All articles by Elinor Zuke – Page 7
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NewsBargain Booze bids to see off specialists with posh wines
Bargain Booze is trialling a premium wine collection in stores that face competition from specialist local wine merchants…
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NewsMenace of supermarket trolley handle germs solved at last
A transparent film that claims to eradicate potentially deadly bacteria on supermarket trolley handles is being launched this week.
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NewsBoots turns to Musgrave after Waitrose trial flops
Boots has begun a 12-month trial with Musgrave as it looks to expand into the convenience food market.
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NewsMore ‘human vending machines’ deployed for Paralympics
Regency Event Solutions has increased the number of “human vending machines” it employs at the Olympic Park by 40%…
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News3663 wins £60m deal to supply prisons in England and Wales
Foodservice wholesaler 3663 has won a new £60m contract to supply all food and drink to publicly-run prisons in England…
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NewsLandmark Wholesale signs up Euro Wholesalers
Licensed and impulse cash & carry Euro Wholesalers has joined Landmark Wholesale…
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Analysis & FeaturesEnergy drinks market drained of power
The price of energy drinks has plummeted in the past 12 months as more and more cheap products have flooded the market…
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NewsBooze under bond at East End depot
East End Foods is in line to improve its cashflow by £15m a year after opening a bonded warehouse at its new Aston Cross depot…
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NewsHain Celestial acquires Premier's spreads and jellies for £200m
US giant Hain Celestial will use its acquisition of Premier Foods’s jam, jellies and spreads business to build…
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Category ReportDownload the full results of our food hygiene survey
The Grocer analysed thousands of hygiene ratings by local authority food safety officers. You can download the full results here.
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NewsTesco and independents 'must improve' food hygiene
Tesco has been awarded the lowest food hygiene score of the major multiples in a new report by The Grocer - but independents fared far worse.
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NewsPremier Foods offloads Hartley’s and Robertson’s
Premier Foods has sold its sweet, spreads and jellies business to Hain Celestial for £200m.
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NewsCamelot denied in Health Lottery judicial review bid
National Lottery operator Camelot has vowed to fight on after the High Court threw out its call for a judicial review into the running of the Health Lottery.Judges in the High Court today rejected Camelot’s call for a judicial review into the Gambling Commission’s decision to allow Richard Desmond’s rival ...
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NewsDividend for creditors of DBC 'pence'
DBC’s unsecured creditors are in line to receive around 7p for every pound they were owed when the company collapsed in March…
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NewsConsolidation scheme delivers Spar efficiencies
Spar suppliers have slashed the road miles they cover to reach the symbol group’s wholesalers by 85% after Spar…
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NewsLocal businesses survived Olympics 'no thanks to LOCOG'
Foodservice wholesaler Essex Flour and Grain has survived the Olympic Games, but with “no thanks to LOCOG”…
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NewsAppletiser brings Tony Holmes back to drinks
Appletiser has hired ex-Health Lottery sales director Tony Holmes as commercial director for Europe. The move is a return…
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NewsIs London ready for the Paralympics? Sainsbury's is
The Paralympic Games could spark the traffic chaos that the Olympics didn’t because they overlap with the start of…
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Analysis & FeaturesWheat price worries haven't hit the supermarkets... yet
All the warning signs are there. Wheat prices in London and Paris have leapt by a third in just a month…
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NewsCampylobacter risk could be slashed by new packaging invention
Food poisoning cases caused by bacteria carried on poultry packaging could be slashed following the invention of…