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Appeal of the interior
The Cameo apple is consolidating its presence in UK retail with five UK supermarkets now stocking it – Tesco, Budgens, the Co-op, Booths and Somerfield.Cameo is grown in Europe by members of the European Cameo Club, which controls all aspects...
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A big appetite for celebration
Birthdays are not enough. The British rush out and buy a cake whenever they find a reason to celebrateThe image of mum lovingly icing a birthday cake for the kids has been relegated to the family photo album in most households as more...
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The rise and rise of asparagus
UK growers say they are planting at least 25% more asparagus in the ground this year to meet burgeoning demand.The crop will be harvested next May and June and will meet a demand for home-grown asparagus. TNS data reported record sales during...
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Award for Vitacress
Grower and packer Vitacress Salads has won an industry award for the innovative organic farming methods it developed to produce baby salad leaves for M& S and Sainsbury. Vitacress scooped The Worshipful Company of Fruiterers’ Environmental...
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Look back with pride
As he gears up for a new challenge in Spain, Carlos Criado-Perez tells Julian Hunt what his fondest and proudest memories will be of his time at SafewayFormer Safeway chief executive Carlos Criado-Perez has been a busy man since he...
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It’s baking in the Cauldron
Meat-free specialist Cauldron Foods is launching a new chilled seasonal ready meal offering.The Winter Bake is made from smoked tofu, tomatoes and walnuts with chestnut purée, thyme and a rich cranberry & port sauce. Cauldron Foods’ sales...
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Camelot birthday bash
Camelot is celebrating the 10th birthday of The National Lottery with a TV campaign next week promoting a special £10m jackpot-only draw on November 6 at London’s Tate Modern.The ad features Fay Ripley as Lady Luck and her sidekick Barry the...
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Big biscuit battle
Cadbury has taken on the might of McVitie’sCadbury had been content to concentrate on its confectionery range for years but it’s now taking on cake and biscuit manufacturers.Manor Bakeries is using Cadbury...
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In Profile: Q& A with Bic’s Marc pinner
Tapping potential for greater sales in stationery Marc Pinner has worked at Bic for nearly eight years. He started out as the marketing manager for lighters and shavers and then moved to Paris to work for Bic Europe as senior product manager for...
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Little bites pack a punch
Innovative savoury bites that can be eaten on the go are proving popularSavoury biscuits are shrinking – not the category, but in terms of actual size.Manufacturers are launching mini versions of old favourites in snack packs to...
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Blossom Hill’s perfect chill
Blossom Hill is launching new television advertising aimed at showing how a glass or two of wine can help people forget the stresses of their day.The number one UK defined wine brand (July/Aug 2004 ACNielsen, GB offs) will feature in...
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Tesco’s Wheway takes his expertise to Boots
Boots The Chemists has announced the appointment of Tesco’s Scott Wheway as retail director in charge of the operation of its 1,400 stores across the UK. Wheway has worked for Tesco for 20 years and for the past nine months has been chief...
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Minimum wage warning by BRC
More inflation-busting hikes in the national minimum wage could cost retailers £2.7bn and 20,000 jobs, the British Retail Consortium warned this week.Almost half (44%) of 1,200 retailers surveyed by the BRC said they would be forced to make job...
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PGI works breakthrough magic
Welsh meat processor St Merryn’s has landed another export coup, securing a contract to supply European retail giant Auchan with Welsh lamb for its Italian stores.The Protected Geographical Indication status meat will go on sale in November in...
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Cause for celebration
Consumers are spending more on convenient, indulgent and healthy biscuits and cakes. Helen Gregory reportsEating cakes and biscuits is no longer just a leisurely affair. It’s speeding up in the quest for convenience.Manufacturers...
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Consumer feedback
>>consumers are interested in ever more indulgent forms to mark special occasionsCakes and biscuits have always enjoyed high interest and ratings, benefiting from the enduring British sweet tooth. Think of these categories and...
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There’s a long way to go in c-stores’ food to go offers
C-store operators are failing to capitalise on the food to go trend, according to research obtained by The Grocer.A Harris International Marketing survey of 4,399 snack shoppers at c-stores shows they still view c-stores as places to go for...
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C-stores miss food to go sales
A quarter of convenience store shoppers leave home without eating breakfast each day but only 3% buy breakfast at a c-store while three quarters never purchase breakfast on the go in such an outlet, according to new research from Harris...
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n dairy optimismThe dairy farming sector may have been over-egging its economic problems as it faces up to CAP reform, according to a report by the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers. A survey of 548 producers at this year’s Dairy Event found that only 8%...
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New deal is on the way
Musgrave plans to offer Londis retailers improved terms early in the new year as it irons out discrepancies between the price files of both companies and drives efficiency at the combined group. Speaking three months after Musgrave’s...