All The Grocer articles in 12 May 2007 – Page 2
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Wholesalers say... not enough demand for local
Local is just all talk Delivered wholesaler ?I think for most delivered wholesalers, local and healthy products are not an issue. Local just doesn't exist in our business. For us it is all about brand leaders and, truth be told,...
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New Covent Garden's ready meals with style
The New Covent Garden Food Company is making its debut in premium ready meals with a new range of indulgent chilled dishes.The company hopes the six-strong collection will grab consumers' attention and steal share from more established...
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Co-op trays go green
The Co-operative Group is trying to green its fresh produce display by turning to reusable plastic containers for all its fresh produce.It has struck a deal with Chep for an unspecified amount to provide and manage six million container...
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Retail contends with soaring dairy prices
Huge rises in the value of dairy commodities could encourage farmers to switch away from retail milk contracts, dairy experts are warning.Products such as butter and milk powder are trading on the world markets at record prices, making...
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Cobra targets summer with fruity new lagers
Cobra Beer is hoping to kickstart a new drinks category this summer with the launch of Cobra Bite.It is adding a range of four fruit-flavoured lagers to its portfolio with a view to plugging the gap between RTDs and lager."We are...
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'Pay and deduct' hits suppliers' cashflows
Retailers are causing major cashflow problems for food suppliers by docking payments for goods, it was claimed this week.Credit information agency Graydon UK said there was "continuing frustration" at the practice by "large supermarket...
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Britvic updates Tango with natural flavours
Iconic fizzy drink brand Tango is poised to unveil a new healthier image in a bid to grab a bigger share of an increasingly health-conscious market.From July, Tango will contain only natural flavours and colours, although brand owner...
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Wholesaler Profile Blueheath
Depots: 2 Turnover: £132.3m Sales growth year-on-year: 88.5% Type of operation: Online delivered wholesaler At Key Lekkerland's annual supplier conference three weeks ago Blueheath's CEO Mark Aylwin told delegates that...
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How green are the big brands?
High-profile green initiatives from the retailers have dominated recent headlines. Take Marks & Spencer's pledge to be carbon- neutral within five years, Tesco's 10-point community plan and the Anya Hindmarch reusable shopping bag being sold by...
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Opinion - "By starting the process, the FSA has given everyone the best possible chance of getting it right"
Can you 'taste the difference' between wild salmon and farmed? Sainsbury's clearly can't - and neither can buyers at the Harrods food halls, no less. Both were caught selling farmed fish as wild in an FSA-backed sting last week involving Trading...
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'Now we can be biggest and best'
Charles Wilson has claimed that the reverse takeover by Blueheath of Booker will make it the only one-stop shop for national delivery and top-up of fresh, frozen and ambient foods, alcohol and non-food in the UK.The deal will result in...
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Devonshire Red 'not backdoor branding'
Poultry supplier Lloyd Maunder insists it is not branding its products by the back door after a deal to get the words Devonshire Red on own-label packs of chicken.The West Country-based chicken producer said instead that it was adding...
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Tesco builds for future successes - Q&A and Availability
Q&A with Fraser Craig Store manager of the wee
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asda's supply chain shapes up
David Cheesewright was only one year into his three-year term as chief operating officer at Wal-Mart Canada when the call came from Asda chief executive Andy Bond asking him to return home. Although he was reluctant to give up the "great...
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Asda gets potatoes direct from farms
Asda is repeating last year's experiment with locally sourced new potatoes in a handful of its stores.The first Cornish earlies were delivered direct into Asda's Falmouth store last week and are due to appear shortly at shops in Bodmin...
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Anchor goes back to the old buttercup test
New advertising for Anchor butter this summer will feature the old-fashioned buttercup test as owner Arla repositions the brand as the only free-range option on the market.TV ads featuring the childhood method of checking whether someone...
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Profiles and QandAs
My Alternative CV - Susan Beetlestone, general marketing manage, United Co-operatives
What's your nickname? Beetlejuice - not sure what it is when my back is turned, though. Who was your first teenage crush and why? Stuart 'Woody' Wood of the Bay City Rollers. I've seen him recently - let's just say he's not worn well. When was the...
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Letter of the week - Nisa already has the vision it needs
I disagree with Mark Proudfoot's thoughts on Nisa-Today's needing to look to the "outside world" for a new chairman (The Grocer, 5 May, p26). I believe there is a chairman elect on the Nisa Holdings Board already. Having noticed the transformation...
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In Brief: Technical direction; Daly new JML MD; AgroFair sales trio; Chairing the West; Specialising in NPD
Technical direction The British Retail Consortium has appointed former Sainsbury's technical director Dr Geoff Spriegel as its new director of standards and technical services. His role is to enhance the BRC's existing range of Global Standards as...
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In Brief: Peat Smoke added; Port sponsorship; Classy sparkly rosé
Peat Smoke added The Benromach Peat Smoke whisky is the latest addition to the Gordon & MacPhail whisky portfolio. The Speyside single malt is bottled at 46% abv and will retail for between £24.99 and £26.99. It is said to have a sweet, burnt...
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