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The Saturday Essay
>>it’s time to celebrate independents again, writes Mike Taylor, managing director, Musgrave Budgens-LondisJune 1 this year sees the second National Independents Day, created to highlight and celebrate the vital role that...
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Healthy, more exotic experiences
Producing a healthy drink is no longer as simple as replacing sugar with an artificial sweetener. Consumers are demanding fewer ‘nasties’ and more natural ingredientsNiche start-ups are stepping up to the challenge of producing...
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Let’s do it, let’s fall in love...
The British might be turned on if discounters were more tempting says Julian HuntGermans are doing it almost once a week, it seems. The French, meanwhile, say they enjoy doing it almost once a fortnight. But Brits are barely doing it...
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Fast track for fashion
The multiples have their work cut out taking fashion sales away from the high street but ‘fast fashion’ is providing a turnaround says Rod AddyTthe multiples have kept up the pace in clothing, with the...
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Low-carb Kit Kat out of favour
Kit Kat Low Carb is the first high-profile confectionery casualty of falling interest in the low-carb market, The Grocer can reveal.Nestlé Rowntree said it was dropping the line, which it launched alongside Rolo Low Carb in May last year, to...
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Fun refreshment for lunchboxes
Flavoured water for kids is the next big thing as the hydration message filters through, with market leaders saying there’s room for bottled water and juice drinks in school lunchboxesBritvic claims in its Soft Drinks Category Report...
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The value game
Supermarkets must deliver value in its various forms if they are to see off discounters, says Siân HarringtonDiscounters may appear the biggest challenge to European retailers, but dig deeper and shoppers’ rising expectations of value...
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Time, history and Gordon’s
Gordon’s Gin is the subject of a nationwide print and poster campaign aimed at highlighting its unique ingredients.The campaign, which includes posters and press ads, tells how Gordon’s, including its Distiller’s Cut and Sloe Gin, is ‘The...
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Posh squash for grownups
Adult soft drinks are increasingly finding their way into the shopping baskets of a core group of youthful playersConsumers know them as expensive, special treats, oblivious to the term adult soft drinks, which exists only within the...
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Hit or Miss?
>>A REVIEW OF ONE OF LAST YEAR’S LAUNCHESProduct: Rice Krispies Multi-GrainCompany: KelloggLaunch date: February 2004For a new brand to succeed within the fairly saturated cereals market, it...
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A leader in residuals
Wholesaler Eightacre and residual stock specialist Rowan International have been snapped up for an undisclosed sum by a specially formed buying consortium.The team comprises Rowan International partners and directors Alan Saywell and Roger...
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Low-salt soup for toddlers
Health-conscious but busy mums can now offer their toddlers low-salt organic soup, produced by Hipp Organic.The soups are available in Creamy Tomato and Cream of Carrot flavours, priced at 99p. They contain less than half the salt content of...
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Putting a spring in the step of a nation
Growth has slowed in the soft drinks market in the past year as the industry tries to keep up with changing tastes. Helen Lewis reportsThe good news is that we’re a thirsty bunch of people in the UK, although quite how thirsty is...
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Research Notes
>>take-home soft drinks market slowsThe UK take-home soft drinks market is showing 0.5% growth. Virtually all GB households buy into the soft drinks market but consumers are buying slightly less frequently than last year, so on...
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Research Notes
>>take-home soft drinks market slowsThe UK take-home soft drinks market is showing 0.5% growth. Virtually all GB households buy into the soft drinks market but consumers are buying slightly less frequently than last year, so on...
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Rush to test for Para Red
Hundreds of products will have been tested for illegal food dye Para Red by this weekend as retailers and manufacturers rushed to analyse items for the cancer-causing chemical.Experts are warning that the latest scare is likely to be the latest...
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Partners in recruitment
There are some things in life which are easy to predict – like no matter how fast you’re driving in the fast lane of the M1, there’s always a Volvo stuck up your rear end with its headlights on (and the only reason you were out there in the first...
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PayPoint star in rebellion
One of PayPoint’s award-winning retailers is threatening to chuck out his terminal because of the service’s poor margins.Ushi Vithani, owner and manager of The Front Page, a CTN store in Thamesmead, South London, has dealt with PayPoint, the...
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In pursuit of prettier polytunnels
Monty Don despises them; British growers love them. Polytunnels have transformed the lives and businesses of producers of soft fruits such as strawberries and raspberries, helping them to start production earlier and to extend seasons for longer –...