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Jamie loses Fresh Retail Ventures MD
While Jamie Oliver has been out saving the British pig industry, there has been major upheaval at Fresh Retail Ventures, the company behind his range of branded food and non-food products. The Grocer has learned that MD David Page has made an...
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FWD lines up potential successor for Murphy
The Federation of Wholesale Distributors has expanded its senior management team as it gears up to “better represent” the needs of delivered wholesale and foodservice members.The organisation has appointed journalist James Bielby to the new...
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Potato industry 'must pull in young people'
The potato industry faces long term decline unless it does more to win over younger consumers, warns a new Potato Council report, seen exclusively by The Grocer. Although the short term prospects for the industry were good (see Fresh Produce...
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JJ launches 'unique' live ordering system
JJ Food Service has launched a new live ordering system on its website, which it claimed is unique in the foodservice industry.
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Kellogg's is turning up the pleasure in muesli
Kellogg’s aims to rejuvenate the “dusty and tasteless” muesli market with Nature’s Pleasure – its first muesli cereal available on shelf since the 70s. The cereals giant already makes a muesli product called Country Store – but this is...
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Minister calls for clarity over meat labels
The environment secretary, Hilary Benn, has thrown his weight behind calls for supermarkets to stop selling as British processed food containing foreign meat.
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Wrigley will take 60 days to share suppliers' payments
Confectionery giant Wrigley is doubling the amount of time it will take to pay suppliers from 30 days to 60, according to reports.
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Stores face OJ drought after Sunjuice administration
Major retailers face a shortage of freshly squeezed orange juice this weekend after supplier Sunjuice - a subsidiary of Serious Food Company - went into administration this week.
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NewsBond in the hot seat
This week The Grocer welcomed Asda chief executive Andy Bond as guest editor. While he was here, Chloe Smith took the chance to pin him down and put your questions to one of the most influential men in the industry
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SABMiller acquires Romanian brewer
SABMiller has acquired a 71% stake in Romanian brewer Bere Azuga.
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Waitrose and discounters top customer service poll
Waitrose has been named top for customer service in a Which? poll.
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Today's Group reports successful trading
Nisa-Today's wholesaling arm Today’s Group has announced its best trading figures since 2003, despite the economic downturn.
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Unilever buys Toni & Guy hair brands
Unilever is set to acquire TIGI, the Toni & Guy premium hair care business, for $411.5m (£295m). Adding to a portfolio that includes Silvikrin and Timotei, the deal marks Unilever's first step into hair salon products and includes major names Bed Head, Catwalk and S-Factor...
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Around the Papers 26/1/09
Cocoa crisis; Tesco's secret poultry talks; alcohol improves bedroom performance, claim Aussies
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Motorway services giant RoadChef on the market
The owner of RoadChef is looking for potential buyers for the business, as the motorway services giant feels the effects of the supermarket price war on fuel.
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Other Movers 24/1/09
John Dunsmore, recently appointed chief executive of Magners maker C&C Group, has been named non-executive director of pub group Fuller Smith & Turner. He was chief executive of Scottish & Newcastle between November 2007 and May 2008
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World News: 24/1/09
THE NETHERLANDS: Ahold has revealed full year sales up 3.3% to €25.7bn, with particularly strong growth in the fourth quarter of the year. The retailer, which operates 12 chains including Stop & Shop in the US and Albert Heijn in the Netherlands,…
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Project 10 steps up bid to alter attitudes to alcohol
A drinks industry initiative to change social attitudes to alcohol has pledged to deliver a “significant and sustained campaign” over the next five years.
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Somerfield reports sales growth of 3.7% for Christmas period
Somerfield has emerged as a surprise Christmas winner, posting like-for-like sales growth of 3.7% in the three weeks to 3 January. The figure, which is well ahead of Tesco's 2.5% growth, comes despite a smaller marketing budget than its...
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The Big 30: Who's holding the best hand?
The Grocer’s annual The Big 30 league table of Britain’s wholesalers reveals which companies have played their cards right over the past 12 months and which have been dealt a losing hand. Peter Cripps sorts the jacks from the kings