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Foreign Focus: Women's toothpaste
What's new overseas? Product: women's toothpaste. Company: Kiss My Face. Country: US. In the US, Kiss My Face has launched Women's Toothpaste, a certified organic product with aloe vera. The company...
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German Riesling seeks UK niche
Wine importer Bottle Green is launching a branded German Riesling into the UK off-trade with the aim of capturing consumers at the £6 price level. Starling Castle Riesling, produced by Peter Mertes and priced at £6.99, looks set to...
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Trio get sweating over Landmark Hot House
Landmark Wholesale has appointed three retail development managers to work on its retail development programme Hot House. In newly created roles for the company, the three new recruits are Ben Pheasant, Michelle Nelson and Karen...
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Sun gods need skincare too
Multiples have long failed to capitalise on a changing holiday culture, but the predicted growth in sales of summer remedies are too lucrative to ignore. Ailsa Colquhoun reports. Thanks to increasingly flexible working patterns and...
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A high time with pollen
The increasing number of allergy remedies and prevalence of hayfever sufferers have meant this sector is not to be sneezed at. Given the prevalence of allergy suffering, it is hardly surprising that the market for over the counter (OTC)...
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Passions run high
Del Monte UK will launch National Passion for Pineapple Week next month in a bid to increase take-up of its Del Monte Gold Extra Sweet Pineapple. Television chef Lesley Waters will front the campaign from May 8-14. She will be...
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Wage hike hits retailers
Independent retailers fear the 6% increase in the national minimum wage planned for October 1 could have detrimental consequences for their businesses, leaving some unable to pay themselves the lowest rate of pay. According to The Grocer's...
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House party
Could the multiple retailers really sell their shoppers' houses on the internet for a knockdown fee? Simon Mowbray reports. Buying or selling a house is a painful experience. Wrangles with estate agents, solicitors, building societies...
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Multiples to pay more for pork
Top retailers look poised to increase the amount they pay for fresh pork. Senior pig industry officials said that weeks of pressure from farmers in the form of direct action and hard-talking had begun to pay off. They claimed...
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Sun prep, the new skincare
The damage caused by sun worshipping has created sun preparation products that couple skincare and self-tan Suncare has traditionally been viewed as a subsector of skincare, but the boundaries are blurring. Johnson's, for example, now...
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Research Notes: Value sales surpass volume sales, surprisingly
The take-home summer remedies category has shown strong growth over the past year. Sales increased by 9% to January 29, 2006, compared with 3% growth the previous year. Sun...
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The world is their oyster
UK foodservice suppliers are well placed to exploit a lack of innovation in Europe and the States, says James Durston Foodservice is often seen as grocery retail's less sophisticated cousin, lacking the hard data on consumer habits and...
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To stretch or not to stretch
As the chairman of Nestlé complains of 'brand hyperventilation', Glynn Davis asks if brand stretching has gone too far. When Nestlé's chairman and chief executive, Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, accused Chris White, the former boss of its...
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Rae to retire from ACS
David Rae, chief executive of the Association of Convenience Stores, is to retire before the end of the year.Rae joined the retail trade association, which was formed in 1995 and claims to represent the views of 32,500 convenience store...
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Tesco sells diamond rings
Tesco has started selling diamond solitaire rings in its stores.The rings, ranging from a £47 1/10th carat stone in a 9ct gold setting, to a £1,297 one-carat diamond in an 18ct gold setting, will be sold in 26 stores.Alison Ladd,...
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Amazon expands into food
Online retailer Amazon has expanded its food offering on its US website Amazon.com.The retailer, which already sells gourmet foods through the site, has expanded the range to include nearly 2,000 basic packaged goods including Kellogg's...
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The Acid Test
>>consumers and buyers give their views on the latest product launchesProduct: Plum BabyCompany: plum babyThe Plum Baby range uses organicingredients and contains no added salt, sugar, preservatives or artificial...
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Brussels gets in on the label act
New regulations from Brussels governing on-pack health claims are due soon. Will they help or confuse? Helen Gregory reportsWhile the debate surrounding the Food Standards Agency's traffic-light labelling rages on, another...
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Vimto ads to splash down
Vimto Soft Drinks is looking to make a splash with a £4m TV, cinema and press ad campaign continuing the brand's Shlurple the Purple theme.At the same time, the company is going green, with a 'Who put apples in my Vimto' cordial...
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Aldi on the road to empire
Aldi has drawn up a hitlist of towns and cities across the UK that it is targeting for potential sites as part of its ambitious store roll-out plan.The discounter, which currently has 332 stores in the UK, has published a long...