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CJ Lang wins gong for drink sales training
CJ Lang was the Supreme Winner of last week's British Institute of Innkeepers National Training Awards.The wholesaler and symbol operator also scooped the Best Development Programme for Consumption off the Premises award and was highly...
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Tesco in spotlight over Republic profit claims
Tesco Ireland may have slashed its prices in stores along the Irish border, but its bosses are set to be quizzed by a Parliamentary committee over its high profit margins.
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Unpaid staff counting cost of Jenks collapse
Staff at grocery outsourcing firm Jenks have not been paid since April, it has emerged in the wake of the firm’s shock collapse this week.
Jenks entered administration this week and officially stopped trading on Monday. The majority of its… -
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Southern Comfort targets take-home
Southern Comfort is adding an RTD premix to its drinks portfolio to cash in on growth in the take-home booze market.Southern Comfort Lemonade & Lime launches next month in 250ml single cans (rsp £1.59) and four-packs priced £5.99. The 5% abv...
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NewsDanone fuels growth of functional market
Strong sales of Danone's Activia and Actimel brands have prevented the struggling functional food and drink category from slipping into the red, according to new figures. Sales of Activia yoghurt increased 38.3% to £182.9m, while probiotic...
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Wiseman determined to keep increasing volumes
Robert Wiseman Dairies has vowed to go on investing in and increasing volumes on the back of solid results this week, despite a tough outlook for the sector.Turnover rose 17.4% to £848m for the 53 weeks to 4 April, with operating profit up...
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DFB sells Nene Valley Foods to Meadow
Dairy Farmers of Britain has sold Nene Valley Foods to Meadow Foods for an undisclosed sum. Nene Valley, which processes packaged cream for the food ingredients market, will continue to run its Peterborough site alongside Meadow's facilities...
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Once upon a time in the East
The East of England Co-operative is decking out its stores with new deli counters, food ranges and graphics but not The Co-operative Group fascia. Beth Phillips finds out why
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Gloomy food retail FDs fear tills will stop ringing
More than half the UK's food retail financial directors expect sales and profits to fall in the next year, a new survey has revealed.Despite the big four reporting healthy sales and profits growth, FDs painted a grim picture of the year...
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Picture This... Hasta la vista, Hank
When Arnie uttered the now immortal line "I'll be back" in The Terminator 25 years ago, he probably never imagined that one day he'd be upstaged by a bottle. But in the latest online campaign by FEVE - The European Container Glass Association - he...
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king of the mill
A couple of years back, things weren't looking too good for Kingsmill. Alex Beckett reports on a dramatic turnaround
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Mr Kipling in strawberry summer push
Mr Kipling is gearing up for summer by adding new strawberry-flavoured cakes to its French Fancies and Slices ranges.The Strawberry Slices and Strawberry French Fancies contain pieces and extract of real strawberries and will be available...
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Ginsters aiming to revive pork pie sales
Ginsters says its new range of pork pies will breathe life into the declining category.
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NewsSainsbury’s hands Unipart non-food logistics deal
Sainsbury’s has appointed a new logistics company to handle its non-food business.
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NewsMD Blood quits Scottish & Newcastle
Jeremy Blood has quit as managing director of Scottish & Newcastle UK with immediate effect.
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Tesco bosses besieged in Irish farmers' potato protest
A group of Irish farmers stormed a meeting of Tesco’s top managers yesterday to demand the retailer stops selling British potatoes at its Irish stores.
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NewsMakro pulls kangaroo meat from sale
Makro has pledged to stop selling kangaroo meat after animal welfare campaigners threatened to boycott the cash & carry chain.
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NewsM&S confirms dividend cut after 40% profits crash
Marks & Spencer has reported an expected 39.9% slump in full-year pre-tax profits and slashed its dividend by a third, amid what the retailer called a “very challenging economic environment”.
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NewsAsda chief Bond attacks ‘Big Mother’ culture
Asda chief executive Andy Bond will this week attack efforts to restrict the consumption of alcohol and unhealthy foods as well as the use of carrier bags in a speech to the British Retail Consortium.
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Tesco in row over conditions for SA fruit pickers
Tesco has come under attack from anti-poverty campaigners amid accusations the supermarket broke a promise to improve the pay and working conditions of South African fruit pickers, according to a report in The Guardian.