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Opinion: Time for grocery to hit back
IGD's revelation that consumers still have an exaggerated view of the size of the profits made in food and grocery is a shocking indictment of the industry's PR machinery. Listening to speeches during the election campaign and reading some of the...
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BRUSSELS BEEF REFORM: Backlash on intensive
Political correctness clashing with production reality is creating a dilemma for the British meat industry, demonstrated by the muddled responses to the EU beef reform package. "Suddenly everybody wants grass-fed beef and that's precisely what...
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Balla-Balla for Haribo range
Haribo is swelling the ranks of its countline gums and jellies with the launch of Balla-Balla a long 5p jelly sweet with a creamy fruit centre. The launch is part of Haribo's £3.75m investment in marketing and npd this year. Available in three...
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Scotch beef or Scottish beef?
What is the difference between Scotch beef and Scottish beef? Only the latter is sure to be from cattle born north of the border; much of the rest is from store stock bought in England and Wales. The distinction is a longstanding source of tension...
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Beef: NBA sees opportunity as controls relaxed
Restrictions denied producers access to slaughterhouses of their choice Increased supply causing prices to rise is an economic paradox surprisingly common in food commodity markets. It is about to happen again in the British beef sector if...
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BEME.com keeps big brother on the boil
IPC Media is set to raise its profile by providing the entertainment and news content for the Big Brother website. IPC's award-winning site, BEME.com has been asked to provide the Big Brother site with daily stories from its entertainment and news...
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Bordeaux noise irrelevant to UK but could damage' French im
The hype surrounding the high prices being asked for the 2000 vintage wines from the top Bordeaux chateaux is potentially damaging for the French wine industry. En primeur prices for the claret grand crus are 75% up on last year but for most in the...
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S&A launches Perween brand
Exclusive Karen Dempsey S&A Foods best known for its ethnic own label products such as Curry Pot and Noodle Bar is launching its first ever branded range. Called Perween after company founder Perween Warsi the first products in the range...
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Brandwatch profile: wine
Top 15 brands advertised (by media) £k Mar '00 - Feb '01 Total Press Cinema Radio Outdoor TV Totals 11,871 7,980 ...
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Genetically modified food: Brazil issues warning over non-GM
Retailers' GM free policies could prove unsustainable as sources of non-GM soya dry up and prices rocket, according to reports from Brazil, a leading source of GM-free soya. Brazil's State Seed Producers and Dealers Association (Apassal) says that...
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FSA ORDERS GERMAN BSE PROBE
The Food Standards Agency has called for a thorough investigation of a German meat plant it claims has repeatedly breached BSE regulations. It is urging EU food safety commissioner David Byrne to press the German authorities to investigate the...
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Calapuno goes gift style
Mars plans to expand its newly launched Bounty Calapuno portfolio with a new 300g pack due on shelf in September. Although aimed initially at Christmas sales, the pack, which holds 25 chocolates, will become a permanent line. It is a gifting style...
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Category management: Inspire the public urges IGD
Manufacturers and retailers need to think outside the ready meal category and more about meal management to help simplify people's lives and food choices. According to the latest IGD report, Meal Solutions Simplifying Food Choice, giving...
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Dairy: Demand for cheese puts pressure on milk supply
Upward trend in cheese consumption almost universal Cheese consumption in the EU is expected to grow by over 2% this year to nearly 19kg per head. This follows a similar growth rate last year and means the EU as a whole is eating its way through...
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The Grocer debate: children's food
Shaping a nation Our new series, The Grocer Debate, kicks off with the subject of children's food and what responsibilities manufacturers and retailers have in helping to shape sensible eating patterns. Helen Gregory was in the chair Who's who in...
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Multiples: IGD survey shows consumers cling to myth of Rip-o
Consumers still believe the food and grocery industry is profiteering at their expense to the tune of 84p in every £1 spent. That's the startling conclusion in a survey from IGD's Consumer Watch division. The report reveals little change in...
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Covermounts keep good company
The August issue of Company magazine has a halterneck top in red, blue or black bagged onto the cover as the summer covermounting competition hots up. Fellow women's glossies Marie Claire, Shape, Elle and Bliss have all given away covermounted...
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The Grocer focus on crisps, nuts & snacks: market research n
Price pressures peg value Lionel Wiggins, client service director, TNS Impulse The bagged snacks market is growing in volume terms (+4%) but has hardly moved forward in value. This is because of a number of factors particularly within the core...
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THE GROCER FOCUS ON CRISPS, NUTS & SNACKS
Analysis by Janet Kelly While research shows that shoppers have got the munchies for crisps, nuts and snacks, it also demonstrates that these consumers are a promiscuous bunch, who'll graze the fixtures for the best deals out. According to a year...
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The Grocer focus on crisps, nuts & snacks
analysis by Sarah Hardcastle - multiples blamed for static value - innovation gathers pace - children keep growing - spice is king Crisps, nuts and bagged snacks is the third biggest market in packaged grocery and right in tune with the big...