All The Grocer articles in 26 November 2005 – Page 2
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Partners in the fight for health
Siân Harrington noted a new sense of partnership between the industry and the stateA year on from the publication of the Choosing Health White Paper, and the prognosis for a more positive working relationship between the food industry...
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No reason to fear OFT, says FFA
Dairy farmers’ leaders have warned processors and retailers not to use the Office of Fair Trading’s investigation into suspected price fixing of liquid milk to justify inaction on farmgate prices.Earlier this month Robert Wiseman Dairies and...
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Exquisite spuds Smile on Tesco
The first potatoes to be sold under Tesco’s premium Finest sub-brand went into stores this week. The two varieties – Exquisa and Smile – are both new to the UK and the latter is exclusive to Tesco.Both are being supplied by the supermarket’s...
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Welsh excel at invention
An upmarket bottled water, great-tasting sorbets and organic ducks were among the winners at this year’s True Taste Wales Food & Drink Awards.The awards, which are backed by The Grocer, are now in their fourth year. They celebrate...
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The Saturday Essay
Occasional treats should not be demonised. says Malachy McReynolds, MD, Elizabeth ShawA year ago, the government published its White Paper on all aspects of public health, Choosing Health. An important chapter dealt with the challenge...
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Time to Revel in Easter egg special
Masterfoods is not forgetting its old favourites by bringing out a luxury Revels Easter egg alongside a variant of its new Galaxy Promises brand. The company said Revels sales had doubled over the past five years, aided inpart by a recent...
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Who wants to live without diversity?
from Alan Toft, chairman, My Shop Is Your Shop CampaignSir; Keith Wilson’s letter (Readers’ letters, The Grocer, November 19, p32) put Sainsbury’s case for the power of the giant multiples.If the Office of Fair Trading agrees...
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A dearth of skills
Vacancies are at record levels but stores can’t find the right people, with basic skills sorely absent, says Siân HarringtonVacancies at shopfloor level at the biggest food retailers are running at record levels, despite more people...
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Deadline stays says Flint
Public health minister Caroline Flint this week said she would not budge on the government’s early 2007 deadline to decide whether to legislate on food promotion to children.The government’s Choosing Health White Paper states this is the date...
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Early Days
How is one of 2004’s top launches faring?Product:Aero BubblesCompany:Nestlé RowntreeLaunch date:April 2005Nestlé Rowntree took the bull by the horns this year when it...
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Love did not save the day...
Love Saves the Day, one of the innovative retailers identified by The Grocer as One to Watch earlier in the year, has been forced to close its doors after hitting financial difficulties.The Manchester-based wine merchant, fine food retailer and...
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What cure for the evils of salt?
To what extent will bacon suppliers have to tackle salt levels in their products in the light of public health concerns and the targets requested by the Food Standards Agency?Diet and health are high up the political and social...
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Demand for cranberries
Demand for fresh cranberries is growing steadily, according to figures released by the Ocean Spray growers co-operative.It claims 3% more fresh cranberries were sold in the UK in 2005 than in 2004, although volumes remain small.The...
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Heartland: the whole country
Morrisons’ directors north and south are confident of winning at all their stores by listening and adapting to local customers, as they explain to Ronan HegartyThis week Morrisons opened four newly converted Safeway stores. When the...
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Consumer Insight
When bananas are eatennLast year, bananas were eaten in the home on 2.5 billion occasions, up 2% on the previous yearnA third of bananas are eaten at breakfast, up from a...
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Commodities Update: tomatoes, tuna, ham
Tomatoes in demandItalian export figures show UK volume imports of canned tomatoes grew by a third over the first six months of the year.Promotional activity on four-packs of canned tomatoes seems to have accounted for a large part of the...
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Climbing up UBUK ladder
United Biscuits UK has promoted Mark Sugden to the newly created role of director of customer marketing.In his new job, Sugden will be responsible for spearheading the combined customer marketing, customer planning and sales operations...
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Whisky rarities released for Christmas
Drinks giant Diageo is hoping consumers will splash out this Christmas on its latest release of limited edition malt whiskies.The ten new bottlings in the Classic Malts Selection range in age from 12 to 36 years and are stocked at specialist...
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protect the weak and guarantee choice
from Shamus Lehel, Preferred Alliance of Londis ShopkeepersSir; I was interested to read Keith Wilson’s letter (‘The other side of the high street story’, Readers’ letters, The Grocer, November 19, p32). He makes some interesting...
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Chill is good for rhubarb
The sudden drop in temperature over the past week has been good news for English growers of forced rhubarb.Two weeks ago we reported how producers feared mild temperatures would delay their crop into next year, when the cheaper outdoor-grown...
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