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Pessimism at Unilever
Shares in Unilever fell by over 10% after it warned, for the second time this year, that sales growth of its leading brands would miss its targets. The Anglo-Dutch group cut its full-year target for growth for its top 400 brands, such as Magnum...
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Retailers stall on stocks
Many grocery suppliers feel instore availability has grown worse in the past 12 months and the majority are still not convinced retailers are doing enough to tackle the problem. Half the senior executives we quizzed as part of our latest...
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Scots suppliers at risk
Research from the IGD suggests suppliers will be caught out as Tesco and Sainsbury introduce factory gate pricing in Scotland. Half of suppliers who took part in the research commissioned by Scottish Food & Drink had minimal or no knowledge of...
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Rivalry in white rum
Pernod Ricard is going head to head with Bacardi-Martini in the mainstream white rum sector with the launch of Havana Club Anejo Blanco. The Havana Club range has already built up supermarket listings on the back of its success in style bars and...
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Sensations
Blue Bird Confectionery has relaunched the Sensations range with new recipes and packaging, following its takeover of the Needlers factory last year. The bagged and jar ranges now include chocolate mint, butterscotch, fruit and assorted chocolate. A...
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Thin slices for speed
A Scottish processors is hoping to carve out a niche in the convenience market with the launch of a new beef product. AK Stoddart has launched its Thinly Sliced Scotch Beef Steaks into Costco outlets through the UK. They are sold under the Specially...
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Asda's basket full of accolades
Asda has this week been named as the country’s favourite supermarket chain by consumers, ensuring it picked up The Grocer’s inaugural Gold Award for The Grocer of the Year. The award was based on research carried out by marketing information...
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Safeway trials furniture sales
Safeway is trialling the sale of furniture at its first third generation megastore in Reading.Pine dressers, sideboards, tables and leather sofas are on display in the new expanded homeware section. Store manager Gary Hunt said that...
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Commission publishes Safeway remedies statement
The Safeway auction entered its most critical phase today as the Competition Commission published its remedies statement. The10-page, 8,000-word statement identifies the issues that now concern the Commission and the ways in which they could...
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Yogz relaunch
Müller is investing £1m in a relaunch for its children’s yogurt brand Yogz with press and TV ads and online activity planned for later in the year. Meanwhile, the product has been reformulated, with chocolate-covered puffed rice replacing...
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Lloyd aims to make Shag a £15m fag
One of Britian's oldest independent tobacconist chains is launching its own cigarette brand. AE Lloyd & Son, which has shops in Aberystwyth, Chester and Cardiff, is bringing out Shag in a bid to provide young adults with a new lifestyle brand....
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n deliveries up 4%
Milk deliveries to UK dairies during May showed an increase of 4% over April. According to estimates by the Rural Payments Agency, milk production reached its annual peak in the second half of May and is now following its normal seasonal...
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D'Istinto tries again
Italian wine brand D'Istinto is to be relaunched for the third time in its five years on UK shelves. Edward Cavendish has pledged to give the troubled brand a new start after BRL Hardy parted company with producer Calatrasi in 2001, in a...
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Asda's RFID trials aid chain integrity
Asda has revealed initial results of a Home Office sponsored trial on radio frequency identification technology conducted last year. In the three-month project, the first trial anywhere of RFID at item level, more than 7,000 CDs from EMI were...
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Coors aims for premium crown
Rosie Davenport Coors Brewers has outlined its ambitions to fight Stella Artois for the crown of the premium beer market. Coors is focusing on Grolsch's quality and distribution in both the off and on-trades as well as a solid pricing policy...
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All three shortlisted campaigns for The Grocer Gold Award fo
Following its transformation from a tired, underperforming business to a major convenience-based operation over the past five years, the Co-operative Group wanted to strengthen its brand image in the eyes of consumers. In particular, in...
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Football, boats, horses all help to brighten up Day
Despite being a lifelong Swindon football fan, Mervyn Day has been pleased to see their deadly rivals Reading doing so well this season. As general manager of Booker's new Reading depot, he says big games like Reading's play-off against Wolves last...
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Asda has announced it is to be the enabling development' be
While the development will not be up and running until 2005, subject to planning permission, it looks like a great location for Asda. CACI predicts the store will turn into one of the company's top five based on turnover. While it is likely to...
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Nestlé and Colgate-Palmolive get into oral care arena
Nestlé and Colgate-Palmolive have signed a multimillion pound global deal to develop oral care products aimed at the confectionery fixture. The arrangement, which starts next year with distribution of Colgate Dental Gum, gives the toothpaste...
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Returning to UK arm
Tropicana has appointed David Biggs sales director for the UK and Ireland as it seeks to consolidate its position in the chilled juice market. Biggs will be based at the company's Leatherhead headquarters. His previous role with Tropicana...