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Jamie visits the Orient
A new 200-strong Oriental range arrived on Sainsbury's shelves this week, supported by a dedicated ad starring the multiple's frontman Jamie Oliver. The products span ready meals, semi-prepared dishes, oriental ingredients and produce. All are...
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no monopoly please
Sir; Patrick Holden was reported in The Grocer (February 2) as suggesting that the Soil Association, of which he is director, should be the only registered UK accreditation body for organic produce. Such a move would be bad news for UK farmers. UK...
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Waitrose news
New stores on the way Waitrose is opening five new stores this year after a period of consolidation in 2001 while it integrated a clutch of Somerfield stores into the estate. The new sites will bring store numbers up to 141. The store…
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Supernoodle is ready for the pot
Former Unilever Bestfoods brand Batchelors may soon be pitched against its ex-paymaster as a direct rival to Pot Noodle. The Campbell Soup Company, new owner of the Batchelors Supernoodle pack portfolio, is considering extending the brand into a...
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aqua-pura's well on the way with £4m
Bottled water producer Well Well Well plans to pour £4m on its flagship retail brand Aqua-Pura this year. The summer-focused marketing campaign will encompass sponsorship of pre-Commonwealth Games athletics events and a Women in Athletics...
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Britain's Biggest: the top 50 privately owned grocery retail
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Wholesalers coped well with gales and snow this week, accord
Heinz may axe up to 165 staff at its Grimsby frozen food plant. The company is currently in talks with union bosses to minimise job losses. Wal-Mart is set to usurp oil conglomerate ExxonMobil as the world's biggest corporation, earning more than...
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EGL cleans up in acquisition
Fairy sponges, scourers and clothes licensed distributor EGL Homecare says its latest acquisition makes it the UK's biggest washing-up brand. The own label and branded manufacturer has bought the assets of the John Cotton Abrasives division from...
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Asda switches onto TV shopping with Sky Active
Asda has started the roll out of its long awaited TV shopping service with Sky Active, beginning with two stores in Morley and High Wycombe. Asda director of new channels Iain Spence said he was confident TV shopping would take off this year:...
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IPC adds to its home interest stable with a beautiful inter
IPC is launching a new glossy interiors magazine called Creating Beautiful Homes, which will be on the shelves on February 7. IPC said: "The title will reflect the quality editorial style of sister title 25 Beautiful Homes, but the emphasis will...
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Ahold trialling Toys R' Us in Giant stores
Ahold is trialling Toys R' Us branded zones at three of its Giant supermarkets in the US. A spokesman said the trial had gone very well during the autumn and the festive period, but Giant now wanted to trial the concept in three new locations in a...
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In our stores, canned food is shrinking all the time. The ma
Canned vegetables, in particular, are disappearing fast because consumers prefer fresh, chilled or frozen. And, of course some vegetables, like carrots, don't migrate to the can very well. They are over processed. The only growth in vegetables is...
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All our top privately owned retailers have one thing in com
They also share strong relationships with their wholesaler and suppliers and are not scared by the might of the multiples. Sheffield-based GT News is a particularly good example. With sales up by 46% in the past year, it is Britain's fastest...
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I tend to swing from one brand of shampoo/conditioner to ano
Ten-year-old Olivia was the first to try it and she chose the version for normal hair. She said immediately that it smelt like soap. I wasn't convinced that soap was an appropriate smell for a shampoo, but it was definitely a very clean smell. I...
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Anti-salt drive undermined
As Asda and the Co-operative Group continue to campaign to cut the amount of salt in processed food on health grounds, the Salt Manufacturers' Association has questioned the science behind their arguement. On Salt Action day this week, the Co-op...
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Anyone for horsemeat paté?
Sir: I am astounded by the arrogance and absurdity of Roger Banks' letter (January 19) which complains of the lack of English (whatever happened to British) food in his newly adopted homeland, France, which to his knowledge seems to be the "only...
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Generic association out to win consumer appeal
Seven major UK importers, several with direct producer links, have formed the Mango Association with an initial three year brief to raise awareness among retailers and consumers. Among their ranks are Agrexco UK, Janic, Minor Wear and Willis,...
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Archers' berry is designed to bear fruit for its pps range
Guinness UDV is adding a Raspberry variant to its Archers Aqua portfolio, bringing the premium packaged spirit range to five. GUDV believes it has a hit on its hands as its consumer trials indicate that 64% of its key female drinkers would buy the...
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Areversal of fortune is underway in the canned goods market
In a market worth more than £1.6bn, this is a very significant upswing that vindicates all the investment in new product development and promotion that manufacturers have put into the category in the last year. But like all mature markets, the...