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Asda Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. 1 This store had run out of Sacla' Classic pesto and did not stock Mars bars in a 6-pack, as requested on our shopper's list, only in a 10 or 9-pack. Our shopper said the store was well laid...
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More backing sought for Lincolnshire brand
Growers and retailers in Lincolnshire are being asked to support a brand for the county's fruit and veg. Select Lincolnshire and its logo already appear on boxes of loose potatoes in 41 Asda stores, thanks to grower and packer E Park,...
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Bad for kids?
Marmite. Marmite is packed full of essential B vitamins that help regulate the kidneys and liver and has been a popular favourite - spread thinly - in kids' sandwiches for years. Love it or hate it, just don't ban...
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Criticising the big four...'a bad idea'
Lord Haskins, the former Northern Foods chairman, has told The Grocer he believes the cause of his former employer's problems can be traced back to its poor handling of supermarkets. Speaking in the wake of news that Northern's chief...
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York council kickstarts foie gras ban plan
Councillors in York are looking at ways to cut consumption of foie gras on animal welfare grounds. The council wants to stop people selling the delicacy and plans to write to animal welfare minister Ben Bradshaw urging a nationwide ban....
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Portman growls at bears and beasties
Asda was one of just two companies found to be in breach of The Portman Group's voluntary drinks marketing code last year. The retailer was named and shamed for its Bubbly & Bear gift pack, produced by Blue Sky Beverages. The...
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CTB to unwrap Flake's latest onscreen beauty
A new take on an iconic ad is set to hit both the small and big screen next week as Cadbury Trebor Bassett unveils the latest incarnation of its Flake girl. The campaign forms part of a £5m marketing spend - the largest for Flake in four...
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Six of the Best: Yoghurt and pot desserts
After university, Emma Dunlop secured a work placement with Corus UK, which helped her get on Tesco's graduate scheme. Her first role with Tesco was as a frozen food buyer. She joined Sainsbury's eight months ago and has taken to the role with...
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Stars come out for products' big night
Small and large players rubbed shoulders and toasted their successes at The Grocer's Star Products and Top Campaigns party, held last month at the stylish Albannach bar in London's Trafalgar Square. The event celebrated companies' success...
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Bogof's week
You have to feel sorry for Asda after a radio DJ's prank call to one of their stores found its way on to the web this week. The DJ called the customer service desk of Asda in Charlton asking to call out the name of his missing daughter over the...
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Britvic gearing up for child health challenge
Britvic is bringing out new juices under its Robinsons and Fruit Shoot umbrellas in a bid to boost the brands' health credentials and avoid the looming ban on advertising to children. A range of Robinsons Smooth Juice will appear on...
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Buyer Survey
Buyers love getting their hands on a new product and, despite the many thousands of SKUs out there, there's always room on the shelf for genuinely innovative products. Yet the time and expense needed for research & development means buyers are...
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Vegetarian cabinets dominated by Quorn
Featured space promotions for vegetarian brands have made a slow start in 2007. In data captured from 1 to 27 January 2007, only Quorn and Grassington's have recorded offers. Quorn's activity so far this year has been on cottage pies in...
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Reynolds takes up deputy chair at FSA
Ian Reynolds has been named as the new deputy chairman of the Food Standards Agency. He replaces Julia Unwin, who left the position in September to take on the role of director at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. Reynolds has been a...
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Great triumphs in challenging times
With health high on the agenda, especially when it comes to products aimed at children, the yoghurt and pot desserts category is an important one in terms of buying the most suitable products. Suppliers are under pressure to make...
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Climbing the ladder
How did you get to where you are today? I started out at SmithKline Beecham as a territory manager before moving into marketing with a role on Lucozade Sport. After a break from the food industry with Energizer batteries, I joined HP...
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Millers' flour costs will go up
Sir; Wheat prices have indeed stopped rising in recent weeks, but they are not in sharp decline (The Grocer, 20 January, p26). According to independently collected HGCA data, the benchmark price for bread wheat delivered to Liverpool...
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Staff sacked in immigration crackdown
A swoop by police and immigration officers on The Co-operative Group's food distribution centre in Coventry has led to 26 people being dismissed. The workers were fired for a number of different reasons and some had subsequently been...
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Pernod Ricard sales hit by Jacob's Creek
A dismal half-year performance for Jacob's Creek in the UK saw brand owner Pernod Ricard lose 1.1% in global wine sales during the period. The brand's 3% fall in value eclipsed stellar growth by luxury brands such as Champagne...
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Defra and EU criticised as organic crisis looms
Poultry producers have criticised the government for underestimating the gravity of the crisis facing organic poultry production. Supermarkets are expected to run short of organic chicken from March as a result of a chronic shortage of...