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Low key approach to less sugar
Reduced sugar and low-carb spreads have work to do if they are to capitalise fully on the quest for healthier lifestyles, but some lines are showing potential and winning convertsReduced sugar jams have, to date, failed to reap high...
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Arla pledges to hold milk prices
A pledge by Arla Foods to hold milk prices until April 1 has been welcomed by the NFU as a step towards better market conditions.The decision was the result of extensive talks between the NFU and Arla about the need for positive price signals...
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Asda chief made CBE in new year’s honours
Asda boss Tony DeNunzio has been rewarded with a CBE in the New Year Honours list.“I believe this honour reflects Asda’s contribution to retail excellence as well as my work with Government on competitiveness,” said DeNunzio.Other senior...
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Asda cuts cost of health
Asda is slashing prices on healthy food products by £17m and harmonising prices on its Good for you! range with standard ranges as part of a £24m drive. The retailer said it was putting health at the heart of its business and was determined to...
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award for exports
Shetland-based Blackwood Distillers has been named Best New Exporter and Scottish Exporter of the Year at the Food from Britain Export Awards ceremony. Blackwood Distillers has been exporting Jago’s Vodka Cream Liqueur, Blackwood’s Nordic Vodka...
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Gold Awards lined up for the best in the business
Our annual search for the best in the business is under way with the launch of The Grocer Gold Awards 2005, sponsored by KPMG, Geac, Lawson Software and Headcount Worldwide Field Marketing.We are inviting entries in the categories for best own...
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Tesco shoppers don’t like being churned up
Tesco is reassessing its range review processes after customers complained that there was too much churn.Food supply director Joe Dybell declined to give details but confirmed that customers wanted greater consistency. He added: “Customers tell...
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Bejam founder retires from Majestic
Majestic Wine chairman John Apthorp is to retire in August, after an influential career in the food and drinks industry.Apthorp, 69, brought the freezer centre concept to Britain when he founded Bejam in 1968, which 20 years later was taken...
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Fasten your seat belts...
...you’re in for a bumpy ride in 2005. Last year the industry was well and truly under the spotlight thanks to the Public Health White Paper, continued c-store consolidation and the troubles at Sainsbury and Marks & Spencer. And it can expect ...
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Mercer Bill pushes shop defence right
A Private Member’s Bill to give retailers more power to defend themselves against intruders will be officially published on Tuesday (January 11).The Criminal Law (Amendment Householder Protection) Bill, tabled by shadow minister for homeland...
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It’s no sweat for a brand
Shopper interest in the deodorant category appears to be low, with fewer than a quarter of passing customers becoming actively involved. Many ignored the category as they walked past it on their way to the adjacent soaps display. This may...
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Campaign trail
AnchorManufacturer: Arla Foods UKBrand: AnchorBudget: part of a £4m spendNew television advertising for Anchor is being spearheaded by new-look, hi-tech versions of the brand’s Cow and Moo characters. The 30-second execution...
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A shatterproof ceiling
As any follower of this column will know, I’m not the greatest fan of the Equal Opportunities Commission. In fact, better than that, I am more a sworn enemy because of its trenchant (and outdated) feminist stance. So it saddens me greatly that for...
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Netto’s meal challenge
Discount supermarket chain Netto is challenging premium own label brands, such as Tesco Finest, Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference and Asda Extra Special, with a new own label range of chilled ready meals.The new six-strong range has been...
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Sunpride fashions a chilled juice for independents
Sunpride has brought out a range of chilled juices under a Discover the Flavour banner. The line-up includes Pure Orange Juice Smooth and with Juicy Bits, Pure Apple Juice and Pure Pineapple Juice, which come in one-litre Tetra Rex...
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Consumer Insight: Grapes
There were 833 million grape consumption occasions last year. This is up 12% on the previous yearIn-home snacking accounts for a quarter of grape consumptionAlmost a half of grapes are consumed on Monday, Tuesday...
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Yeardley takes reins at Lincolnshire Co-op
New retail operations manager Ray Yeardley began working with the Lincolnshire Co-operative last month, taking over from Mike Mawer, who is retiring.Yeardley was previously the MD of Supergifts Company, which has 40 Superpounds stores across...
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Coors raises prices for trade
Coors Brewers is increasing the trade price of its brands by 2.5% in an effort to cover rising production costs.The hike on brands, including Carling and Grolsch, will apply from February 6. Coors insisted there would be no exceptions.EDLP...
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Trends and developments
>>from luxury and exotic to reduced sugar and low-carbn Hartley’s is introducing a new premium sub-brand to its portfolio of preserves. The new Hartley’s Luxury Conserve range from Premier Foods will...
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Drinks labels push stores to innovate
The boss of a leading brand design agency says he expects drinks companies to make serious attempts at bringing innovation to UK supermarket drinks fixtures in 2005.But Paul Foulkes-Arellano, managing director of Wren & Rowe, the agency that...