Archive of all Booths articles – Page 31
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Hi-tech future stores 'here in three years'
Large displays of bulky ambient goods from supermarket shelves are set to disappear from our supermarkets in the next few years as home delivery and click and collect services gain greater traction.
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Grocer 33Morrisons, Penrith
The Grocer 33 is a weekly mystery shopping survey, tracking price, service and availability at the five leading grocery retailers: Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose. Each week the winning store manager is interviewed by The Grocer.
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Supermarkets' taste for craft lager grows
Supermarkets are knocking on the doors of craft lager brewers as sales of speciality beer soar.
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Comment & Opinion
Bring back our forgotten foods
Protection of our country’s distinctive, authentic foods can’t come soon enough; life is hard for the dedicated people who keep them going.
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NewsWholesale and indies rake in seasonal sales
Wholesalers and independents massively outpeformed the big box supermarkets this Christmas.
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NewsIs McCain jacket spud the oven chip of 2012?
McCain believes its latest launch will revolutionise jacket potatoes in the way the company shook up the chip market in the 1970s.
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InterviewsThe stuff of legends
What happens when you take 11 grocery legends to lunch? They dish the dirt on old rivalries, reflect on defining moments - and share their thoughts on the future.
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‘Super-ethical’ brand makes Booths debut
The Ethical Food Company, a new ‘super-ethical’ fresh produce brand from organic supplier Organic Farm Produce, has gained its first major listing, in Booths
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Higgidy turns to turkey for celebration pie
Higgidy is offering shoppers 'Christmas dinner in a limited-edition pie'. The handmade Christmasy Turkey Pie with Bacon Stuffing (rsp: £3.49/250g) is the first of a range of celebration pies to be launched by the company.
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Booths like-for-likes slip as its shoppers buy smaller baskets
Booths has blamed a 2% fall in annual like-for-like sales on cash-strapped shoppers downsizing their baskets. Total sales rose 0.6% in the year to 2 April, according to results filed at Companies House. But like-for-likes have experienced a massive reversal in fortunes since 2009-10,
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NewsEgg white revamp for Two Chicks
Free-range liquid egg white supplier Two Chicks is revamping its packaging to make its brand stand out more and better highlight the benefits of egg white. The packs, which are being rolled out at the beginning of November, also feature a…
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NewsWholesalers and indies shine in Sunday Times Top Track 250
Wholesalers and independent retailers have ranked highly in The Sunday Times’ Top Track 250 ranking of Britain’s mid-market private companies. Frozen food discounter Farmfoods was the top ranking independent on the list, climbing 12 to…
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NewsBooths to offer online service at MediaCity
Booths is to start selling food online for the first time next week. The upmarket northern supermarket chain is due to open a new store in Salford Quays on Wednesday, at MediaCityUK, the new home for the BBC and ITV.
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Analysis & FeaturesMalaysian King Prawn Laksa seafood meal kit
These seafood meal kits would help make the fish category more appealing to younger consumers
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NewsCan Fairtrade help UK farmers bag a fairer retail deal?
Within weeks of Tesco escalating the milk wars by rolling out its Creamfields brand to whole and semi-skimmed, the Fairtrade Foundation is working on a groundbreaking initiative with British farmers to see whether elements of the Fairtrade model...
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Booths gets funds to drive expansion
Booths has received the financial backing needed to support its ambitious expansion plans.The northern supermarket chain this week revealed it had refinanced its existing £56m debt facility and extended its credit by a further £37m.
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Comment & Opinion
Support vital for countryside and its people
National Countryside Week is a chance for industry to show support for farmers and conservationists, says Mark Price
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News
Focus On Butters & Spreads: Goats butter butts its way out of a niche
Originally launched as an alternative for people intolerant to cows milk, goats butter has been in supermarkets for more than a decade, with the market now estimated at £5m-£6m by leading producers and retailers.
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NewsOatly Fresh makes debut in chilled aisle
Oat-based milk drink Oatly is to make its debut in chilled with the launch of its first fresh variant. Oatly Fresh (rsp: £1.69 for a one-litre pack) has a shelf life of four weeks and, once opened, will keep fresh in the fridge for up to…
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Focus On Scotland: The brands switching lanes to win
The past year has seen a spate of cross-category innovation as Scottish brands target new customers and look beyond their traditional markets.