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CHRISTMAS: it's a GIFT TO RETAILERS
Manufacturers have lifted the lid on their 2001 seasonal offerings. Tracy West samples the goods C hristmas is coming which means only one thing for confectionery sales are set to go through the roof. According to Cadbury, which uses Information...
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Cookie Coach Company
Unit 7, Westpoint Clarence Avenue Trafford Park Manchester M17 1QS Tel: 0161 952 7000. Fax: 0161 952 7001. E: ccsalesadmin@cookiecoach.co.uk Web: www.cookiecoach.co.uk Key personnel Managing director Hilary Greaves National...
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wraps come off the Newcomers
Where confectionery countlines seem to regard brand extensions and limited editions as the major elements of innovation, sugar confectionery is looking dynamic these days. There are core brand developments and extensions of course, such as Mars...
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Stephen Phillips, confectionery
buyer, Budgens Our Christmas and Easter strategies are similar. For Christmas we plan to have fewer SKUs (stock keeping units) and concentrate on key lines with proven sales. There'll be a limited number of new products, mostly from the major...
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G lobal sales of functional confectionery are forecast to re
Herbal sweets, pre-biotic toffees, DHA-enriched chocolate, St John's Wort lollipops, memory chocolate and brain gum are among products already launched in Europe and the US. Developments in functional confectionery in Europe show a number of...
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The team and I are irregular soup eaters. This means we cons
The brands we favour are New Covent Garden Soup (undoubtedly the most available and tastiest fresh soup about) and Baxters because it's posher than Heinz. The Baxters packaging suggests an indulgent, single serve, ethnic soup. We're not sure...
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MLC drive targets Halal consumers
The Meat and Livestock Commission has targeted an information campaign at Halal butchers the first time its activity has focused on a specific ethnic group. It is distributing posters and recipe leaflets translated into Urdu and Arabic as well...
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Tesco says its continuous replenishment system is going live
National Lottery Instants is launching a new scratchcard game on October 6 called Instant Monopoly offering players six chances to win on each ticket. London fine foods retailer Fortnum & Mason has posted a 7.1% increase in full year pre-tax profit...
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Olive oil with convenient flavours
Filippo Berio is hoping to grease its British sales figures with the launch of three new extra virgin olive oil varieties. The newcomers flavoured with garlic, basil or chilli peppers are made by infusing the taste of the added ingredients in...
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co-operative group
Decline in home cooking skills needs to be arrested' says buyer Meat eating habit must be broadly reaffirmed' In common with most other outlets, it has been a tough year for red meat sales for the Co-operative Group. And, in spite of...
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co-operative group
Targeted promotions and leafleting campaigns as superstores feel the pinch Tactical marketing action launched for larger stores The Co-operative Group is taking urgent action to help its larger stores maintain market share in an increasingly...
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Revamp for Don Cortez
Don Cortez, another of the old established wine brands has been revamped. Following the path of products such as Piat D'Or and Blue Nun, the Spanish wine has been given an extensive makeover by Grants of St James's. To bring the brand up to date,...
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Global standard would cut costs
Ed Bedington, Geneva A globally accepted food safety system could lead to lower costs for retailers and suppliers, the Global Food Safety Initiative conference heard in Switzerland on Wednesday. John Longworth, Tesco's trading law and technical...
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Gaw must keep crisp volumes snappy in the Scottish market
John Gaw is Walkers Snack Foods' new divisional sales manager for Scotland, following Ross Kerr's retirement after 35 years. Gaw's responsibilities include driving volume and share in the Scottish market as well as providing a senior Walkers...
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First Drinks set to shake up sherry with Croft portfolio
The UK sherry market is set for a shake-up following the appointment of First Drinks Brands as the new agent for Croft. First Drinks signalled its intention to try to put some life back into sherry when it revamped Gonzalez Byass' leading fino, Tio...
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A minor skirmish for multiples is deeply wounding to c-store
The usual mantra is: small shops rip off customers more than the multiples do. But former shopkeeper Peter Levene has turned this idea on its head. "Customers rip off small shops more than they do the larger ones," he says, basing his views on the...
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the customer
is king n It ain't easy being this good, so the saying goes. Behind Tesco's apparently effortless supremacy lies hard work and a relentless drive to understand shifting consumer demands, a perspective now crucial for the whole food chain as Terry...
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cut it out
n Manufacturers and consumers must recast their mindsets if foodservice is to expand. Helen Gregory explains why It's commonly accepted that people are eating out more as busy lifestyles create time-pressed consumers with more cash to spend and...
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David Simons takes over from Haghighi at the helm of Parisa
Former Somerfield chief executive David Simons has taken over from Nader Haghighi at the helm of Warrington-based Parisa Group. Simons, who left Somerfield after overseeing its disastrous purchase of Kwik Save, now has full executive responsibility...
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I don't like using organic' to describe farming systems tha
The poor cannot afford organics, say the sceptics. In a world of 1.2 billion poor, how can more expensive food be a better thing? Scientific' farming has brought huge gains in productivity but at the cost to the environment, worker health and...