Archive of all supplier articles – Page 159
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Profiles
fab! the story of R&R Ice Cream
It started as a small business on a Yorkshire dairy farm and now, after many acquisitions, boasts 1,000 SKUs
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News
Stevia lines axed as category struggles to find sweet spot
US sweetener giant Merisant has pulled its Pure Via stevia brand from the UK…
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Comment & Opinion
Android 4.4 Kit Kat: A coup for Nestlé?
Has Nestlé pulled off a coup in the naming of Android 4.4 KitKat? When Grocer Towers received the news that Google and Nestlé had teamed up to brand the next version of the Android operating system Android KitKat, one of my colleagues suggested it might be a ...
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Comment & Opinion
Cheddar's a big boys' game
Denhay’s withdrawal from Farmhouse Cheddar making has caught the media eye…
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Comment & Opinion
Throwaway History: Opie's search makes wistful brand watching
Consumer historian Robert Opie’s new DVD explores the history of all our favourite brands…
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Analysis & Features
Brands mix up promotional strategies as bogof use falls
At first glance it is business as usual on the promotional space of supermarkets – but never judge a pallet by its cover…
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News
Hovis loses lines as Tesco Express prefers Kingsmill and Burgen
Tesco is shaking up the bread fixture in its Express c-stores – spelling more bad news for Hovis…
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News
2 Sisters looks to future with two new COOs
2 Sisters Food Group has reshuffled its top brass and created two new chief operating officer roles…
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Comment & Opinion
NGOs will never be satisfied
Not long ago it was reported that several NGOs had withdrawn from meetings at the Department of Health…
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Comment & Opinion
Think shelf-out if you want to stand out
Asda’s Stephen Smith has emphasised the need for retailers to communicate ‘brand personality’….
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Comment & Opinion
The return of Funny Feet feels Fab (no pun intended)
With the return of Funny Feet, our Bring Back a Brand campaign achieved everything we set out to achieve…
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News
Warburtons bids a sad adieu to Le Toastie
Warburtons has quit the French market after its efforts to sell ‘Le Toastie’ proved uneconomical…
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Analysis & Features
How do symbol group own-label ranges stack up?
With the mults continuing to improve their own-label ranges, the pressure is on symbol groups to up the ante…
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News
Funny Feet ice cream set for return thanks to The Grocer
Wall’s is bringing back Funny Feet – thanks to The Grocer…
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Comment & Opinion
Show your Love, Co-op
The Co-operative’s own-brand relaunch – to ‘Loved by Us’ – is interesting…
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Comment & Opinion
Private equity has a hunger for food and drink brands
There is a growing appetite among private equity firms to invest in food and drink,…
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Comment & Opinion
ECJ says no to health claim loopholes
It is always a worry when the courts start to interpret new legislation…
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Comment & Opinion
Away with austerity NPD
Last week in the Grocer, it was reported that back in 1988, branded NPD more than doubled…
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News
Fraudsters pose as Holland & Barrett execs to con suppliers
Fraudsters posing as senior executives at Holland & Barrett have conned unwitting European food suppliers…
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Analysis & Features
Will GCA's 1% sales fine be a real deterrent to supermarkets?
Suppliers like Christine Tacon’s idea, of course, but the devil is in the detail…