All The Grocer articles in 20 June 2009 – Page 3
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Beef industry gives Meat Free Mondays short shrift
The British meat industry has derided Sir Paul McCartney's new Meat Free Monday campaign. On Monday, the former Beatle and his daughters Stella and Mary launched a campaign calling on meat eaters to give up meat one day a week. His interest...
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Suppliers unimpressed by Bank's helping hand
Suppliers have warned a new Bank of England supply chain finance initiative could slash their margins and encourage companies to increase payment times.
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NFRN guns for crime, tobacco display ban
Blackburn newsagent Suleman Khonat has been named the new president of the National Federation of Retail Newsagents, replacing Naresh Purohit.
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Duerr's brings back marmalade with a Mancunian flavour
For the first time in 35 years Duerr’s has recommenced manufacturing its Manchester Marmalade, following a new £5m deal to supply Tesco.
Manchester-based Duerr’s launched the marmalade in the 1950s. It fell out of favour with retailers in the… -
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Sainsbury's Hams Hall drivers facing the axe
Nearly a quarter of all Sainsbury's delivery drivers at its distribution centre in Birmingham are at risk of losing their jobs as the retailer plans to reorganise its supply chain network. Around 70 of the 269 drivers at the 700,000 sq ft Hams Hall...
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Morrisons' Toth wins store manager Gold award
Morrisons’ Mike Toth fought off fierce competition to be crowned the UK’s top store manager. Toth, from Morrisons’ Coventry store, became the inaugural winner of The Store Manager of the Year at The Grocer Gold Awards on Wednesday night.
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Spicentice kits given national listing at Asda
Independently owned spice supplier Spicentice has scooped national listings with Asda for its range of recipe spice kits.The Leicester start-up launched its freshly blended spice kits into 17 Asdas in 2007 but the chain has now taken the...
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NewsGovernment picks a fight it has already begun to win
Why is Hilary Benn declaring war on waste now, when retailers, producers and Wrap have been working on it effectively for years? Ronan Hegarty reports
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DBC aims to compete aggressively to win high-street contracts
DBC Foodservice's new owners at Iceland Foods want to add at least £30m to its annual turnover by taking on giants Brakes and 3663 First for Foodservice.The wholesaler plans to "annoy the market" by aggressively competing for high street...
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NewsAcid Test: Classic Variety Cordials
You are cordially invited to try this new range of soft drinks.
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How to serve a promotional ace this summer
Retailers can make the most of a super summer of events with a raft of promotional strategies being offered by buying groups, wholesalers and suppliers. Nick Hughes reports
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Comment and OpinionCritical Eye... on a very 80s nightmare
Watching The Supersizers Eat... the 80s (BBC2, Monday) was like opening a time capsule you buried last week and finding things were somehow much, much worse than you remembered.
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Booker unveils 49p Wall's Magnum rival
Booker is to launch a hand-held ice cream under its Euro Shopper own-label range this month.The Euro Shopper Classic, a vanilla ice cream coated with Belgian chocolate, is price-marked at 49p and will provide a profit on return of...
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Greyfriars to boost mushroom output with £4.5m facility
Vegetable supplier Greyfriars is planning to create Europe's most advanced mushroom facility.It has submitted plans to Harrogate Borough Council for a £4.5m, 7,000 sq m mushroom farm at its site in Wath, North Yorkshire. The...
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Retailers sold 36m cage eggs as free-range and organic
More than 36 million eggs were falsely passed off to British stores as being free-range or organic between 2004 and 2007, a court has heard.
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NewsGrocer 33: Cumbernauld Tesco gives flawless shop
Tesco Extra in Cumbernauld landed our top store award this week, with our shopper “unable to find any faults with the store or staff”. The store was immaculate and staff were happy to help our shopper locate items, all of which were available....
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NewsGrocer 33: Asda brings in cheapest shop by 45p
Asda secured victory again this week, undercutting nearest rival Morrisons by 45p. It made three reductions: the Hula Hoops by 2p, Marmite 9p and Seeds of Change sauce 1p.
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The Grocer Gold Awards 2009
In front of a packed audience at London's glamorous Dorchester Hotel, Aldi was crowned The Grocer of the Year. And this year's awards proved, resoundingly, that big isn't always best, with new awards also recognising the diversity of the UK grocery...
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World News 20/6/09
Spar is set for further expansion in China after international managing director Gordon Campbell said the retailer would enter Hunan province over the next year, moving within reach of 400 million Chinese customers. Spar's retail sales area...
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Other Movers 20/6/09
Emma Knowler has been promoted to UK HR director at Birds Eye Iglo Group. Knowler joined the company a year ago and moves up from the role of senior HR business partner. She replaces Brian Murray, who has been promoted to European HR...
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