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Commodities Update: tomatoes, fruit, fish
Good tomato pack dueItalian tomato processors are gearing up for another good pack as weather conditions have proved to be relatively favourable.But one Naples source warned: “We are not out of the woods yet. Talk of prices similar to last...
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Consumer Insight
When apricots are eatennApricots were consumed on 155 million occasions last year, an increase of 26% on the previous year nBreakfast is the key occasion for apricot consumption, accounting...
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FSA moves to tighten Heathrow import controls
The Food Standards Agency is to sharpen controls on imported food at Heathrow.An independent review on behalf of the FSA has recommended that a single local authority should take responsibility for all food safety checks on imported high-risk...
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Young’s seafood for convenience
Britain’s top fish supplier Young’s Bluecrest is launching a wide range of products aimed at giving chilled seafood a major presence in the convenience sector for the first time.Young’s wants to boost its branded chilled turnover from £42m to...
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Early Days
>>a look at how new brands are performingProduct:potato headsCompany:pepsicoLaunch date:January 2005Children’s snacks is widely perceived as a difficult market that is in need of new product...
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JS engine for deflation
Justin King’s strategy of cutting prices at Sainsbury is making the chain more competitive. But new research by The Grocer shows it is fuelling deflationary pressures on prices as a whole.Sainsbury’s prices have been slashed by 5% year-on-year...
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Nestlé Rowntree names new marketing director
David Rennie has been appointed marketing director for Nestlé Rowntree. Rennie joins Nestlé from Procter & Gamble, where he has spent most of his career, most recently as a senior marketer in P&G’s homecare business unit based in...
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Multiples: try discount format
It’s only a matter of time before a UK multiple launches a hard discount format, a leading commentator has predicted.Speaking at a seminar organised by the global retail team of WPP, Ethan Sinick of Management Ventures Europe said: “The only...
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Discount thrills ‘n’ spills
Challenges facing food retailers are not for the faint-hearted, leading global figures have warned. Rachel Barnes reportsGlobal food retailers are facing shifting boundaries on all fronts, from the emerging Far Eastern markets to the...
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The Saturday Essay
>>britain must keep farming – Tim Lang, professor of food policy, City UniversityBit by bit, it is once more becoming acceptable to argue Britain might not need farmers. What a few decades ago began as a New Right argument...
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M&S gives Reid extra role
Marks and Spencer has appointed Syd Reid as category manager for wine and drinks, marking the fourth change to the position in two years.Reid will add the responsibility to his existing role of category manager for the retailer’s flowers and...
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Taking it to extremes
Retailers will have to go up or down for growthThere is room for growth in today’s Tesco-dominated grocery environment, but retailers will have to go to extremes – either upmarket or discount – to achieve it, delegates at The Grocer’s Going for...
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Licensing regime farrago
The new alcohol licensing regime will be of scant benefit to independent retailers, with hardly any stores applying for extended trading hours and many facing massive increases in cost, exclusive research for The Grocer shows.A survey of...
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A Grave Future?
Will the industry survive the pressures that are forcing farmers off the land, asks Richard ClarkeIf abundant food can be produced more cheaply abroad, why should we produce it here? It’s a simple question, but one that cuts to the...
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Imports to get quality mark
The prospect of imported pigmeat carrying the Quality Standard Mark is just months away, according to the British Pig Executive.Outgoing BPEX marketing manager Chris Lukehurst told The Grocer he expected Dutch producers to adopt the mark soon,...
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Race for Olympic glory is on
The big four multiples are all being tipped to enter a race to win sponsorship of the London Olympics in 2012 following the successful bid in Singapore.But there will only be one winner, said Nick Cloke, director of strategic marketing...
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Partnership ‘key to selling health’
The government needs to ditch campaigning in favour of “social marketing” if it really wants to get its message about diet and health across to consumers.This was advice given by health and social marketing experts at the Westminster Diet and...
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Irish retailers’ profits soaring
Profits in the Republic of Ireland’s wholesale and retail grocery sector may be higher than 11.3bn a year, according to the Department of Finance.It is the first official estimate, as the major supermarkets – Tesco, Dunnes, Superquinn, Aldi and...
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It’s no joking matter!
The process of interviewing should be handled professionally and responsibly as it will reflect on your company. Put candidates at their ease but leave the joke book at home, says Petra CookEffective interviewing is crucial to finding...
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A low summer season
Sainsbury’s efforts to become leaner and fitter have become the engine for deflation in grocery, as Ronan Hegarty explainsIncreasing competition between the big multiples and seasonal price-cutting on key lines have combined to drag...