All articles by Elinor Zuke – Page 15
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Analysis & FeaturesFood shop is 13 times cheaper than in 1862
Would you pay £234 for a bottle of gin or £149 for a pineapple? Elinor Zuke on how food prices have changed in 150 years.
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Sugro UK claws back share from the mults
Confectionery buying group Sugro UK has clawed its way back from a tough first quarter to end the year with a turnover 12% up on last year’s.
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NewsP&H relaunches its Supershop fascia to attract newsagents
Palmer & Harvey has relaunched its CTN symbol fascia Supershop as it looks to win more business from newsagents.
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NewsMakro signs up Blan as operations director
Loss-making wholesaler Makro has appointed Stephen Blan as operations director as it looks to return to growth.
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NewsBonne Maman out of Tesco after costs row
Bonne Maman jams and conserves are no longer on shelf in Tesco after the retailer rejected the supplier’s call for a price rise.
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NewsP&H vows to match C&Cs on 600 top lines
Palmer & Harvey is taking aim at cash & carries with a new initiative to wean independent retailers off visits to their local depot.
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NewsDoor-to-door boxes to flog black-market lamb
The amount of illegal lamb’s meat entering the food chain has soared by as much as 250% this year.
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NewsLevi Roots: ‘I lied about Reggae Reggae recipe’
Levi Roots has confessed that he lied on Dragons’ Den when he said the recipe for Reggae Reggae sauce was handed down by his grandmother.
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NewsTHL accuses Camelot of stirring up retailer fears
The bitter war between The Health Lottery and Camelot took a new twist this week as THL accused the national lottery operator of abusing its dominant position and acting as "an unelected policeman" of the lottery sector.
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News99p Wholesaler site takes fight to rivals - by comparing prices
A new wholesale website is going head-to-head with Booker and Bestway this week as it bids to become the first price comparison website for the wholesale grocery sector. 99p Wholesaler this week started to list Booker’s prices next to its own…
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NewsEskimo targets frozen gap left by Eismann UK
Ex-Spar chief Jerry Marwood is chairing a new company that is hoping to rebuild the collapsed delivered frozen food business Eismann UK - using a new business model. Eskimo Frozen Foods, which has been trading for six weeks…
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NewsStobart profits hit by volume declines at major customers
A decline in grocery sales has eaten into profits at logistics giant Stobart Group. Deputy CEO Richard Butcher told The Grocer volume declines at its customers - including Tesco, Danone, Mars and P&G - led to a £1.3m fall in pre-tax…
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Compass cleans up with ICM deal
Compass Group has bought Integrated Cleaning Management as the catering giant looks to strengthen its support services. The company said its latest acquisition meant it could offer high-quality cleaning solutions to more organisations across the UK.
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NewsBelfield plays Lucky Red card from China
Frozen food wholesaler Belfield is targeting restaurants and takeaways with a new Chinese brand. Lucky Red will launch with mini vegetable samosas and mini vegetable spring rolls sold in catering packs.
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Analysis & FeaturesBack on the bottle: can the new Oddbins find its niche?
For many in the industry, Oddbins looked to be, well, in the bin. So how does new MD Ayo Akintola aim to keep the reborn off-licence on high streets, asks Elinor Zuke
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Henderson snaps up Newry catering supplier
Henderson Foodservice has acquired Independent Catering Services in Northern Ireland. ICS, which is based in Newry, supplies chilled and ambient products to caterers in Northern Ireland but also has a significant client base in the Irish republic.
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Analysis & Features
Shut that door!
Many independents claim they are saving energy and cash by fitting doors to their chillers. So why isn’t everyone as open to chiller doors? Elinor Zuke reports
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NewsLandmark hits out at Asda for selling Bud 24-pack for £11
Landmark Wholesale MD Martin Williams has slammed Asda for selling lager at a "dramatically cheaper" price than wholesalers can buy it for directly from suppliers. Asda has been selling 24 bottles of 300ml Budweiser for £11 on Rollback...
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Booker profits rise 22%
Booker has posted a 22% rise in pre-tax profits to £45m in its first half, with sales up 8.5% to £1.8bn. The company said improvements in customer service had helped to drive overall like-for-like sales by 6.5% in the 24 weeks to 9 September.
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NewsTesco eyes fresh boost with ‘hot house’ trial
Tesco is exploring ways to dramatically boost its fresh foods offering with a ‘hot house’ availability trial.