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Moving to the comfort zone
Neither revolutionary packaging nor daring new formats most excited consumers last year. Instead, it was the more subtle extensions to their favourite brands that grabbed their attention. Simon Mowbray reports on the Top 50 product launches in...
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Not equipped to compete
Some of the country’s top independent operators have admitted they are not equipped to compete fully with the multiples’ c-store formats.A poll of members of The Grocer Top 50 found 64% were worried that they could not compete head-on with a...
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ESL trial for OS&G Co-op
Oxford, Swindon & Gloucester Co-op is planning to trial electronic shelf edge labels from Fujitsu at its Swift Shop in Walton Street, Oxford, during the summer.Group general manager retail Bill Laird said he was planning a trip to Australia to...
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Cottle takes on key role
Sainsbury has promoted Finn Cottle from head of dairy trading to head of fresh foods product development, as it fights for market share in the key convenience category.Her role includes responsibility for Sainsbury’s regional foods offer and...
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Crick sale rumoured
Meat industry rumours are circulating over a possible abattoir purchase by Morrions.Industry insiders are pointing the finger towards the Midland Meat Packers plant at Crick, Northants, currently not in use. The plant has significant...
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Northern supplier cull
Dalepak to Fox’s Biscuits maker Northern Foods has asked suppliers for retrospective discounts for 2003 as part of a cost reduction programme.Finance director Sean Christie said Northern Foods’ subsidiaries were talking to suppliers about the...
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Dead in the water
Coca-Cola’s decision to consign Dasani to the history books of British grocery before the first trickle of sales figures had even arrived will have come as little surprise to many in the trade. For few products have ever had such a disastrous start...
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Time for tougher defences
Retailers are boosting anti-terrorist security says Liz HamsonThe attacks on the Madrid railway system exposed how vulnerable so-called soft targets are to terrorism. In the era of “franchise” terrorism in which there is no “chatter”,...
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Mars’ light delight
Masterfoods is backing its new Mars Delight with a £15m first-year marketing spend amid media criticism of the product’s fat content.Aimed primarily at women, the newcomer is a lighter weight format for the Mars brand and will be positioned...
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NPD: innovate or die
The spectacular failure of Dasani raises questions about why innovation goes wrong. Liz Hamson kicks off our special reportWhenever new product development comes up in conversation, someone trots out the statistic that eight out of 10...
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Easter egg mania
Confectionery is back at the head of the main chart with Cadbury taking the three top places. With Easter only a couple of weeks away, stores are beginning to resemble big sweet shops.All the stores have jumped on the Easter egg bandwagon with...
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Egg honours
A number of egg suppliers are celebrating after taking top honours in the inaugural industry awards.The British Egg Awards, organised by the British Egg Industry Council, are designed to reward the leading lights of the sector.The...
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Prepare to enter the twilight zone
from Carl McMullen, account manager, by e-mailSir; Further to the recent correspondence published in The Grocer about ageism within the sales industry: There is no person in this country who has endured what I have in recent...
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A fairytale takes shape
Bernard Matthews is bringing out a frozen turkey product aimed at girls.Princess Dreams, which is being launched next week, contains eight turkey pieces shaped as hearts, diamonds and crowns, coated in crispy crumbs. Featuring a bright pink,...
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Maximum fine for Lidl
Lidl has been fined E9,000 for breaching new unit pricing laws in the Irish Republic.The new rules, which came into effect on March 1, require retailers to display a price per litre or per kilogram for all products sold by quantity, helping...
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First Safeways go to Waitrose
Tesco and Sainsbury are frontrunners in the race to pick up the remaining Safeway stores that Morrisons must sell to satisfy regulators.Waitrose this week picked up 14 stores from the disposal list plus four other Safeway stores and a Morrisons...
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Surcare gets personal
Surcare, best known as a brand of household goods for sensitive skin, is now aiming to clean up in the personal care arena as well.A trio of new products – hand wash, hand cream and body lotion – sport the brand’s signature blue and white...
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Robinson to head up Nestlé Rowntree sales
Nestlé Rowntree has appointed Vince Robinson, director of sales for Nestlé UK’s beverage division, sales director. He replaces Peter Basham who became director of export in February.Basham was responsible for launching the company’s strategy to...
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Ready for a Kracks at it
A new range of tubed potato snacks has its eye on Pringles’ throne. Essex-based importer Food & Drink Brands International is introducing Kracks to the UK market as a direct rival to Procter & Gamble’s £142m brand (The Grocer Top Products Survey...
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Tea with plenty of Latitude
Metro Drinks aims to make a splash in iced teas with a four strong ready-to-drink range called Latitude.Rolling out now, the quartetincludes traditional Lemon and Peach flavours, a more unusual Mango Green tea variant and a Light Peach...