All articles by Andrew Don – Page 53
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NewsThe Low Sodium Sea Salt Company agrees Malaysian joint-venture
A company behind a low-sodium alternative to salt said it is bemused as to why UK supermarkets have given it a wide berth whereas Malaysians have lapped it up.
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NewsGoldman Sachs tells supermarkets to reduce store space by 20%
The UK’s listed supermarket giants are “totally addicted to space” and must slash their overall store space by about a fifth, Goldman Sachs has warned.
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NewsUKTI to launch trade campaign to boost exports to Vietnam
UK Trade Investment will launch a campaign early next year to boost UK food and drink exports to Vietnam…
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NewsJJ Food Service wins four-year framework with YPO
JJ Food Service has won a four-year framework with the Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation (YPO)…
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NewsApproved Food plans five new websites in new expansion drive
Approved Food, the online seller of short-dated food and drink to the public…
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NewsChris Whitfield named Co-op Group retail and logistics director
Tesco Lotus’s store operations director, Chris Whitfield, is taking up the new role of retail and logistics director for The Co-operative Group’s food business early next year.
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NewsAsda will not react to short-term tactics, pledges Clarke
Grocery market upheaval including the continued rise of the discounters was today described as an industry “shockwave” by Asda boss Andy Clarke.
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NewsBakkavor's UK growth outperforms the market with sales up 3.4%
Fresh prepared foods producer Bakkavor has seen its UK business outperform the market in its third quarter.
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NewsSainsbury's ad recreates WWI Christmas Day truce
Sainsbury’s has unveiled its 2014 Christmas ad offering - honing in on the 1914 Christmas Day truce between British and German soldiers in a highly-emotive advertising campaign
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NewsM&S and Interflora trademark battle continues
The 2013 High Court injunction effectively preventing Marks & Spencer from bidding on the Interflora trademark in the Google advertising programme AdWords remains in place, at least temporarily, the Court of Appeal has said.
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NewsOcado on recruitment drive to fill 1,000 jobs
Online supermarket Ocado has taken a leaf out of the Dogs Trust slogan ’a dog is for life not just for Christmas’, in its latest recruitment drive.
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NewsConviviality teams up with Scotmid for Scottish franchise
Scotmid Co-operative is poised to become Conviviality Retail’s exclusive Scottish franchise early next year.
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NewsMorrisons worker charged with fraud
Police have charged a Morrisons employee with fraud after a probe into the theft of payroll data relating to thousands of members of staff from the Bradford-based supermarket firm, the Crown Prosecution Service has confirmed.
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NewsGovernment: 'Retailers need to get set for display ban'
The Department of Health has appealed to retailers to start preparing for the tobacco display ban which comes into force across the UK on 6 April next year.
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NewsKik E-Cigarettes scores TV first with vaping ads
KiK E-Cigarettes is set to become the first manufacturer to take advantage of new advertising rules…
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NewsRaisio UK cereals and snacks business returns to profit
Sugar Puffs parent Raisio saw its UK cereals and snacks business return to profit…
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NewsM&S vs Interflora case to return to the High Court for retrial
Marks & Spencer has won the latest skirmish in its six-year legal battle with Interflora…
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NewsCompass and Brakes unite for FareShare
Compass Group and Brakes have partnered to support food-redistribution charity FareShare…
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NewsSHS Group announces Elaine Birchall as new chief exec
Northern Ireland premium brands owner SHS Group has named Elaine Birchall chief executive…
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NewsCook expanding following double-digit growth last year
Frozen ready meals producer and retailer Cook has embarked on an ambitious new expansion phase after posting double-digit …