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Londis squeeze on beer prices
Londis is ramping up its price-cutting in beers and lagers in a bid to quadruple volume sales.The lower-pricing scheme implemented by Londis has already given its top three beer brands a lift of 10% year-on-year, while sales of tobacco rose...
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Think before you drink
Retailers are being urged to be more responsible, says Liz HamsonThe women on the right may have rued their drunken excesses the next day. But they probably won’t have held their local supermarket responsible. Despite claims from...
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BP bid to boost food sales
Loyalty card data is helping one of the country’s top forecourt retailers to test a clever voucher scheme that is designed to boost food sales among customers buying fuel.Chris Sedgwick, customer director of BP Retail, said the company had...
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Morrisons’ bid to woo south
Shoppers in the south are to be wooed by Morrisons, which is planning a major marketing campaign extolling the virtues of its stores and ranges. Morrisons is expected to launch a full-on media blitz in the south east towards the end of summer –...
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Noodles in a Blue wok
Blue Dragon is stepping up its innovation in hot snacks with the launch of Noodle Wok.The instant noodle product is packaged in a distinctive blue wok bowl with a lid and comes with an integral fork.It can be prepared by adding boiling...
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Wilson’s cost-cutting clout heads for Booker
Charles Wilson is expected to bring his cost-cutting expertise to C&C operator and delivered wholesaler Booker, following his departure from M&S. Wilson will become chief executive of Booker on November 1, with current chief executive...
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NZ lamb complements British offer
from Gerry Thompson, Meat & Wool New ZealandSir; In your articles about UK farming (‘A Grave Future?’, The Grocer, July 9) you resorted to emotive comment about New Zealand: “For too long the industry has allowed New Zealand to...
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Oils buoyed by natural infusiasm
Consumers are prepared to pay for upmarket flavoured and infused oils – even if the difference isn’t always clearIf most consumers struggle to detect those subtle ‘grassy notes’ or ‘hints of fresh lettuce’ that set different extra...
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The burning issue
Do tight margins mean poor risk management, asks James DurstonA huge fire swept through the only factory run by piemaker Hilliers of Plymouth last weekend, destroying the whole building within hours. None of the 200 staff who work...
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Port of call for trendy crowd
Port producers are stepping up plans to give the wine a more trendy image among young people and increase drinking occasions outside of Christmas.Suppliers, distributors and trade groups are developing marketing strategies and packaging...
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It can’t go on!
Retailers are being swamped by rising costs and red tape. But the smaller chains are the hardest-hit, says Gaelle WalkerThe government has now launched a consultation process on a new deregulation bill to lessen the regulatory...
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Crohn’s disease not caused by drinking milk say UK scientists
Dairy products do not cause Crohn’s disease, according to new research.Scientists at the University of East Anglia said there was no link between the consumption of pasteurised milk and the onset of the disease, which causes inflammation of the...
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Dig this for a fast supply chain
The multiples are rightly proud of their increasingly short supply chains, with many items of produce now getting from ground to store with 48 hours.But they can only dream of achieving what The Grocer Top 50 retailer Booths has managed with...
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A low-fat cheese ‘with character’
Fayrefield Foods reckons it has nailed low-fat cheese with a version it says does not sacrifice on taste or texture.Heartfelt is a new 5% fat brand (rsp: £1.99 for a 250g block) in trendy, bright pink packaging. It is aimed at dieters, those...
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Commodities Update: meat, fish, fruit, dried fruit
FOB prices still climbingWith Brazilian cattle prices at an all-time high, and an insatiable demand for frozen beef trimmings from Russia, corned beef importers face a difficult future. Freight-on-board prices have risen 22% in the past 12...
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Consumer Insight
Pea consumption by age groupnIn the past year, peas were consumed on 2.7 billion occasions, 2% less than in the previous yearn70% of peas eaten are...
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Costs crippling retailers
Retailers say their overheads have soared by up to 50% in the past decade. And some are now warning that if things don’t change many independent chains could go out of business. In a poll of the bosses of our Top 50 leading independent retail...
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Dunnes vindicated in Irish High Court
Dunnes Stores has won an important test case in the Irish High Court against moves to prosecute it for selling nappies at a discount price.The prosecution was initiated by consumer affairs director Carmel Foley under the controversial groceries...
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Dangers of multiples’ stranglehold
from Nigel Dowdney, c-store manager, Stalham, NorfolkSir; A report in the Eastern Daily Press detailed the detrimental effect of the building of a Tesco in Stalham. It focuses on the demise of two shops in nearby Hickling because of...
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Eureka! falls on deaf ears in UK
Major UK multiples are failing to tap into the full potential of seedless lemons, according to Capespan trading director Martin Dunnett.Dunnett said no multiple here had placed orders this year for Capespan Eureka! seedless lemons. Sainsbury...