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Sir; re: Prawn waste blasted' The Grocer, February 22
In the UK more than 90% of the prawns used in the classic prawn sandwich are from coldwater prawns and the main supplying country has been Iceland. In a recent statement issued by Iceland's ministry of fisheries about the policies and...
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They said he would be late, and he was by 80 minutes. But
But forget all the media talk of the fiery chefmeister who rages at his staff. Spend an hour with the man and you quickly realise that, where Ramsay is concerned, what some call aggression is passion with a capital P. For this is an honest,...
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For any suppliers still harbouring illusions about central E
When the Communists marched out, Tesco and Co marched in, and in the space of a decade they have transformed the grocery retail market almost beyond recognition. International giants such as Tesco, Carrefour, Ahold, Metro and Delhaize now control a...
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The smell of Sen'chi in the air
Jeyes has launched a £1.5m marketing push for its Sen'chi premium aircare range and modified packaging after some retailers reported high breakage levels. Kicking off this week, the five-week TV campaign carries a 'Beautiful fragrances for...
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C-store retailers' alarm at minimum wage hikes
Anne Bruce Retailers have condemned government plans to raise the minimum wage 75p an hour over the next 20 months as economically devastating. Secretary of state for trade and industry Patricia Hewitt announced the plans to put the wage up...
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Asda forgets the niceties, Co-op bags split
Asda in Stowmarket provided the cheapest of this week's three full baskets at £36.30. Sainsbury in Stirling gave Asda a run for its money with eight items on offer for a basket price of £37.08. A checkout error led to potatoes being charged at...
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Price Launch for Tesco in Asia
Tesco has completed the roll out of a Price Launch initiative across its Asian operations. The initiative modelled on the retailer's famous We sell for less' activity in the UK highlights the amount of cash invested in permanently lowering...
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Uniq's Averdieck MD at specialist start-up Rensow
Group business development manager at Uniq, James Averdieck, has become the managing director of new specialist desserts company Rensow. The company is a joint venture between Averdieck and Rensow Patisserie. The business will be focused on...
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Galaxy gets back on TV
Simon Mowbray Masterfoods has earmarked a £16m marketing spend for its burgeoning Galaxy confectionery range. The brand now contains no fewer than 80 different products across 10 categories, including drinks, chilled desserts, ice cream and,...
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The chemistry between three family owned companies led to Fi
In those 20 years olive oil has gone from a £2m market to an £80m one. But Filippo Berio UK country manager Walter Zanré recently alerted the trade to "worrying" Nielsen data which showed category growth overall had slipped in volume and...
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Raid Control gets bigger
John Wood A major trial of Raid Control, a crime deterrent system set up to help small retailers will be launched in Manchester next week. Michael Todd, chief constable of Greater Manchester Police, will launch the six-month initiative,...
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empty boast
Cigarette paper manufacturer Zig Zag has been rapped by advertising watchdogs for falsely boasting that it was "Scotland's No 1 Brand" in a trade press ad which attributed the claim to Zig Zag's own data. Imperial Tobacco, which owns the...
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Dog brought to heel
Wrigley this week unveiled a new TV ad for Orbit Ice White as it pulled a controversial treatment for its X-cite chewing gum brand. The new £3.7m Orbit ad, featuring the slogan Helps knock teeth stains into Orbit', gets its first airing on...
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Crisps are bulky and there is pressure on stocking, in the s
In terms of consumer non-availability Safeway, with 24% unavailable for non-promoted products and a massive 37.5% for promoted products, takes the trophy. Here it is worth re-emphasising that we use four regionally separated stores as our sample. In...
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Irish butchers out of luck at Tesco
Some 300 butchers employed by Tesco Ireland are currently voting on a voluntary redundancy deal. Negotiations on new work practices for meat counter staff are understood also to be under way at Dunnes Stores, while a third multiple, Superquinn,...
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Symbol chiefs' call for higher utility margins
John Wood Commission rates on PayPoint and other electronic bill payment services must be increased according to the bosses of the three largest symbol groups, representing more than 6,000 stores. A call for concerted action from c-store...
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Camelot drops Instants logo
Camelot has dropped the Instants' logo from scratchcards and is now promoting the cards under the names of the individual games. Director of marketing communications Jo Kenrick said: "There is very little awareness or equity in the Instants...
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green light for safeway catastrophe
Sir Ken must be gutted. Nobody thought Morrisons' bid for Safeway would be among those referred to the Competition Commission. But, once again, the OFT has left us baffled by its decision-making prowess. Little wonder that many are calling its...
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The end of Tom Cat's life
Rosie Davenport The trade has backed Bacardi Breezer's decision to axe Tom Cat from its advertising. The move, which Bacardi-Martini puts down to a need to create "new news" behind the brand and lift the "depressed" ready-to-drink (RTD)...
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Chocollect connects to text
Masterfoods will next month launch what the company claims is its "biggest ever" on-pack promotion. The Chocollect' texting and internet campaign will cover five of its largest brands Mars, Maltesers, Snickers, Twix and Bounty inviting...