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Sainsbury’s hails Nectar as number one loyalty card
The Nectar card is now the UK’s most popular loyalty card, according to Sainsbury’s, with almost 17 million card-holders in the UK.
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Co-op mega-shed plans approved
The Co-operative Group has received planning permission for a huge 467,000 sq ft regional distribution centre in Andover. The project, which the group said would create 900 jobs in the area, was approved with 22 votes and one abstention.
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World News 6/2/10
Workers at Stop & Shop are preparing to vote on strike action in Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
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Tesco puts £100m into green tech
Tesco is to spend over £100m with UK green technology companies in the next 12 months, boosting the economy and safeguarding or creating thousands of jobs, it claims.
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Free-from NPD is unveiled as Genius chases £20m sales
Free-from producer Genius is marking its first anniversary with NPD and the opening of a new factory to help meet a bold £20m end-of-year sales target.
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Tighter profit margins give Big 30 rough ride
Wholesale profit margins have slipped to wafer-thin levels over the past year and traders expect conditions to remain tough despite the UK's emergence from recession.
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NewsThe Big 30: Wheels within wheels
Rising costs and a fiercely competitive market have put the skids on wholesalers’ profits over the past 12 months but there are signs that some parts of the industry are regaining traction. Peter Cripps reports
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Grocer 33: Tidy Waitrose secures top store triumph
No out of stocks, a short queue, a tidy shopfloor and efficient staff at Waitrose in Marlborough won our shopper over this week.
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NewsBirds Eye ploughs £5m into Field Fresh ad blitz
Frozen is better than fresh that's the key message in Birds Eye's new marketing push to champion Field Fresh, the recently launched sub-brand its owner claims will resurrect the "stagnant" frozen vegetables category.
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NewsWill Kraft be able to stop the brain drain at Cadbury?
Can Kraft win the hearts and keep the brains of Cadbury’s best people? Perhaps, if Irene Rosenfeld respects the Cadbury culture, says Adam Leyland
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NewsAcid Test: Krave
Shouldn't this be in the confectionery aisle? Our panel road-test the new super-sweet indulgence cereal from Kellogg's, which attempts to answer the question 'what if Coco Pops aren't sugary enough for you?'.
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Campaign Trail: Ginsters scares up a new ad
A giant scarecrow is leading the charge in a £3.5m TV push designed to highlight Ginsters' local ingredients.
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Canderel adds vanilla variant to its line-up
Canderel has added a vanilla-flavoured variant to its low-calorie sweetener brand in what it claims is a market first.
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Hovis comes over all patriotic in new TV advertising push
Hovis is hoping to whip up a bit of patriotic fervour in the wake of Cadbury's sale to the "Yanks", with a £5m TV campaign to support its conversion to 100%-British wheat.
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Think our sourcing’s global? You ain’t seen nothing yet...
Walmart is switching to “high gear” with a new global sourcing strategy that could slash up to 15% off supply chain costs, says Chloe Ryan
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Organic goes all out to ditch posh-only image
Organic producers hope to boost sales by millions of pounds this year by going more mass market and persuading 'dabblers' to buy more frequently.
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Vodkat allowed to keep name if it distinguishes itself from vodka
Supermarkets will not be allowed to site Vodkat beside other vodkas following a High Court ruling initiated by Diageo.
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Qualia and Clink ally to drive sales
Australian wine maker Qualia Wines has signed a new supply deal with London-based distributor Clink Wines to provide the Aussie wine category with "an injection of energy" through innovation.
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My Alternative CV: Jeff Arnett, Jack Daniel's
Jeff Arnett, Jack Daniel’s Master Distiller, on being the luckiest guy in the world, Roger Staubach, and eating bugs
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Aperitif marketing helps Lanson beat the market
Champagne house Lanson has put its latest market-beating sales growth down to a new communications strategy pitching Lanson as an aperitif.