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NewsCo-op's Peter Marks bows out... not quite with full marks
The Co-operative Group’s CEO Peter Marks steps down today after six years at the helm…
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NewsRichard Hayhoe lands Booker Family Shopper role
Richard Hayhoe has joined Booker, taking responsibility for the development of its new Family Shopper fascia…
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NewsOcado makes it easier for shoppers to defect
Ocado customers switching from rivals such as Tesco and Waitrose will be able to import details from online accounts…
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NewsCraig Clarkson gets off-trade marketing job at Heineken
Heineken has promoted Craig Clarkson to category and trade marketing director for the off-trade…
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NewsAsda offers mental health patients work experience
Asda has reached an agreement with a private mental health hospital that enables patients to gain work experience…
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NewsThe Co-op Group: 'bank downgrades will not affect food'
The Co-operative Group’s much-publicised banking woes will not affect its food business, it has insisted…
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NewsEco-packaging claims surge to all time high
As Courtauld takes the focus off packaging, the number of new products making green packaging claims has rocketed…
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NewsMalaysian 'sustainable' palm oil suppliers exasperated
The Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil is facing internal dissent after Malaysian palm growers threatened to quit…
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NewsNatoora to open its first store in London
High-end restaurant supplier Natoora is to open its first store this month…
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NewsPoppadom production 'blip' causes shortages in supermarkets
Sharwood’s and Patak’s have struggled to supply the Indian snacks to the likes of Waitrose and Tesco…
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NewsHalal burger test result in Leicester challenged, supplier considers legal action
The company accused of supplying a halal lamb burger contaminated with pork to Leicester schools is claiming new information shows the product did not contain any pork after all. It is now considering legal action.
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NewsNew Iglo Group CEO vows to accelerate growth
New Iglo Group CEO Elio Leoni Sceti has vowed to make innovation a key focus as he seeks to accelerate growth.
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NewsTop 100 fmcg brands defied 2012 advertising slowdown
The biggest advertisers in fmcg ramped up ad budgets by 11% in 2012, despite the decline in overall advertising spend…
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NewsSlower-moving Tesco still breaks 3,000+ store barrier
Tesco opened 165 new stores last year to smash the 3,000-store barrier, the new Grocery Retail Structure has revealed…
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NewsMorrisons to go online by January after agreeing 25-year Ocado distribution deal
Morrisons has agreed to pay Ocado £170m upfront as part of a 25-year agreement to help the supermarket launch an online grocery business by January.
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NewsEnd of Waitrose tie-up hits Boots food sales
Boots has blamed a decline in food and drink sales on the break-up of its relationship with Waitrose.
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NewsCoca-Cola’s secret recipe leaked – yet again
Alarm bells must have been ringing at Coca-Cola Towers this week – with not one but two alleged leaks of the fizzy stuff’s famous secret recipe.
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NewsVolvic Juiced enters gaming world with digital billboard
Volvic is to unveil a digital billboard that will give shoppers the chance to win prizes by squashing virtual fruit.
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NewsAsda sales up 1.3% in first quarter
Asda today reported strong first quarter like-for-like sales growth of 1.3%, with an unchanged market share of 17.9%.
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NewsMackerel battle ramps up as MCS redraws fishing advice
The Marine Conservation Society has moved to flag up its sustainability concerns over Icelandic and Faroese-caught mackerel to shoppers as tensions in Europe over the nations’ alleged overfishing of the fish begin to rise.