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Licensing: Trade fears steamrollered in licensing review
This week's Home Office update of its White Paper on reforming the liquor licensing regime has failed to take on board trade feedback according to retailers and wholesalers. The government White Paper, A Time for Reform, published in April last...
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Mateus focus
First Drinks Brands is planning to bring its marketing expertise to bear on the Portuguese wine Mateus Rosé. New marketing director John Grieveson believes that it will be able to make Mateus more relevant to a younger audience. Since 1996 the...
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St Ivel milks pasta in food to go plan
Uniq Foodservice is sticking the St Ivel name on a new range of pasta snack salads the first in a series of category diversifications for the brand. The strategy is to expand St Ivel mainly known for its spreads, pot desserts and yogurts ...
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Safewy: Restaurant freshened up
Safeway is experimenting with an instore restaurant concept called Cafe Fresco as it expands its Fresh to Go' operations. The licensed bistro style restaurant is already on trial at the High Wycombe superstore and is to roll out to Woking on May...
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T&S store portfolio review gets new retail operations head
The new group retail operations director for c-store chain T&S is Paul Mildenstein, formerly of Whitbread. Mildenstein, who has already taken up the appointment, will oversee the development of the T&S store portfolio as it disposes of poorly...
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It's a new Spice group
McCoys is the latest KP snack brand to get the spicy treatment. Hot on the heels of Hula Hoops XL and Mini Cheddars flavour extensions, KP has created McCoys Spice, a brother brand for the main McCoys. The new spicy flavours are Firecracker, Balti...
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The immunity syndrome
Hot on the tail of Procter & Gamble's launch of Iams, the Pedigree dogfood range has been overhauled to provide customised products for dogs of all ages and lifestyles. Just like Iams, the new Pedigree range claims to contain antioxidants that can...
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Poultry: Processors protest innocence as stain mooted
Higher priced home-produced poultry and more imports from sources with dubious food safety standards could be the consequences if a regulatory blitz is provoked by the latest meat scandal, industry sources have warned. The Food Standards Agency has...
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The invaders
Eight Nestlé Rowntree kids' confectionery brands are taking part in an alien invasion' promotion during June. Different shapes and flavours will infiltrate flashed sweetie packets. Milkybar Buttons, for example, will host spacemen and rockets;...
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Isle of Man: ISLAND SHOPPING
What motivates Manx shoppers' store choice? The Grocer took to the streets of Douglas to find out Jennifer Brown, 52, machinist "I use Safeway the most because it's right next to where I work in Douglas. "It's very convenient for people who work...
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Isle of Man: Offshore store wars
Tesco's arrival means times are getting tougher for the Isle of Man's retailers. But the giant is not getting it all its own way says Ed Bedington Dismiss the Isle of Man as a quiet backwater at your peril. On top of overcoming the daily...
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National Lottery: Undercover operations
Almost one in three lottery retailers will receive an undercover visit from Camelot test purchasers next year as the operator steps up its campaign against underage sales. From February next year, annual visits from teenagers aged over 16 years...
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E-fulfilment: Dropzone1 denies Reading axing
Dropzone1 has vehemently denied reports it has axed its e-fulfilment service in Reading after the system proved too burdensome for retailers. "We have not had a single complaint from retailers about the service," said a spokeswoman. "It was a...
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Foot and mouth crisis week 10: MAFF break up plan blasted by
Clive Beddall Rumours that Tony Blair plans to break up MAFF and transfer its responsibilities for the food chain to a variety of government departments have prompted angry responses from leading figures and organisations across grocery. Typical...
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Fish: Squeeze on supply pushes up markets' prices by 100%
With severe national shortages, the price of fish has increased by up to 100% in many of the main markets around the United Kingdom. With the Scottish fishing fleet landing only a fraction of its normal catch and the Icelandic on strike, it was...
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IGD Convenience Retailing 2001 report: Co-ops/symbols do bes
The convenience store market is continuing to grow despite intense competition in the grocery sector, according to the Convenience Retailing 2001 report from the IGD. The annual report, which is used as a benchmark by all the major c-store...
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Coca-Cola spends £30m on ad blitz for five core brands
Coca-Cola is splashing a liberal £30m all over poster sites and TV ad slots in a major advertising blitz for its five core brands. The marketing push for Coke kicked off at the weekend, the first TV and cinema advertising support the brand has had...
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Magazines: IPC tells the 35-plus woman how to make the most
IPC launched Your Life this week, a major new women's weekly that aims to show women who have brought up a family, how to find their own life hence the title. Publishing director Sandy Gale says: "More than five million women in the UK today are...
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Bass reduces Caffrey's abv to remove threat of hangovers
Bass has reacted to consumer feedback which showed drinkers fought shy of drinking large quantities of Caffrey's because of the hangovers it gave them. The brewer's answer has been to cut the alcohol level from 4.8% abv to 4.2%. A poster campaign...
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Brandwatch advertising this week....
Comic actor John Thompson is frontman for Unilever Bestfoods' £8m campaign for Hellmann's mayonnaise and salad dressings. Breaking on May 1, the theme is: People who like food, love Hellmann's' Onken's new Kids Mousse makes its TV debut with...