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Amarula dumps TV to recreate the sights and sounds of Africa
First Drinks Brands is abandoning pre-Christmas TV advertising for its South African cream liqueur, Amarula, in favour of a more targeted approach through retail outlets. The next two months is the peak season for the sector and the brand was...
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Ahold to offload Jamin to operators
Ahold has axed plans to sell its Dutch sweet shop chain Jamin and decided to sell the stores to independent retailers under a franchise scheme instead. Over half of the stores are already owned by franchisees and Ahold expects the whole group to...
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They have said it all before...
Sir; Having left the UK just over 18 months ago to pursue a retailing career abroad, I regularly read your magazine to keep pace with retail developments at home. The Marketing and Focus sections, and your articles about seasonal lines, are...
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The idea that consumers will always go for the cheapest opti
What were once thought of as niche' products are now entering the mainstream: organics, free range eggs and Fair Trade products have all rapidly expanded and indicate that many consumers are prepared to pay a premium for features they judge...
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nThere is growing competition among the symbol groups to sna
If unaffiliated independent retailers were small furry animals, you could guarantee there would be thousands of members of the public clamouring to save this endangered species from extinction. But when it comes to neighbourhood stores, while the...
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Another round of supermarket price cuts was sparked this wee
Waitrose is extending its support for the Focus on Food campaign by three years, to 2005. The campaign, to raise the profile of food education in schools, is run in conjunction with the RSA. M&S has upgraded its website with improved functionality...
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Sunny Raisins with mobility appeal
Whitworths has launched a Sunny Raisin snack brand aimed both at kids' lunchboxes and munching on the move. Initially available as a multi-pack of 18 smack packs (rsp, £1.49, but with an introductory price of 99p), the pocket-sized boxes are...
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Can the apples feed the cows?
Sir; I note the predictions of heavy crops of apples this year, notably Cox. In previous years where high crops caused gluts on the market some dumping occurred. Can greater use be made of apples for animals' consumption? Would apples impart a...
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Kellogg's caramel first takes both cereal and bar routes
Mary Carmichael Kellogg's is launching a limited edition Caramel Coco Pops this week amid criticism of the brand's nutritional value. The new baby comes as a boxed cereal and as a cereal bar the fastest growing breakfast sector. Unfortunately,...
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Booker bares its soul to suppliers
Suppliers have told Booker to improve category management, store layout and its approach to promotions. Trading director Shaun Birrell admitted at an IGD trade briefing that there was a lack of trust between Booker and suppliers and pledged to...
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The day David grew sore at the Beeb
Poor old David Sawday. Not only was the former Tesco spin doctor pilloried during the first episode of the latest series of Have I Got News For You, but the programme researchers got his name wrong! From now on, if the Beeb is correct, we shall...
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beef: exports
MLC keeps up pressure Beef exporting is a sensitive issue among retailers, many of whom resent producers' and processors' determination to find alternative customers abroad. So controversy seems likely when it becomes widely known DEFRA and...
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Pumpkin proves a Cinderella in Somerfield and best buy at As
Hallowe'en was the focus for our special purchase of a pumpkin. The majority were labelled as small but sizes varied from store to store. Small pumpkins at Asda were enormous and they were the best buy at 98p, while those at Safeway, Diss, were a...
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First session flags up need for better chain communications
A healthy agricultural sector is vital to the continued wealth of the nation, the government's Commission on the Future of Farming and Food has been told. However, the manufacturers and retailers who gave evidence at the Commission's first public...
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Delhaize plans franchises as Biosquare proves major hit
Delhaize's first store selling exclusively organic foods has proved so successful that the Belgian chain is setting up a franchise scheme for the format. Trading development director Xavier Ury told The Grocer he expects the Biosquare franchise...
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Trade urged to check bio-terrorist defences
An urgent review should be made of the vulnerability of the European food chain to attack by bio-terrorists, according to EU Consumer Commissioner David Byrne. The Commissioner told the EU Council of Farm Ministers on Tuesday that while it was...
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Malibu could hold key to Seagram deal blocked by worries ove
The future of Diageo and Pernod Ricard's bid to buy up Seagram's wines and spirits empire could lie with the Malibu brand. The deal was blocked this week by US competition authorities but both Diageo and Pernod Ricard are confident that further...
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Glenfiddich works to build style and substance with younger
Tim Palmer The fist shots in a campaign designed to revitalise the UK malt whisky market have been fired by William Grant. It is spending £1.5m on pre-Christmas press and poster advertising for its brand leader Glenfiddich, which began this week....
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United buys Willis chain
United Co-op is still on the acquisition trail, following the purchase of the 12-store Willis convenience chain. The Willis group is the sixth chain of c-stores which United Co-op has acquired in the past four years, and has an annual turnover of...
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cakes: out of the tin and into a lunchbox
New products and packaging have caught the attention of younger consumers and snackers who want to have their cake and eat it now! I f there's one word that sums up the direction of the cake market it is snacking. Virtually all the main players...