All articles by Grocer Staff – Page 3
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Police seize counterfeit Spar vodka
Counterfeit Spar vodka containing 160 times the legal safe limit of methanol has been seized by police and council officials in North London and Northumbria. More than 180 bottles of the vodka, which was an imitation of Spar brand Imperial vodka,...
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Costcutter reaps rewards of promotions
Consumers are buying more special offers to save money during the credit crunch, according to Costcutter. The c-store chain said its sales were up 6.2% for the year to date as a result of increased promotional activity. Sales had also been boosted...
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P&H closes down its Winerite depot
Palmer & Harvey McLane, the UK’s biggest wholesaler, is to close its alcohol distribution company Winerite. The business, which operates out of a single depot in Leeds, will close towards the end of next month, affecting 70 jobs. The closure was...
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Premier ‘will need a strong second half to ease City fear’
Price hikes on some of the most iconic grocery brands on the supermarket shelf helped Premier Foods post a 43.5% sales jump to £1.29bn – but its gigantic debt is worrying investors. Britain’s biggest food manufacturer, which owns Hovis, Mr Kipling...
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Harrods lists Tahira Ramadan calendar
Halal food company Tahira Foods has won a contract to supply Harrods with chocolate Ramadan calendars. Similar to a Christmas advent calendar, the Ramadan calendar contains 30 pieces of milk chocolate in a box decorated with Islamic...
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End of the line for Boosted Smoothies
Nestlé’s Boosted Smoothies drinks have been discontinued just four months after they were launched to take on Innocent. The smoothies range had been billed as Nestlé’s “number one focus for a good few years” by Jon Walsh, MD of new business. But...
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Wolrd News: Wal-Mart drives into Latin America
Wal-Mart has announced plans for expansion in South America, with 80-90 new stores in Brazil and 12-15 new stores in Argentina to be opened in 2009....
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All change as Greenvale restructures
Greenvale AP, the UK’s leading supplier of potatoes, has appointed Brian Macdonald as its new financial director. Macdonald, who has worked for brewer Scottish & Newcastle for 25 years, most recently as finance director for developing markets, also...
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Emmerdale actress turns wine blender
Stowells is teaming up with former Emmerdale actress and Hell’s Kitchen finalist Adele Silva to produce a limited-edition wine range as part of a campaign to demystify wine for female drinkers. Stowells brand owner Constellation Europe claims the...
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Hula Hoops turn Mexican
United Biscuits is hoping to eat into the tortilla-style market, which it claims is worth £100m and growing by 11% year-on-year. It has added a Mexican-inspired selection of crisps to its Hula Hoops range, which will be made from corn and have a...
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Frü adds trifle and summer pudding
Frü adds trifle and summer pudding Gü is hoping to almost double UK sales of its Frü Fruity Puds brand to £9m in the next year by adding two new products to the chilled fruit-based desserts range. The new products consist of traditional British summer favourites strawberry &...
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Top-Up shop
Every week The Grocer’s mystery shoppers also visit convenience stores to check out the price of 10 commonly bought fast-moving food items across all grocery categories
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M&S lightens up sparklers
Marks & Spencer is putting some of its sparkling wines in lighter bottles in an effort to cut down on packaging. The retailer claims the move will save hundreds of tonnes of glass a year. Bottles of Prosecco and the pink Prosecco Raboso now weigh...
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Q&A with Nick Harris Store manager of the week
How do you manage availability in a new store? It’s much harder than normal, of course, as you don’t know what’s going to sell. Luckily, we’ve had a lot of support from head office, and have been on the emergency ordering list. That meant we could...
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Gooseberries: rain or shine
Sales of cooking gooseberries at Waitrose have risen by 91% this season compared with last year, an increase the retailer put down to the adaptability of the fruit to British weather. Waitrose, which also reported that sales of its later-season...
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Sainsbury’s claims it’s greenest in UK
Sainsbury’s has opened what it claims is the UK’s greenest supermarket. The timber-built store in Dartmouth, Devon, which opened this week, is heated by a biomass boiler that halves the amount of energy taken from the national grid. Rainwater is...
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Cow flags up calcium
Kids’ yoghurt brand Munch Bunch has introduced a new on-pack character called Munch the Cow in an attempt to remind parents and children that yoghurt is a key source of calcium. The image of Munch will feature alongside nutrition information, which...
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Burts focuses on multipacks
Burts Chips is to concentrate its efforts on the multipack market following success in the multiples. The company is launching its first range of multipacks for adults and has revamped its range of kids’ multipacks. It has built a new factory to...