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In-store spend to rise but ROI issues remain
More than half of sales directors in grocery companies expect to spend more of their budget in-store over the next five years, according to new research.Some 47% of sales directors questioned by Storecheck Marketing said they expected the...
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In-store TV: will it prove a turn-off?
Trials of in-store TV have yet to convince brand owners of the benefits. Siân Harrington reports“This is a make or break year,” believes Paul Zwillenberg, media and entertainment director at OC&C Strategy Consultants, which...
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Ocado joins online war
Ocado has jumped into the escalating battle for online customers with a flier campaign offering £15 off first-time shoppers’ baskets when they spend more than £75. Asda recently stepped up the competition with a run of incentive schemes, such...
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Vitalice promises new life for lollies
An energy-boosting ice lolly that claims to be the equivalent of Red Bull on a stick is creating a stir in the ice cream category.Vitalice, which is branded as ‘the kick on a stick’, is claiming to be a market first.Positioned as an ice...
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Research Notes
>>UK Frozen Foods Market remains staticThe frozen foods market is worth £3.35bn in the latest year and is fairly static, down 0.3% in value year-on-year.Volume sales (in kilograms) have also remained fairly static in the...
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Penguin pair for UK store
Southcorp is launching its Little Penguin Australian wine range into the UK.The wines, initially a Chardonnay and a Shiraz, are priced at £4.99 each and are available at Sainsbury.They are described as easy-drinking and the Chardonnay is...
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Recovery on track
Somerfield is entering the next phase of a redevelopment programme that aims to create one umbrella for the retail group’s IT and supply chains.The process has been a key element of Somerfield’s five-year recovery programme that began in May...
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Supplier Spotlight
Beer drinkers who dipped chunks of cheese in their pints in the 1960s inadvertently led to the creation of the Ilchester Cheese Company.Dunking punters gave Ilchester pub landlord Ken Seaton the idea of making a cheese blended with beer, which...
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Cadbury Snaps reaps success
Cadbury Snaps, which was named Best New Product Development in The Grocer Gold Awards, has reaped further success in The Grocer’s Top Products Survey.The product has proved to be a success, joining the top 10 brands in the Cadbury...
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Sugar reforms hit manufacturers
The European Commission’s reform of the EU sugar regime will hit the operating profits of sugar manufacturers.The EU said yesterday that it would cut the minimum price for white sugar by 39% and the minimum price for sugar beet by 42%. The...
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Coca-Cola ends exclusivity agreements
Coca-Cola will no longer be able to restrict retailers in selling its products exclusively, the fizzy drinks giant has said.The group has agreed with the European Union to give up all its exclusivity agreements with retailers who will now be...
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Morrisons boardroom troubles continue
Boardroom battles at troubled supermarket group Morrisons are set to continue over the summer.Reports in the Financial Times said that the retailer’s appointment of three non-executive directors earlier this week had failed to simmer the...
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Morrisons appoints three non-execs
After a lengthy and much publicised boardroom battle, troubled supermarket group Morrisons has finally announced the appointment of three new non-executive directors – Nigel Robertson, Brian Flanagan and Susan Murray.Nigel Robertson has held...
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Heinz buys HP Foods
Heinz has bought HP Foods from Danone for £470m, the group has announced.Heinz said that the agreement includes the HP and Lea & Perrins brands and a perpetual license to market Amoy Asian sauces and products in Europe.The brands...
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The Acid Test
>>consumers and buyers give their views on the latest product launchesArchers Vea has, with its reduced sugar levels, been positioned to attract the interest of calorie-conscious females. The newcomer comes in three flavour...
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Milk price under scrutiny again
The government has pledged to look into how milk is bought and sold in the UK.The announcement by Lord Bach, the new minister for sustainable farming and food, came as cracks began to reappear in the supply chain after a decision by Arla to...
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Tesco pulls ahead of the competition
Tesco has snatched the crown away from Asda and become Britain’s Favourite Supermarket – and also won two other accolades in this year’s awards. Siân Harrington reportsIt has been judged The Grocer of the Year for two years running by...
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Aiming to make it big with Strawbs
Haribo Dunhills reckons it has found the next big thing in gums and jellies with Strawbs, and is throwing its weight behind the brand with new product development and marketing investment.The launch this month of Sour Strawbs (rsp: £1.02 for...