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NewsWorld Flowers closure followed a £4.4m loss
Retailer price pressure, cold weather in Kenya and disruption caused by last year’s ash cloud culminated in World Flowers posting a £4.4m loss before it ceased trading on 2 May 2011, The Grocer can reveal. World Flowers was a major…
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NewsAB InBev’s MacFarlane moves to Eastern Europe
Stuart MacFarlane is giving up leadership of AB InBev's UK operations and moving to Moscow to run its Eastern European business. MacFarlane, who becomes zone president for Central and Eastern Europe from 1 January next year, will be...
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NewsC-stores abroad: The new foreign legion
You might not associate the humble British c-store with such far-flung destinations as Dubai or Namibia, but emerging markets are ripe for expansion. Virginia Matthews reports
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Admirable new Thorntons tactics
Sir, It was refreshing to read your recent Thorntons article ('Can Thorntons perk itself up with a shot of Caffé culture?, 2 July, p14). Jonathan Hart's strategy to move the business from an inflexible, out-of-date model to a flexible,...
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NewsThe new snack cheese aimed purely at adults
Regional cheese supplier Bridgehead Food Partners is to take on the likes of Cathedral City and Babybel with the launch of a new range of on-the-go adult snacking cheeses. The Chunky Cheese Co. snacks come in four variants: Tangy Mature…
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NewsASA raps Aldi for misleading comparison
Aldi has expressed its "surprise and disappointment" after the ASA banned its 'Swap and Save over 40%' email ad. A complaint to the ASA suggested the ad was unfair and misleading after it compared the price of Aldi's own-label products...
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NewsArla bags Lidl’s milk contract for Scotland
Arla has picked up the contract to supply liquid milk to Lidl's Scottish stores after Graham's The Family Dairy failed to match it on price. The Arla contract which will see it supplying milk to more than 90 Lidl stores commenced...
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NewsLil-Lets targets teens in bid to avoid promo trap
Feminine hygiene brand Lil-Lets is overhauling its product range in a bid to add value to the sanitary protection market and escape the promotion trap. The brand is rolling out three new lines and revamping its existing range next month,...
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NewsLeicester police in push for super-strength ban
Police are trying to ban convenience stores in Leicester from selling super-strength lager and cider in a bid to curb antisocial behaviour by street drinkers. Eight stores in an existing ‘alcohol saturation zone’ in the city centre are…
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Tesco launches site selling high-end beauty products
Tesco has launched a website selling high-end beauty products including a collagen drink and a £91 moisturiser. Nutribeautyproducts.com offers products and supplements from more than 50 brands including Dr Hauschka, Weleda and Neal's...
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NewsMolson Coors unveils its beers for the girls
Pub landlord Al Murray will need a new catchphrase if the latest NPD from Molson Coors does its job. The brewer is hoping it will be more beer and less 'white wine/fruit-based drink for the lady' after it rolls out its female-friendly...
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NewsBewley’s sets sights on freshening up the British coffee market
Irish brand Bewley's has revamped its fresh coffee range and set its sights on expanding into the UK. The company, which claims to be the leading fresh coffee brand in Ireland, is hoping to make the category more accessible to consumers....
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NewsBritons bottle out of splashing out on wine
British drinkers are falling out of love with wine and turning to cider, beer and spirits instead, The Grocer's second annual ranking of Britain's 100 Biggest Alcohol Brands can reveal.
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NewsMüller revamps to stand out as a ‘master brand’
Müller is giving its UK yoghurt portfolio a new look to highlight the Müller brand more prominently on packs and make Müller products stand out more in the yoghurt aisle. At the same time, the company is reformulating its Müller Light...
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NewsMajestic offers cellar storage service for fine wine collections
Majestic Wine has come up with a novel way for cellar-less wine enthusiasts to build a fine wine collection. Under its Fine Wine Plan, which is launching now, customers can invest anything from £50 per month in their collections, which...
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NewsPop Choc goes into impulse
Nestlé is expanding its Kit Kat Pop Choc brand which it launched in sharing bags in March into the impulse market. The company says retail sales of Pop Choc have hit £3m since launch, prompting the roll-out of the bitesized pieces of...
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NewsChokablok demand forces Tesco to take its ice cream offline
Strong sales of Tesco venture brand Chokablok ice cream forced the retailer to pull the brand from its website last week after supplies ran low. All five variants of the brand, launched last month, were removed from tesco.com in some...
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NewsKraft’s Clarke lands top job at Premier
City experts have cautiously welcomed the appointment of Michael Clarke as the new CEO of Premier Foods. Clarke joins from Kraft Foods, where he was president of its European operations, on 1 September, replacing outgoing CEO Robert...
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Kerry optimistic despite competition referral
Kerry Foods is confident that the completion of its acquisition of Headland Foods will not be scuppered by its referral to the Competition Commission. The merger's future was cast into doubt earlier this week after the OFT referred it to...
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Co-op Group in director shuffle
The Co-operative Group has appointed two new regional operations directors for its food business. David Parker will manage food operations in the South East, taking responsibility for 480 stores. He moves from the role of regional...