All The Grocer articles in 17 November 2007
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Reader survey - Competition Commission
An exclusive survey of the UK's leading wholesalers carried out by The Grocer has delivered a damning view of the Competition Commission's provisional findings of its 18-month long groceries inquiry.All the wholesalers who responded to our...
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Wholesaler Profile - DCS Europe
Depot numbers: 1Turnover: £88.8mGrowth year-on-year: 7.2%Type of operation: Delivered wholesaler/manufacturerDCS Europe chief executive Denys Shortt has never been one to take defeat lying down. As a former England international...
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Northern Foods acquires Ethnic Cuisine
Northern Foods has acquired oriental foods manufacturer Ethnic Cuisine for an undisclosed sum.Ethnic Cuisine supplies chilled ready meals and snacks to Sainsbury's and Brakes, and at 31 March 2007 had gross assets of £13.9m and revenue of...
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Scottish & Newcastle shares fall
Shares in Scottish & Newcastle fell 9.5p to finish on 729p yesterday after investors were left unimpressed by the brewer's plans to become “leaner, tougher and faster”.The plans, which come as S&N continues to fight a takeover approach from...
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M&S in India talks
Marks & Spencer is reportedly in talks with several companies in India about setting up a joint venture in the country.The retailer already has 12 stores in India as part of a franchise agreement with Planet Retail Group but a separate joint...
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Tesco Values
Anyone who walks into a Tesco in Shanghai will be confronted by huge Tesco Value range posters. Tesco believes it can build brand awareness through own label and offer safety assurances. Over the past year it has ramped up its offer, which is...
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Nature's Table
Nature's Table, a leading supplier of healthier snacks, is launching a bigger display stand, offering retailers the chance to generate exceptional profits from one sq ft of floorspace.Jeremy North, MD of Nature's Table, says: "The...
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Parfetts' Wine of the Month
Parfetts is launching a Wine of the Month promotion to encourage retailers to increase their wine range. Each month a different wine will be heavily discounted and advertised in depot. Retailer PoS will be available, with tasting notes and food...
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Loyalty schemes work for smaller shops, too
Stefan Magnusson MD, The Light AgencySays: Independent retailers need to participate in loyalty schemes to build on the loyalty of shoppers in their communities.The multiples attract consumers with free parking, lower...
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Prices rise as national spud shortage looms
Two poor potato seasons in succession are threatening to create a national shortage of home-grown spuds.New estimates for the size of this year's crop have put volumes slightly below last year at 5.45 million tonnes - 18% off highs of...
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Kingsmill price puzzles
The price of Kingsmill bread is lagging 20p behind arch-rival Hovis, analysis in The Grocer 33 has revealed - stumping industry commentators who suggested that the prices of commodity-based products were increasing across the board. This...
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Wal-Mart goes local
A typical Wal-Mart shopper in China is a middle-aged woman with a family of three. Though she shops three to four times a week, her average basket spend is just $6. Meeting her needs as well as those of students and white-collar workers is the...
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fine wine and how
You've got to feel for the Majestic Wine warehouse manager in St Albans. When the chief executive lives 200 yards from your store and is prone to have a nose through the door every evening as he walks the dog, you have to be at the top of your...
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Food and fashion: a mismatch for M&S?
Stuart Rose has worked wonders turning around Marks & Spencer and last week unveiled ambitious international expansion plans, but, according to some analysts, the retailer still has work to do on its offer closer to home. Since he arrived...
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Production must halve says top meat expert
More than half of British livestock production should be phased out on environmental grounds, according to a new report.A cut in the number of animals reared in the UK should be matched be a substantial cut in consumption of meat and...
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English Provender
Top-quality chutneys sell well at all times of the year as essential accompaniments to cold meats, cheese, hot sausages and pies. And those from The English Provender Company are among the best you will taste. The company's organic...
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We're positioning ourselves 'as the Easyjet of retailing'
Asda chief Andy Bond has admitted the retailer could do with an image overhaul to reflect a recent shift in its customer profile.The chain has attracted 5% more AB shoppers over the past two years as wealthier consumers have become...
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spotlight - Speciality fruit and vegetable juice maker James White Drinks
Speciality fruit and vegetable juice maker James White Drinks was set up because co-founder of the New Covent Garden Soup Company, Lawrence Mallinson, wanted to branch out on his own. He reports on progress to date I qualified as a chartered...
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Drink inspired by Pharaohs
A range of Egyptian-inspired non-alcoholic soft drinks has been launched in the UK to capitalise on the Tutankhamun exhibition in London.Pharaoh's Wellness drinks come in five flavours - carob, hibiscus, tamarind, peppermint and...
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Comment and Opinion
our man from drip Don Pumsey
The symptoms were obvious from the outset. The sound of clucking and gobbling ceased abruptly down the road at Defra, and all of Mr Benn's merry men were shovelled into sealed trucks and taken up to East Anglia to run round like headless...