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Research Notes
The ambient wet cooking sauce market grew 3.8% last year to £459m, primarily because buyers are purchasing more packs in a year. The total number of packs purchased in a year is up 4.6% to 22.6 packs per person. This growth is...
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Small players
Smaller players in the cooking sauces market face huge challenges in a sector dominated by own label and big brands. That is the view of Martin Hopkins, managing director and founder of Safetoeat, which produces a range of eight...
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Price Survey
The price gap narrowed again this week as Sainsbury's stole the top spot from Tesco, having been the second-cheapest for four weeks on the trot. Heavy promotional activity - including half-price Pringles - helped it to achieve £44.15 basket...
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Top-Up shop
Who we visited. Tesco Express High Wycombe, Bucks. Welcome Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire. Sainsbury's local Cobham, Surrey. Londis Skipton Road, Harrogate. Spar Little Common, East Sussex. How they...
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M&S recalls sweet and sour chicken
Marks & Spencer has recalled a batch of its own-label Sweet and Sour Chicken meal due to a labelling error.Some packs may contain crispy prawns but this is not displayed on the label, making the product unsafe for people with seafood...
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Tesco confirms Fresh & Easy
Tesco has confirmed its US c-store venture will be called Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market.The retailer has kept its plans firmly under wraps since announcing in February 2006 it would enter the US market this year.However,...
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Constellation acquires Svedka
Constellation Brands has acquired Svedka Vodka from Guillaume Cuvelier and Alcofinance for $384m (£195m). Approximately 1.1 million cases of Svedka were sold in 2006, predominately in the US. “We believe Svedka is a perfect fit,...
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The cuttings - 3rd February 2007
Tesco's move into the People's Republic grabbed a good share of the headlines this week, with the papers all taking a different view on what the bigger story was. The Daily Express and The Daily Mail were interested in the fact that the store...
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World News - 3rd February 2007
X5 takeover talk is 'groundless' Moscow: X5 Retail Group has denied reports it is in talks with Tesco, Wal-Mart and Carrefour over a possible takeover. Reports in the Russian press have suggested the chains were eyeing X5,...
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Landmark's 30th is J&J
North London wholesaler J&J Wines has become the 30th member of Landmark Wholesale. The family-owned business in Southall operates from a 21,000sq ft depot offering both a C&C and delivered service for retailers. The depot opened last...
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Campaign trail: Kellogg's Nutri-Grain cereal bar gets an equine brand ambassador in a new TV ad campaign
Kellogg's Nutri-Grain cereal bar gets an equine brand ambassador in a new TV ad campaign. A friendly horse praises the bars' grain content and manages to hold one in his hoof. Using the strapline, 'Nutri-Grain is yummy grains', the...
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This week's hot topic by Adam Leyland
One of the enduring strengths of Tesco is its ability to adapt to the needs of its customers. Whether it's the clever use of the data in its Clubcards, entrance sensors that monitor shopper levels to ensure there's enough till staff, or more...
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Boost to Tesco's RFID after success at Antrim
Successful RFID trials at Tesco have taken the retail giant one step closer to a fully enabled system across Northern Ireland, it emerged this week. RFID trials at Tesco's dry goods depot in Antrim last weekend would lead to a full-blown...
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This week a year ago the winner was...
This time a year ago the winner was another Sainsbury's store - this time in Macclesfield. The store not only provided everything on our shopper's list but provided great levels of customer service. Back then store manager Andy...
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Organic air ban fuels debate on food miles
Plans to ban the airfreighting of organic produce into the UK have already come under fire. The Soil Association mooted the idea at its annual conference last week in a bid to cut down on greenhouse gas emissions. It proposed labelling...
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Pomegranate gets all Bullish
Red Bull UK is aiming to capitalise on pomegranate juice's UK popularity by adding the flavour to its Sabai range in April. Tesco is to list the newcomer in a four-pack retailing at £4.99 from May. There was a 300% increase in...
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Property prices force Anglian sale to co-op
Independent retailer Anglian Convenience Stores has sold up to East of England Co-operative Society, blaming competition for sites from the multiples. Anglian joint MD Bob Surridge said the chain was unable to achieve economies of scale...