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Brakes touts own label to beat own price rises
Foodservice giant Brakes has urged customers to shun branded products in favour of its Brakes own-brand to save money as it warned of a price hike from 1 February.
Brakes bids farewell to Barden after just a year Subscription
Stefan Barden has left foodservice giant Brakes Group following a management restructure that saw his position as UK chief executive axed.
Brakes pledges to scrap all trans fats Subscription
Brakes has signed up to the government’s Responsibility Deal by pledging to keep artificial trans fats out of products.
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Barden faces plummeting losses at Brakes Subscription
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The Grocer Gold Awards 2011: Green wholesaler of the year Subscription
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Brakes finance chief Fearn to join brewer Greene King Subscription
opinion
Supermarkets are unavoidable... even for the wholesalers
At first glance, very little has changed in this year’s Big 30 wholesalers list. Booker is the stand-out, cash & carries are dominant.
Time's up for pack differentiation
The level of independents buying from multiples this Christmas increased by an order of magnitude, encouraged by a very evident relaxation of any quantity restrictions in many stores.
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David Cameron wants 'drunk tanks' and 'booze buses' to tackle British drinking culture.
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Staff ownership is the way forward
Nick Clegg’s call for a “John Lewis economy” is a shrewd move by the deputy prime minister.
