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Farne sweeps board for export excellence
Companies taking the best of British food and drink to the global market were in the spotlight this week, as Food from Britain dished out its coveted Export Awards for 2006 sponsored by The Grocer and the Royal Bank of...
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Bogof's week
Everton and Tesco are teaming up, it seems, to build a new stadium. As with all things Tesco, there's a great business rationale behind the move. Now, after you've done your shopping, you'll be able to nip upstairs to watch Johnson, Arteta et...
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Brand giants are listening
Coke, Walkers, Birds Eye, Magners and Pringles are among the major brands that have grown in value - in some cases spectacularly - this year, as the industry shows it can respond to consumer needs without government intervention. The...
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No risk to humans from BSE failures, says FSA
More than one in 10 beef cutting plants is failing key BSE checks, according to a nationwide FSA audit. Banned vertebral column from beef carcases has entered the human food chain as a result, although none is thought to have gone for...
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Buyer's View
There's been good growth in the cooking sauces category with Dolmio and Uncle Ben's doing particularly well for us. We dropped Chicken and Beef Tonight and Sharwood's sauces, though, because they weren't performing. Our customers...
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The major trends are the continuing pressures on producers over pricing across beers, wines and spirits. I want to engage the industry to combat these pressures and to drive innovation. At our suppliers' conference we shared learnings about good...
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The key growth area over the past year has been the re-emergence of rosé. We have a good offering and we more than doubled it over the summer. It is a real summer favourite now, although varieties such as white Zinfandel and Grenache are now...
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There is growth in practically all areas except for chocolate biscuit bars and children's products, which is in steep decline. The biggest growth has been in own label, special treats, crackers and crispbreads and good-for-you. We are also...
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The major trends within the category are the decline of plain white sliced bread and the growth of premium lines and healthier segments, such as wholemeal and grains or healthier white products in the style of Hovis Best of Both. As a...
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Health drinks with added benefits are driving the market and the sector is in massive growth. We list a comprehensive range but the star performers are Benecol, Flora Omega-3 and Müller Vitality. Although Yakult was one of the original...
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The most noticeable aspect in the market this year was that there was actually a 6% growth in sales of tobacco in our Scottish stores - despite the ban on smoking in enclosed public spaces imposed north of the border earlier this year....
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Frozen food is a great category, delivering fresh, quality, convenient products. However, with some sectors having an average of more than 60% of sales on promotion, it has once again shown a total decline in value, even though volume is...
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For us at MBL, the major trends are towards premium and fresh. At the premium end we list Duchy Originals Organic and New Covent Garden's standard range. The latter's lines took the top two positions and Duchy third, fourth and fifth. These...
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Cadbury chocolate's PR meltdown
A leaking tap, a rise in salmonella cases and a product recall costing £30m. The award for cock-up the year could go to no one else but Cadbury for its management of the salmonella scare. It all started in January when Cadbury found a...
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Market goes stale for cakes
There is not much good news for branded cake manufacturers. The current healthy eating obsession is making it a tough enough market anyway, but in the past 12 months, own-label products have increased their share and now account for almost half...
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Top Campaign: no grandad but still family values
The Werther's Original grandfather was finally pensioned off earlier this year but Bendicks stuck to using good old family values to promote its butter candy brand - with a modern twist. The £4m campaign this time centred on the close...
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Top Campaign: Seeing the funny side of Fridge Raiders
Kerry Foods got its knuckles rapped by the Advertising Standards Authority over an advert for its Mattessons Fridge Raiders meat snacks range because it upset younger viewers, and ruled it couldn't be shown before 7.30pm. However, not...
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Glenrath ramps up free-range capacity
A Scottish egg producer has picked up the gauntlet thrown down by Somerfield and Morrisons' move to import free-range eggs. Peeblesshire-based Glenrath Farms has submitted plans to invest £8m in enough free-range birds and sheds to...
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Pouches: really cool for cats
A growing number of feline consumers, coupled with their owners' increasing interest in premium products, have helped the petfood category generate strong value growth of 3.8% this year, taking it to almost £1.2bn. Many pet lovers are...
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Don't miss a chance to grab Grocer Gold gong
Have you launched a new initiative that's had a real impact on the market? Do you think your consumer activity is the best in the business? Are you a wholesaler or independent retail chain that stands out above the rest? Or have you got an own...