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Whatever happened to good old food? I was recently speaking to The International New Products Forum and was amazed at some of the products that may be coming soon to a supermarket near you. Here they are: Helmut Lotti's Voice Pearls claimed to...
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In the past I've been known to criticise supermarkets for their lack of service. They have blown away the small traders, the greengrocer, fishmonger and butcher, but have failed to replace them with any personality. A difficult task when...
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I am one of the biggest supporters of the organic theory, but in practice going down the organic route can be disappointing. Organic growers need to realise that just because their produce is organic doesn't mean to say that it has to be excessively...
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Now is a crucial time for the agricultural industry. The European Commission is setting out its proposals for the mid-term review of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).The government will shortly be making its decisions on public spending for...
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Budweiser Ice 24 x 330ml Price promotion £11.99 Gondol
Cadbury's Crunchie/Flake 6pk 50% extra free Gondola end Asda Cadbury's Timeout Bars 14 Buy one get one half price Gondola end Tesco Carlsberg Export 24 x 250ml ...
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The frozen food market has had steady volume growth of 2.5%
TNS Superpanel values the market at £3.34bn with 99% of households buying the category at least once in the latest 52 weeks. The growth of frozen food is largely due to the performance of frozen potatoes (chips and potato products) which is the...
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How The Grocer 33 is compiled
The Grocer 33 is a shopping basket survey which provides information on price and availability throughout eight regions across the country. It tracks price variations from store to store, chain to chain, region to region. It also reflects food...
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The world's biggest village store is the proud boast of a £5
A canny eye for a good investment led Arnold and Alfred Roy to a business legacy that has thrived for more than 100 years. From a modest building alongside a tiny community, the brothers took advantage of a fledgling tourist industry and built a...
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German wines bid to dispel '70s image
Efforts to reinvigorate the market for German wines in the UK are continuing with a new advertising campaign. The advertisements will appear in retailers' magazines and on the London Under-ground next week, and feature the strapline If you think...
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n Corporate hospitality is select and upmarket, a £700m busi
Profits are down and there's even talk about laying off staff, but this weekend you and a few clients are off to a box at the races. Is it in bad taste? In these post-September 11 days, the idea of a "jolly" is considered too tactless by some, but...
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Waitrose releases key account data
Waitrose is making its EPoS data available to suppliers for the first time through Information Resources and ACNielsen. Both already have access to similar tracking data from the big supermarket chains, which they sell on to clients in market...
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Bibendum adds appointments to reinforce account teams
Wine marketing group Bibendum has expanded its account teams with a series of new appointments. Stuart Grundy has moved from trade sales to manage agency sales, and is replaced by Marcus Rann. Louisa Hanbury will be in charge of key account...
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Supply chain wrongly accused
Sir; In a highly emotive campaign the National Federation of Retail Newsagents claims independent retailers are being forced out of business by wholesalers' actions. This paints a misleading picture of the UK's newspaper supply chain which is one of...
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When producers claim a proposed official course of action is
Yet it is hard for them to dispute the National Beef Association's call to delay implementing the tightening of the Farm Assured British Beef and Lamb regime to prevent finished cattle becoming scarce and more expensive. The change would require...
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Morrisons is redeemed by its basket after a slow checkout
The World Cup continued to play havoc with our shop, as anyone visiting stores after the England v Argentina match would have discovered. Our south-east shopper fared worst. The trip to the Co-op coincided with hordes of fans who were topping up...
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Unwins sheds drinks agency arm to concentrate on joint ventu
Regional off licence chain Unwins is dropping out of the drinks agency business as part of its ongoing corporate restructure. It is closing down its Birchwood Agencies business which sold and distributed a range of wines and spirits including...
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Nisa-Today's gets set for all ordering to go online
Elaine Watson Nisa-Today's is embarking on a major systems overhaul to pave the way for a full-blown online ordering system by the end of next year. Speaking at Nisa-Today's 25th anniversary exhibition at Stoneleigh, Today's head of IT Wayne...
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Heinz will spin off its North American petfoods, StarKist tu
David Lidington has succeeded Peter Ainsworth as Conservative environment, food and rural affairs spokesman. Ainsworth has stepped down because his wife is suffering from cancer. Lidington was appointed shadow minister for agriculture and fisheries...
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Promo smear sparks anger
Independent retailers have reacted angrily to suggestions that they pocket the cash from special promotions instead of passing the savings on to customers. In a straw poll of The Grocer 4 Independents readers taken this week, all retailers said...
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The industry's valiant attempts to jazz up the frozen food
More theatre in the aisles, greater marketing spends and a host of new product developments helped renew interest in frozen food, as well as challenge people's perception that it is inferior to chilled. According to Taylor Nelson Sofres, the market...