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Ocado sticks to its guns over price match policy
Ocado has vowed to continue advertising its pledge to match Tesco prices on branded products, despite a ruling by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) that two adverts published last year breached its code. The price match claim could...
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Heavy promotions harm profits on Jersey Royals
Supermarkets have promoted Jersey Royal potatoes so heavily this season that neither retailers nor suppliers have made the profits expected of the premium crop, industry sources claim. Most of the major multiples have discounted the potatoes...
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Spotlight: Jersey spuds turn up the heat
Growers in Jersey have been investing in new facilities as they look to get Jersey Royals to UK retailers quicker and in better condition than ever before, says Michael Barker
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Watkins takes up the impulse reins at Mars
Deri Watkins has been appointed Mars impulse sales director in the UK, replacing Shaid Shah, who has been promoted to general manager of the business in Ireland.
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Sainsbury's switches from MS to RBS
Suppliers to Sainsbury's who want to be paid early must now apply through Royal Bank of Scotland after the retailer changed the bank running the scheme. Sainsbury's Trading Finance Platform allows suppliers to be paid early through a bank,...
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NewsCo-op lobbies MPs to back marine reserves call
The Co-operative Group is to write to every MP in the country highlighting the need to include a mechanism for creating marine reserves in the draft Marine Bill.
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NewsMastermind of brewer Brains to quit this year
SA Brain & Co chairman Christopher Brain is to retire later this year, the brewer has confirmed.
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Asda school uniform could spark new price war
Asda could be set to spark a new supermarket price war on clothing after announcing it is to sell school uniforms for just £4.75.
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NewsGovernment to scrap ‘best before’ dates in new labelling revolution
The Government has announced plans to scrap sell-by and ‘best before’ dates on most food labels in a bid to tackle Britain’s food waste mountain.
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World News: 6/6/09
RUSSIA: X5 Retail Group has reported a first-quarter loss due to a drop in the value of the ruble. Russia's biggest retailer reported a loss of $82.1m (£49.4m) compared with a $83.3m (£50.1m) profit for the same period last year.
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Other Movers 6/6/09
Group financial controller Mark Bottomley has been promoted to group finance director of Cranswick. Bottomley has been group financial controller since January 2008 and has several years' experience in the food production sector. He replaces John...
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£10m investment pot hit by fundraising problems
A £10m investment fund designed to support up-and-coming fmcg businesses has been hit by delays in securing investment.The Spayne Lindsay Consumer Brand fund was launched in January with the intention of offering smaller businesses...
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NewsGrocer 33: Top spot for immaculate Morrisons
Morrisons' branch in Livingston clinched our top store award this week thanks to a full basket, a short queue and polite staff.
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NewsNestlé and Cadbury act to secure future cocoa supply
Leading confectionery manufacturers are working to secure their supply of cocoa amid widespread disruption and price volatility. Both Nestlé and Cadbury are taking action to tackle the supply issues that have caused the price of cocoa to...
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Hovis targets bread roll shoppers with follow-up to epic ad
It's bread rolls at dawn as Hovis takes on market leader Warburtons with its latest sepia-tinted advert - featuring a lass rather than a lad.
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New Heinz advert has nostalgic twist
Heinz is playing on shoppers' nostalgia in a £2m TV campaign that claims its tomato ketchup is 'irreplaceable'.
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Unilever puts offers on ice after supply setback
Britain's biggest ice cream manufacturer admitted this week it would have to slash the number of special offers on its brands such as Cornetto, Magnum and Carte D'Or - during the crucial summer season.Unilever blamed manufacturing problems...
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Any OFT referral 'will be too late' warns Dawson
Any intervention by the OFT to refer the newspaper and magazine distribution market to the Competition Commission for investigation will come too late to save Dawson News, the company has admitted.The stricken newstrade wholesaler has been...