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Cider: a glorious renaissance
Cider stands out clearly as the strongest growth category for the second year running, with a 15.4% increase over last year's take-home sales figures when combined with perry. Cider's strength appears to be have been gained by wresting...
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Ciserani Gambles and wins
Justin King came close. Stuart Rose was in the frame. As usual Sir Terry Leahy was a strong contender. But this year, for the first time in ages, you chose a supplier as your man of the year. Gianni Ciserani, the effusive Italian MD of…
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Eat in Colour to kick off gastronomic pleasure
After more than a year of delays, the Eat in Colour campaign is finally getting off the ground. The generic promotion for the fruit and veg sector will take its first steps into the public domain on 1 January, with the launch of...
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Retailers say... rules on deliveries are confusing
Double-yellow risks. Anoop Gakhal. Gak's wine. South Woodford. Size: 1,000 sq ft. ""There's plenty of space outside the shop as we're at the end of a parade of shops. We do have some deliveries two or...
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The odd couple that finally fell out
From that May moment when The Grocer found out about the proposed merger between Nisa-Today's and independent retailer Costcutter, its biggest member, it was clear negotiations weren't going to go smoothly. The Nisa Members Association...
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A year-long ice cream impulse
Ice creams - particularly impulse formats, flew off the shelves this year, as the long hot summer tempted consumers towards the freezer. The handheld sector showed impressive growth of 7.6%, while ice cream tubs also grew, although at a less...
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Rhubarb short as crops stay dormant
A rhubarb shortage is looming because the bulk of UK supplies won't be pulled until after Christmas. Yorkshire's forced rhubarb crop represents the main UK source and is running late, according to one of the largest growers, David...
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Customer Service
Neil McCarthy 12 August 2006. Morrisons' clean and well-merchandised Oldhham store provided all 33 items with sky-high service. Paul Chapman 2 September 2006. Tidy aisles and attentive staff helped Morrisons'...
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Spar decides to be flexible friend
Spar UK has abandoned plans to roll out its six new store formats throughout its estate, instead opting for a strategy of developing its retail offer on an ongoing and more flexible basis. The symbol group announced earlier this year that...
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Vicks First Defence
The Grocer's journalists are terrifically resilient types (they have to be to get this beast out) and so are rarely troubled by the nasal lurgy. However, a product that promises to keep colds at bay is always going to be a useful one. Whenever a...
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Defra signals u-turn over pollution fees
Defra is considering an eleventh-hour climbdown on how much farmers pay for pollution controls coming in next year. At the British Poultry Council awards last week, food and farming minister Jeff Rooker raised concern about the high...
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Depot visit Dhamecha, Enfield
Size of depot: 33,000 sq ft Established: 2001 Total number of lines: 8,000 Promotional focus: Christmas Catering/retail split: Mainly retail. Having been in the drink business throughout his entire career, Gary Silver knows...
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IGD developed GDA figures
Sir; I write in response to last week's comment piece by Salmin Amin, Pepsico UK President, in which he states that Guideline Daily Amount figures were developed in partnership with government. I would like to clarify that the current GDA...
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Own-label offers tread a different path this year
As an end-of-year review, Assosia have collated the Promotrack data from 2006 - 1 January to 11 December - to report the most active categories, brands and retailers. The top five branded categories for 2006 were grocery, alcohol, health,...
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The diminished fat of the land
The yellow fats market is up just 1.6% to £895.7m. It's a slower rate than last year and several factors played a part. These include traditional butter's shelf space being grabbed by other dairy lines such as functional drinks, the hot summer...
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Dolmio is a powerful family
Despite its maturity, the cooking sauces market continues to get bigger. It is up 2.7% to £603m, with Italian cooking sauces, which still account for the biggest proportion of sales, boosting the total category through innovation. Topping...
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Hot Eats New Restaurants
This is the fourth site fromTom and Ed Martin, the brothers behind the East London-based stable of gastropubs that includes The Gun, E14, The Well, EC1, and The White Swan Pub and Dining Room, EC4. The site has been named after a title...
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Turkey at top end this year
Suppliers and retailers say it is shaping up to be a bumper year for premium turkey. "The specialist turkey producers are reporting that orders are rising year-onyear," said Richard Griffiths at the British Poultry Council. Top-end...
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The player outclassing everyone
When Tesco broke through the £2bn pre-tax profit barrier and achieved a 30% share of grocery for the first time in 2005, some analysts started pondering how long the good times could last. But more stunning results in 2006 have shown...
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There's no sinking feeling at Tesco as it turns to Twinklers to scrub up white
Tesco town, tunnels and Twinklers flashing toothbrushes - just some of the issues addressed by Tesco in its latest submissions to the Competition Commission groceries market inquiry. In a bid to tell its side of the story, the supermarket...