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‘Sense and simplicity’
Grocery retailers’ attempts to bring value to the shopping experience all too often undermine it, says Tesco chief executive Sir Terry Leahy. Debating the future of the European grocery market at the ECR Europe conference in Paris last week,...
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Easter share up for Asda
Asda was the only retailer of the big four to increase its share of the market over the four weeks of Easter, according to exclusive data for The Grocer from ACNielsen Homescan.However, Asda’s total share of the grocery market declined 0.3%...
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US group claims Quorn damages health
A US lobby group is suing the makers of meat substitute Quorn, claiming that it can cause life threatening allergies.The Centre for Science in the Public Interest claims that it has evidence of 800 cases of allergic reactions to Quorn, these...
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Fish farm merger forces job cuts
Marine Harvest and Stolt Seafoods, Scotland’s largest fish farming companies, have agreed to merge.The merger, which will create the newly-named company Marine Harvest, will lead to the loss of 120 jobs at the companies.Approximately...
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Morrisons sells island stores
Morrisons has sold its two Channel Island Safeway stores to Jersey-based-company CI Traders for £51m.The disposal of its Jersey and Guernsey stores comes as Morrisons seeks to concentrate on its core UK business.The move will also...
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Irn-Bru gets national push
AG Barr, the maker of Irn-Bru is to launch a UK wide ad campaign aimed at growing the appeal of the brand outside its Scottish heartland.Irn-Bru currently accounts for 20% of the soft drink market in Scotland but nowhere near that in the...
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Coors agree Sol deal
Coors Brewers has agreed a long term relationship with the Mexican Brewer FEMSA for the exclusive marketing and distribution of its Sol and Dos Equis brands in the UK from October 2005.The beer will be brewed and packaged in Mexico and be...
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Chewits begins new life at 40
Chewits is celebrating its 40th birthday in a manner typical of those approaching middle age – by trying to regain its youth.Leaf UK hopes to invigorate the brand by reintroducing old favourites back into the range.Orange Chewits return to...
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The Acid Test
>>consumers and buyers give their views on the latest product launchesProduct: Gaya Aloe FarmCompany: Korea FoodsGaya Aloe Farm from Korea Foods is described as a lifestyle soft drink with the...
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Gomez adds tomato brand
Supplier Gomez has added fresh produce from Jersey to its Gomez Reserv portfolio.La Chasse Nurseries, the first UK supplier to the Gomez Reserv range, is initially providing tomato on the vine, but is set to develop other products for the...
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Coca-Cola adds to fanta Z range
Coca-Cola Enterprises has added a new variant - Fanta Z Summer Fruits - to its Z (zero added sugar) range.CCE has rebranded all light variants of its carbonates (apart from Coke and Diet Coke), so that the range now comprises Fanta Z Orange,...
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ADM Londis plans big Irish expansion
ADM Londis, the Irish convenience chain which last year rejected a takeover offer from rival BWG, is aiming to have 400 stores across Ireland by 2007, according to joint chief executive Stephen O’Riordan.He told the symbol group’s AGM in Dublin...
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Fewer gripes over food adverts
A dramatic drop in the number of complaints about food and drink adverts demonstrates a new willingness to present brands in a more responsible way and stave off regulatory pressure, say industry leaders.The Advertising Standards Authority’s...
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Brands aim to shake it up
Virtually fat-free yoghurts have not performed particularly well, with the focus on health additives and exotic flavoursHealth is such a buzzword across the food sector that you’d think low-fat yoghurts would be one of the biggest...
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In Profile: Q&A with Dal Rapson, Alexir Chilled Packing
Alexir Chilled Packing does contract packing for some of the biggest names in the food industry, but two years ago it made the decision to branch out into...
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Mini Cheddars getting all in a pickle
Mini Cheddars is exploiting the affinity of cheese and pickle to bring out an extra flavour.Mini Cheddars Branston Pickle is being released in 50g packs with a standard rsp of 37p, as well as in seven packs at £1.35 and within variety...
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Asda lets egg-layers out of cages
Asda said this week that it will switch 500,000 British laying hens from battery cages into open barns by May 1, marking a major change in the way it sources standard own-label fresh eggs. The multiple said each hen would now be able to lay its...
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Asda set to expand its RTD range
Asda’s own-label vodka RTDs have proved so popular that the multiple plans to brings out new flavour variants later in the year.The four-strong range, retailing at 89p a bottle, has been on sale for more than two years and has been recording...