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Budgens says IT glitch was a ‘one-off’
Musgrave Retail Partners GB has denied there are problems with Budgens’ IT following complaints by customers of overcharging at a store in East Sussex. Shoppers had claimed they were being regularly overcharged by as much as £10 for their goods at...
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plight of the bumblebee
As vital pollinators of flowers and crops, the rapid decline in bee populations has serious implications for food supply and the price of goods. James Durston reports
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DFB business plan ‘on target’ despite losses
Dairy Farmers of Britain insists it is on track to turn a profit by 2009 to 2010, despite recording a £3.55m loss in its latest results. Turnover in the year to 31 March was up 1% to £562m, as a result of higher milk prices. Though operating profit...
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Long Clawson buys Dairy Crest Stilton
Long Clawson Dairy is to buy Dairy Crest’s Stilton and speciality cheese business, including its Hartington Creamery, in a £3.5m deal that makes it the largest Stilton manufacturer in the country. The deal, which marks Dairy Crest’s exit from the...
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New drink claims to be as healthy as fruit
Fayrefield Foods is introducing a range of fruit drinks to the UK next month that contains exactly the same levels of nutrients as the equivalent fresh fruit, according to its makers. Essential, which is manufactured by Portuguese company Compal and...
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Let’s have the new code of practice, fast
John Noble Director, British Brands Group Sir; The government’s comments on proposals for an ombudsman to address the adverse effect on competition found by the Competition Commission in its investigation...
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Collapse of trade talks gets mixed reception
The collapse of the Doha round of WTO talks last week has been met with a mixture of relief and disappointment by the UK farming industry. The Scottish and Welsh farming unions both welcomed the end of talks. “With the agrifood sector vitally...
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Soaring inflation ‘set to cool down’
Food inflation skyrocketed in July, according to the latest data from The Grocer Price Index (GPI), but analysts predict prices will stabilise in October. July’s grocery prices were a hefty 4% higher than in June with a trolley of 100 goods from the...
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co-op gives netball a leg-up
The Olympic Games kicked off in Beijing only yesterday, but The Co-operative Group is already thinking ahead to 2012. All this week the society has been polling its customers on whether netball should become an Olympic sport, showcasing at the 2012...
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Rollbacks go green with cuts on lines with low packaging
Asda plans to launch its first green Rollbacks in the next few months in an ambitious attempt to link its sustainability and low price agendas. The retailer has promised to cut prices on own-label products that have gone through its packaging...
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Wokka is a vodka, not sake – Extreme
Extreme Spirits has moved to rebrand its Wokka Saki drink as a vodka to avoid confusion among consumers and trade customers. Even though Wokka Fusion Vodka has always contained a blend of Japanese sake, fruit and vodka and would continue to do so,...
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Whole Foods inthe red
Whole Foods Market CEO John Mackey insists the UK operations will break even by 2011 – despite reporting pre-tax operating losses of $18.4m (£9.4m) on its London-based stores and a 31% reduction in its global third-quarter profits amid the...
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Q&A with Jeff Gardner Store manager of the week
Has the credit crunch affected your promotional activity in any way and if so how? We’re certainly concentrating more on half-price offers throughout the store and less on bogofs and three-for-twos. Customers are looking to make savings at the...
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Green Giant grows up with soup range
Iconic vegetable brand Green Giant has broken with its 83-year tradition of producing only canned vegetables to venture into the soup category. General Mills-owned Green Giant said the brand’s family-friendly heritage would help the new ambient...
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Tesco spices up herb range
Tesco is launching a new own-label range of herb and spice blends to tap into growing consumer enthusiasm for cooking at home. The six-strong range, which includes flavours such as Aromatic Coriander and Delicate Basil, is supplied by Kent-based...
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Lidl and Tesco hiss and spit over ‘Trash Savers’
Tesco’s low-price offensive against discounters in the Irish Republic has turned nasty, with it and Lidl trading blows in public over product quality. Cash Savers, Tesco’s new amber and black, low price proposition, was launched with a media...
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The school of ice-cool ideas
Last month, Unilever opened its new Ice Foods Centre of Excellence, heralding a new era in ice cream. Stefan Chomka had a look around
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Price Survey
The battle for the title of cheapest retailer was frighteningly close this week, with just 84p separating the first and the fourth-place retailer, but after two weeks as the cheapest, Asda has been knocked off the top spot by Tesco. Asda was...
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Top-Up shop
Every week The Grocer’s mystery shoppers also visit convenience stores to check out the price of 10 commonly bought fast-moving food items across all grocery categories