All The Grocer articles in 4 November 2006 – Page 2
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Jordans takes on big names in wholesome
Jordans is going up against the likes of Kellogg's Fruit & Fibre and All Bran Flakes in the 'wholesome' section of the breakfast cereal aisle, with the launch of a new range called 3 in one. The name comes from the products' combination...
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The Big Picture
Prunella Scales helped make Tesco great - but now she has defected to the cause of the small shopkeeper.Scales, who played domineering mother Dotty in a series of TV adverts for Tesco that ran for nearly ten years from 1995, is...
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"It was a blessed relief from the endless cardboard-flavoured cereals and terrible customer service in other supermarkets"
Whole Foods Market, the US health/organic chain that's heading for these shores next March, is the talk of the town right now. It seems to have captured the imagination of the (middle-class) public, the media, City analysts and brand owners, not...
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In Brief: Candyking in mix; Campus coffee; Food miles slashed
Candyking in mix Woolworths has signed a four-year deal with Swedish sweets firm Candyking to supply a new pick 'n' mix concept to its 821 high street stores between now and May 2007. Campus coffee Fairtrade...
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In Brief: Buttercup petition; U-turn on hygiene; Wiseman will fight
Buttercup petition Tesco took delivery of a petition from Farmers for Action last week, calling for a milk price rise. It was presented by about 30 activists and a Jersey cow called Buttercup. U-turn on...
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In Brief: Weetos movie deal; Naturally sparkling; Cereal update; Mustard promotion
Weetos movie deal Weetabix has joined forces with Warner Bros for an on-pack promotion featuring new blockbuster movie Happy Feet. Until next month, packs of Weetos will include a Happy Feet movie card, featuring a dancer from the...
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buyers forum
What buyers say:"Despite consumers wanting to spend more time preparing main meals and to feel good about eating better, they are still pressed for time. A ready-to-eat yoghurt saves time as a dessert, or acts as a replacement...
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Daniels buys Farmhouse Fare puds
Farmhouse Fare, the award-winning premium pudding supplier that was formed in a Lancashire kitchen in 1998 with a £250 overdraft, has been snapped up by Daniels Chilled Foods, owner of New Covent Garden Food Company, for an undisclosed...
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Cadbury: is it up queer street then?
The world's largest confectionery company has been having a rough ride over here. Since the beginning of July year-on-year profits in the UK were 5% lower than expected and sales in the Q3 were sluggish. Four week figures from ACNielsen...
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Campaign trail: Wagg
Wagg Complete Budget: Undisclosed Manufacturer: Wagg Foods Wagg embarked on a follow-up campaign for its dogfood in September with an advert airing in HTV West and Wales, Anglia and Central TV regions. The 30-second creative for its...
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CC: reveal yourterms
Suppliers have been told by the Competition Commission to reveal the terms they offer their customers - including any payments they make to them - and have been warned that if they do not comply they could be forced to do so.In a...
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Cereal promotions take centre stage in stores
Of the top five brands in the grocery category chart for the week ending 23 October, two were cereal brands - Kellogg's and Weetabix - with the third, Heinz, also having cereals on promotion.Activity across these three brands for...
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John Lewis, Waitrose to open foodhall chain
Waitrose and John Lewis are planning to roll out a chain of exclusive in-store foodhalls in John Lewis stores across the country in what they claim will be a unique format for the UK.Waitrose managing director Steven Esom said the...
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IPPC charges: farmers win Rooker's support
Poultry and pig farmers look to have wrung a major concession from the government over the prohibitive cost of new pollution rules.A march on Westminster by a quarter of UK poultry farmers last week was hailed as a resounding success....
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when cheap is nasty
Unfair, off-limits and outrageous. Peter Kendall's view of supermarket practices is blunt. But when we meet I don't find the NFU chief wringing his hands in despair and fury at the plight of farmers under the big four.Kendall has been...
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Retail cheese margins 'close to record levels'
Retailers are close to making record margins out of cheese, according to a new report from the Milk Development Council. Mild Cheddar earned supermarkets a gross margin - the difference between buying in and selling costs - equivalent to...
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Comment & Opinion
This week's hot topic by Richard Clarke
After the fuss caused by the supermarkets' submissions to the Competition Commission, the inquiry team has turned its antennae towards suppliers. The Commission has written to 40 major manufacturers asking for details of the prices they charge...
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Climbing the ladder
How did you get where you are today? I qualified as a chartered accountant, more years ago than I choose to remember. I immediately left the accountancy profession and took up a senior financial role in a company producing pickles and sauces....
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Cooltrader plans push into south of England
Iceland-owned frozen food chain Cooltrader has revealed plans to open stores in north London as part of a major expansion for the retailer in the south of England.Currently, the chain's southernmost store is in Northampton - with most of...
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