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Pimm’s paints the town red
Barbecues and the colour red are what consumers will associate with Pimm’s this year, according to Diageo, which has outlined its summer 2005 plans for the brand. The increased association with barbecues this year reflects Diageo’s long-term...
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Panasonic sparks power struggle
Panasonic has sparked off a power struggle by launching a new Digital Xtreme Power battery, specifically for digital equipment.It follows Duracell’s launch of its Plus and Ultra M3 batteries, and aims to lead a charge powering the increasingly...
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Power to the people
Success has more to do with what leaders enable others to do than with what they themselves actually do. Duncan Brown welcomes the trend of leadership becoming a much more democratic conceptThe image of our major corporation chiefs...
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Vittel wades into ‘pure’ waters
Vittel has waded into the flavoured water market with two variants that will compete directly with Volvic’s Touch of Fruit range.A raspberry and a lemon flavour have been created, which Vittel predicts will add £10m to the flavoured water...
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Shoppers slurp yoghurts
The versatile yoghurt provides a healthy alternative to other desserts, and this is borne out by the wide range of products on offer in the category, with an average of 131 SKUs per store and more than a quarter of these on promotion across the six...
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Supplier Spotlight
Ten years ago most people didn’t know what a blueberry looked like, says David Trehane, MD of The Dorset Blueberry Company, the leading UK producer.The market is growing by more than 50% a year, with demand outstripping supply.Having...
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GRAMIA awards are launched
The Grocery Advertising and Marketing Industry Awards (GRAMIA) were launched this week with invitations to FMCG clients and agencies to show off the best of their work from the last year.The awards, which are run by William Reed, publishers...
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Poor food sales as Co-op profits fall
Grocery sales at The Co-operative Group have performed poorly as profit fell by 39% to £74.5m for the year to January 8.Group chief executive Martin Beaumont blamed internal issues as much as increased competition, as like-for-like sales...
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Amazon to run M&S website
Marks and Spencer has signed up online retailer Amazon to run its Internet operation.Stuart Rose chief executive said: “Frankly, we ought to be better at it than we are. We are going to have to invest money in it for more functionality and...
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Shop theft costs £3.4bn a year
Shop theft costs society £3.4bn a year, says a study driven by the Centre of Retail Research and endorsed by the British Retail Consortium. The report by Professor Joshua Bamfield calculates almost half that figure represents the value of goods...
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The Acid Test
>>Consumers and buyers give their views on the latest launchesj+From: Intercontinental BrandsOwn-label RTD and wine producer Intercontinental Brands’ new range of high-juice drinks signals the...
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Acting on impulse
Consumers browse fruit and veg the longest, reports Rachel BarnesThe fruit and vegetable aisle may not strike you as the most exciting or ideal place to build sales through impulse shopping, but this is exactly where customers are...
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Jersey spuds star in Jamie Oliver ad
Jersey Royal new potatoes will feature in Sainsbury’s next Jamie Oliver-themed television adverts.Oliver spent three days in Jersey last week filming the two commercials, one of which is understood to show the TV chef in a potato field, while...
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All-natural alternatives to animal products
Food intolerance is driving more people to a dairy-free diet, according to specialist vegan product suppliersMartina Navratilova, Bryan Adams, Martin Shaw, Moby – an intriguing guest list for any dinner party, but you’d have to be...
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How to annoy Charles, part two
Jonathan Crisp is bracing itself for another showdown with Prince Charles, after featuring a drawing that looks suspiciously like his new wife on one of its Crisps for Snobs lines.MD Paul Saxby told The Grocer that Clarence House was “aware” of...
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Asian brush with barbecue
Sharwood’s hopes to reverse flagging consumer interest in ethnic cooking sauces with a range that aims to tap into the growing British passion for barbecues.Centura Foods is investing £1.5m supporting the launch of Sharwood’s Grill, BBQ or Bake...
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Swinburn back in UK
Coors Brewing Worldwide president Peter Swinburn is returning to the UK to become chief executive of Coors Brewers, the European business unit of Molson Coors Brewing Company.He will replace Peter Kendall, who has announced his retirement, on...
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In profile: Garry Williams, manager of Holmes Wholesale Service in Ballymena, Northern Ireland
Wholesale enthusiasm Garry Williams has spent a dozen years in the grocery business since he left university in 1993. He is confident that, because most of this...
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Magners triggers cider battle
Scottish Courage is planning to launch a new premium cider as it aims to fend off the potential threat from Irish brand Magners.Magners, a huge success story in Ireland, was originally launched in the UK into Scotland and entered the Scottish...
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Baugur joins combined bid to buy out Somerfield chain
Competition officials have revealed the 23 former Safeway stores that Somerfield may be forced to divest.The move came as some City analysts predicted that Somerfield could be broken up if a consortium comprising Icelandic retail group Baugur...