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Gammon: meat with a new status
Grampian Country Foods is taking a fresh look at promoting gammon outside the Christmas sales peak. Efforts last year to encourage shoppers to use coupons from Christmas packs in the new year had mixed success, according to category...
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Star Product: a taste of the gastropub
Birds Eye's Pub Specials range gives consumers a taste of their local gastropub without having to fork out the heavily inflated prices that tend to accompany such establishments. Developed in partnership with Paul Yaxley, a top chef at the Fox &...
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Somerfield GDAs hit mag
Somerfield is aiming to help customers have a healthier Christmas by applying the GDA labelling scheme to recipes in its magazine. The chain opted for GDA front-of-pack labelling earlier this year, eschewing the multiple traffic light...
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Single society spectre as giants talk merger
The Co-operative Group and United Co-operatives are poised to merge in a deal that would create the UK's fifth-largest grocery retailer by market share. The UK's two largest co-operative societies revealed this week they were in talks...
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Parripak goes to Jackson
Vegetable preparation business Parripak has been acquired by William Jackson & Son for an undisclosed sum. Bedfordshire-based Parripak started out packing shallots and onions grown on the farm. It has since grown to fill a 52,000 sq ft...
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Harviestoun spins a tale on its labels
A Scottish brewer has refreshed the packaging across its range to make its beers more recognisable. Harviestoun Brewery, famous for its award-winning beers such as Bitter & Twisted, Schihallion and Old Engine Oil, has launched packaging...
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Health lines that really milk it
Sales of dairy drinks have finally started to slow down after years of soaring growth. In the past year, the total category rose 6.5% to £328.2m, with growth driven predominantly by NPD in the kids' probiotic sector and strong...
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Retailers must help us push premium, not just low price
Beer and cider aren't just for Christmas. Or for major events like the World Cup. Every year we hear about the importance of getting off-trade right for customers at these times. But the sector has developed to a point where we must develop more...
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New white takes a higher slice
Bread has well and truly overcome the threat posed by the low-carb diet trend of previous years and has shown strong growth. It's up 9.7% to £1.48bn, an increase of some £130m. As consumers increasingly question their food's provenance,...
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A winter's tale, hot and steamy
Soup competition has been heating up, with big brand names muscling in on rivals' territory to grab a bigger helping. The total soup market clocked up sales of £461.6m in the last year, a rise of 2%, boosted by healthy growth from the top...
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Still life in those Italian jobs
In the past year, the rice and noodles sectors have definitely benefited from the nation's increasing appetite for ethnic cuisines. However, the growing trend has not been such a boom for pasta, which has struggled to maintain sales in the face...
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Letter of the week
Sir; I refer to your article about the apparent opposition of 'people' to granting supermarket chains planning permission for out of town developments ('The People's Planopoly', The Grocer, 2 December 2006). It appears the main opponents are...
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Marmite Squeezy
Sometimes a product comes along that makes you wonder 'why on earth didn't they think of this before?' Marmite Squeezy is definitely in that category. I love Marmite but I've lost count of the number of times I've had to make an attack on the...
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'Tesco was very naughty. So it needed a smack'
Who's afraid of the big bad Tesco? Not Will Chase, owner of snack foods company Tyrrells Potato Chips. He became the little pig who took on Tesco's wolf when he threatened the retailer with legal action for stocking his crisps without...
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Smoking out the new trends
Tobacco is holding its own. Despite ever-more stringent legislation, the category has barely dropped in value since this time last year. The fall of just 0.1%, represents a slowdown in its long-term decline after last year's slightly steeper...
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Oats: the newest superfood
The cereals market has enjoyed steady growth in the last year, rising 4.1% to £1.24bn. This was helped considerably by the nation's ever-increasing appetite for better-for-you offerings. The hot cereals sector continues to be the key...
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Star Product: the posh pot noodle
Risotto's popularity has soared in recent years but many consumers are still reluctant to have a go at making it themselves, which is why New Covent Garden Food's ready-made product has all the hallmarks of becoming a hit. The risotto, which...
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The smoothest of operators
The booming popularity of smoothies has helped soft drinks achieve impressive value growth in the past year. The total market made the most of its much-lauded health credentials and clocked up sales of more than £5.7bn - a very perky 8.5% jump...
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Reader Survey Parking restrictions
Independent retailers feel they are unfairly penalised when it comes to parking restrictions on loading and unloading goods. Three quarters of independent retailers quizzed this month admit they are unsure about what the rules are for loading...