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Letter of the week Pip Wood, director of communications, Sainsbury's
In response to Adam Leyland's column on front-of-pack labelling (The Grocer, 13 January, p3), Sainsbury's has been running the Food Standards Agency's traffic light system in the form of the 'Wheel of Health' for two years. We base our...
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Consumers switch on to quality mark
More shoppers than ever are recognising the quality of English beef and lamb, according to a survey by the English Beef and Lamb Executive (Eblex). Asked whether they recognised the Quality Standard Mark on beef and lamb, 58% of shoppers...
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It's party time as Cook takes interactive route
Cook, the frozen ready meals retailer, is trialling Ann Summers-style parties as it bids to expand its customer base. The chain is recruiting 'demonstrators' to host parties for a minimum of eight people, who taste a selection of Cook...
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Corky's to hit the off-trade
Corky's, the vodka-liqueur shooter brand, is launching an off-trade offensive for its 50cl bottles targeting the cream liqueur category. Global Brands-owned Corky's has developed a Strawberries & Cream flavour that will appear exclusively...
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Retailers say... crime and disorder are a problem
Fights and shootings Vanessa Fletchers Tiple and Tate Derby Size: 600 sq ft. Crime is a big issue for us as unfortunately my store is located in quite a rough area. We tend to get a lot of teenagers attempting to shoplift from...
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First crisps, now snacks slash the saturated fat
PepsiCo is reducing the saturated fat content of its Walkers bagged snack brands by 80% and cutting their salt content by a quarter, as part of its strategy to boost the health credentials of the Walkers portfolio. From next month its...
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Depot visit Parfetts, Somercotes
Ian Bell, general manager of Parfetts' Somercotes depot, is no stranger to manure - tonnes of it. When he's not walking the aisles of his cash & carry, he's at home with his wife, helping her run the family business - a riding school and...
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Hardys inspires UK with Shuttle design
Hardys, the UK’s biggest wine brand, has set itself the challenge of reinventing the UK single-serve market with the launch of Hardys Shuttle. The new packaging format is a single-serve 25cl bottle, released under the Hardys Stamp of…
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New flavours on way despite sell-off plans
Absolut vodka is to launch two new flavours in the UK this year, despite a proposal by the Swedish government to sell off brand owner Vin & Spirit (V&S). The newly elected Swedish government confirmed last week that it would put the...
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Drinks industry toasts positive trade figures
The drinks industry has seen a rise in both value and volume over the eight-week Christmas period to 30 December 2006 despite evidence of deep discounting. Statistics from ACNielsen, seen by The Grocer, showed total beers, wines and...
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LazyTown set to make heroic entrance in UK
Cult kids TV show LazyTown is hoping to strike a marketing deal with the UK's top grocers. In exchange for selling branded LazyTown toys, clothes, music and educational supplements, creator Magnus Scheving promises higher fruit and veg...
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Tesco's Sunderland site plan under fire
The threat of a compulsory purchase order is hanging over land owned by Tesco in Sunderland city centre. Rival developers are fighting Tesco's plans to build a store there. It's emerged the city council or the regional development agency...
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Store focus
Even independent stores that specifically target the vegetarian market are going down the same route as Premier Foods by looking at ways to draw in meat-reducers and consumers looking for a healthier diet. One store is Unicorn Grocery,...
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Frozen/chilled
The vegetarian category's sales in the frozen sector are struggling, but this doesn't mean manufacturers are ready to give up on it yet. According to TNS, the frozen vegetarian category remained largely static in 2006 with growth of just...
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Greater visibility for... the invisible
Hovis has repackaged its Invisible Crust white and best of both varieties to get more parents buying into the crust-less concept. A £2m marketing campaign, including a new TV ad featuring a father and son, will run until the end of March,...
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Wheat shortfall to hit organic supplies hard
There is likely to be a shortage of organic eggs, milk and poultry in a few months, producers have warned. Organic wheat - a vital mainstay of the organic farm animal's diet - is in chronically short supply this year, with prices already...
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Retailers open their hearts, and wallets
Free computers for farmers? Clothing made from 100% Fairtrade cotton? Quick supplier payments? It's a far-cry from the accusations of bully-boy tactics levelled at supermarkets in the Competition Commission inquiry. In fact, it doesn't...
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Nestlé's second stab at premium with Heaven
Nestlé Rowntree is making another play for the premium chocolate consumer with the introduction of a connoisseur brand made in Switzerland. The launch comes just over a year after the company scrapped its luxury Double Cream brand due to poor...
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Hunks of meat? No thanks
Few who have seen the latest TV ad campaign for Quorn will have missed how assiduously use of the 'v' word is avoided. Premier Foods is not the only manufacturer to cotton on to the fact that the time has come to broaden the category's appeal by...
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Innovation
Gone are the days when vegetarian lasagne and macaroni cheese were the most exciting vegetarian products available on supermarket shelves. Manufacturers are now offering increasingly adventurous choices in the vegetarian sector to tempt both...