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Heinz recalls toast toppers
Heinz has recalled a batch of its own brand chicken and mushroom toast toppers due to incorrect allergen labelling.The affected product is Heinz Chicken & Mushroom Toast Toppers, 128g, with a best before date of 01 2009.Meanwhile,...
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M&S results expected
Marks and Spencer is expected to report its half-year results tomorrow (Tuesday).Analysts have predicted that the retailer will record like-for-like sales of 3-5%, slightly down from 5.8% in the first quarter, but a pre-tax profit of...
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Availability
Asda Whitley Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne0 It was a perfect performance on product availability when our shopper visited the Asda store on Whitley Road in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. The store was able to sell him every single item on...
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Q&A with Hugh Kitching Manager of the Week
How do you feel about winning The Grocer 33's Top Store Award?I am really pleased. We have a great team here who really care about serving the customer and I am immensely proud of them. In addition I'm particularly chuffed to have won...
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Price Survey
Morrisons has claimed the cheapest 33-item shopping basket for the third time since The Grocer 33's End of Year Report in June.The retailer, which is currently sporting promotional offers on six of the 33 items on our shopping list, rang...
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Top-Up shop
Who we visitedMace Hamilton Express, Cregagh Road, County Antrim, NI Nisa, Chapel House Drive, Newcastle-upon-Tynesainsbury's Local, South Ealing Road, Londonspar, Freehold Road, Ipswich, Suffolktesco...
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In the can
MeatVisitors to the SIAL Trade Fair in Paris would have been impressed by the Brazilian Frigorifico stands and the number of visitors they attracted. Buyers from all over the world were placing long-term contracts, pushing up raw...
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looking back What we said in 2001
The battle between wet and dry dog and catfood was well documented when we covered the market back in 2001, with dry foods making the biggest impact.According to TNS, while wet dogfood was still the largest category, thanks to the...
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World News - 4th November 2006
South Korea. Samsung Corporation has announced plans to sell its 11% stake in Tesco's South Korean operation, Samsung Tesco. Samsung said it would sell off 5% in 2007 and the remaining 6% later as part of a bid to focus on its core...
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New Bournville heralds busy 2007 at Cadbury
Cadbury Trebor Bassett is relaunching its Bournville brand and developing a premium Double Chocolate variant of Dairy Milk to tap into the major consumer trends towards plain chocolate and indulgence.Both developments are expected to...
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The truth about the Mars bar statistics
Cadbury falls behind in chocolate wars," screamed a headline in the normally reserved Financial Times last week. As the crucial fourth quarter got under way, four-week figures to 14 October from ACNielsen showed Masterfoods, which owns Mars and...
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Yomo adds veg to fruit yoghurt
An Italian dairy company has added vegetables to fruit yoghurt to boost its health credentials even further.A five-strong low fat range under the Yomo brand was on display at last month's Sial food show in Paris. It is currently...
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Buyers advice centre
British teams may struggle in the World Cup and flounder at the Olympics but at least we're top at something - we are officially the fattest nation in Europe, with nearly a quarter of adults categorised as obese. This dubious achievement...
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IRSG cites case studies against supermarkets
Case studies detailing how supermarkets are damaging consumer choice and destroying local businesses are being compiled for the Competition Commission by a coalition of organisations representing independent retailers.The Independent...
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New standard aims to end vague 'may contain' labels
A new allergy-aware food standard is to be launched early next year by the Anaphylaxis Campaign in a bid to counter over-use of the 'may contain...' tag.The charity, which represents the interests of allergy sufferers, is consulting with...
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FSA aims to cut cost of meat hygiene regime
The axe is hanging over the Meat Hygiene Service as the FSA says it is time to free the system of red tape.Deputy veterinary director Peter Hewson told the Association of Independent Meat Suppliers' conference he was prepared to hear...
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Growers' decline 'is on alarming scale'
British growers are losing out to foreign competition, despite a few shining examples of international success, according to the English Farming and Food Partnership.G's Growers, KG Growers and Worldwide Fruit may be role models for the...
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Six of the Best Alcohol
Alcohol buyers work in an industry that is rife with new products and emerging consumers trends, so deciding which brands deserve to make ?the shelves is a tough job. Innovation ?has kept buyers on their toes over the past year, with...
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Reluctantly, I am impressed by Lidl
I have been watching the activities of the hard discounters - Aldi, Lidl and Netto - with mixed emotions. A few years back, catalysed by a friend who enthused over his spectacularly cheap purchase of extra virgin olive oil, I popped into...