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Landmark fit for future with new trading team
Landmark Cash & Carry has announced an extensive restructuring of its Milton Keynes central office trading department, following a review of category responsibilities.Trading director John Searle will continue to head the new trading team...
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Lambrini girls just want to have fun
Lambrini’s strong female following can look forward to the launch of Lambrini Cream, a creamier variety of the popular perry brand blended with white wine and Calvados.Halewood International decided to launch the new perry-based drink, which...
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Mind the gap
Price-marking has been shown to drive sales, but who is really benefitting – independents or the multiples? Siân Harrington reportsBack in 1999 Mars was forced on to the defensive over its strategy of price-marking packs. The company...
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Purple Ronnie given the push
Purple Ronnie has been given the push by soft drinks brand Vimto after failing to convert new drinkers. Research by the brand found that while existing consumers liked the character, which has been the face of Vimto’s advertising campaign for ...
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Smooch-ing good for you
Onken, the chilled dessert brand, is entering the single-serve yoghurt sector with the launch of Smooch.Smooch is made from a layer of fresh fruit topped with Onken yoghurt and will be available in three flavours – raspberry, cherry and...
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Salad’s great unwashed
Making a convenience product less convenient might seem a strange thing to do, but that is what Tesco has done with the introduction of fresh, unwashed bagged salad. In the range are rocket and lambs’ lettuce varieties (rsp: 59p) and two...
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Quenching a thirst for health
Now less affected by the changing British weather, diets and lifestyle choice are driving sales of juices and smoothies. Lisa Riley reportsIt has been an exciting year for companies producing juices and smoothies, with a number of the...
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Hook Norton updates image
Hook Norton, the family-run brewery established in 1849, has unveiled a rebranding programme for the first time in the history of the company, with an investment of £250,000.The brewery is taking the bold step of replacing its traditional 500ml...
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Indian-style ready meals
An extensive range of ethnic ready meals that do not need to be refrigerated have been launched by newly established company Thali Foods.Available in Tesco, Thali is a 17-strong range of authentic meals that include dishes previously not found...
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Industry’s party time
Retail and supply lobbyists are off the starting blocks with their manifestos but will anybody be listening, asks Rachel BarnesFood and drink industry lobbyists are already off the starting line as the general election campaigning...
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Smile like he means it
Having swallowed up Nugent Westward’s 25 stores, business is going to plan for Smile’s Jeremy Symonds. Julian Hunt reportsAlmost exactly five years after unveiling the first of its Smile convenience stores, Jeremy Symonds has just...
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Squeezing more into the market
Orange juice, the mainstay of the British breakfast, is being joined by exotic fruit and vegetable flavours as new combinations and twists on traditional offerings give consumers more choiceAlthough we still love our good old juice...
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UHT milk price rises
The price of the major supermarkets’ UHT milk is following its fresh counterpart upwards. Tesco and Sainsbury this week increased the price of cheapest own-label UHT milk from 32p to 35p, though Asda had not followed suit as we went to...
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Research Notes
>>Healthy growth in juice marketThe juice market has increased in value by 4.6% in the past year, slightly above the growth of packaged groceries.More than 90% of the population have purchased fruit juices over the past 52...
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Talking Point
Martin Dunnett, trading director of Capespan, on how the problem of grape perishability is being tackled by clever packagingCapespan is the major supplier of grapes to the UK at the time when sales are at their highest – during January and February....
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Subway at Spar in UK
US sandwich chain Subway is to roll out 400 concessions in convenience stores and multiple grocers in mainland UK in the next five years.The move follows a successful tie-in with Northern Irish symbol operator the Henderson Group, in which it...
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Working Week
>>Helen Corbishley, category product manager, co-operative groupHelen Corbishley says she needs more days to get through her busy working week as category product manager for chilled ready meals at the Co-operative...
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Asda awards new frozen veg contract
Asda has changed its frozen vegetable supplier in order to save food miles.The grocery retailer has awarded Leeds-based frozen food supplier, Fullers Foods International, a multi-million pound contract to source UK frozen vegetables for all...