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Embrace the future
n Regulatory strangleholds must not be allowed to stifle innovation crucial to the future of food says Unilever chairman Niall FitzGerald The principle underlying food safety regimes in Europe is deceptively simple. Consumers are entitled to the...
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Fifty new products plus from Marks
Marks and Spencer is continuing to extend its grocery offer with the chain, which has long relied on its food aisles to pull in shoppers, adding more than 50 new products to its repertoire. These include additions to M&S's healthy-eating Count On...
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n How well is the fmcg sector rewarding its sales teams? Rod
Sales teams in the fmcg sector may be working in an increasingly tough environment, but are they getting the reward they deserve? Many won't be surprised to see that their pay has risen only in line with compound inflation of 4%-5%. But according...
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Whistlestop M&S Simply Food Sainsbury's Local
Victoria Stn Concourse Victoria Stn Front Allington Street London London London, SW1 Small bottle of wine 2.69 Jacob's Creek Shiraz 25cl 2.29 ...
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Kwik Save to get more non food lines
Somerfield is planning to expand the non food offer within its Kwik Save stores following successful trials. The non food initiative has been tested in 25 stores in Wales and the North West of England since September. Kwik Save commercial director...
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Foster's throws a winter party
Scottish Courage is planning to increase the profile of Foster's lager with a 24-hour party in London to celebrate Australia Day on Saturday. The non-stop celebration at Club Aquarium, in Old Street, will showcase the best in Australian film,...
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FRANCE LAGS IN OWN LABEL
France's own label market is unlikely ever to reach the levels enjoyed by British retailers, one of the giants of French grocery has warned. Former Carrefour boss Paul Louis Halley said "great strides" had been taken in France with latest estimates...
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HEINZ: GOING UNDER A SINGLE ROOF
A greatly improved service will be achieved as Heinz starts operating its new NDC at Wigan says Sarah Hardcastle H einz is about to begin the phased opening of its new UK national distribution centre at Martland Park, Wigan, next to Kitt Green,...
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SAFEWAY: GONZALES WORKS WONDERS
It might have been the stuff of nightmares but Safeway's stock strategy behind high:low pricing has proved a winner says Sarah Hardcastle S afeway's high:low promotions strategy, known in the company as Gonzales, has been hugely instrumental in...
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Tesco struggles to grow market share
Further proof that the Tesco grocery juggernaut may finally be slowing comes this week with the first publication of The Grocer's TradeTrak market share figures in association with ACNielsen. For the 12-week period ending December 29, Tesco's share...
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Hands off Sundays, Sir Peter!
Sir; Sir Peter Davis must be the current UK grocery champion with his outstanding leadership of Sainsbury's recovery. He is reported by Nigel Cope, City editor of The Independent (January 15) as seeking longer trading hours for Sundays in the...
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Soya integrity hinders pledge on pork
A year after Tesco and Asda pledged to source all chicken and pork from animals fed non-GM diets, they have failed to meet their targets on pork. Although they attribute the delay to foot and mouth disease, industry sources say the multiples are...
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Jerry Marwood to take over from Middleditch at Spar
Exclusive John Wood Newshops managing director Jerry Marwood will take over the top job in the UK symbol sector in May, when Spar UK managing director Morton Middleditch stands down. In a surprise move, Middleditch announced this week that he...
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Somerfield to unveil new logo
All of Somerfield's stores will be rebadged with a new logo, although the process could take several years. Chief executive Alan Smith said the company was finalising a new corporate logo likely to be unveiled on a new store in about three months,...
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relentless
pursuit n Global retailing appears an unstoppable force and one that will gather pace in the wake of September 11 as like-minded' countries do more business together The notorious terrorist attacks of September 11 could prove a double-edged...
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Revels returns for roulette
Bite-sized chocolate brand Revels is returning to TV screens for the first time since 1969. A new ad starts a six-week run on January 28 as part of a £1.5m Revel in It' campaign which also sees the 35-year-old brand sporting new orange, beige and...
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Top 10 sweet spread
brands (by value) 1. Robertson's Golden Shred fine marmalade 2. Robertson's standard jam 3. Hartley's standard jam 4. Bonne Maman extra fruit jam 5. Streamline reduced sugar jam ...
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Nestlé Rowntree has put its Megabeans into a 175g hanging ba
Frozen vegetable based foods specialist Goodlife Foods has revamped packaging and improved recipes across its range. New products are planned for later in the year. Sweet chilli is the first of a new range of marinated crayfish tails from the...
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Manufacturers achieved their goal in 2001, edging the sweet
The catalyst for growth has been classy premium jams and marmalades containing more fruit and less pectin, and healthy, reduced sugar preserves. These lines have made headway in the battle for the breakfast table, commanding a higher price and...