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Loyd to roll out premium breads
Loyd Grossman is set to enter new territory with the launch of a premium range of Italian and Indian breads, while his cooking sauces are about to receive an advertising boost.The bread range, which is being launched and marketed by Rivermill...
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Partnering Bridget
Masterfoods and Müller will be sponsoring the second Bridget Jones film, Bridget Jones – The Edge of Reason. The confectionery giant’s Galaxy brand will be the official chocolate partner of the film and Masterfoods plans to support Galaxy...
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ScotCo calls time on extra free
Scottish Courage is to promote responsible drinking by scrapping extra free deals on its plastic bottled cider range.From January next year, ScotCo will stop extra free for market-leading brands White Lightning (50% free) and Strongbow (25%...
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Campaign trail
Doritosmanufacturer Walkersbrand Doritosbudget £1m Walkers is back on TV with a new ad to support the latest flavour – Tandoori Sizzler – to be added to its Doritos Extreme range.The execution features TV presenter...
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CAP reform sparks supply fear
There appear to be growing fears that British meat production will go into decline after January 1, when Common Agricultural Policy reform measures are implemented.Northern Counties Meat Group has announced the disposal of abattoir and...
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Welsh Lady Preserves named supreme champion
The supreme champion of the annual Great Taste Awards, organised by the Guild of Fine Food Retailers, is Gwynedd-based Welsh Lady Preserves.The company won the accolade, which is sponsored by Fortnum & Mason, for its Apple & Cinnamon...
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Symbols of super-cool confidence
The province’s convenience sector appears supremely relaxed about the Tesco Express’ debut there. Ronan Hegarty finds out whyThe arrival of the UK’s biggest retailer on their doorstep is enough to make most convenience operators’...
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Co-op to overhaul distribution
The Co-operative Group has struck a multi-million pound deal with Manhattan Associates to undertake a radical overhaul of its supply chain systems.The move is part of a group-wide systems revamp (The Grocer, December 13, p8), and covers...
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West Midlands Co-op opens superstore in Sedgley
West Midlands Co-op opened the doors to its new Sedgley superstore last week after purchasing the former Safeway site for £7m.More than 6,000 people passed through the doors in the first two days following a 10-day, £600,000 refurbishment and...
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Morrisons’ hell of a task is on course
It was finally open house at Morrisons as the retailer threw open the doors of a flagship conversion and talked in detail for the first time about how the programme is progressing. Liz Hamson reportsEver since...
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Cowan’s new sales role drinks sales team
Andrew Cowan has been appointed sales director and vice-president of nutritional healthcare UK at GlaxoSmithKline. He will head the sales operation for the company’s market-leading drinks brands portfolio.Cowan, who takes over from Ken Allen,...
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Somerfield set for Scottish c-store format trials
Somerfield’s new c-store format for independent retailers in Scotland will be trialled in Aberdeen early next month.One independent and one company-owned store will take on the Somerfield at Mace format, which is aimed at independent retailers...
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Low-carb debut from Guylian
Guylian is set to become the second big confectionery player to enter the low-carb market with the introduction of a new milk chocolate bar.The Guylian Low Carb bar is being launched next month in a bid to capitalise on the growing number of...
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Easy target
Food retailing must counter the barrage of negative press it gets but doesn’t deserve, according to CIES. Fiona McLelland reportsWal-Mart, Tesco, Carrefour et al are often accused of abusing their power. If they’re not exploiting...
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The Saturday Essay
>>transparency builds trust – Andrew Cowan, sales director, GlaxoSmithKline Nutritional HealthcareTrust is the most important ingredient for all of us. Trust brings people into supermarkets, informs selection of products and...
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Expansion will feed Morrisons
Mushroom specialist Greyfriars is planning to diversify into sweetcorn, garlic and cabbage to help Morrisons meet its post-Safeway acquisition produce needs.The producer has unveiled a £300,000 packhouse near Ripon in North Yorkshire that will...
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Should we extend Sunday trading?
Ten years after Sunday trading reform, two thirds of big box retailers in England and Wales are demanding even further liberalisation, according to research by law firm Bond Pearce. So…YES says Tony Askham, partner at Bond Pearce, because...
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Five senior managers set to leave Sainsbury
A number of senior managers are leaving Sainsbury. Head of food and health, Gill Fine, is moving to take up the directorship of the Food Standards Agency’s new department, consumer choice and dietary health.FSA said the establishment of...
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Sunny forecast
Japan’s FamilyMart expects to record a 5% profit increase to 16bn yen ($145.5m) for the half year ended August 31 compared with the same period last year. Total store revenue is estimated to have increased by 2% to 509bn yen ($4.64bn). July was a...
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‘Small stores are our future’
Somerfield’s business strategy will move it firmly into convenience and small store formats when Somerfield stores are downsized and Kwik Save re-branded in the south-east to strengthen the portfolio.Speaking at the company’s AGM in Bristol on...