All articles by Grocer Staff – Page 8
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M&S brand supply defended by Booker
Wholesale giant Booker has defended its move to supply M&S with brands - which appears in conflict with its stated aim of becoming the biggest and best supplier to small businesses in the UK. Supplying M&S fitted its other main ambition of...
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WORLD NEWS: Lianhua to open Belgian subsidiary
SHANGHAI: Lianhua Holdings is poised to venture outside its native China for the first time. It plans to open a subsidiary, Shanghai Lianhua (Europe), in Belgium,...
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Wild Bean escapes from the forecourt
BP has opened its first standalone Wild Bean Café in the UK, marking the format's first departure from the forecourt. The store, which sells cold drinks, sandwiches, newspapers and magazines and has a separate seating area, opened this week...
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In Brief: Wine website axed; Partnership rolls out; BRC Shop Price Index
Wine website axed Sainsbury's is closing its dedicated wine website at the end of July. Although the site offered wines by the case, customers already ordered wine by the case from its grocery site,...
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We ask... Do retailers show less loyalty in hard times?
Deals improve loyalty Delivered wholesaler. Retailers are looking around the various wholesalers for bargains at the moment, but probably more worrying is the amount of grey market stock on issue this...
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Tesco is looking good in health and beauty
Health & beauty continues to be one of the most heavily promoted categories in the multiples, ranking fourth among the top five categories last weekend, with 14% of total offers. Tesco boasted the most promotions.
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The Top 50 Independents 2008
The head of the grocery inquiry says there is nothing to stop independents from succeeding, but what do the figures show? A special report by The Grocer
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acid test -Thierry's Wine services & Carlsberg
Expert's verdict... 6/10 ?A novel idea and a crisp Cabernet Sauvignon with lots of blackberry and vanilla. The Vins de Pays market is enjoying something of a rejuvenation at present. However, I am not sure that the absence of a strong on-pack brand...
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Premier Foods to meet expectations
Premier Foods has said it expects to meet market expectations for 2007 despite rising raw material and packaging costs. In a trading update released this morning, the food manufacturer, which owns brands including Branston, Hovis, Oxo and...
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Small producers and retailers dismissed
Bob Farrand National director, Guild of Fine Foods Sir; On reading all 270 pages of the Competition Commission's provisional findings, I have reached the sad conclusion there is little hope for Britain's independent food retailers, small...
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It's a cracking yarn
At the height of the BSE crisis in the mid-90s The Observer predicted that by 2016 CJD caught from eating BSE-infected beef would be killing half a million Britons every year. National Euthanasia Clinics would be "struggling to help 500 people...
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King faces shaky comparisons
Unflattering comparatives revealed by The Grocer show that Sainsbury's has a tough task ahead to continue its recovery after the Delta Two débâcle, says Mark Choueke Doing nothing is no longer an option”. That was the warning Deutsche Bank...
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Clipper Teas bids whittled down to five
Clipper Teas, the organic and Fairtrade hot drinks supplier, is to be sold off, it is understood. Clipper's founders Lorraine and Michael Brehme had received 10 bids and were whittling these down to a shortlist of five, a source close to...
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Ambient lines take the lead in pasta sales
Ambient pasta and pasta sauces are bucking the general trend by growing faster than their counterparts in chilled, new figures show. TNS Worldpanel figures produced exclusively for The Grocer show the dried pasta sector grew 4% in value...
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Needs aren't met by supermarkets alone
Needs aren't met by supermarkets alone Jerry Marwood Managing director, Spar UK and chairman of the Association of Convenience Stores Sir; The Competition Commission has...
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Waitrose Entertaining goes from strength to strength
Waitrose Entertaining is going from strength to strength, according to the retailer. Kate Greenslade, category buyer, Waitrose Entertaining, said sales at the catalogue service had been consistently good and were rising steadily. She...