All articles by Grocer Staff – Page 5
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Weetabix draws up debut CSR plan
Weetabix draws up debut CSR plan: Weetabix has pledged to reduce excess packaging and eliminate it where possible as part of its inaugural report into corporate social responsibility.The document, drawn up with help from the Carbon Trust, sets out the company’s aim to reduce its...
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St George has UK distributor
Beer importer Pierhead Purchasing has added a Tasmanian lager to its portfolio. Boag’s St George (4.8% abv) is being pitched as a more easy-drinking alternative to Boag’s Premium (5.2% abv), which Pierhead already distributes in the UK. It will have...
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Not Just M&S Food
Marks & Spencer is trialling top household brands for the first time in its history. Joanne Grew takes a look at how they are faring
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Retailer gives up on Frinton-on-Sea
A Budgens retailer has been forced to close his store in Frinton-on-Sea after it was snubbed by residents. Owner Dee Patel said he had decided to close the store because it wasn’t viable. “I have tried for 18 months with this store but it was making...
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Independent view: Indies: Learn to make the most of your USPs
Yes, the multiples have posed formidable competition since they entered convenience. And, yes, they are a hard act to follow – but the independent shouldn’t forget their own points of difference
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Coming to a store near you
It took years for the baobab to crack the UK. A new law could speed things up for the next generation of novel foods, says Richard Ford
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Morrisons, Waitrose get regional nod
Morrisons, Waitrose get regional nod: Morrisons, Waitrose and Booths have all been named regional winners at this year’s Retail Cheese Awards. Booths in Lytham, Morrisons in Stamford and Waitrose in Burgess Hill won in the multiple retailer section for the north, central and south...
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Sainsbury’s HR appeals total just 25
Five hundred newly appointed HR managers began, this week, their new roles at Sainsbury’s, following its recent HR Change programme. The retailer reduced the previous 850 personnel manager roles to 500 in a bid to change the administrative-heavy...
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Acid test: McGuigan Discover
McGuigan Discover COMPANY: McGuigan Wines RSP: £7.99 Expert’s verdict 6/10 This wine is a blend of red and white grapes. The white Viognier is designed to add a softer, floral dimension, but I found the Shiraz still dominated, with the red cherry and berry fruit and the vanilla from ...
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Tilda adds four to steamed rice range
Tilda has added four new flavours to its fast-growing Steamed Basmati range in response to consumer feedback that suggested the category lacked variety. The basmati specialist has introduced two brown rice recipes – Butternut Squash and Mushroom &...
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Light bottles for Co-op ales
The Co-operative Group will use lighter glass bottles for its own-label ales from September, saving 131.5 tonnes of glass and 90 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions a year. “This proves it is possible for packaging to be resource-efficient without...
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Asda woos mums with games mag
Asda is launching a gaming magazine in a bid to boost sales among mums. The free quarterly Asda Games Magazine debuts this month and will target the family market rather than experienced gamers. “Asda has launched this magazine as a key innovation...
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Penguin picks up benefits of calcium
United Biscuits is hoping more mums will ‘pick up a Penguin’ for their kids following the addition of calcium to the range and the launch of two new lines. Calcium-enriched standard Penguin bars will hit shelves later this year, but two new products...
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Long-life sales grow as credit crunch bites
Long-life milk has long been a poor relation of fresh, but suddenly its popularity is growing. Richard Ford reports
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Tri-Bites to be revamped as Dairylea Bites
Dairylea Tri-bites is to be relaunched as Dairylea Bites this month. Brand owner Kraft is also increasing the Cheddar content of the triangle-shaped lunchbox cheeses in the revamp. Each £1.99 pack will contain 8 x 18g wrapped cheeses. The move is...
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Budgens says IT glitch was a ‘one-off’
Musgrave Retail Partners GB has denied there are problems with Budgens’ IT following complaints by customers of overcharging at a store in East Sussex. Shoppers had claimed they were being regularly overcharged by as much as £10 for their goods at...
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plight of the bumblebee
As vital pollinators of flowers and crops, the rapid decline in bee populations has serious implications for food supply and the price of goods. James Durston reports
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Long Clawson buys Dairy Crest Stilton
Long Clawson Dairy is to buy Dairy Crest’s Stilton and speciality cheese business, including its Hartington Creamery, in a £3.5m deal that makes it the largest Stilton manufacturer in the country. The deal, which marks Dairy Crest’s exit from the...
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Wokka is a vodka, not sake – Extreme
Extreme Spirits has moved to rebrand its Wokka Saki drink as a vodka to avoid confusion among consumers and trade customers. Even though Wokka Fusion Vodka has always contained a blend of Japanese sake, fruit and vodka and would continue to do so,...