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M&S set to dig in with Gerrards Cross store
Marks and Spencer could be preparing to rub salt into Tesco's wounds by beating the chain to open a store in Gerrards Cross.Tesco is developing a store in the town but had to put its plans on hold after a tunnel beneath the site...
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Dairy Milk: 'first love' saga lasts a lifetime
Cadbury Trebor Bassett is showing its romantic side in a new Dairy Milk TV advertising campaign, which traces the history of two lovestruck teenagers from their first chance meeting on a school bus.The £5m 'First taste, first...
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Diary Dates
3-4 FWD Annual Conference & Golf Day, DeVere Belfry Hotel, Wishaw, Warwickshire5 Retail Ready Packaging Conference, QE2 Centre, London, organised by IGD5 Policy Lunch: Sales Promotions are Changing, The Bishop's Room,...
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A VAT lot of difference
Cakes are not taxed but biscuits are. That's clear enough, perhaps. But what about ice cream wafers? Hmmm... trickier. James Durston embarks on a journey of understanding through the wacky world of VAT and comes away none the...
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HERE'S WHERE TO DIG
John Fingleton talks to The Grocer about key inquiry issues. Simon Mowbray and Julian Hunt reportJohn Fingleton, chief executive of the Office of Fair Trading, is in no mood for compromise - despite last week's apparent U-turn in...
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Let's have a look at the scores for the d'Or
Wall's Carte d'Or is the jewel in the crown of the premium ice cream sector. But the luxury ice cream sector has taken a bruising with sales of Häagen-Dazs multi-portion down 5%The premium ice cream sector is a good place to be,...
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VAT on earth is going on?
When it comes to scintillating topics for debate, I readily accept that VAT is right up there with pensions, the Common Agricultural Policy and next week's Budget statement from the Chancellor (ie: they are all extremely complicated...
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Fairly low on enthusiasm
Fairtrade Fortnight is rather passing by Batleys C&C in Southampton. Gaelle Walker reportsDespite impressive sales figures, expanding ranges, and heavyweight marketing and PR, fair trade remains a surprisingly slow burning...
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The Saturday Essay
>>TIM LANG, PROFESSOR OF FOOD POLICY, CITY UNIVERSITY, has worries about the future of fair trade and ethical linesI pinched myself listening to Stuart Rose of Marks and Spencer launching Fairtrade Fortnight. Who would have...
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Independents snub fair trade products
Independent retailers continue to snub fair trade products, despite overwhelmingly supporting the initiative in principle, according to The Grocer's reader panel.Practically every independent retailer spoken to said they supported...
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Needs of the family
Discounting and a chronic lack of innovation have led to depressing times for the family desserts sectorThe family ice cream desserts sector is struggling to reverse the falling sales of recent years. In the past year alone, sales...
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Slow food fast work
A premium proposition is going mainstream, says Liz HamsonThis time last year, Paddy Klein and Ed Caporn were wondering if they were making a big mistake. After jacking in careers as management consultants to set up Klein Caporn,...
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Unfamiliar species find favour
The British are developing an increasing enthusiasm for less familiar species of chilled fish, belying the notion of conservative shoppers who only want cod and haddock.Supplier New England Seafood has reported rocketing sales of...
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Maris Piper 'manipulation' fear
Packers of potatoes have been "manipulating" the price of Maris Piper, starving growers of much needed revenue, it was claimed this week.A disgruntled grower of potatoes for packers that supply Sainsbury contacted The Grocer to...
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Maris Piper 'manipulation' fear
Packers of potatoes have been "manipulating" the price of Maris Piper, starving growers of much needed revenue, it was claimed this week.A disgruntled grower of potatoes for packers that supply Sainsbury contacted The Grocer to...
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No nasties Go into Tropicana for kids
PepsiCo is taking its Tropicana brand into kids drinks for the first time with the launch of Tropicana Go!The company claims the juices, which are 70% fruit juice and 30% water with added vitamin C, are the first mainstream kids...
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Silence golden for JS
Sainsbury is stepping up its availability drive as new supply chain director Roger Burnley takes over from logistics guru Lawrence Christensen.Sainsbury aims to cut the number of stores that have night-time curfews on deliveries....
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Smooth 'n' squeezy ice
Scottish ice cream producer Mackie's is hoping to give Calippo a run for its money this summer with a frozen smoothie ice lolly aimed at kids.The company has teamed up with drinks company The Big J to introduce to the market two...
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These villagers can be quite ingenious
Ombersley delicatessen has never been the subject of such intense media scrutiny as it has been in the past few weeks.Camera crews were crawling all over it to film a case study in successful enterprise for the BBC's Mind Your...