Archive of all supplier articles – Page 180
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NewsStevia lines axed as category struggles to find sweet spot
US sweetener giant Merisant has pulled its Pure Via stevia brand from the UK…
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Comment & OpinionAndroid 4.4 Kit Kat: A coup for Nestlé?
Has Nestlé pulled off a coup in the naming of Android 4.4 KitKat? When Grocer Towers received the news that Google and Nestlé had teamed up to brand the next version of the Android operating system Android KitKat, one of my colleagues suggested it might be a ...
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Comment & Opinion
Cheddar's a big boys' game
Denhay’s withdrawal from Farmhouse Cheddar making has caught the media eye…
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Comment & OpinionThrowaway History: Opie's search makes wistful brand watching
Consumer historian Robert Opie’s new DVD explores the history of all our favourite brands…
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Analysis & FeaturesBrands mix up promotional strategies as bogof use falls
At first glance it is business as usual on the promotional space of supermarkets – but never judge a pallet by its cover…
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NewsHovis loses lines as Tesco Express prefers Kingsmill and Burgen
Tesco is shaking up the bread fixture in its Express c-stores – spelling more bad news for Hovis…
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News2 Sisters looks to future with two new COOs
2 Sisters Food Group has reshuffled its top brass and created two new chief operating officer roles…
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Comment & OpinionNGOs will never be satisfied
Not long ago it was reported that several NGOs had withdrawn from meetings at the Department of Health…
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Comment & OpinionThink shelf-out if you want to stand out
Asda’s Stephen Smith has emphasised the need for retailers to communicate ‘brand personality’….
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Comment & OpinionThe return of Funny Feet feels Fab (no pun intended)
With the return of Funny Feet, our Bring Back a Brand campaign achieved everything we set out to achieve…
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NewsWarburtons bids a sad adieu to Le Toastie
Warburtons has quit the French market after its efforts to sell ‘Le Toastie’ proved uneconomical…
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Analysis & FeaturesHow do symbol group own-label ranges stack up?
With the mults continuing to improve their own-label ranges, the pressure is on symbol groups to up the ante…
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NewsFunny Feet ice cream set for return thanks to The Grocer
Wall’s is bringing back Funny Feet – thanks to The Grocer…
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Comment & Opinion
Show your Love, Co-op
The Co-operative’s own-brand relaunch – to ‘Loved by Us’ – is interesting…
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Comment & Opinion
Private equity has a hunger for food and drink brands
There is a growing appetite among private equity firms to invest in food and drink,…
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Comment & OpinionECJ says no to health claim loopholes
It is always a worry when the courts start to interpret new legislation…
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Comment & OpinionAway with austerity NPD
Last week in the Grocer, it was reported that back in 1988, branded NPD more than doubled…
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NewsFraudsters pose as Holland & Barrett execs to con suppliers
Fraudsters posing as senior executives at Holland & Barrett have conned unwitting European food suppliers…
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Analysis & FeaturesWill GCA's 1% sales fine be a real deterrent to supermarkets?
Suppliers like Christine Tacon’s idea, of course, but the devil is in the detail…
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Comment & Opinion
Medium-sized ice cream suppliers offer flexibility
The current shortages of ice cream demonstrate over-reliance by major retailers on the top two ice cream manufacturers…