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Retail crime issue needsa rethink
The British Retail Consortium's annual crime survey always makes for grim reading. And, as always, it's the section on violence against shop staff that really stands out but for all the wrong reasons. Incidents of violence and abuse remain...
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Upside of going upside down
Siân Harrington Heinz is to put £4m behind the launch of a Top Down Tomato Ketchup, designed to tap into the three-quarters of consumers who store ketchup upside down. The newcomer, which will have full distribution by next month, contains a...
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Drinks in a party mood
Morrisons has continued its upward movement and takes the number one spot, standing a full five percentage points ahead of Asda which has moved two places to number two. Tesco remains stable at number three. The success of Asda and Morrisons is...
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Dutch raise fresh pork profile
Ed Bedington A trade campaign to raise the profile of Dutch fresh pork in the UK market is now under way. The Dutch Meat Board is making contact with both retailers and processors to provide more information on the country's fresh pork...
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Regeneration exec quits
Tesco's regeneration manager Martin Venning has left to set up a consultancy specialising in property, planning and regeneration. Venning has more than 16 years' experience in retail store and shopping centre management. He held his most recent...
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Fading ofthe label
Time was when, to most consumers, supermarket own label conjured up the image of plastic bags of muesli stamped with large black letters, cheap jam with even cheaper plain white labels, and a plethora of no-frills products which added about as much...
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Usdaw seeks M&S foothold
Shopworkers' union Usdaw is seeking recognition at Marks and Spencer after it claimed it had been inundated with calls from angry staff wanting to join the union after discovering they faced cuts in pay. M&S has announced it would cut its...
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fresh produce proves volatile
Budgens' recent assault on the fresh food market calls for a strong team to head it up and the supermarket claims that is exactly what it has. Steve Carter, senior trading controller for fresh foods, is supported by Steve Normington, senior...
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So good, they stay
Carlsberg has confirmed it is keeping its existing advertising slogans for its core range of new TV advertisements. The brewer is currently deciding on the final versions of two new ads for Carlsberg and Carlsberg Export and has confirmed that...
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Organic sector heading for plateau
Anne Bruce Growth in the organic market has slowed at a "dramatic rate" and penetration into households is dropping, according to the chairman of the Food and Drink Federation Organic Group. Growth in the sector would be in line with...
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Sharper NPD at Heinz
Heinz has redefined its new product development process as it seeks to re-energise its European business and drive category growth. Heinz Europe president and CEO Joe Jimenez said the company wanted to increase its success in NPD. "The...
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Japan set to reopen
The Japanese market could be open by the end of the summer if experts give the go-ahead. Japanese vet Sachiko Fuchinoue is inspecting the UK's industry and a positive report will see foot and mouth restrictions on British products lifted. Her...
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Carrefour to lower prices
French group Carrefour plans to make its range of own label basic groceries the “cheapest products in the whole market" across Europe this year.Speaking at an industry conference in Madrid, Carrefour’s chief executive, Daniel Bernard said...
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Upside of going upside down
Heinz is to put £4m behind the launch of a Top Down Tomato Ketchup, designed to tap into the three-quarters of consumers who store ketchup upside down.The newcomer, which will have full distribution by next month, contains a mechanism which...
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Duchy beer
Duchy Originals, the food brand established by the Prince of Wales, has introduced the first beer to its range. Duchy Originals Organic Ale has been made by the Wychwood Brewery using barley harvested from the Prince’s home farm at...
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Nestlé and Colgate freshen up with gum deal
Nestlé and Colgate-Palmolive have agreed to jointly develop and market a range of oral care products to be sold alongside confectionery items, starting with Colgate Dental Gum in the UK.The gum – aimed to clean teeth and freshen breath –...
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There is life after Tesco for this young company, says Liz H
The Food Doctor is one of those brands that sound familiar even if you have not seen the distinctive green-packaged snacks bearing cheeky instructions to Get it on' or Cleanse'. Yet since the company ended its one-year licensing agreement with...
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Wal-Mart eyes Ahold's
Wal-Mart has confirmed it is interested in the businesses Ahold has put up for sale in South America and, at the same time, the US giant has signalled its desire to keep growing in Europe. Earlier this year troubled global retailer Ahold...
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an alarming worldwide decline in stocks of wild salmon
The report criticises the Scottish Executive and Westminster for not tackling this problem over the past decade. The decline of wild salmon is being increasingly linked with sea lice infestations from farmed salmon sites and the mixing of...
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As Nisa-Today's independent retail members sang along to Glo
Thanks to its buying power, the group has already helped many independents survive in the face of ever-increasing pressure from the multiples. At the Stoneleigh event it unveiled a strategy designed to help members do more than just survive. It...