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Store chains must wake up and smell the coffee
This week, National Statistics released new figures revealing that household spending on food and drink products consumed outside the home had more than doubled to £87.5bn from 1992 to 2004. During the same period, spending on fresh and...
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Fare dos at Christmas
The door to a warehouse in Bermondsey opens and spread throughout the vast space are crates packed with a huge array of food and drink that people are busy loading into vans. Welcome to FareShare, where one man's left-overs are another...
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Climbing the ladder
How did you get where you are today? I started out on the technical side on the Boots graduate scheme but switched to commercial after 18 months. After five years there, I left to join the healthcare buying team at Tesco. I've had several...
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Commission kicks off inquiry with Scots trip
The Competition Commission's investigation into the UK's grocery market will get into full swing next week, with the first personal hearings set to take place. The inquiry team will meet with the NFU in London next week and will then head...
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Health concerns reawaken cooking meals from scratch
Consumers are abandoning ready meals and cooking from scratch instead, according to a new report to be published next month. Data in Green Shoots, a report from the Meat and Livestock Commission based on TNS Worldpanel data, indicates...
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CONSUMER FEEDBACK
Recent innovations in rice and noodles have delivered strongly against two of the main consumer needs in this category: quality and consistency in product texture - particularly from rice, which many people are unable to achieve when boiling...
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Cranberry harvest recreation at Kew
More than five million cranberries will be floated on a pond in Kew Gardens next month to recreate the wet cranberry harvest that takes place in the US. Growers' co-operative Ocean Spray is to recreate the New England harvest between...
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Spam taps into its cult Python status
A limited-edition Spam with Stinky French Garlic variant is celebrating the canned meat brand's associations with comedy phenomenon Monty Python. Launched to coincide with next month's West End opening of the musical Spamalot, which is...
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Supplier cuts 'won't lift the value of milk'
Losing litres would not raise milk value, according to the first objective analysis into the possible consequences of downsizing Britain's milk production. NFU Scotland vice president Jim McLaren said that he welcomed the MDC report,...
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Gangmasters warned over licence deadline
Time is running out for labour providers to register with the Gangmaster Licensing Authority, chief executive Mike Wilson has warned. The deadline for gangmasters to apply to the GLA is 1 September, but numbers registered so far still...
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Home newspaper delivery
While the top supermarkets continue to eat into newstrade market share, many independent retailers see newspaper rounds as their secret weapon.There's no doubt that the major multiples have shown their unwillingness to become embroiled...
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Tesco tots up the Totals for dieters
Tesco has launched an online diet club to rival Weight Watchers following the early success of its eDiets business. It is promoting its Totals diet alongside worldwide slimmers' favourites such as the Mediterranean, GI and Atkins...
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Private label poised for dramatic growth
The European private label market is set to grow a staggering 44% to E430.8bn over the next four years, according to the latest report into the market by IGD. Countries such as France, Germany and the UK are expected to retain the lion's...
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Hot eats New restaurants
The Butcher & Grill is a butcher's shop, restaurant and bar, all rolled into one by owners Dominic Ford and Paul Grout, former colleagues from Harvey Nichols' food division. Ford, whose portfolio also includes Obika Mozzarella Bar in Selfridges,...
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Peas first to be hit by heatwave price hikes
Prices for frozen vegetables are already on the rise in UK supermarkets, with growers and processors alike pointing the finger at the summer heatwave. It is the first evidence of the impact of this year's damaged vegetable crops, which...
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Magners takes steps to increase stock flow
Stocks of Magners cider will continue to be limited but the critical period is over, says the company, following reports that a factory fire had hit availability. Marketing director Maurice Breen said the results of a fire at its carbon...
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Soaps, nappies and gels get healthy push
Focusing on the health, beauty & baby category, the Promotrack team has looked at the activity since 29 July up to now (the past five weeks). The category has shown consistent promotional activity throughout this period, being in the top...
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Simple goes upmarket with Therapy products
The Simple toiletries brand is getting more complex by extending into premium territory with a new beauty product collection called Simple Therapy. However, the 26-strong range will only be available at the company's new retail venture...