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Toothpaste gets trendy
Suppliers are trying to inject excitment into the toothpaste sector as oral care items trade upToothpaste may be the largest sector of the oral care category but it is a difficult one to extend, says Jon Sandy, GlaxoSmithKline’s oral...
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Hit or Miss?
>>How one of 2004's top launches is faringProduct: Tetley Plus tea bagsCompany: TetleyLaunch date: February 2004Tetley last year decided to transform its struggling Tea:Therapy brand into...
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Whiter whites: in pursuit of the Hollywood smile
Sales of tooth-whitening products look set to explode as consumers demand that little bit extra from toothpasteAs dental hygiene is becoming less and less of a problem in the UK, analysts have forecasted that tooth-whitening products...
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Inflation tracker
>>The Grocer Price index - July 04 - JUNE 05While our eighth anniversary shop of The Grocer 33’s original basket (right) shows that supermarket prices are cheaper than they were in 1997, our own inflation tracker above shows...
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Sainsbury rolls out TV into Jacksons stores
Sainsbury is rolling out an in-store TV network into a further 60 Jacksons stores this month, a year after the convenience retailer piloted the media channel. The move brings the number of Jacksons stores with screens to 100. Sales increases of...
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Spice limit rethink
Tesco has signed up 50 spice ingredient companies to its list of provisional suppliers, one week after the deadline for applications passed.The creation of the list, an accredited roster from which its suppliers are obligated to choose spice...
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Wineflair says it is losing patience with PayPoint
Wineflair, The Grocer Top 50 retailer, is threatening to sling PayPoint and Payzone terminals out of all its stores due to the “minimal” margins it gets per transaction.In a letter to The Grocer, Chris McKay, operations director of the...
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Research Notes
>>take-home healthcare and toiletries marketThe UK healthcare and toiletries market is showing 4.1% value growth. Virtually all British households buy into the healthcare and beauty market, but the average household is now...
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Return of the sweetie
Fruit importers believe research by Jerusalem University could lead to the resurgence of consumer interest in the sweetie – an early season, thick skinned orange/grapefruit hybrid that first appeared in the UK about 20 years ago.The results of...
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Supplier Spotlight
Welsh farmers’ co-operative Celtic Pride believes the success of its premium Welsh beef and lamb products is due in part to its absence from the shelves of the major multiples.Supplying only independent retailers and butchers with its carefully...
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Trust is a two-way street
Petra Cook urges companies to develop an ethical code of practice that enables employees to speak out about grievances or malpractice by other staff without fear of reprisalsThe investigation into the supermarkets code of conduct by...
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Testing times for Tesco
What are the implications of Tesco demanding accreditation for all spice suppliers for own label products, right back to first processing? Siân Harrington reportsJalapeno peppers may be hot but they have nothing on the heat emanating...
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Transcending the transition
South Africa’s farming industry is undergoing a difficult transformation, but the sun is shining as the Rainbow Nation enters its second decade, says Claire HuA decade after emerging from the shadows of apartheid, South Africa’s food...
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Alcohol advert guidelines tightened
Guidelines covering the advertisement of alcoholic drinks have been tightened by the Advertising Standards Authority.The new guidelines, which cover television, print and poster advertising campaigns, ban ads that show drinkers behaving in a...
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M&S enters Russian market
Marks and Spencer will open its first store in Russia in the Autumn.The retailer said that it would be opening a store in Moscow with its franchise partner FIBA.The store will predominantly sell clothes but more products from the M&S...
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Cadbury factory destroyed by fire
A fire has completely destroyed a Cadbury Trebor Bassett factory in Yorkshire.Fire crews attended the blaze at the Monkhill Confectionery Factory in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, last night.No one was injured in the fire and West...
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ASA restricts Fanta TV ad
A TV ad for Fanta Z has been given a watershed restriction after hundreds of complaints to the advertising watchdog.Coca-Cola’s commercial showed a young couple drinking cans of Fanta Light and then calmly spitting the drink out. A voiceover...