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A better record for availability
The multiples are delivering customers a better deal when it comes to availability.That is the finding of the latest ECR UK availability survey. The research, which covers the big four as well as Somerfield, Waitrose and The Co-operative Group,...
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Bacteria to the future
Will Yakult regret sticking to a sober scientific message while its rivals thrive on a slicker approach? Stefan Chomka thinks notImagine Coca-Cola losing its market dominance in the UK to Virgin Cola, or Pringles falling to number two...
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Congestion beater
Specialist snacks and ingredient retailer Julian Graves has joined a congestion reduction trial that is to be extended into next year.The Broadmead Freight Consolidation Scheme in Bristol, which has 50 retailers taking part, has proved so...
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In Profile: Q&A with Peverel Manners, MD of Belvoir Fruit Farms
Peverel Manners, managing director of Midlands-based Belvoir Fruit Farms, is a man on a mission. Manners, who has been at the helm of the fruit cordial producer since...
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Green light for a big fight
Food bosses are on a collision course with the Food Standards Agency following its decision to forge ahead with its traffic light labelling scheme.Retailers and suppliers have a 12-week consultation period to voice their opposition or back an...
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Big store route resisted
Nine out of 10 independent retailers say their profit margins on food and drink have got worse in the past year but that has not tempted the majority to get groceries from supermarkets to sell in their shops.In fact, of those that did admit to...
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Brand development with bite
Cobra Beer has created a nationwide brand development team for the off-trade.The team has been formed following the decision of Cobra Beer to bring its sales development teams in-house from January 1, 2006, after a three-year partnership with...
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Bite-sized hunger busters
The ethnic snacks market has exploded with a variety of tasty bites in all shapes, textures and formats – for eating alone or for sharingAs a nation of snackers, the British are always keen to find new bite-sized opportunities to fill...
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Renaissance for Brussels sprouts
Britain’s Brussels sprout growers claim orders for their crop from multiple retailers have trebled in size compared with previous years.Roger Welberry, Lincolnshire grower and president of the British Sprout Growers Association, said that...
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Burrows to retire from helm of Pernod Ricard
Richard Burrows, joint director general of drinks group Pernod Ricard, has decided to call it a day after a 35-year career in the drinks industry.Burrows, who has been joint director general of Pernod Ricard since July 2000, said that he will...
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On the Campaign Trail
Pringles on the king kong trail… Rock ‘n’ roll with kingsmill… Disaronno is the star of the show… Fat or fiction with McCain…Budget £2m Manufacturer Procter & GambleNew TV advertising for Pringles hit screens last Tuesday...
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‘We’ll stick to the C&C!’
Are independents going to supermarkets instead of C&Cs for their stock? Rod Addy reportsAs Christmas approaches, the major supermarkets are turning up the heat on independents with their usual round of blisteringly cheap product...
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Retailers are cashing in on demand for the real thing
All the major retailers are upping the ante, adding dishes to existing ranges and launching new linesAll the major retailers are upping the ante in their ethnic offerings. Somerfield and Kwik Save have just launched 160 branded...
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Cautious welcome for Rabbit
UK wine retailers are giving French Rabbit a cautious welcome, calling it a bold initiative that requires further consumer research. The metallic eight-sided Tetra Pak ‘e-pod’ is being launched into the UK off-trade in January 2006 in one-litre...
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Own label still dominates chilled
Own label retains the upper hand in chilled ethnic ready meals, despite a recent move by Patak’s into chilled snacks. But trusted brands still dominate in areas such as ambient cooking saucesTNS data estimates ethnic ready meals and...
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Sainsbury’s Christmas wine duo return
Sainsbury will be stocking its popular Christmas wine duo again, after two years of strong sales for the products.The Christmas Red and Christmas White wines, by wine producer and importer Boutinot, will be £6 a bottle.Both are Vin de Pays...
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Dairies clash over price claims
Dairy Crest boss Drummond Hall has blasted claims made by rival processor Robert Wiseman Dairies last week that it pays a “significant premium” for milk compared with other dairies.Hall told The Grocer that the matter of milk prices was complex...
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Tesco closing in on US entry
Tesco’s much-anticipated entry into Wal-Mart’s backyard is imminent and will be through a joint venture with US chain Meijer, according to sources. Tesco is tipped to take a 49% stake in the mid-west company for £2.5bn. It is thought it will...
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Consumer Feedback
Consumers have high expectationsEthnic foods that are enjoyed out of home set the benchmarks that many consumers aspire to achieve, with prepared ready meals and cooking sauces the usual route to home preparation. It is often...
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Consumer Insight
Preparation methods for beef mincenIn the past year there were 656 million beef mince consumption occasions, up 1% on the year beforen83% of beef mince is consumed on weekdays compared with 71% of all food consumptionn Younger men aged...