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Cardboard cut as John Smith goes back to flesh and blood
Tim Palmer John Smith's cardboard cut-out No Nonsense front man has been pulped by Scottish Courage. In his place will be flesh-and-blood stand-up comedian Peter Kay, (pictured) who will make his debut in a new national TV advertising campaign on...
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Kwik Save instore bakeries as Somerfield boosts bread
Sheila Eggleston Somerfield Group is making a substantial investment to develop its bread offer across both its fascias, introducing instore bakeries into its Kwik Save estate and enhancing the range in Somerfield. Kwik Save is trialling a variety...
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Beachcomber is a local treasure
The Beachcomber shop in Hope Cove fishing village near Salcombe, Devon, occupies a Grade II listed former fisherman's thatched cottage next to the beach. It has been sold through Christie & Co. The sellers, now in their 80s, have run the business...
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It may have been a rocky year for the global economy but the
Overall, these 50 grocery companies enjoyed a sales increase of nearly 6%, driven by both organic growth and acquisition. For the first time, their combined operating profit exceeded $100bn an average margin of 12% of sales. Of course, the...
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IPC puts weight behind campaign to boost women's weeklies sa
Women's weeklies are the focus of a new trade marketing campaign launched by IPC Connect. The Growing for Gold campaign carries the message "Make your women's weeklies shelf space work harder and generate more retail revenue". The promotional push...
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When I was running the Better Regulation Task Force I was ke
But I found it much more revealing to talk, in this instance, to farmers themselves, because I found that all too often their real concerns were not being accurately reflected by their representative bodies. Therefore when the great and the good in...
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Nisa-Today's is the key to the link between its founders, D
Surprisingly for such a solid partnership, the pair had never met before their involvement in the Northern Independent Supermarkets Association. Their first meeting came about because Ramsden's family-owned food business in Grimsby was struggling to...
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Lindemans' premium box
Southcorp is aiming for the high ground in the wine box market with the launch of its premium Lindemans Bin range in the format. Matthew Clark dominates the sector with the Stowells of Chelsea range which has an average price of £13.99. Sainsbury...
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Don't let our kids be brainwashed
Sir; Is it morally acceptable, or professionally ethical, for animal rights' activist teaching packs to be used in classrooms to indoctrinate four to six-year-olds to believe that it is wrong to drink milk and wrong to eat meat especially when the...
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IGD gives its work stamp of modern brand image
Julian Hunt IGD this week unveils a new brand image designed to better reflect the work it does across the food chain. And as part of the changes the organisation's old moniker the Institute of Grocery Distribution has been banished to the...
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Meeting the stringent demands of buyers working for the UK'
Not only do they need to be hot on food safety and product development, but these firms are also ultra-competitive and efficient to ensure they win the contracts for retailers' growing portfolio of budget, standard and premium lines. The Grocer's...
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Cambridge news opportunity
In the same hands for 33 years and on the market due to retirement, John Mandeville News in the High Street of affluent Cambridge area Sawston, has weekly sales of over £10,000 with additional lottery takings approaching £9,000. The shop has large...
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Strawberry challengers
European soft fruit growers are trialling new strawberries which could take over from traditional varieties. The Huelva region of Spain is interested in those strawberries developed in California, challenging traditional Camerosa and Diamante. Of...
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Heinz goes Deeply into frozen with major cheesecake spend
Mary Carmichael The Heinz brand is making its debut in frozen desserts with a Deeply Delicious range of cheesecakes. And the food giant, which already produces cheesecake under the Devonshire brand as well as own label products, is backing the new...
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Pernod works some outdoor chemistry
Pernod Ricard believes it has hit on the right formula for the latest outdoor advertising for anise spirit Pernod. Its latest poster campaign, called Social Chemistry, will be unveiled this month on 2,500 sites around London, including billboards,...
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Tesco gets on Cherokee trail for clothes
Tesco has upped the ante in the supermarket clothing stakes with the launch of a major new clothing range from across the Atlantic. A "substantial" number of lines from US casual clothing giant Cherokee will be introduced to at least 300 stores in...
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Fresh and chilled
category champions Matthews Account management skills 9.5 Reliability of deliveries 9.5 Consistency of product quality 9 Value for money 8.5 Ability to ...
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domicile current ($m) ($m) current previous current previous 1 Philip Morris US 89,924 ...
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CONFECTIONERY
Assessing the performance of the confectionery market has a certain air of predictability about it. In a country where the per capita consumption of sweets is the highest in the world (we each consumed an average of 11kg of chocolate and 5kg of...
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Confectionery
Chocolate confectionery continued to see growth this year with a rise of 2.8% to break through the £2.5bn barrier. Shining stars were the variety packs which saw a value increase of 17% to £36m, with assortments also showing good growth at 7.8%...