All The Grocer articles in 14 October 2006
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Supermarkets are too powerful, retailers say
Independent retailers believe that everyone, including the planning authorities, is powerless to stop supermarkets expanding where, when and how they like and that consequently small shops will disappear.That's the message from The Grocer's...
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Retail surgery - local produce
There is growing demand for locally grown food, but most independent retailers need advice on how and where to source local products - and how to market them successfully.Ash MaisuriaRetailerI do not stock any locally sourced...
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SABMiller makes Ecuador offer
Brewer SABMiller has offered to buy the shares that it does not already own in its Ecuadorian subsidiaries Compania de Cervezas Nacionales (CCN), Cerveceria Andina and privately owned Agrilsa Agricola for $88m (£47m).CCN and Cerveceria...
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Morrisons bid rumours resurface
Rumours have resurfaced that private equity group Kohlberg Kravis Roberts could be planning to make a bid for Morrisons.In July this year shares in the supermarket group rose after reports suggested that a consortium of private equity...
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Government campaign to fight binge drinking
A hard-hitting Government ad campaign to encourage young people to take care when drinking has been launched today.The £4m Know Your Limits campaign is aimed mainly at 18 to 24 year-olds, to highlight the negative consequences of drinking...
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Kwik Save buys Somerfield stores
Troubled discounter Kwik Save has acquired 45 stores from Somerfield for an undisclosed sum. The chain, which has been hit by a series of problems this year, said that it had secured additional investment to finance the deal. However,...
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IAWS Group acquires Otis Spunkmeyer
Irish food and agri-business IAWS Group has acquired US speciality baked good business Otis Spunkmeyer for approximately E340m (£229m). Otis Spunkmeyer supplies prepared products for fresh baking, as well as ovens, merchandising, display...
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World view
There appears to be no slowdown in launches of products with an on-the-go positioning and packaging, driven by what seems to be the ever-increasing pace of life of many consumers. A bowl of cereal is already a convenient breakfast option...
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Viennetta spawns two tasty variants
Ice cream dessert brand Viennetta is being given two new variants - the first major NPD for the product in more than three years - to warm up sales in the run-up to Christmas. A chocolate and orange version, comprising chocolate and...
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Talking shop
Just when British farmers looked set to benefit from farm assurance as a sales tool, they have been let down, says Robert Forster, chief executive of the National Beef Association. Nearly 95% of cattle sold for slaughter in the UK are...
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Salitos returns, but without the tequila
Global Brands has taken on a tequila-free version of Salitos beer, the brand which pulled out of the UK eight months after launch. The 4.7% abv Salitos Imported Cerveza Especial is the first time the tequila-free brew has been available...
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Profile Revisited
A lot more than salt has crystallised at the family-run Maldon Salt Company since we last spoke to its Essex-based MD Steve Osborne this time last year. A number of plans have come to fruition in the past 12 months, not least the opening...
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Price Survey
Sainsbury's edged out Asda and Tesco in this week's The Grocer 33 price survey - but it was mighty close. The winning margin was a razor-thin 10p for our 33-item basket of goods. Sainsbury's led at £46.88, followed by Asda...
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Power to the people
It was the most devastating boycott of recent times. Following the publication in a Danish newspaper of cartoons depicting the prophet Muhammad, a boycott of all Danish products was called for in Muslim countries. Lurpak manufacturer Arla Foods...
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Letter of the week:
While Tesco's awesome interim results may have been welcomed by financial institutions, a recent poll conducted by the Yorkshire Post found that 75% of respondents believed that the supermarket's dominance in the UK was limiting consumer...
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Southall and Truro take over as the leading Tesco towns
Inverness is no longer 'Tesco-town' - and has in fact fallen to fourth in the ranking of places most dominated by the UK's biggest retailer. Although Tesco's market share in the Scottish town has risen from 51% to 52% in the past year,...
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Traffic light lines will do well with us, King tells suppliers
Brands opting for traffic light labelling will benefit from strength in numbers within Sainsbury's, the chain's boss said this week. Chief executive Justin King said its stores would be dominated by traffic lights due to the roll-out of...