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Magners finds it is just too popular
The producer of Magners Irish Cider continues to struggle with the brand's popularity since national roll out and has warned it will find it difficult to meet demand at Christmas.Marketing director Maurice Breen said Magners had advised...
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The season to be generous
Spurred on by last year's success in driving up value during the heavily discounted Christmas and Easter periods, companies have once again been busy developing products that can command higher prices and won't fall victim to deals from the...
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Gutierrez lands PepsiCo marketing role
PepsiCo International Foods has appointed Peter Gutierrez, the head of PepsiCo drinks in the UK and Ireland, to the new role of marketing officer following a company restructure. Gutierrez, who joined the food and drink giant in 1991 as...
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Sainsbury's hailed for seizing lead in health
Sainsbury's has snatched the moral high ground on healthy eating from its major rivals, analysts said this week. In a report on the retailer's medium-term prospects, Deutsche Bank analysts said that they believed recent public comments by...
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inside track
?Mutants, upside-down ships or Cars, anyone? Nev Pierce, acting editor, Total Film, looks at the big DVD releases out soon that are set to make a killing for supermarkets stocking them While retailers count the shopping days to...
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Sauces as keen as mustard
Manufacturers operating outside the chutneys, pickles and standard table sauces categories have been busy ensuring that their products aren't forgotten during the year's key eating occasions. The English Provender Company, for example,...
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Netto MD ordered to be silent over why he left
Outspoken Netto managing director Claus Wædeled has left the discounter but has been ordered to keep quiet about the move.However, Wædeled hinted that his time in UK grocery was far from up. He told The Grocer: "I have an agreement with...
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Less sugar but still as sweet
With manufacturers claiming the overall sugar confectionery market is static at best, they have spent the year concentrating on ways to re-engage with consumers. And the consensus on how to achieve this has been to remove some of the guilt...
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Merchandising
You only need to look at what happened to Masterfoods last year to recognise the importance of effective merchandising?. The confectionery giant believes sales of its Celebrations were down £5.2m in the final four weeks of the...
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Research Notes
The UK confectionery market is worth £4.08bn, but is flat at 0.2% growth. Although ?45 million British individuals have bought confectionery in the latest year this has fallen by 0.8% (372,256 individuals). On average, shoppers are...
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Profile Revisited
In June 2005, Bob Surridge, MD of Anglian Convenience Stores, ranked 38 among The Grocer Top 50 independent retailers, outlined plans to convert all of its 21 stores to the HeadS fascia. The process is now complete and Surridge says he is...
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Sweet sauces
High ice cream sales, thanks to last year's hot summer, have boosted the sweet sauces category, which is up 4.8% in value to £28.1m [ACNielsen MAT to 17 June]. "The category is highly seasonal and is very much driven by hot weather," says...
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Soundbites
?"The major issue is that there is increasing interest from consumers and retailers as to the integrity of ingredients. We are seeing consumers becoming really interested ?in what they are eating." Mark Palmer Marketing...
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Soundbites
"The UK confectionery market is both mature and sophisticated and, in such an environment, developing truly innovative ideas is a challenge. It requires companies to invest in both time and resources to do so. Making a success of innovation is...