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republic of ireland
Discounters sourcing insignificant quantities' from Irish suppliers says RGDATA Aldi/Lidl sourcing probe urged by independents The independent grocers' body in the Irish Republic, RGDATA, has called for a government probe into the food sourcing...
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Marc Xero Merlot switched to Italy
International Wine Services is switching continents for the source of its Marc Xero Merlot. It is leaving California and moving to Italy, which also supplies the Chardonnay for the other style in the range. The move will allow the company to put...
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Name: Julia McLardy
Position: General manager, Central Services Company: The Co-operative Group The job: McLardy has just been promoted to a newly created position within the ...
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Penguin letters take wing
Exclusive Mary Carmichael McVitie's Penguin brand is to follow Chocolate Hob Nobs and Homewheat into mini bags with the launch of Penguin Wing Ding at the end of this month. The new arrivals penguin-shaped mini chocolate biscuits, half-coated...
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the national lottery
Sales improvement programme could see yearly churn of 1,500 retailers Camelot sales campaign places 11% on probation Nearly 11% of all National Lottery retailers are now on probation as Camelot steps up its campaign to churn underperforming...
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Multipack for Perrier Vittel plastic
Perrier Vittel aims to make further inroads into the grocery arena with the introduction of a multipack of four 50cl PET Perrier bottles. The new pack (rsp: £2.99) follows last summer's launch of a 50cl PET impulse bottle which marked the brand's...
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Profit set to soar 10% at Morning Noon & Night
Scottish convenience chain Morning Noon & Night is expected to report a 10% increase in operating profit for the past 12 months. Chairman Eddie Thompson said: "In line with forecasts, we expect operating profit to be at least £1.2m, compared with...
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The Meat and Livestock Commission has made 19 staff redundan
Poultry supplier Moy Park has applied to rejoin the RSPCA's Freedom Food animal welfare assurance scheme, with inspections of its 60 farms due to be completed shortly. It was caught using the assurance mark without permission on Tesco Finest...
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The fruit juice/juice drinks market is worth nearly £844m (5
Pure fruit juice is the largest sector in this market with a 55% share, which is growing at a faster rate than juice drinks in both value and volume. The greatest growth has come from one-shot juice/juice drinks, which have increased by 18.3% in...
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Camelot set to splash out £80m on relaunching new look Lotte
Camelot is putting the finishing touches on preparations to rename and relaunch the National Lottery next month. Industry sources have told The Grocer that the National Lottery will be renamed Lotto, and that Camelot will be spending £80m above and...
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If there's one thing you can't accuse Loyd Grossman of, it'
With such a busy itinerary, one almost expects to turn up at his Grosvenor Gardens office in London (a stone's throw from Buckingham Palace Gardens) and find Grossman buried beneath a mountain of paperwork that will take him from here until the end...
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Retailers are keen to nuture the nation's love affair with
Combining the two seemed like a natural progression for the creative team at The Design Group who were charged with coming up with something different for the confectionery shelves. The team made up of the account handler, creative director,...
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Brands or own label, alcoholic drinks dominates the space
Morrisons has increased its lead in the fascia chart this week with a multitude of floor stacks and off fixture displays in store. Alcoholic drinks is particularly strong in Morrisons. Asda moves up one place to number two while Tesco takes the...
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Woodward takes on strategic brands role for Allied Domecq
Allied Domecq Spirits & Wine (UK) has appointed Paul Woodward director of Champagne, wines and fortified wine brands. He will be responsible for the strategic development of brands such as Mumm, Harvey's Bristol Cream and Cockburn's port. Woodward,...
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Budgens Local has been the making of Anglian Convenience,
Independent retailer Peter Head reckons Budgens is one of the best kept secrets in the business. And he should know. For the operational director of up-and-coming Anglian Convenience says since signing up to the Budgens Local scheme, sales have…
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Square cans! This week Sainsbury announced that it was looki
I've read about the new cans in the papers and I'm worried because I don't think my can opener will cut round corners. There's no need to worry because they'll have ring pulls. I really like spaghetti hoops. Will they have to be made into squares...
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The biggest question to be answered is: what is a smoothie?
However, the smoothie sector has now to be taken seriously because its growth in the market has been extraordinary. PJ's, whose marketing antics and labelling graphics suggest wickedness, fun and health all at the same time, has driven the trade...
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Coca-Cola fights back with lemon variant for Diet Coke
Mary Carmichael Coca-Cola is aiming to add fizz to the UK cola drinks sector with the launch of a lemon-flavoured variant of Diet Coke in June. The soft drinks giant hopes new Diet Coke with Lemon will boost the sector, which has been under...
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dairy balance of trade
Emmenthal volume doubles due to rising imports from France Speciality cheese imports smash previous records Despite a 6% drop in December, imports of speciality cheeses last year broke all previous records. Just under 183,000 tonnes were...
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This is the year of the smoothie. What basically is a premi
Exotic fruity flavoured variants in convenient pack formats have become one of the must-stock refreshments for retailers. So much so, in fact, that the big juice and yogurt players are now seriously taking an interest in the sector, keen to extend...