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Introducing a unified brand
The Co-operative Group has registered a logo with the UK Patent Office that is believed to be the co-operative movement’s new brand identity, The Grocer can reveal.‘The Co-operative’ logo was recently registered on the trademark database for...
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Cashing in on quality taste
Rod AddyIncreased interest in food quality and origin is boosting sales for Waitrose, enabling it to outperform every food and drink retailer bar Tesco, according to City analysts.The verdict flies in the face of the popular belief that...
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Chain in pain as fuel soars
The supply chain is groaning under the weight of fuel price hikes, with food distributors admitting they are among the worst hit and retailers under pressure to raise prices.The industry was this week shaken as the average price of petrol and...
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Greencore makes Moore chief of prepared foods
Convenience foods producer Greencore Group has promoted Kevin Moore to the position of managing director for its prepared foods category.Moore, who has been at Greencore Group for six years, was previously commercial director for the...
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Male of the species comes clean
Men are starting to muscle in on toiletries and grooming – a market that was once very much the preserve of women. Stefan Chomka reportsIt’s been one of the worst-kept secrets that men are in fact more concerned about their...
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The exits are clear
Overdue consolidation in chilled food is a key trend in the latest run of mergers and acquisitions activity. Neil Sutton sums it upCorporate finance activity falls into three areas: private equity-funded deals, trade deals by players...
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OTMS close to ending
The Food Standards Agency board is meeting on Monday to consider the advice to ministers on BSE testing when the Over Thirty Months Scheme ends.The public meeting will consider trials earlier this year to find the best way to manage the...
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Supermarkets code is not good enough
from George Dunn, chief executive, Tenant Farmers’ AssociationSir; The compilers of the OFT’s conclusion that the current supermarkets code of practice should remain unchanged are either guilty of unforgivable naiveté or deliberate...
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Consumer Insight
How lamb is prepared nIn the past year there were 617 million lamb occasions, an increase of 2.4% vs last year nJoints and chops are the major cuts, accounting for 40% and 28% of occasions...
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Curley’s hits snag
Northern Irish independent supermarket operator Curley’s will have to wait until 2007 before it can go head to head with Asda from its new Belfast store.Curley’s, which is ranked 17th in The Grocer’s Top 50 list of independent retailers, was...
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Early Days
>>A look at how a new Tea is performingProduct:twinings everyday teaCompany:twiningsLaunch date:january 2005Speciality tea maker Twinings took a gamble when it decided to launch its first tea for...
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Deodorant sales are kept fresh by the sexiest NPD
Who can resist deodorant when it gives you ‘unlimited powers of seduction’.....Deodorants is still by far the biggest category in male grooming, worth £226m and commanding 41.8% share of the market, says TNS [52 w/e May 22, 2005]. It...
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Moving in the right direction
Scotmid boss John Brodie has a massive job on his hands as he attempts to turn the business around, says Fiona McLellandHowever, although the acquisitions helped boost turnover by 21% to £357m for the year to January 29, there was...
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Pies up from Down Under
Famous for being wolfed down by the crowds at sporting events such as The Ashes, Aussie quality meat pie brand Vili’s is targeting UK retail.The pie, sausage roll and pasty producer is extending its distribution from the sporting venues for...
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Fantastic turn for milk drinks
A superhero-branded milk drink aimed at young children is taking advantage of the summer smash hit film Fantastic Four to add excitement to the flavoured milk category.Slammers, a brand already established in the US by Bravo! Foods, is a...
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Tesco to employ more Poles
Tesco is to up the number of Polish workers it employs in the UK after a successful recruitment drive in February, at the same time as dealing with protests from Polish agency staff in Dublin over pay.A Tesco spokeswoman said the UK recruitment...
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Milk production exodus revealed
Milk production in the UK has declined in “a fundamental and disturbing” way, according to the Government’s main advisors on CAP reform in dairy. In a new survey of over 350 dairy farms by Professors David Colman and Yaqin Zhuang of the...
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Festival fare from Tyrrells
Premium crisp manufacturer Tyrrells is next month launching a food festival-inspired flavour for discerning snackers.Its Ludlow Sausage with Wholegrain Mustard flavour takes its recipe inspiration from the Ludlow Food Festival, running from...
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Wonka’s pure gold for Nestlé
It’s news that would have the Oompa Loompas dancing with glee. Sales of Wonka bars linked with the hit film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory have gone through the roof, and supplier Nestlé Rowntree now plans to extend production and come out with...
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Good till hunting
Kevin Hunt talks to James Durston about the Tesco challengeKevin Hunt has missed his vocation as a Formula 1 driver, judging by the office cabinet full of racing memorabilia. But as MD of the Lawrence Hunt & Co franchise of Spar...