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Aviko’s chips lighten up
Dutch potato processor Aviko is to offer British chip fans a healthier version of their favourite indulgence with the launch of Dolce Fritas, oven chips pre-fried in pure olive oil.Rolling out now to Sainsbury’s outlets, Aviko said the new...
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Casino to expand convenience and discount format
Casino will generate 46% of its sales in France from discount and convenience stores by 2005, according to a new report from IGD.The French retailer plans to open 120 new discount stores and 1,350 c-stores in its home market over the next...
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Safeway adds selling space
Safeway said it has the potential to add 11% to its total sales area in the UK subject to planning consent.Chairman David Webster said that at the end of the first half the group had 79 approvals for megastore extensions or resolutions to...
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Diageo under pressure over Cardhu
Diageo could be faced with legal action from whisky distillers over its plans to market its Cardhu brand as a‘pure malt’ rather than a ‘single malt’.A group of distillers, including William Grant and Morrison Bowmore, have written to Diageo...
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Safeway/BP link drives profits
Safeway has posted a 44% leap in interim profit from its convenience store joint venture with fuel giant BP.For the six months to October 11, Safeway said its share of the £6.9m partnership profit with BP would be £3.5m. Total sales...
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Watchdogs roll up ad
An ad for Rizla cigarette papers was said to be inappropriate as it could be seen to condone the use of illegal drugs. Rival company Zig Zag complained about the ad, which appeared in Front magazine and featured a packet of cigarette papers...
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Premier Foods buys Weetabix
Iconic cereal brand Weetabix – which also manufactures Alpen, Ready Brek and Weetos, has been bought by US venture capitalists Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst for £642m. Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst owns Premier Foods with household brands such as...
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Morrisons ups market share
Morrisons is the only major multiple to have increased its market share over the last three months, according the latest till roll data from TNS.For the 12 weeks to November 10, Morrisons edged up 0.1% to 6.4% to remain in fifth spot, while...
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Supermarket chain looks to ‘grey euro’
Austria has opened the first supermarket in the world to cater for elderly customers. Facilities at Aktiv Markt, the supermarket chain in Austria and Germany, include blood-pressure tests, extra-loud announcements on special offers, and...
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Find it in The Grocer's latest directories
The most comprehensive source of information on the grocery trade is available from William Reed, publisher of The Grocer.The new look edition of The Grocer directory of manufacturers and suppliers features more than 5,800 companies and...
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Londis reshuffles staff
Londis has begun a staff restructuring programme to place greater focus on its key category areas.Senior positions will be created within the commercial department trading team. Gary Maloney, Heidi Jackson, Kenton Burchell and Martin...
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One, two, three – ahhh!
Bisto returns to TV screens this week with a £2.5m campaign that adds a new twist to the brand’s iconic ‘Ah Bisto’ slogan.Focusing on the brand’s So Saucy dry pour over sauces, the ad, which aims to highlight the product’s connection with...
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Delhaize sells unit in Singapore
Delhaize is to sell its 49% share in the Singapore food retailer Shop N Save to Cold Storage Singapore owned by Hong Kong-based Dairy Farm International.Dairy Farm will pay 21.9m euros for Shop N Save, which operates 35 stores in the region....
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XXXX on impulse
Interbrew has turned its attention to the convenience market with the launch of a price-marked multi-pack of Castlemaine XXXX. The 8 x 440ml can pack, which is a permanent addition to the XXXX range, is marked up as being “8 for £5” in an...
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Leathley’s goes for number 20
Leathley’s Quality Fare plans to open its 20th store next year.The North Yorkshire based chain acquired a former petrol station site in Tow Law, Weardale, and has been granted planning permission for a 6,500 sq ft purpose built unit, said MD...
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Alimentaria bids to topple Sial in 2004
International food and drink trade fair Alimentaria, held in Barcelona biennually, claims it could beat France’s Sial next year, becoming second only to Germany’s Anuga.Organisers Reed Exhibitions Iberia and Fira Barcelona say it will cover...
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Asiana acquires ethnic arm only
Tenon Corporate Finance has been asked by Hyperama plc to make it clear that Asiana Ltd has not acquired the whole of JK Foods in a management buyout, but only the arm that supplies ethnic food to restaurants. This clarifies the information it...
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Uniq advantage and rotten luck
In July, The Grocer kicked off a unique experiment to chart the first year experiences of five new brands as they started life in the tough world of fmcg. Four months on, these are the warts-and-all accounts showing the trials,...
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Asda’s bitter-sweet fixture
The summer heatwave put a dent in chocolate sales and has added to the pressure to get volumes on track for the fourth quarter.This month, Stockwatch studied chocolate-based multipacks found on the main fixture. A sector average of 66 sku’s...
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Merger gives further assurance
Two leading forces in farm assurance have joined ranks.FABBL Farm Assurance, responsible for ensuring standards in British beef and lamb production, has merged with the independent European inspection service EFSIS.FABBL will now...