All The Grocer articles in 3 June 2006
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Six of the Best - Functional Foods
Functional foods extend across many different supermarket fixtures, so in this arena milk, snacks, fresh foods and chilled drinks buyers were up against each other.Despite the diversity of products, there was homogeneity in the...
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Buyers advice centre
At first sight, buyers moving to sales roles within suppliers seems a fairly straightforward switch. After all, the roles are just opposite sides of the equation. Or are they? In this, the first of our new regular series of buyers' forums,...
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Fuller, Smith & Turner down 13%
Brewer Fuller, Smith & Turner's full-year pre-tax profit to 1 April fell 13% to £15.3m on sales up 12% at £145.1m.The group said that all parts of the business continued to do well, with profits up in all areas but profit had been hit by its...
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Asda is UK's cheapest supermarket
Asda has emerged as the UK's cheapest supermarket for the ninth successive year. The supermarket group has topped The Grocer 33 - an independent survey of grocery prices, customer service and availability, conducted by The Grocer.The...
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Climbing the ladder
What was your first ever job? I worked as a waitress at Lakeside in Surrey, the home of the World Darts - chicken in a basket anyone?Give us a quick rundown on your career to dateI started working as a TV buyer at McCann...
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Ensure the balance of power lies on your side of the table
Effective negotiation requires thorough homework beforehand so you can put yourself in the most powerful position possibleNegotiation is 90% preparation. Preparation gives you greater power through knowledge and confidence. A clear...
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Bolland appointed Morrisons CEO
As expected, Marc Bolland, chief operating officer of Heineken, has been appointed chief executive officer of Morrisons.The supermarket group said that Bolland, who has worked at Heineken for 20 years, would take up his new role on 1...
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Uniq results expected
European convenience foods group Uniq is expected to report its full-year results tomorrow (Tuesday).Analysts are expecting the group to report full-year profit of £5m, against £22.5m the year before.In March this year Uniq warned...
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Cadbury to provide update
Cadbury Schweppes is expected to provide the City with an update on first-half trading this week.Last month, at its annual general meeting, the confectionery giant warned that it had suffered a slow start to the year.John Sutherland,...
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Tug of war for snack share
It's a war of the giants for market share in the snacks sector, while the rest of the players have to be fleet of foot and look for interesting areas with potentialThe two giants of the snacking world have been taking different...
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Simply sensational tastes?
Competition among premium products is rising as consumers choose healthier brands - so what are the chances of success for new and relaunching variants?Last year&'s Grocer Top Products Survey caused quite a stir in the premium...
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Price Survey
Iceberg lettuce prices have plummeted at Asda, Sainsbury, Morrisons, Waitrose and Somerfield this week but the order of our top six supermarkets has remained unchanged. Asda is still The Grocer 33&'s cheapest supermarket for...
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Price web site up for sale
A web site that monitors Irish grocery prices is for sale. Shoppingbill.com, based at Kinsale, County Cork, offers consumers a weekly price comparison service, and boasts around 300,000 hits per month. It recently made national...
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Whole milk 'is not junk'
Producer body Dairy UK has questioned the government's decision to restrict school milk to skim and semi-skimmed. Some in the dairy industry are outraged that whole milk is being put in the same box as junk food. Jim Paice,...
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Special way to help troubled Welshmen
Asda is stressing its support for the hard-hit Welsh lamb sector with the launch of a premium range that puts farmers on pack and stresses quality and traceability. In the light of the closure of two major North Wales abattoirs,...