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Asda cranks up its health credentials
Asda is ramping up its healthy offering with the refocus of Good for You! and the expansion of its kids range.The retailer is doing a u-turn on Good for You!, which was relaunched last year as a diet brand. After listening to customer feedback...
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Nestlé assaultwith Blue Label
Nestlé Rowntree has declared war on its chocolate competitors by launching a new bar called Blue Label to undercut Cadbury’s Dairy Milk.And it has insisted that it will be the company to drive the category forward, not its rivals.The...
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Xcarb’s offerings for Atkins fans
Entrepreneurial newcomer Xcarb is launching a range of low-carb foods to tap into the current Atkins diet-fuelled craze in the UK.The company, set up last year by ex-Sainsbury buyer Dave Marshall, has developed a range of low-carb foods to...
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The Unilever low-carb bandwagon motors
Unilever Bestfoods is planning to take low-carb into the mainstream in the UK with the launch of a range of 17 everyday grocery products under the Carb Options brand in September.The range, which includes pasta and cooking sauces, is targeted...
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Cheese stores set for national battle
The regional winners have been announced for this year’s Retail Cheese Awards organised by Dairy Crest in association with The Grocer.In the category for specialist independents, Valvona & Crolla in Edinburgh, Deli on the Square, Ludlow,...
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Cornish Cheese Company gets into the big time by winning Tesco competition
A small cheese producer is set to move from farmers’markets to the high street after claiming a top award.The Cornish Cheese Company is celebrating after winning the annual Tesco Cheese Challenge with its Cornish Blue cheese, which will now see...
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Tesco bites deep into its gum rival
Tesco is piling more pressure on confectionery giant Wrigley with yet another foray into the chewing gum arena.The retailer is adding single packs of own-label sugar-free chewing gum tablets in what will be seen as a further challenge to...
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Bordeaux wines take on the New World
A radical new approach to producing and marketing Bordeaux wine is being proposed to help the region fight the increasing dominance of New World brands. Christian Delpeuch, the new president of the Bordeaux Wine Council (CIVB), which represents...
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Tesco’s suncare is a bright spot
The holiday season is here so this month’s report is on sun protection products.The average multiple has 68 skus on a typical fixture, with 20% of the category on promotion. In managing availability, 9% of normal lines were low on stock and 21%...
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Bubble trouble?
Venture capitalists’ appetite for UK food and drink may well hang on the fate of the Premier Foods flotation, as Glynn Davis reportsThey came. They saw. They did a bit of shopping. Now many of the private equity players that bought up...
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C-stores’ price challenge
Over a quarter of convenience store shoppers believe prices at supermarkets’ local formats are more expensive than at their independent convenience store while a third think that they are the same, according to new research obtained exclusively by...
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Cheers! It’s a sale to United
United Co-operatives has dipped into its £100m acquisitions warchest to buy Oswestry-based c-store chain Cheers Shropshire.Number 49 in The Grocer Top 50, Nisa-supplied Cheers operates 12 stores in North Wales, Shropshire and Cheshire trading...
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Vodafone warned over margin cut
Irish grocers’ organisation RGDATA has stepped up its battle with Vodafone over a cut in electronic top-up margins (The Grocer, July 10, p10) by warning the mobile phone giant that many members will refuse to stock its cards.RGDATA’s new...
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Unwins deal nears
>>What's new overseas?A deal to sell Unwins could be on the table within three months after “significant” interest from more than 50 parties, according to chairman Michael Lunn.The wine merchant has issued an information...
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Tiger White’s Spanish ‘soya-free’ drink, por favor
Adult soft drinks specialist Tiger White is planning an assault on the dairy alternative market with a taste of Spain.The company, best known for its range of upmarket cordials, is introducing Tiger White into the market now – based on the...
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Dutch sell more in tough market
From the retail end, bacon is a good business to be in, but Dutch suppliers are certainly feeling the pinch, said Robert Smith, managing director of the Dutch Meat Board.“The good news, according to the latest TNS data, is that frequency of...
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The Saturday Essay
>>Fishermen are the new farmers – Charles Clover, environment editor of The Daily TelegraphWhen I got into the business of writing about the environment more than 15 years ago, the farmer was public enemy number one. He got a...
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Spar trading team gets fresh faces in revamp
Spar UK’s trading team has been strengthened with the addition of four new recruits as it has undergone a restructuring.Group trading director Peter Miller said the new structure would remove complexity and help to align the central trading...
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Year-round first for UK
UK-grown tomatoes will be available in Asda all year round after the opening of a new facility next month.Yorkshire-based Mill Nurseries, grower for dedicated Asda supplier English Village Salads, is set to open a four-acre greenhouse growing...
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How flexible are you ?
Flexible working is spreading but not fast enough, Siân Harrington discoversWhen the government introduced its flexible working legislation 15 months ago, there was a smile of satisfaction from food retailers. Working mothers,...