All The Grocer articles in 3 November 2007
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Reader survey - commodity prices
All the independent retailers interviewed by The Grocer say they are feeling the bite of rising commodity costs.This year, major food and drink suppliers, including United Biscuits, Kellogg's and Premier Foods, have come forward to admit...
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Shop Profile - Rippleglen
Store numbers: 173Staff: 1,000Turnover: More than £100mStart date: 1979Speciality: Confectionery, tobacco & news (CTN)Rippleglen is making news as well as selling it with its move into the ultra-competitive convenience...
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Bernard Matthews workers plan strike
Some 1,300 workers at turkey supplier Bernard Matthews are planning to strike next week in a dispute over pay.Union T&G warned turkey supplies to Sainsbury's, Tesco and Morrisons could be threatened in the run up to Christmas unless the...
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Credit Suisse predicts price rises
Agricultural crop prices will continue to soar, Credit Suisse has warned.Global food production needed to rise at 3.3% a year to keep pace with a growing population and biofuel needs, but it was likely to rise little more than 2%, Credit...
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Unilever sells Boursin
Unilever has sold its soft cheese brand Boursin to Le Groupe Bel, owner of Laughing Cow cheese, for E400m (£278m). Around 150 Boursin staff from Unilever's factory in Pacy, France, will transfer to Le Groupe Bel as part of the deal, which is...
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Getting busy with the fizzy
Willy Wonka's chocolate factory has nothing on this place. The Coca -Cola Innovations laboratory in Brussels is chock-a-block with weird and wonderful prototypes that promise to change what consumers drink - and the way they drink it....
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The Advice Shop - fledgling companies
What advice would you give to a fledgling company?Alex HannonFounder Mangajo“I know from experience that even if you don't have a massive budget you could start a business with a good idea. For example, you can do a lot of stuff...
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Company Profile - Mangajo
Company: Mangajo
Established: 2003
Turnover: £5m
Number of lines: 6
Launching a tea-based chilled drink in a country that stalwartly regards tea as something that should only be served hot doesn’t seem like the most sensible approach… -
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Tesco opens first US store
Tesco has finally opened its first Fresh & Easy store in the US.After years of speculation and planning, the store opened late last week in the small city of Hemet, according to local reports - a week earlier than expected.It...
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we work together
Master distiller Desmond Payne (left) works with stillsman William Hamilton at Beefeater Gin Desmond on William I've been distilling gin for the past 40 years and the business has undergone a lot of change over that...
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Portman urges public to name and shame
Industry watchdog The Portman Group is mounting its first consumer awareness campaign in an attempt to encourage members of the public to name and shame products in breach of its code. Ads running in the regional press in 15 UK cities...
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We'll stick with PLA says M&S
M&S won't stop using polylactic acid (PLA) in its packaging, despite Innocent axing it because it can't be recycled by most councils. Innocent will switch to PET bottles by January after it emerged PLA material could not be home...
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Out of japan
History Alex Hannon had previously worked for Ernst & Young and with probiotics drink company Yakult when it launched into the UK in 1996 before deciding to establish her own company. She had studied in Japan for two years, where...
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Profiles and QandAs
Jackson takes over at Taut
Former Golden Wonder chief executive Ed Jackson has been appointed MD of independent sports drink Taut. Jackson has stepped into the job following the decision by Taut's co-founders Vincent Bassch and Sarah Lang to take on new positions....
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Petfood sales grow as shoppers pamper pets
Petfood sales are holding up despite a fall off in pet ownership as people spend more on pampering their furry friends - or putting them on diets. Volume sales of petfood dropped 2.2% in the year to 12 August, according to TNS Worldpanel...
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Red grape supply short as sales rise
Soaring demand for red seedless grapes is creating major supply shortages and could lead to a rise in prices. Red grapes have traditionally held a 20% share of the seedless market but that is heading towards the US average of 50%,...
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They've started so they'll finish
T esco's planning tactics have come under fresh scrutiny recently, thanks to a seemingly innocuous decision to build a small extension to the back of its Bury St Edmunds store. Unfortunately, the development didn't comply with the...
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Less reliance on meat sends exports towards record high
The August outbreak of foot and mouth may not hit exports as hard as feared - because Britain has widened its exports to such a degree it is no longer as reliant on beef, according to Food from Britain. Exports in the first half of the...
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'Unconscionable' emails revealed
Tesco has slammed a proposal by the Competition Commission to appoint a regulator to enforce a new, tougher code of conduct. In its provisional findings, commission chairman Peter Freeman said he believed the code "was effective in terms...
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We don't need rich shoppers - Q&A
With attractions such as the Mary Rose, HMS Victory and a trendy shopping centre a mile away, Waitrose in Southsea, near Portsmouth's historic waterfront, may not be on the tourist trail but its colourful flower displays, enticing fireworks range...