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Toilet paper: Andrex up
The retail price of Andrex toilet tissue has risen for the first time in five years. The Grocer 33 this week shows that the 10% price hike announced by Kimberly-Clark on July 1 has come into effect and means a 20p increase across all stores....
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APPLES: Exceptional' Sonya arrives
M&S praises exclusive New Zealand variety Marks and Spencer is selling an exclusive New Zealand apple called Sonya for the first time. The variety was first discovered by the multiple in Otago region on South Island and was bred privately outside...
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Asda/Wal-Mart: Lorries strut their stuff on the sidewalk
Asda brought American parent company Wal-Mart's idea of "sidewalk sales" over to Britain's Asda car parks last week. Electrical items and health and beauty products were flogged from unmarked lorries in the first round of souped up car boot sales...
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Food safety: Byrne brushes aside fears of hygiene costs
The Federation of Wholesale Distributors has slammed proposals in a European White Paper on hygiene regulations, saying they will impose an unfair cost burden on small companies (The Grocer, July 22, p10). FWD director general Alan Toft said: "The...
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CARROTS: Growers hope market balance will return
Carrots and packers are facing the English carrot season with a greater degree of optimism because overall planting has dropped by an estimated 12-14% compared with last year. Mervyn Negus, md of Norfolk based Watton Produce, believes that while...
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Supply base consolidation: Market still blighted by ineffici
Abattoir sector structure dispute misses the problem on the farms Major retailers bemused by the conflicting allegations about their role in meat industry restructuring might ask why they are accused of causing cost and price distortions when an...
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Top goings on as two become one
Mars is extending the reach of Twix with the launch of a new biscuit line called Twix Top. It has a rectangular shape, is one biscuit rather than Twix's usual two, and has a biscuit base covered with caramel and milk chocolate. Twix Top is a...
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Ranks Hovis McDougall: RHM to get fat before sell-off
Ranks Hovis McDougall will be force fed with acquisitions over the next three to five years, in preparation for sale or flotation. But will its new owners be able to get a decent price for it? Doughty Hanson bought the business from Tomkins last...
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First wines launched from Blueridge
The latest range of wines from the Bulgarians shows they playing the New World at its own game. Domaine Boyar is launching the first collection from Blueridge, its new state of the art winery designed by Australians. Not surprisingly the first...
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BRITISH PORK PROMOTION CAMPAIGN: Finding solace in self delu
Helping consumers forget the negative side' As tempers cool in the pork and bacon trades after the Meat and Livestock Commission's highly controversial advertisements, it is becoming clear the campaign was designed at least in part to tackle a...
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The only village store in Burniston
The Burniston Post Office & General Store in Scarborough, North Yorkshire comes with a five bedroom house and large garden. As the only store in this village it boasts a profitable retail trade which includes newsagency, off licence, national...
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Carrefour buys GB
Carrefour has agreed to buy the remaining 72.5% stake in GB, the supermarket division of Belgium's GIB Group, for 670m euros. The deal provides the French retail giant with 60 hypermarkets and 430 supermarkets and smaller stores. Carrefour gained...
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Heinz working with La Doria as it enters the canned tomato m
Exclusive Karen Dempsey Heinz is stretching its reach into canned tomatoes with the launch of a new range due to hit shelves in October. As well as peeled plum (rsp 37p for a single, £1.39 for a four pack) and chopped tomatoes (rsp 39p single,...
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The Grocer focus on oral care
Analysis by Sarah Hardcastle In search of a sparkling white smile, consumers are spending more time and money than ever before keeping their teeth and gums in pristine condition. They are increasingly happy to trade up to premium products that...
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Mobile phones: Retailers' fury at cuts to Cellnet top-up mar
Telephone watchdog Oftel has said it has no powers to act after independent retailers protested about margins on BT Cellnet's mobile phone top-up cards being slashed. Stephen Thompson, marketing director of Morning Noon and Night, which has 41...
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CHERRIES: UK crop in short supply
English cherries are in short supply this season, according to growers at the prestigious Cherry and Soft Fruit Show held annually in Kent. The crop is 60% lighter than last year. Cold weather affecting pollination in April and May is to blame,...
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Promotions: Company freebies
Company has joined forces with Warehouse and Taboo to offer readers the chance to win a shopping weekend for two in Milan, worth £3,500. The prize features in the September issue and includes £500 worth of Warehouse vouchers and a free...
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Tasting panel: Val Conde
THE EXPERT Sally Easton Master of Wine and wine buyer for Berry Brothers and Rudd This has some attractive ruby and crimson tones suggestive of a fruity wine. The nose is muted and uninspiring with hints of slightly unclean old wood. The palate...
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Tasting panel: Val Conde
TARGET CONSUMER Kate Murphy, 30, is a community mental health nurse who lives in south east London. The gold wiring makes it look quite posh and expensive and it would stand out on the shelf. The colour is not very deep and it's a bit ...
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Imperial cool moves at Tesco
Sir; Your Opinion column said it all. Tesco's campaign to save pounds and ounces must go down as one of the smartest stunts ever seen in British grocery. Their rivals must be livid for not thinking of it themselves. Tesco's founder the late Sir...