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Gorged on prawns
Consumers’ burgeoning love affair with prawns has turned the chilled fish category into a £1bn business.The category is now growing faster than the other major protein groups at 7% (12 months to December 5, TNS), and now represents 20% of...
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Tesco recruits staff from Poland
Tesco is employing 140 truck drivers from Poland because it cannot fill the vacancies, according to newspaper reports.Britain’s biggest commercial employer, confirmed it had launched a trial at the start of the month with 70 staff brought...
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UK to out-drink France by 2008
UK drinkers will be spending more on wine than the French within four years, according to a new report commissioned by international wine exhibition organiser, Vinexpo. It predicts that of all the European countries, Britain will show the...
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£4m support for multiple undies
The multiples’ market-stealing activity in non-food has now stretched to lingerie with Sara Lee’s decision to target supermarkets with its latest underwear launch.Sara Lee Intimates, which owns Wonderbra and Playtex, is introducing its DIM...
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The Top 50 defy the giants
The UK’s top independent retailers are weathering consolidation and increased competition, according to new research by The Grocer.Our fourth annual list of the Top 50 independent chains, published today, shows that the sector remains...
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The Acid Test
>>consumers and buyers give their views on the latest launchesKlugFrom: KlugOrganic beer Klug is brewed in Germany and has been developed with the UK market in mind. It is targeted at 23 to 43-year-olds with a taste for...
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Royals aim to see off rivals
New potato favourite the Jersey Royal will celebrate its 125th anniversary this year with a £1.2m marketing campaign that includes TV advertising.The ads will focus on ‘Beautiful Jersey and the Grower’ and will feature one of the island’s...
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The NFU alternative
A buyers’ charter being developed by the NFU will include provisions for contracts involving flowers and plants as well as edible fresh produce.The charter, an alternative to the supermarket code of practice, will apply to DIY outlets, such as...
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The superstore’s time has arrived
If 2004 was all about the consolidation of the trade, the development of new convenience formats and the rapid growth of hypermarkets, then this year could well see the evolution of the superstore, which are stores from 25,000 sq ft to 40,000 sq...
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Asda supply coup for Dairy Crest
Eight months ago, Dairy Crest fell victim to Asda’s switch to single sourcing of liquid milk. Last week, however, it was celebrating after the retailer introduced a similar strategy for its own-label cheese. The loss of the Asda liquid milk...
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Tesco backed by public
Only one in five shoppers believes Tesco has become too powerful and is killing off competition, an exclusive survey for The Grocer reveals.Of more than 2,000 shoppers quizzed, almost a third (31%) also said they believed the retailer was a...
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Code ripped up? I’d say it’s not that bad
from Karen Carlyle, executive director, Regional Food Group for Yorkshire and HumberSir; With the controversy regarding the effectiveness or otherwise of the supermarket code of practice (‘Multiples ‘rip up’ the code’, The Grocer,...
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Kwik fixes are not the solution for Baugur
Baugur could extract some synergies from teaming up Iceland and Kwik Save, but it could prove a marriage made in hell, warned analysts as news of Baugur’s interest in Somerfield Group broke this week.Just two days before the Icelandic...
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Brands pushed into e-auctions
Branded suppliers are increasingly being forced to take part in internet auctions if they want to gain listings with the major multiples.The Grocer last week revealed how Tesco had outraged brand owners in the chilled yogurts and desserts...
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Licensing chaos breaks out
There was a chaotic start to the new alcohol-licensing regime this week, with a warning from a senior local government figure that the off-trade is “seriously unprepared” to cope.With reports of councils wildly misinterpreting the new...
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Brodie takes over as Scotmid chief exec
Scottish co-operative Scotmid has announced that acting chief executive John Brodie has been appointed chief executive.Brodie takes over from Colin Bird, who decided to leave the society at the end of last year.Prior to Bird’s departure,...
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Race to fill the Brokers gap
Brand owners are clamouring to reassure the trade it’s business as usual after Food Brokers plunged into administration.Suppliers including Masterfoods and Fox’s said contingency plans were up and running.Fox’s Confectionery has switched...
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Musgrave Budgens Londis trading team restructured
The 50-strong trading team at Musgrave Budgens Londis has been integrated at Harefield HQ and is run by former Budgens ambient trading controller Barry Williams.He has restructured the department into three business units, each managed by a...
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Consumer Insight: prawns
In the last year there were 149.9 million prawn meal occasionsSaturday is the key consumption day for prawns54% of prawns are eaten at the evening meal, 26% at lunch 43% of prawns are eaten cold....
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gda counter
Kellogg has put a Guideline Daily Amounts counter on its cereal packs.The bar chart shows how much a 30g bowl of the cereal contributes to the government’s GDA for calories, fat, salt, total sugars, fibre, calcium and iron.In addition to...