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Bassett's refresher
Cadbury Trebor Bassett is putting sugar confectionery stalwart Refreshers into a gum format. It is also rolling out cola-flavoured Ghoulish Gums as part of an ongoing programme to update its Bassett's portfolio. Both new offerings carry an...
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Baxters gets CCL
Baxters Food Group has acquired condiments and pickles manufacturer CCL Foods for an undisclosed sum. As part of the deal, the Scottish company buys CCL's brand portfolio, which includes Peppadew, Simply Delicious, Olivaise, Mary Berry and Pizza...
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When kidney beans are consumed
n 88 million servings of canned kidney beans are eaten in a year n Consumption of canned kidney beans has declined by 6% from 2000 to 2002 n Adults aged 45-65 consume over one in every four servings of canned kidney beans n Almost 70% of...
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Fears of cheap imports from an enlarged Europe are being dis
In 2004 fortress Europe is expected to let down its drawbridge and welcome 10 mainly former Eastern bloc countries into the European Union. On the surface, the agri-food industry should feel threatened by the possibility of a flood of cheap products...
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M&S goes for seasonal best
David Shapley Consumers are being encouraged to pick up the best tasting seasonal fruit and veg at Marks and Spencer. The retailer has launched Best of Season', a new initiative to promote seasonal produce. The products selected for...
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Jenks brokers in MBO
Jenks Sales Brokers has been acquired from McCormick UK in a multi-million pound management buy-out by MD Mike Timms and commercial director Ross Beattie. The sales and marketing company, which handles key brands including Del Monte, Benecol,...
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S&N review of Bulmers stable
Rosie Davenport Scottish & Newcastle has confirmed that the Bulmers name will live on beyond its £278m sale. However, the future of the cider brands it has bought is looking less certain as the brewer this week launched a review of its new...
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Chain understanding urged
Ed Bedington Retailers are being called upon to engage with farming leaders to improve overall knowledge of the supply chain. The English Farming and Food Partnership is keen to get a true picture of what the overall situation is in the...
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Chip and PIN trial proves a hit
Elaine Watson Cashiers and customers are taking to the new Chip and PIN technology like ducks to water' according to retailers involved in the Northampton trial. Speaking six weeks into the trial, which now includes 600 stores and more...
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Last week's Competition Commission statement on remedies for
The Commission's monopoly report on supermarkets published in 2000 divided the market into one stop' and convenience'. I was not in the food industry at the time, but in my opinion the conclusions from the inquiry opened the door for the majors,...
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John von Spreckelsen tells Julian Hunt why he's confident he
Given there are always plenty of people predicting a rather gloomy future for Somerfield, being invited to meet with executive chairman John von Spreckelsen at World's End seemed somewhat ironic. But there were no prophets of doom to be found at the...
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Few new products have created as much of a stir this year as
Coverage of the new H20 in the Marketing pages of The Grocer led to widespread exposure in the consumer press because of the product's alleged health properties. The water is drawn from a spring on a farm in Flookburgh at Morecambe Bay in the Lake...
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Raimund Dreckmann
"This is the first time I've used a PSA and it's easy. Sometimes it takes a while for the scanner to read the product, but it is useful that you can make your list at home and send it to the PC here. I'm not at all worried about the ...
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Out of stock sends third of shoppers elsewhere
New IGD research confirms retailers are missing out on a major sales opportunity through poor product availability. If their preferred product was unavailable, over a third (37%) of shoppers would go to another store, 6% would buy nothing at all...
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At the entrance to the store four women who look more like a
Arriving at the checkout, the customer keys in a number, pays the cashier and glides through the whole process taking a fraction of the time it normally does. Welcome to the supermarket of the future. And it is not a figment of someone's...
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Ethnic snacks and rices specialist Natco presented The Groce
Bidding to add new categories to its traditional snacking repertoire and expand beyond its south-east heartland to become a national brand, the company has no fewer than three new launches which it is showcasing at the moment. First is Spiced...
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n volume focus
French group Carrefour plans to make its range of own label basic groceries the "cheapest products" across Europe this year. Chief executive Daniel Bernard said the group would offer more discounts to boost sales volumes. n murkier...
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Foreigners can forget it
Asda is claiming to be the first retailer to stock British carrots all year round. Working with Scottish growers in Perthshire, Angus, and Aberdeenshire, the retailer said it had extended the home-grown season from 46 weeks of the year to 52....
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Games without frontiers
As details of the latest corporate shenanigans in the retail market came across my desk this week, I somehow found myself humming Games without frontiers' that catchy Peter Gabriel number from 1980. I couldn't help myself. It just popped into...
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The lotto waiting game
Elaine Watson Retailers were still waiting to see how government plans to overhaul the lottery licensing process might affect them as The Grocer went to press. In a White Paper, culture secretary Tessa Jowell unveiled plans to let companies...