All The Grocer articles in 4 August 2007
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Shop Profile - Proudfoot Group
Store Numbers: fourStaff: 200Turnover: £18.9m Type of operation: supermarket chainAs the deadline for the Competition Commission's findings on the grocery market comes ever closer, Mark Proudfoot, joint MD of the Proudfoot Group,...
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Reader survey - grocery inquiry
Despite the thoroughness of the Competition Commission's inquiry, which will not see publication of its findings until February 2008, many c-store owners are sceptical about whether it will have a positive impact on their businesses, according to...
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Tesco extends Dobbies offer
Tesco has extended its recommended cash offer for Dobbies Garden Centre for a second time.The first closing date of the 1,500p a share offer, which Tesco tabled in June, was 18 July but this was extended to 8 August. However, this would now...
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Kellogg recalls Crunchy Nut cereal
Kellogg has recalled boxes of Crunchy Nut cereal following a small number of complaints from customers of an unusual taste from some packs.There is no risk to health and the tainted taste was a quality issue and not a food safety issue, the...
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Modern look for Soberano
Spanish brandy Soberano has adopted a new look in a bid to appeal to a more contemporary audience. The brandy's new bottle shape follows focus group research in its domestic market and is designed to enhance the drink's high quality message, while...
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A helping hand - or a hindrance?
The most significant change in retail planning guidance for more than a decade is about to take place. In less than eight weeks the government will unveil details of its draft revision of 2005's Planning Policy Statement 6 (PPS6). A key plank of the...
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Talking shop - Gerard Keenan
All this concern over flatulent livestock and global warming is deeply frustrating, says Gerard Keenan, chairman of animal nutritionist Keenan. The solution is already here. It's been a bad couple of weeks for cattle. They have received extremely...
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Nisa goes for GDA labels in health revamp for Heritage
Nisa-Today's is to roll out front-of-pack Guideline Daily Amounts labelling across its Heritage own label range by next spring. The buying group said it had plumped for GDAs over the Food Standards Agency's preferred traffic lights-based scheme...
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Niklas sets out his vision for FreshXpress
In a bleak, windy car park near a council estate in St Helens, Paul Niklas stands out like a sore thumb. Dressed in a pin-striped suit, his appearance is in sharp contrast to the 'more relaxed' attire of the majority of customers at the newly opened...
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Stores on greener path with new pack formats
The drinks industry is being urged by retailers to do more to reduce its environmental impact. Tesco is asking its suppliers to look at more environmentally friendly packaging, while Sainsbury's and Waitrose have confirmed listings of BWS products...
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Sainsbury's online: feel the love...
In the battle for supremacy in online grocery, Sainsbury's has a new weapon - free food. One shopper, temporarily incapacitated and forced to rely on home deliveries, received a few extras in the past few weeks. Besides amassing £30 worth of credit...
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Poultry farmers warn of looming shortages
British poultry bosses have warned of a shortage of chicken and turkey unless they receive much-needed price rises from the supermarkets. Poultry farmers said that, like the pig sector, they were suffering from a "catastrophic" rise in global wheat...
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Public wants greater local sourcing effort
Supermarkets are no better now than they were a year ago at sourcing fruit and veg from Britain, according to a survey of consumer attitudes to food miles. More than half the 1,000 shoppers questioned (57%) thought supermarkets were not trying hard...
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So, can you spot the difference...?
The Unfair Commercial Practices Directive is supposed to be an important weapon in a brand owner's armoury. The EU-wide directive, which comes into force in April, aims to protect owners and consumers against copycat branding - the former from...
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Inter Link rescuer Croxford moves on
Ian Croxford has resigned as chief executive of cake supplier Inter Link Foods after its recent acquisition by the Irish baker McCambridge. But he is "hungry for another challenge" and proud to have put the business back on the right track, he told...
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Wall's continues to give rivals the cold shoulder
Wall's has reclaimed the number-one spot from nearest rival Nestlé in the ongoing battle for first place in the ice cream sub-category. The ice cream manufacturer recorded a variety of offers in retailers last weekend, securing 53% of all featured...
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Galaxy grows as Mars targets dark chocolate
Galaxy is going dark as brand owner Mars uses its signature milk chocolate brand to grab a share of the booming dark chocolate market. The new arrival, called Galaxy Smooth Dark, is part of a range relaunch, which also includes a modified shape,...
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When the chips were down...
Nick Vermont is not a fan of Jamie Oliver. In fact, the McCain Foods regional CEO pinpoints the arrival of Jamie's School Dinners on Channel 4 as the moment the bottom fell out of the oven chip market. A healthy 3% annual growth swung violently to...
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Goodfella's takes on chilled with Signatore
Northern Foods is transferring its expertise in frozen pizza to the chiller with the launch of a premium range under the Goodfella's brand. Goodfella's Signatore, the brand's first foray into the chilled cabinet, will fill "a gap in the market for...
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Heinz gets into chilled with new soup ranges
Heinz is about to stir up the soup category by introducing three new ranges, one of which will mark the brand's first major push into the chilled soup arena. Twenty seven new soups arrive in stores this month under the Farmers' Market, Taste of Home...