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The Grocer focus on confectionery
Gifts: when to dress to impress this Christmas Fresh research shows how to co-ordinate retail shelves and consumer buying patterns in the run-up to Yuletide. Sarah Hardcastle reports With Christmas on the horizon, Kraft Foods has new data on...
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The Grocer focus on confectionery
RETAILERS: new lines that go down a treat There are all-time greats, and then there are the pretenders. But which ones will have the staying power to hang in the hall of fame? Sarah Hardcastle talks to those in the know Everyone knows the...
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The Grocer focus on confectionery
Sweets and toys: surpise, surprise Novelty is the name of the game when it comes to maintaining child appeal. Sheila Eggleston reports on the fun factor of Yowies, Kinder Kool and Chupa Chups Years ago kids were content with a sticky sweet which...
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The Grocer focus on confectionery
Innovation: Storck's happy UK landings Sarah Hardcastle finds out why this country is crucial to one European manufacturer's ambitions to become a global player in a competitive market where only the strongest are likely to survive With its...
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The Grocer focus on confectionery: gifts
Continentals box clever Ryne Confectionery has firm proof that consumer demand for luxury continental boxed chocolates is rising. Managing director Peter Sheehan says sales of its Duc d'O truffles claimed to be the only Belgian-made range of...
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The Grocer focus on confectionery
Opening analysis by Sarah Hardcastle It's an unthinkable prospect. After decades of growth, could the confectionery market be on the brink of decline? Certainly all the signs point to a slowdown in the last year. According to the Biscuit, Cake,...
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Convenience outlets: Connex planning station c-stores
Rail operator working to set up joint venture with major retailer following test with Spar and Costcutter Train operator Connex is currently trialing a combined ticket office/c-store concept on two of its stations and believes there is scope for...
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Development: Teresa consolidates
The Teresa Organisation is consolidating its operations at Spade Lane, Sittingbourne as part of a multimillion investment programme to boost its UK capacity. It will close its current Paddock Wood facility from November. The 80,000 sq ft packhouse...
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Schnapps that crackles on pack
Newton's Apple Schnapps is being promoted with a free chiller bag on pack. This is designed to encourage trial and drive rate of sale by offering an attractive incentive to purchase. The promotion, supported by point of sale material, is targeted...
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Multiples: Morrisons' profits leap despite tighter margins
Morrisons has had to trim margins to maintain its level of growth, but still managed to push pretax profits before exceptional items up 9.1% to £86.4m. In the 27 weeks to August 6, turnover was £1,709m, up 15% on the same period last year. MD John...
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The devil is in EPoS detail
If retailers, with limited time and space for promotional activity, are to get maximum benefit from increasingly sophisticated market analysis, they must put strong building blocks of data in place says Future Positive By all accounts we live in an...
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Will the Rip-off slur die?
Twelve months ago, in Bournemouth, ministers dodged farmers' pickets before rallying the party faithful with the Treasury's hastily composed "Rip-off Britain" anthem. What a difference a year makes. This weekend, New Labour's crestfallen conference...
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GBL shuns Portman doubts
GBL International is launching its VK range of vodka pre-mixes in cans which display the word Energy' in defiance of industry guidelines. GBL is already the subject of a complaint to the Portman Group after applying the same formula to one style...
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Food and Drink Federation: Sylvia Jay to succeed Mackenzie a
Clive Beddall Sylvia Jay, wife of the British ambassador to Paris, Sir Michael Jay, is to be the new director general of the Food and Drink Federation. She will succeed Michael Mackenzie, who retires at the end of the year. Her appointment is a...
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Sombrero tones in the yellow wall as Old El Paso takes ranch
Mary Carmichael Exclusive Diageo-owned Pillsbury is boosting next year's Old El Paso marketing budget from £4.5m to £7m in a bid to dissolve the barriers to Mexican food. Support will include sampling and TV and press advertising, all aiming to...
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Indigo goes in for Extra energy
Vimto Soft Drinks is putting its energy drink Indigo into a 250ml can to be called Indigo Extra. A C&C promotion, point of sale material and sampling among 150,000 students at freshers fairs and promotional events at student unions across the UK...
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POWER OF THE ETHNIC MARKET
A Manchester grocery distribution company turned to poppadum power when its 50 trucks ran low on petrol during the fuel crisis. Grocery Logistics used tonnes of refined waste vegetable oil from sister company Sharwood's poppadum factory to make the...
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Fresher for far longer
British Bakeries is revamping its Mothers Pride brand and giving it longer shelf life in a bid to increase sales in the independent sector. The brand is getting brighter packaging and a new logo. And the product life will be extended by an average...
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First impressions: Farley's Simplifeed
Heinz says its Farley's Simplifeed, Ready Measured and Ready to Feed baby food systems will "bring unprecedented convenience and accuracy to bottle feeding". Lydie Lawrence, mum to William, 3, and Alexia, 4 months, tried the Simplifeed multiple...
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Pigmeat: Farmers reject product liability
Row over swine fever compensation Swine fever in East Anglia, the latest in a series of crises hitting the pig industry, began as an animal disease problem posing no threat to public health but is turning into a dispute over legal liability with...