All Buying and Supplying articles – Page 8
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Comment and Opinion
Joint business plans are often meaningless – suppliers don’t need them
The customer agrees to JBPs whilst chuckling quietly about how much they are getting for a simple signature on a meaningless plan, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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News
Tesco delists Cinnamon Kitchen retail range after a year
The modern Indian brand launched a 16-strong range of restaurant-inspired dishes into the retailer last September
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Comment and Opinion
Chasing someone for a response? Here are the dos and don’ts
A phrase often attributed to Einstein springs to mind: ‘The definition of madness is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results’, says Darren A Smith, founder & CEO of Making Business Matter
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News
Pukpip expands frozen fruit line-up with Real Banana Bites
The supplier made its UK debut in January, with a duo of chocolate-coated wonky bananas
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News
Aldi set to boost veggie offer with Plant Menu spin-off
It comes as other retailers are making concerted efforts to bolster their vegetarian and vegan ranges
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News
Nestlé discontinues Caramac chocolate after more than 60 years
‘This change will enable us to focus on our best-performing brands,’ said Nestlé
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News
Heinz adds pickle ketchup inspired by viral TikTok trend
TikTok videos posted with the hashtag #pickle had over 5.4 billion views at the time of writing
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News
Premier Foods adds festive lines for Bisto, Paxo and Oxo
The NPD would ‘ensure that consumers can choose the perfect accompaniment to their main meal’ this Christmas, said Premier Foods
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Profiles and QandAs
My food & drink job: Jessica Smyth, senior buyer, Sainsbury’s
’I didn’t know buying was an option when I was searching career fayres at school’
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Long reads
What must new CEO Rami Baitiéh do to turn Morrisons around?
Everyone knows first impressions count, and it would seem new Morrisons CEO Rami Baitiéh is going all out to ensure he makes a good one
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News
Former Getir buying chief makes return to Ocado
Neil Franklin is returning to Ocado as its director of ambient grocery
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News
Kestrel Foods launches Just Live a Little gluten-free granola
Batch-baked at Kestrel Foods’ gluten-free facility in County Armagh, the granolas contain wholegrain oats, fruit and nut butter
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News
Warp Snacks CEO Chris Schulze-Melander steps down
Schulze-Melander is leaving the business ‘to pursue other ventures outside of snacking’
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News
Waitrose asks suppliers to submit deflation proposals as it looks to lower prices
Suppliers have been asked to submit “deflation proposals” as part of JBT templates
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News
Belazu launches ‘chef-grade’ chilled pesto range
They were developed using the same methods as Belazu’s pesto for foodservice
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News
Capri-Sun adds zero sugar drinks range
The new zero-added sugar SKUs contain nearly 90% less sugar than in Capri-Sun’s original formula
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News
Mixologist’s Garden seals retail debut for freeze-dried fruit garnish range
Each pouch is equivalent to 100g of fresh fruit, according to the brand
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News
Merchant Gourmet adds microwaveable rice quartet
’We want to inject the Merchant Gourmet personality into microwaveable rice,’ said MD Richard Peake
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News
‘Wholemeal’ 50/50 loaves may be instructed to relabel
Use of the word ’wholemeal in the naming or advertising’ of products that contain a blend of wheat flours is prohibited, according to Defra
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News
Naked smoothies disappear from Waitrose in juices shake-up
It comes shortly after the brand was delisted by Co-op