All articles by Elinor Zuke – Page 18
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NewsFocus On Juices & Smoothies: Keeping the juices flowing
The juices and smoothies market looks poised for recovery, but some sectors are struggling, and the spectre of commodity prices continues to haunt everyone. Elinor Zuke reports
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ProfilesJJ Food Service hires new manager for BWS development
JJ Food Service has appointed Mark Hopkins to develop its fledgling BWS category. Hopkins, who starts on Monday as sector development manager, previously held senior management roles in sales, marketing and operations at Turkish drinks...
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NewsBurts Chips terminates MJ Baker supply deal
Burts Chips has terminated its supply agreement with fellow West Country business MJ Baker Foodservice after three years with neither party revealing why. MJ Baker Foodservice MD Malcolm Baker claimed he had been left in the dark as to...
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NewsNew Spar MD is ‘Good with Food’ marketeer Robinson
Debbie Robinson, the former director of food marketing for The Co-operative Group, is to replace long-serving Spar boss Jerry Marwood as managing director, The Grocer can reveal. Robinson will take over from Marwood in the summer when he...
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Shipping fuel hikes heap pressure on food prices
Experts have warned food prices are under further pressure after the price of shipping fuel reached a two-and-a-half year high. Known as bunkers, shipping fuel prices at Europe's biggest port Rotterdam have risen by 18.5% since the start...
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NewsPayPoint completes dream week with government welfare contract
The government has handed PayPoint a seven-year contract to provide welfare payments. The contract, which begins in 2012, is worth £20m per year and will be shared between PayPoint and Citibank.
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NewsBlakemore ‘poised to snap up Capper & Co’
Wholesale experts have predicted major consolidation in Spar UK amid rumours that AF Blakemore is looking to buy fellow Spar wholesaler Capper & Co. Capper confirmed this week it had been in talks with another company "for some time"...
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NewsJJ to move into booze after Landmark link-up
JJ Food Service has signed up with Landmark Wholesale as it looks to dramatically extend its offer with a move into the alcohol market. The foodservice wholesaler is the largest company to join Landmark in the past eight years and becomes...
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NewsDrop duty drawback says FWD as figures reveal level of fraud
The Federation of Wholesale Distributors is calling for the withdrawal of duty drawback on at-risk alcohol products after the government admitted a fifth of the money paid out was fraudulently claimed. The excise duty drawback system...
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NewsRivals blitz wholesalers to stymie Stella Cidre
Major cider makers C&C Group and Heineken are targeting wholesalers with competitive deals on their brands ahead of the launch of AB InBev's Stella Cidre, The Grocer has learnt.
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NewsMargins ‘given away’ as top wholesalers toil
Wholesaler profit margins held over the past year but remain wafer thin, The Grocer’s annual Big 30 report of grocery wholesalers has revealed. Total sales rose by 5.9%, and pre-tax profits were up by 12%, boosted by a strong performance…
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NewsEastenders directors face new asset freeze
The Court of Appeal last week suspended restraint orders issued against the directors of Eastenders in December - but the Crown Prosecution’s fight is far from over. The Old Bailey will hear a fresh application for restraint orders…
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NewsBig 30 Wholesalers: The race to consolidate
Bestway and Booker are in the driving seat, but will consolidation among the big 30 wholesalers accelerate and what form will it take? Elinor Zuke reports
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Big 30 Wholesalers: Fuel costs pile pressure on foodservice
If shopping locally has given a modest boost to independent retailers, the same cannot be said for foodservice customers. And with eating out in decline, suppliers are falling over each other to cut their margins to keep their piece of the shrinking pie.
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Big 30 Wholesalers: Two deals on, is Booker's Wilson keen for more?
As a wholesaler with cash to spare and CEO Charles Wilson at the helm, C&C giant Booker could have comfortably acquired many of its Big 30 rivals.
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Big 30 Wholesalers: Clash of titans, Landmark and Today’s
"Like Manchester Utd and Manchester City, there aren't many players who cross the great divide," a wholesale source told The Grocer when Elbrook C&C switched from Landmark to Today's last week.
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Big 30 Wholesalers 2011
Bestway and Booker are in the driving seat, but will consolidation among the Big 30 wholesalers accelerate? And what form will it take? Elinor Zuke reportsWith fuel prices through the roof, inflation and unemployment on the up, a VAT increase, and the prospect of a rise in interest rates, there’s ...
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NewsSert-MST muscles in on ‘huge potential’ of licensed toiletries
Toiletries wholesaler Sert-MST has predicted turnover growth of £85m over the next 18 months as it moves into licensed goods. The wholesaler has secured the toiletries licences on eight brands including Bob The Builder, Transformers,...
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NewsFoodservice in firing line as suppliers hike prices
Major food and drink suppliers are putting the squeeze on foodservice customers to absorb soaring commodity costs. The Grocer has seen letters sent by major suppliers including Heinz, United Biscuits and Tate & Lyle to their…
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NewsFWD lobbies bobbies with new criminal log
The Federation of Wholesale Distributors is building the first national database of crimes against wholesalers. The federation plans to use its criminal intelligence database to lobby the police to pay more attention to crimes against its...