage...
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"What was striking was that the FSA professed nothing wrong with the present system whatsoever"
This week, The Grocer went to see the Food Standards Agency. It's fair to say they are not best pleased with our Weigh It Up! campaign. So it was a good chance to clear the air and allow them to set the record straight. If you haven't...