Archive of all Booths articles – Page 38
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A family affair - Businesses prime for private equity
Stans Superstore's Andrew Faulks is the third generation of his family to run the business, a model that is far from unique in the grocery sector. Family-run businesses dominate the independent sector, wholesaling and even the multiples. The...
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Booth stuns as he quits Nisa-Today's
Nisa-Today's non-executive chairman Edwin Booth has sensationally stepped down after just five months in the role.Booth, who stood down on Thursday, said the resignation was because his chain Booths was about to reduce the amount of...
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acid test - Tuborg and Brothers Cider
Expert's verdict:8/10 ?Carlsberg may just have hit on a winner by re-introducing Tuborg into the UK market. The 20 x 275ml pack of traditional Danish Pilsner beer is great value and, at 4.6% abv, fills a void between standard and premium lager. The...
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Profiles
we work together
Paul on John I have worked at Booths for 33 years and have been manager of our store in Penwortham, near Preston, for eight years. John joined us two years ago as assistant manager and we essentially do each other's job when we...
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Booths cuts waste in bid to drive recovery
Upmarket northern supermarket chain Booths says it has acted to improve its performance after profits took a dive last year.The Preston-based retailer suffered a 38% drop in pre-tax profits from £7.4m to £4.6m for the year to 1...
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Heaven adds bizarre biscuit to mainstream
A range of products made with unusual flavours and no nasties is being introduced to bring some premium indulgent quirkiness to the mainstream market. The first launch under the Heaven's Kitchen brand is Momentinis - a range of luxury...
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Innovation
Gone are the days when vegetarian lasagne and macaroni cheese were the most exciting vegetarian products available on supermarket shelves. Manufacturers are now offering increasingly adventurous choices in the vegetarian sector to tempt both...
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Festive sales brighten independents' mood
It wasn't just the multiples that enjoyed the Christmas spirit - the festive period was just as much a winner for independents. Nisa-Today's put to rest the ghost of Christmas 2005 - when it suffered serious distribution problems at its...
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Company Profile - Higgidy
Since they cut themselves a slice of the premium pie market in October 2003, Camilla Stephens and James Foottit have earned their crust in the own label sector. But with two product launches last November into the branded arena, the husband...
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Company Profile Higgidy
Since they cut themselves a slice of the premium pie market in October 2003, Camilla Stephens and James Foottit have earned their crust in the own-label sector. But with two product launches last November in the branded arena, the husband and...
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Living La vida local
Local food is poised for massive growth this year. It has already bloomed to nearly £4bn in annual sales, according to IGD, and now the multiples are set to ramp up their local offers in response to consumer worries about the environment, food...
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Company profile - V Water
It's not often that a hangover changes the course of someone's life. But if it hadn't been for one particularly bleary-eyed morning after, V Water, the brainchild of Walter Faulstroh and Chris Coleridge, would never have seen the light of...
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Profile Revisited
Farmhouse Fare, the premium pudding company, has seen wide-ranging changes over the last year, not least of which was its acquisition, in October, by Daniels Chilled Foods, owner of the Covent Garden Soup brand. It's no surprise the company,...
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Profile Revisited
Farmhouse Fare, the premium pudding company, has seen wide-ranging changes over the last year, not least of which was its acquisition, in October, by Daniels Chilled Foods, owner of the Covent Garden Soup brand. It's no surprise the company,...
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Company Profile V Water
It's not often that a hangover changes the course of someone's life. But if it hadn't been for one particularly bleary-eyed morning after, V Water, the brainchild of Walter Faulstroh and Chris Coleridge, (pictured on facing page)...
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Company Profile V Water
It's not often that a hangover changes the course of someone's life.But if it hadn't been for one particularly bleary-eyed morning after, V Water, the brainchild of Walter Faulstroh and Chris Coleridge, (pictured on facing page)...