All articles by Guy Montague-Jones – Page 13
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News
Booths completes acquisition of fruit and veg supplier Sharrocks
Booths has completed the acquisition of its fruit and veg supplier Sharrocks.
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Rob Davies leaves Raisio
Rob Davies, former FD and co-owner of Glisten, has left parent company Raisio in the latest management reshuffle.
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Warburtons launches its first cakes
After expanding into free-from bread and snacks, Warburtons is now moving into the cake market for the first time.
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Weetabix still unable to buy 100% British wheat
Weetabix will have to continue buying some wheat from abroad despite the improved quality of this year’s domestic crop…
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Ocado plans tiering and more products for £100m own-label offer
Ocado has drawn up plans to launch ‘good, better, best’ tiering across its fast-growing own-label range…
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Comment and Opinion
Christmas puds goods
More and more of us are donning an apron and making our own Christmas pudding. But consumers will have to contend with fluctuating ingredients prices…
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Britvic profits jump as it plans Fruit Shoot expansion in US
Britvic has reported a 28% increase in full-year profit before tax to £108m and sealed a new deal with PepsiCo Americas Beverages to extend the distribution of Fruit Shoot in the US.
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Waitrose to add six new Welcome Break stores
Waitrose has more than doubled the range stocked in its Welcome Break branches.
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Booths profits drop as staff bonus hits costs
Booths’ annual profits fell by a third to £6.4m Booths has reported a drop in annual profits after reinstating an annual bonus to staff. The northern supermarket’s operating profit fell by a third to £6.4m in the year to 31 March, according to accounts filed on Companies ...
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Gerber Emig and Refresco complete soft-drinks merger
The merger of Gerber Emig and Refresco to form soft drinks giant Refresco Gerber with a combined turnover of £2.3bn has been finalised.
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Analysis and Features
Grocer Price Index shows inflation at big four below 2%
Falling commodity costs and a fierce price war driven by sluggish sales have helped cut supermarket price inflation…
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Red Sky loses listings as 'normal crisps' fail to impress
Walkers premium crisp brand Red Sky has lost nearly all its supermarket listings…
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myWaitrose loyalty card now 'used for half of all sales'
Two years after Waitrose launched myWaitrose, half the supermarket’s sales are now coming through the loyalty card.
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Comment and Opinion
M&S food in rude health
A year on from his appointment as M&S’s executive director of food, Steve Rowe can be congratulated for making a good business better…
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Waitrose Christmas ad plays up charity credentials
Waitrose has highlighted the work the supermarket does for charities and local communities in its Christmas ad campaign.
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Waitrose website comes top for customer satisfaction
Customer feedback about Waitrose’s website has improved dramatically over the past two years.
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Co-op suppliers angry at payment demands
Suppliers have reacted angrily to new demands from The Co-operative Group for lump sum payments…
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Booths trial aims to 'put the soul back into shopping'
Booths is trialling a raft of new ideas at its Knutsford store including vouchers for out-of-stock items…
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Waitrose makes improving availability its top priority
Waitrose is ramping up its efforts to tackle longstanding issues with availability…
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Dunhelm founder Adderley boosts M&S stake
The billionaire founder of home furnishings retailer Dunelm has invested almost £250m in Marks & Spencer, it emerged yesterday.