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LATEST STORIES

Sainsbury's 'Active Kids' are less hostile

19 Oct 2006
Providing schools with playground equipment through its voucher scheme has helped reduce play-time fights ...
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Asda and Sainsbury's battle for second place  
19 Oct 2006
Latest figures from TNS reveal Asda's share of the market has crept upwards ...
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Sainsbury’s benefits from focus on healthy food  
11 Oct 2006
Supermarket records seventh quarter of like-for-like growth ...
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MARKET UPDATE

Asda and Sainsbury's battle for second place  
19 Oct 2006
Latest figures from TNS reveal Asda's share of the market has crept upwards ...
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Execution is key, says Asda coo  
19 Oct 2006
David Cheesewright contrasts Asda with Wal-Mart's Canadian business ...
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BP in txt promo 4 coffee  
19 Oct 2006
Oil giant uses new mechanic to promote Wild Bean brand ...
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Thieves checkout of Tesco’s self-service tills  
19 Oct 2006
Loop hole in self-checkout technology ...
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Sainsbury's 'Active Kids' are less hostile  
19 Oct 2006
Providing schools with playground equipment through its voucher scheme has helped reduce play-time fights ...
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Polish food market on the agenda  
19 Oct 2006
British companies are being given the opportunity to find out more about the polish food market ...
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Asda appoints new group marketing director  
06 Oct 2006
The man in the new role has been assigned the task of making the multiple more customer focussed ...
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Supermarkets lead 'green' seafood revolution  
05 Oct 2006
Greenpeace commends multiples' progress in pursuing 'fish friendly' seafood sourcing ...
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Sainsbury’s is top supermarket  
02 Oct 2006
2006 Retail Industry Awards winners announced ...
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Convenience stores boost Co-op sales  
28 Sep 2006
Interim results reveal Co-op's revamped Food Retail business is making good progress ...
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Sainsbury's launches 'green' carrier bag  
28 Sep 2006
Orange will become the new green in Sainsbury's stores when recycled plastic bags replace white carriers ...
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Schwartz spices up dried culinary compliments category  
25 Sep 2006
Herbs and spices brand introduces new display units ...
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Morrisons own label wins curry award  
26 Sep 2006
Bombay potatoes take centre stage ...
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Entry forms for the 2007 Checkout Convenience Awards  
30 Sep 2006
Now in their third year, the Checkout Convenience Awards are an initiative of Nexus Media Communications, publisher of Checkout magazine, and global convenience consultants, srcg, to recognise and reward retailers and suppliers in the convenience sector. ...
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Yeo Valley to build milk brand  
04 Sep 2006
Organic dairy brand plans to extend milk lead ...
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Morrisons launches free from range  
04 Sep 2006
Supermarket enters special diets sector with own label offer ...
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Product News

Carlsberg launches Christmas beer  
09 Oct 2006
Festive cheer from Danish brewer ...
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Bulmers Original goes into can in off-trade roll-out  
09 Oct 2006
Selected retailers are being targeted for new cider packs ...
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Lower alcohol red wine launched in Sainsbury’s  
25 Sep 2006
Banrock Station Crimson Cabernet Sauvignon weighs in at just 9% abv ...
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New look launched for toffee liqueur  
25 Sep 2006
Re-design for Dooley’s takes brand into the festive period ...
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Sharwood's enters chilled market  
18 Sep 2006
Leading Asian food brand adds fresh sauces ...
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Dolmio back on This Morning  
07 Sep 2006
Italian sauce brand renews TV sponsorship ...
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Oxo adds retro tins  
06 Sep 2006
Tesco, Asda and Morrisons to stock Oxo limited editions ...
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Quaker gives away scoops  
05 Sep 2006
Oats brand helps make perfect porridge ...
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Discovery launch healthier wrap range  
31 Aug 2006
Discovery Foods has launched a new range of healthy wraps under its Wrap 'n Roll brand. ...
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Coors looks to create new ‘mid-strength’ lager sector with Carling C2  
25 Aug 2006
Carling C2, a 2% alcohol by volume lager, is being launched over the next few weeks ...
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Kellogg’s adds to All-Bran range  
23 Aug 2006
Kellogg’s has expanded its All-Bran range with the addition of All-Bran Crunchy Oatbakes. ...
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ANALYSIS

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INSIGHT: Too hot to shop?  
30 Sep 2006
Louise Boitoult , business insight director at ACNielsen, explores the effects of a record breaking summer temperatures on the grocery landscape ...
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PERFORMANCE IN PRODUCE: the potato market  
30 Sep 2006
Ed Macdonald , client executive – Worldpanel ...
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Viewpoints

Brand builders  
30 Sep 2006
Simon Dunn , managing director of Product Chain, on seasons of mellow fruitfulness ...
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Elena’s food diary  
30 Sep 2006
This month Russian correspondent, Elena Arsent’yeva , checks out international retailers ...
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The upstart start up  
30 Sep 2006
By Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones , aka The Black Farmer ...
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VIEWPOINT: A case of conscience  
30 Sep 2006
James Beaton , chairman Discovery Foods, on the qualities of leadership ...
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Reports

What’s brewing?  
30 Sep 2006
Following on from the coffee culture craze, tea is fast becoming the fashionable hot beverage of choice finds Sheetal Mehta ...
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Common ground  
30 Sep 2006
Fairtrade is growing fast in the major multiples. Sheetal Mehta exclusively talked to Sainsbury’s and Cafédirect about their developing relationship ...
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WHAT'S ON

The Soil Association Scotland Organic Food Festival
04 Nov 2006 - 05 Nov 2006
The Old Fruit Market
The Glasgow festival will offer an innovative mix of fun, food markets, textiles and health and beauty stalls. A talks & tastings programme, and demo kitchen with leading Scottish chefs, will show how to get the best from fresh, organic produce....
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World Food Market
29 Nov 2006 - 30 Nov 2006
Excel
Trade show featuring ethnic and speciality foods. More than 200 companies will showcase products from countries as diverse as China, Thailand, Mexico, Japan and the Caribbean. ...
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CHECKOUT MAGAZINE

October 2006
In this Month's issue:
- Distribution co-op launches in Midlands
- Early display is key to boost festive spirit sales
- US retailers unleash new formats to rival Wal-Mart
- English apples bite back
- 5-a-day spawns 2-a-week
Plus our regular News and Editorial Features and much more.

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