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World News 16/5/09
USA: Wal-Mart's first Supermercado de Wal-Mart has opened in Houston, Texas. The 39,000 sq ft store stocks products that are relevant to local Hispanic customers. It will carry about 13,000 products, including a wide range of fresh fruit and...
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Other Movers 16/5/09
Spirits producer Stock Spirits Group has appointed Peter Sheridan as finance director for its international division. He joins from Enotria Winecellars where he was FD for three years.
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Unilever demands price hikes on 100 top items
Unilever has stunned the grocery industry by demanding double-digit price hikes on many of its well-known tea and savoury food brands.The biggest increases include Ragù sauces, which are to go up 21%, 24 lines of PG Tips (10% to 15%...
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Celebrating 140 years with butter
Sainsbury's has launched a traditional farmhouse butter in celebration of its 140th anniversary.Supplied by Somerset-based Barber's Farmhouse Cheesemakers, which has supplied Sainsbury's with farmhouse Cheddar for more than 50 years, the...
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Promotional offers hit record with 32% of consumer spend
Promotions accounted for a bigger share of supermarket sales in April than ever before, according to exclusive data from Nielsen.Almost a third (32%) of sales at the big four came from promotional offers in the four weeks to 18 April,...
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NewsGrocer 33: Sainsbury's staff bring in top store title
Two retailers provided a full trolley this week, but Sainsbury's in Burton upon Trent clinched our top store award thanks to its knowledgeable and friendly staff.
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3663 backtracks over future of Barking depot
Foodservice giant 3663 is considering closing its London depot - just two months after CEO Fred Barnes denied rumours of a possible closure.An internal memo seen by the Grocer revealed the depot's future was being reviewed following a "...
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Hitting 'wrong button' in IT update costs Tesco £5m
A major till breakdown in more than 100 Tesco stores on Monday cost the retail giant as much as £5m, experts have estimated.The breakdown, which coincided with the rollout of the new Clubcard system, forced 65 of the retailer's larger stores...
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Acid Test: Whiskas Oh So... Fishy Ocean Range
Will these new pouches for pussycats have our panel purring?
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Booker adds chilled lines to Euro Shopper
Booker has launched its first Euro Shopper chilled range - five products all price marked at £1.The range, which includes two cheeses, bacon, honey roast ham and turkey, would offer retailers 30% profit on return, said director of retail...
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Eblex ads to highlight quality and assurance
Eblex has ditched the frivolity along with Beefy and Lamby in its new multi-million pound marketing campaign, which is launched next week.The campaign, which forms the first phase of a £4m marketing spend for 2009/10, will emphasise the...
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Can redesign aims to give Tango more street cred with lads
Tango is trying to regain its edgy appeal with a new Banksy-style look targeting the lads' market. After several years trying to woo mums, Britvic has given the soft drinks brand a stencil-art makeover in an attempt to re-engage with its...
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Walders' alternative to Baileys
Cream liqueur specialist Walders has launched a vanilla-flavoured vodka cream liqueur as an alternative to Diageo's market leader, Baileys. Walders' dairy-free Vodka & Vanilla Creamy Liqueur (rsp: £13.49) is the second cream liqueur to be...
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Brits among the most brand loyal in Europe
UK shoppers are among the most brand-loyal in Europe - but are more likely to buy branded food for their pets than themselves, an exclusive European-wide survey has revealed.Some 56% of UK shoppers bought branded food for their pets, more...
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Family appeal prompts revival of white bread
White bread sales are soaring as credit-crunched shoppers switch from brown to what they see as a cheaper, and more family-friendly option.Strong sales of white helped reverse the 0.7% volume decline that the whole category suffered in 2007...
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Campaign Trail: Filippo Facebook Berio
Traditional olive oil brand Filippo Berio is hitting Facebook and Twitter to appeal to a younger audience. The brand's presence highlights competitions and promotions, and enables consumers to find recipes and share tips on using olive oil. Filippo...
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Big Brother man unveils new cereal
A former Big Brother producer is offering his answer to economic gloom with the launch of Credit Crunch breakfast cereal.
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Suppliers hit out at 'Big Brother' probe of gang labour use
Suppliers using temporary gang labour have called for a new supermarket protocol to be rejected unless it is revamped to give more protection to sensitive company information. Under the new proposals, put out for consultation last week,...
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DCS sales boosted by local shopping trend
Wholesaler and manufacturer DCS Europe claims it is on course for a record-breaking year after posting a 10.4% uplift in first-quarter turnover on last year.Sales in the first 12 weeks of 2009 were up £2.4m to £25.1m, while turnover in April...
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Purchase of Salads To Go boosts clout of Florette's Soleco UK
Soleco UK, which owns the Florette brand, has acquired Salads To Go in a move that gives the producer a major presence in both branded and own-label salad production.The deal this week brings French-owned Soleco UK's turnover up to £75m and...