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Makro turns its focus on hoteliers in latest customer campaign
Makro has launched its third customer campaign, this time targeting independent hoteliers. In the Proud to Support Independent Hotels campaign, the loss-making wholesaler will run fortnightly offers and price-freeze initiatives. Customer...
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Nocton plays its green card over ‘superdairy’
A pint of milk produced by the Nocton 'superdairy' herd would have a carbon footprint 41% lower than a litre of Tesco milk, Nocton Dairies claimed this week, as it launched a new scaled-down bid to gain planning permission. The...
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‘Cheap whites’ seized in HMRC swoop on smuggling hot spot
Around 11,000 illegal cigarettes and 1.6 kilos of counterfeit tobacco have been seized from a Midlands convenience store following a raid by HM Revenue & Customs. The raid took place last week in West Bromwich. The items were…
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Third Party: Convenience sector is growing in importance
As Morrisons joins other big names opening c-stores, brands should note increased opportunities, says David Norbury
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NewsFocus On World Cuisine: World foods are hot
Recreating the restaurant experience at home. Exciting new dishes. Diwali and Ramadan. Many factors are boosting sales in the booming world cuisine sector, says Simon Creasey
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Focus On World Cuisine: Four to watch
India On Platter is a range of microwaveable ambient curries, vegetable biryani and steamed white basmati rice, launched by Kohinoor Foods UK.
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NewsHow a supersized dairy was cut down to size by the public
After a PR débâcle, Nocton has been forced to rethink its plans for a superdairy. Will a scaled back model be viable? Richard Ford and Julia Glotz report
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NewsLow-profile Emmi enters the primetime with Onken deal
Swiss dairy giant Emmi is a virtual unknown in the UK. So what will the acquisition of Onken bring? Quite a lot, says Stuart Smith
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Organic, flavoured milks dragged into price wars
The supermarket milk price war that kicked off in July is starting to have a knock-on effect beyond standard milk, with prices for organic milk as well as some branded flavoured milks hitting new lows as a result of aggressive promotions.
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Mills Group offloads small supermarkets
Mills Group has become the latest retailer to sell some of its small supermarkets. The c-store chain acquired eight stores from The Co-operative Group last year, taking the retailer into small supermarkets for the first time. However, it...
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Marwood to leave Spar MD role next summer
Wholesale rivals have paid tribute to industry stalwart Jerry Marwood, who this week announced he was stepping down as Spar UK MD next summer "to seek new challenges". Marwood joined the company as retail director in 1996 and returned in...
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NewsMorrisons adds CCTV to abattoirs in welfare move
Morrisons is to have CCTV cameras installed in all of its own abattoirs by the end of the year.
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Welsh taste award winners unveiled
The full list of Gold, Silver and Bronze winners for this year’s Wales The True Taste Food and Drink Awards is now available online.
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NewsSmith steps aside at Musgrave GB
Phil Smith, MD of Musgrave Retail Partners GB, which owns Budgens and Londis, has resigned following a boardroom shake-up at Musgrave Group.
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NewsToday’s Local Drinks is launched in retail push
Today's Group has launched a new fascia for independent off-licences, as the wholesale arm of Nisa-Today's continues to expand its retail offer.
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NewsFirst for Weetabix with locally sourced wheat
One year after Hovis and Warburtons battled it out to launch the first all-British loaf, Weetabix has gone even further, promising to source 100% of its wheat within 50 miles of production.
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NewsSainsbury’s asks PR agencies to pitch for Comic Relief work
Sainsbury’s is on the hunt for a new consumer PR agency.
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NewsNocton halves cow numbers in revised mega herd plan
Plans for the UK’s first mega herd have been resubmitted with less than half the original number of cows proposed.
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NewsWarburtons recalls crumpets in aluminium alert
Warburtons is recalling six-packs of crumpets amid concerns several batches may have been contaminated with pieces of metal.
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NewsNorthern Foods and Greencore to merge
Northern Foods, the maker of Goodfella's pizza and Fox's biscuits, is to merge with convenience group Greencore.