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Price-marking: yes and no
Independents in County Antrim, Northern Ireland have mixed views about the benefits of price-markingThe thorny issue of suppliers offering significantly better terms to multiples than to their independent customers has reared its...
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When the strain shows
In terms of brand recognition, The Holmes-Rahe Scale probably wouldn’t score very highly among the population at large. But in the world of stress management, it’s been a sacred text ever since a pair of American researchers, Thomas Holmes and...
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Supplier Spotlight
Reports that growing numbers of people were suffering from intolerance of cows’ milk prompted farmer’s wife Judy Bell to buy a herd of 47 British Friesland sheep and set up Shepherds Purse Cheeses.Nineteen years later, the North Yorkshire...
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Tesco breaks £2bn profit barrier
Tesco has broken the £2bn profit barrier thanks to strong UK, International and non-food sales.The retailer announced underlying profits up 20.5% to £2,029m for the year to February 26. Like-for-like sales in the UK grew by 7.5% excluding petrol...
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Tesco plans European expansion
Tesco is planning to open more than 40 stores in Central Europe this year.The retailer, which currently operates about 194 stores across Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary, looks set to grow this number to around...
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SA avocado crop leaps 29%
South Africa’s avocado producers are predicting a total harvest of 9.8 million 4kg cartons this year, 29% larger than last year, when the crop was hit by severe winter weather.Buyers can look forward to “marginally lower” prices and more...
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Tesco hits 30% share of total till
The slowdown in consumer spending is beginning to impact on food retailing. The topline market growths for food, drink and non-foods in supermarkets in the four weeks to March 19 were a strong 5.6%. However, other than the hypermarket channel,...
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The Acid Test
>>consumers and buyers give their views on the latest launchesPremium White RumFrom: The Co-operative GroupLaunched under the Co-op’s own Fair Trade label, Premium White Rum is the first spirit in...
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Smirnoff Ice has cool ads
Smirnoff Ice TV ads are soon to be launched in the UK by Diageo Great Britain as part of a £4m media spend on the brand over the next three months.The first advert in the campaign, ‘Garden,’ will be launched on April 11 on both terrestrial and...
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Tetley chiefs aim to bag western Europe potential
Tetley Group has made a number of senior management changes to reflect the growing importance of western Europe to its overall growth strategy.The current commercial director, GB, Nigel Holland, will now be responsible for the whole of the...
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Spar drives non-food ranges into all stores
Spar is to roll out non-food products across some 1,600 stores this summer in its first national push behind the higher-margin category.Advertising and promotions manager Simon Fisher said that the symbol group would initially look to stock...
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Ex-Food Brokers man is Light & Fantastic
Steve Foster, former group marketing controller of Food Brokers, which went into administration in February, has set up his own consultancy.He has launched The Light & Fantastic Company to help manufacturers develop their brands in the UK...
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Asda’s ‘lifeline’ for UK growers
Asda has awarded Leeds-based frozen food supplier Fullers Foods International a multi-million pound contract to source UK frozen vegetables for all its 274 stores throughout Britain.The multiple said several thousand extra acres of UK veg would...
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Battle of the bottle
Chris Walkland looks at what’s happening to the 3.5ppl milk price rises and why some farmers might not get a fair shareThe fight to raise milk prices took several weeks, but, against the odds, the battle was won – Asda and Tesco...
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Bright outlook for fresh blends
After the Sunny D controversy, the juice drink sector must strive to convince consumers of its health benefits and role as an alternative to high-sugar, carbonated brandsAs the Brits have become more and more concerned with leading a...
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Brands strut their stuff
Buyers had no trouble naming champions in The Grocer’s 2005 Branded Supplier Survey. Alison Clements gives the rundownRetail and wholesale buyers applaud the pulling power of brands. Yet, according to those voting in...
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Tesco gives brands a rough ride
Supermarket own-label smoothies are outdoing market pioneers such as PJ and Innocent. But, by focusing on innovation and new product development, the big names are hitting backOwn label continues to be king of the castle within the...
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Cadbury plans to fulfil dreams
Cadbury Trebor Bassett plans to play fairy godmother to consumers by attempting to make their wishes come true.In the latest phase of activity from CTB to celebrate the centenary of its Dairy Milk brand, the chocolate giant has launched an...
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Carbonated drinks lose fizz as sales fall flat
High sugar levels in fizzy drinks have received bad press, while healthy juice and smoothie alternatives are cashing inThe nation’s obsession with health has benefited the juices and smoothies market in recent years. More and more...