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Boycott says the deadline’s up for ‘immoral’ food waste
London’s food tsar tells Nick Hughes how she is going to campaign against the bad old ways and get the city digging for victory with local produce
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The Green Issue: Britain’s greenest supermarket
The multiples have won the public over with their flagship eco-stores, but there’s the rest of their estates to consider. Joanne Hunter finds out which takes caring for the planet the furthest
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Warburtons is champion thanks to success in south
Success down south has helped Bolton-based bakery Warburtons reach the number one spot in bread for the second year running. The company has also revealed plans for a revamp in October to stay ahead of the game. The brand is up 21% from last year...
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M&S scorns claims Waitrose is cheaper
Marks & Spencer this week hit back at claims by John Lewis that Waitrose is 10% cheaper. John Dixon, M&S’s director of food, said he was surprised at John Lewis’s chairman Charlie Mayfield’s comments. M&S products cost the same or less than at...
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NFU fury at processor clout sours efforts for dairy unity
The appointment of a processor instead of an independent to chair Dairy UK has infuriated the National Farmers’ Union, reports Michael Barker
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Devon online co plans nationwide franchise
A south-west online grocer is set to roll out its model nationwide after receiving an approach from a potential franchisee. Devon-based Own Online specialises in local food and drink and claims to provide a full weekly local shop for its 2,500...
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New mystery shop survey rates convenience stores
The Grocer has launched a mystery shopping survey for the convenience sector. As part of The Grocer’s new-look Independent View section, the mystery shop benchmarks independents against symbol groups, co-ops, discounters and the multiples’...
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Skinny Cow: from freezer to teabreak
Nestlé is taking its Skinny Cow ice-cream brand into hot beverages at the end of the month, with Skinny Cow Hot Chocolate. The drink contains 40 calories per serving and is available in Indulgent Chocolate and Chocolate Mint flavours, in 200g jars...
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Landmark outperforms market despite crunch
Landmark Wholesale has defied the economic downturn with sales up 7% in the year to the end of August. Despite consumers tightening their belts, the buying group had outperformed in most categories, managing director Martin Williams told The Grocer in an exclusive interview.
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The Green Issue: Life on Thanet Earth
It’s set to revolutionise the production of fresh produce on an industrial scale. And it’s also as green as it gets. Simon Creasey reports
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Sainsbury’s reaps rewards of Fairtrade
Sales of bananas at Sainsbury’s have risen 6% in the year since it switched all its bananas to Fairtrade. The retailer now sells 1,000 bananas a minute, with sales of the fruit at an all-time high, it claimed. Sainsbury’s revealed the rise this week...
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Socks kick off Steve Redgrave Fairtrade range at Sainsbury’s
Sainsbury’s is joining forces with Olympic rowing hero Steve Redgrave to become the first supermarket to sell the champion’s Fairtrade clothing range. The launch of the FiveG range into Sainsbury’s kicks off with cotton socks for men, which are...
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Shoppers splash out on Fairtrade but not green
Credit crunch-hit consumers are more likely to pay for Fairtrade than environmentally friendly groceries, according to a survey seen exclusively by The Grocer. Despite feeling the pinch, 92% of consumers still claimed to be willing to pay extra for...
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Five Morrisons staff jailed for illegal papers
Five workers at a Surrey branch of Morrisons have been jailed and face deportation after being caught working illegally in the UK. The Indian nationals were arrested at the Oxted branch in a police crackdown on illegal immigration. Four men pleaded...
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The Green Issue: Can indies go green too?
Backed by big budgets, the multiples have won a tidal wave of publicity with their environmental initiatives. But, asks Tracy West…
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The Green Issue: Mackie's plans to be greenest
Family ice cream company Mackie’s plans to diversify into premium crisps. And it has every intention of sticking to its green principles says Nick Hughes
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Sainsbury’s hailed as greenest supermarket
Sainsbury’s has been voted the UK’s greenest supermarket chain by a team of independent environmental analysts assembled by The Grocer.
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Pramanik takes helm of Imperial Tobacco in UK
Imperial Tobacco has appointed Amal Pramanik to the role of general manager for the UK. He replaces Peter Richards, who has been promoted to Western European regional director for Imperial Tobacco. Pramanik believes his previous role as general...
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Glenfiddich maker extends Euro tie-up
William Grant & Sons, the distiller behind Glenfiddich scotch, has agreed a deal with continental rival Remy Cointreau that will see the duo share distribution duties across a number of European markets.
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Tate & Lyle stays positive as FD hunt begins
Tate & Lyle has said it expects first-half profits to be in line with earlier predictions despite tough market conditions and soaring energy costs in the UK and abroad. Tate & Lyle said that despite “[operating] in a very difficult market while surplus stock is absorbed against a backdrop of reducing institutional prices” it was confident “market equilibrium between supply and demand for EU sugar [would] be restored”.