All articles by Charlie Wright – Page 19
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NewsRobert Wiseman squeezes out Dairy Crest in milk deal with The Co-op
The Co-operative Group has handed a two-year deal to supply all its own-label milk to Robert Wiseman Dairies. The mutual had previously sourced 25% of its own-label milk from Dairy Crest, with Wiseman providing the remaining 75%.
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NewsProsecco in for fags and lager in nation’s shopping basket
Prosecco has replaced lager in the ‘shopping basket’ used by the Office of National Statistics to calculate inflation in the UK. In a sign of the times, vending machine cigarettes have also been ditched from the list.
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Comment and Opinion
Kronen-four?
Today the government’s Responsibility Deal was made public, along with the names of 170 companies that have signed up to its various well-meaning pledges.
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NewsAlcohol campaigners accuse Whitehall of cave-in to drinks trade
A group of senior doctors and health campaigners have snubbed the government’s alcohol ‘responsibility deal’, claiming legislators have caved in to pressure from the drinks trade to water down its plans.
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Comment and Opinion
Looking after number one
A little later on this afternoon, BBC Radio 4 will broadcast an interview with Sir Terry Leahy. Filmed in the final few weeks of his reign, the former Tesco chief will trace his path from Toxteth tearaway to retailing legend.
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Comment and OpinionAd of the Week: The Co-op’s call to arms is a very bloodless revolution
You might think DC10's talk about adopting a granny is cynical rhetoric that aims only to mask the wreckage of savage spending cuts, like a razor blade hidden in a cupcake. And you'd be right.
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NewsPrinces promises tuna will be shark-friendly by 2014
Princes has vowed to improve the sustainability of its tuna with a new four-year plan. The company said that from 2014 it would use only pole and line-caught fish, ditching ‘aggregation’ methods that risk catching sharks and other species along with the tuna.
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NewsFood companies plot online stores to target shoppers directly
Food manufacturers are increasingly looking at selling their products directly to consumers via online e-stores, new research claims.
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NewsLinda McCartney back on TV after 15-year break
Linda McCartney Foods is returning to TV screens after a decade and a half with a week of documentary-style adverts running on daytime television.
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Comment and Opinion
Dalton's web of intrigue
Morrisons today unveiled its latest annual results, with profits up a healthy 13% and like-for-likes increasing by an altogether more modest 0.9%. More eye-catching than the underwhelming sales performance was the news that Morrisons is sensationally taking on both the US and the whole internet in one fell swoop.
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Comment and Opinion
Smoking guns, ticking timebombs
Andrew Lansley today confirmed that the controversial tobacco display ban is to go ahead, dashing the genuine hopes for a reprieve still harboured by many retailers.
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NewsWaitrose celebrates web re-launch by planting trees
Waitrose has announced a new ruse to boost its green credentials, in a tie-in with the overhaul of its online delivered service.
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NewsBendicks braced for Germany switch
Workers at Bendicks are braced for redundancies after it emerged that the chocolate maker’s German owner is planning to relocate production.
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Comment and Opinion
Children of the revolution
Grocer Towers is often the scene of fearsome debate, as our newshounds compare leads, dissect the strategies of the companies we write about and, most commonly, row about whose turn it is to make the tea.
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Comment and OpinionAd of the Week: Aldi’s own-label angel takes a swing at the champ
Thankfully we live in a more tolerant age than when folk hid in kitchens making chugging noises and frothing at the mouth like a possessed Frenchman to convince guests they weren't serving instant coffee.
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NewsSainsbury’s publishes kids’ books range
Sainsbury’s is to publish a new range of books for children. The books are aimed at kids aged up to five, priced between £3 and £9.99. They will appear on shelves across 200 stores and include titles such as My Terrific Tractor Book.
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NewsBudweiser brewer AB InBev powers on in 2010
Cost savings and drinkers in key markets shifting to higher-priced beers helped AB InBev to a strong performance over the past year.
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Comment and Opinion
Time is of the Essenta
Yesterday PayPoint claimed victory in its long-running battle to stop Camelot muscling in on its turf by offering commercial services via its tills. And there was more good news for the payment provider today, having bagged a seven-year gig to replace the Post Office dishing out welfare payments.
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NewsSainsbury’s bags Gok Wan to design Tu women's range
Sainsbury’s has signed up TV fashion guru Gok Wan, star of How To Look Good Naked, to design a new women’s clothing range under its Tu brand. The first clothes in the new range will hit shelves in the autumn.
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NewsM&S to open 'greenest store yet' next month
Marks & Spencer has announced plans for what it called its “most sustainable UK store” in Sheffield. The new site marks the first “sustainable learning stores” the retailer will use to develop its expertise in sustainable techniques as part of its ‘Plan A’ commitments.