All The Grocer articles in 14 October 2006 – Page 3
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Profiles
Climbing the ladder
How did you get where you are today? It's been quite a journey. My first working experience was in retail management within House of Fraser. This was followed by a spell in recruitment and then on to Kraft Foods, where I achieved my first...
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Levy gives his energy to Eat in Colour launch
The Eat in Colour initiative to boost fresh produce sales is finally set to launch - more than a year after the concept was floated. It has been given new impetus by the appointment this week of Anthony Levy as chairman. The Fresh...
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Company Profile More Food
When Caron Howe started baking cakes at her small family-run coffee shop in Chichester in 1992, she could never have known that 14 years later her culinary skills would have snowballed into a £1m-a-year business. Having noted the local...
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Price competition is yesterday's war
Another trading statement from one of the majors, another report that inflation is back in the system. J Sainsbury announced that through July, August and September, deflation of 0.9% became inflation of 1%, hot on the heels of Tesco's remarks...
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Suppliers told to listen to consumers
Tesco told suppliers this week that it plans to be more open with them and advised them to listen to consumers. Commercial and trading director Richard Brasher said health was now key to Tesco. This was where front-of-pack labelling was...
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FSA guns for fat content
A major processed food reformulation programme looks set to be a key element of the Food Standards Agency's drive to reduce fat and sugar consumption. The agency has yet to publish its draft strategy on the matter, and most food industry...
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Ocean Spray exploits cranberry's diversity
Ocean Spray is looking to further extend its reach beyond drinks and move into new areas, which could include vitamin supplements and oral care products, as part of a drive to exploit the health benefits of cranberries. The co-operative...
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Profiles
Dairy Farmers picks Potts for key sales role
Dairy Farmers of Britain has appointed David Potts as its new group commercial director, replacing Andrew Cooksey, who was promoted to chief executive at the beginning of the year. Potts joins Dairy Farmers of...
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Profiles
Q&A with Mark Daws Manager of the Week
Have you had any major changes in store recently? We just finished an extension and renovation in June, which increased our selling area from 21,000 sq ft to 25,000 sq ft. We were already trading very well, but we wanted to bring the...
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Salad days are at Uniq for Woolley
Uniq has handed Stephen Woolley the new role of managing director for its Smedley's Salads business. Woolley joins the Spalding-based business from Young's Bluecrest, where he was general manager for its Hull site. Prior to that...
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Goats meat farmers respond to demand
Goat farmers are poised for a major increase in demand for the meat as restaurants and celebrity chefs extend the market beyond its traditional ethnic heartland. Global demand exceeds 500 million carcases a year with double-digit...
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DfT tackles more efficient lorry use
More efficient use of lorries is a key goal of two major surveys into food and drink transportation in England launched by the Department for Transport. The studies will be conducted in 2007 and 2009 as part of the government's strategy...
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Farmers' markets need restrictions
It is folly to state that the rules for London's farmers' markets are restrictive and uncompetitive without understanding the reasons why they are required ('Harsh rules crush smaller players in the local market', The Grocer, 30 September, p30)....
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Think green on PoS material
In your extensive piece on green issues facing retailers, at no point did you mention the mountains of paper and card that are used to communicate with the consumer in-store ('Who's the greenest?, The Grocer, 16 September, p30). Most major...
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Sales soar at non-HVO ingredients suppliers
Steps to remove hydrogenated vegetable oils, or trans fats, from processed foods is providing a cash bonanza to suppliers of the healthier ingredients being used in their place. One, KTC (Edibles), said sales of its non-HVO shortenings...
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Traffic light lines will do well with us, King tells suppliers
Brands opting for traffic light labelling will benefit from strength in numbers within Sainsbury's, the chain's boss said this week. Chief executive Justin King said its stores would be dominated by traffic lights due to the roll-out of...
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Southall and Truro take over as the leading Tesco towns
Inverness is no longer 'Tesco-town' - and has in fact fallen to fourth in the ranking of places most dominated by the UK's biggest retailer. Although Tesco's market share in the Scottish town has risen from 51% to 52% in the past year,...
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Letter of the week:
While Tesco's awesome interim results may have been welcomed by financial institutions, a recent poll conducted by the Yorkshire Post found that 75% of respondents believed that the supermarket's dominance in the UK was limiting consumer...
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