Category reports – Page 84
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The Big 30 Wholesalers 2008
The competition Commission thinks wholesaling is in robust health but what do the latest Big 30 rankings reveal?
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Sales Salary Survey 2008
Are you earning as much as you should? An what perks can you now expect?Not surprisingly, The Grocer’s Sales Salary Survey 2008 doesn’t always make for attractive reading. As a quick glance shows, basic salaries are up at below the rate of inflation for almost every position: from the best-paid ...
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Top Products Survey 2007
Who’s up, who’s down and who’s new? We reveal the country’s bestselling grocery products and also pick out the top launches and ad campaigns.
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Own-Label Suppliers Survey
We reveal this year’s winners of The Grocer Own-Label Suppliers Survey and why buyers think they are the best. Plus, we look at the challenges facing suppliers. Alison Clements reports
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PLMA Show Preview 2007
More than 3,000 exhibitors from 70 countries will be displaying key developments in products, packaging and marketing at next month’s World of Private Label exhibition
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Meat Fish and Poultry Supplement
Robyn Lewis finds the canned meat and fish industry is trying to appeal to young, health-conscious consumers in an effort to drive sales
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Branded Suppliers Survey 2007
Major brands are still the cream of the crop when it comes to delivering excellent retailer support, reveals The Grocer Branded Suppliers Survey 2007.
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The Top 50 Independents 2007
Independents are getting ahead by moving with the times: non-food, a local focus and healthy products are the new hallmarks, says Beth Phillips
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The Big 30 - 2007
The Big 30 wholesaler rankings for 2007 reveal a vigorous resilience but how hard will trading conditions get? Ronan Hegarty reports
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The Grocer Salary Survey 2007
Competition between retailers for the best staff is at an all-time high. And they are prepared to pay handsomely, says Stefan Chomka
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Grocer Top Products 2006
Smaller players have been among some of the starriest performers in grocery in the past year, showing a knack for playing to the nation’s growing obsession with naturalness as well as health. Mary Carmichael introduces our Top Products Survey of 2006
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Reader Survey
Many independent retailers avoid ‘green’ projects because they believe they cost too much, according to The Grocer’s latest Top 50 reader panel survey.
As many as a quarter of retailers questioned say the initial investment to get some… -
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The supplier's view
There's no doubt about it - consumers love pickled onions. Recent research shows that consumers talk passionately about their love for pickled vegetables and particularly pickled onions. But, perversely, this is in contrast to the current market...
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Research Notes
The total sauces and condiments market is worth £550m for the 52 weeks ending 18 June 2006 and has grown by 3.2% in the latest year. Because the category already attracts a huge 98.6% of British households during the course of the year,...
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Thick sauces
Branston's entry into the table sauces market has had an immediate impact on the category, and has been one of the main drivers for the 4.2% value growth of the category in the past year. Although the Branston brand has a long way to go...
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CONSUMER FEEDBACK
Sauces and condiments is a category at the heart of our increasing focus on new tastes, with smaller brands and unusual flavours now included in an extended testing programme that draws products from a wider spectrum of outlets, including...
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insight
In the past year there were 560 million meal occasions where canned tomatoes were eaten, up 4% year on year 17% of meals featuring them take place on Saturday Canned tomatoes are eaten most frequently as part of a fried breakfast...
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Shopping habits
The information provided in these tables is based on observations and interviews conducted exclusively for The Grocer by Visuality. The research was conducted by identifying the shopping habits of 319 shoppers in a selection of supermarkets...
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The Grocer OC&C Index
UK manufacturers have weathered the storm so far, according to the latest index of the top 150, but has it been at the expense of innovation? Glynn Davis reports
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"The Big 30 must provide good fresh produce, premium offerings, backed up by constant NPD"
I love the guys down at my local corner shop. We’re on first-name terms. And when I’ve been away for any length of time…