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First for semi-skimmed
Mary Carmichael Consumers will get to see messages about semi-skimmed milk's health properties for the first time next year thanks to an ad campaign planned by the Milk Development Council. Scheduled to begin in March 2003, and currently...
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Raising the game
The key manufacturers have really been on the ball with authenticity and versatility as Mary Carmichael reports As long as convenience remains top of the grocery industry's wish list, pasta and sauce combinations in any format will continue to...
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Game is on in Scotland
Elaine Watson Morrisons is planning a move into Scotland with a clutch of new stores in and around large cities such as Glasgow and Edinburgh. The move would give the Bradford based chain a national presence with stores stretching from...
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The shelves get on message
Forget television. If you want to reach a mass audience the most effective media delivery channel is the supermarket. Think about it. You have a captive audience that visits regularly and is in shopping mode, so receptive to your message. Rather...
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Tia maria gift
Tia Maria is being packaged in a gift pack for Christmas. Designed to drive the mixability message. The pack contains a 70cl bottle of Tia Maria, two branded highball glasses and a 50p voucher redeemable against another 70cl or one litre bottle...
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Hit or Miss?
Thorntons may have bitten off more than it can chew with last year’s launch of its premium ice cream tubs. Taking on established names such as Ben & Jerry’s and Häagen-Dazs has proved an uphill struggle for the high street retailer, which hoped to...
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Hit or Miss?
>>How is one of last year's top launches faring?Launched in May 2002 in three fruit flavours, this yogurt drink’s USP was the special Life Top straw attached to every carton. Developed by Tetra Pak and Swedish company Bio...
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Hit or Miss?
Do breakfast table brands make the transition to snacking formats?Weetabix snubbed the craze for stretching breakfast table brands into cereal bars with the launch of two crispbag-style, snack-sized 40g packs in November last year.Inspired...
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Hit or Miss?
>> How is one of last year's top launches faring?Nestlé’s Nesquik Fresh, launched in July 2003, signalled the brand’s first foray into fridges.And the milk drink got off to a good start with listings in Tesco, Sainsbury,...
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Semiotics in hot water
A conference date for the diary - January 22, to hear possibly one of the most bizarre speeches of recent times. Entitled: Why Greg Rowland is the Slag of all Semioticians, the speech at the Consumer Insight conference should prove illuminating....
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Revealed: how Tesco met T&S
Sean McAllister andElaine Watson T&S boss Jim McCarthy has revealed how a weakness in the company's chilled and fresh offer ultimately led to Tesco's takeover bid. T&S approached the major multiples, including Tesco, for a partner to bring...
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Rise of the Italian mob
Mamma mia! British shoppers are showing an ever increasing appetite for a plate of good old spag bol', and more besides. But we're still a long way behind other pasta-eating nations, says Simon Mowbray An average Italian consumes a...
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This week: key trends in the lunchtime occasion
n As an occasion, lunch in the home accounts for one-fifth (20%) of all meals consumed. Prepared food carried out (eg: lunchboxes) accounts for a further 8% of all meals n Over half (51%) of all in-home lunches are designated light' or snack'...
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M&S starts using RFID tags
Marks and Spencer this week started using radio frequency identification tagged metric trays for delivering produce to stores. The tags can cut the time taken to read a pallet-load by 80%, speeding short shelf life lines through the supply...
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Then there was one...
Tesco and the Co–operative Group’s shopping sprees last week have put TM Retail in the spotlight as the UK’s largest remaining independent convenience chain. But with T&S and Alldays snapped up, the obvious question is how long will TM hold onto its...
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Then there was one...
Tesco and the CoÂoperative Group's shopping sprees last week have put TM Retail in the spotlight as the UK's largest remaining independent convenience chain. But with T&S and Alldays snapped up, the obvious question is how long will TM hold onto...
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An Optimum opportunity
The OFSCI initiative in foodservice has the ambitious goal of slashing £450m from the supply chain by standardising and sharing information, as Helen Gregory reports.There's been a lot of talk about standardising and sharing data in the retail...
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A universal requirement
Young executives believe online shopping is vital for the future of grocery retailing.A big majority of young managers in the grocery industry believe retailers who do not have an online shopping presence are losing out to their competitors....
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Tennent's worldly Thais
Tennent's lager has taken an unconventional approach to advertising by featuring a pair of Thailand ladyboys in its latest creative. Set in a Scottish theme bar in Bangkok called MacAndrew's, the new television commercial, running now, is the...
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no vanilla yet
Coca-Cola says it has "no immediate plans" to launch Vanilla Coke in the UK, contrary to reports. A spokesman for the soft drinks giant told The Grocer: "Vanilla Coke has enjoyed a successful launch in the US since its introduction there five...