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Ocado builds Yorkshire hub to serve north
A new distribution centre for Ocado is being built in Yorkshire to enable the online retailer to better serve the north. The development, on a new industrial estate in Birstall known as Springwell 27, will be one of six RDCs all served...
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Kraft promotes Bunker to oversee investment
Kraft Foods UK and Ireland has promoted Nick Bunker to the role of vice president and managing director to oversee a £13m investment in its leading brands. Bunker, who was previously head of Kraft Foods' European customer services and...
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Catch 'em in buying mode when the wallets are open
There is a valuable lesson to be learned from the baristas of Starbucks. To increase sales, the magic question is: "Would you like something with that" A young up-and-coming speaker asked me some time ago what I thought the most...
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Frozen plays the green card
For years frozen was regarded as the cheap and cheerful cousin of fresh and chilled. Not any longer. As consumers wake up to the need to reduce the 6.7 million tonnes of food they throw away each year [Wrap], the inherently low-waste...
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Tesco carves Turkey into three regions
Tesco has restructured its operations in Turkey, with three directors appointed to run three newly defined regions of the country. The Aegean and Mediterranean region is to be headed by COO Richard Baker, promoted from his position as...
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retailers start to take category more seriously
The frozen food aisles have traditionally been the least inviting part of the store. Tucked away at the back, they did little to entice shoppers away from chilled. Not any longer. Thanks to a new generation of freezers and a total rethink...
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Cauliflower producers moving to other crops
Cauliflower growers are threatening to leave the industry unless farmgate prices rise dramatically. Since February, the price of a whole cauliflower has risen almost 30%, according to The Grocer Price Index. However, the cost of...
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Strikes cause shortages
Shortages of Spanish fruit and veg have been reported in the UK as a result of strikes by Spanish hauliers. Spanish truck drivers have been striking over the past week in protest over high fuel prices, causing severe delays to exports of...
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Supply chain must cut fuel usage
Europe-wide fuel demonstrations might win the transport and logistics industry sympathy, but they will do nothing to address the immediate issue faced by the supply chain - the need to counter the fuel price increases that threaten to put retail...
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TV chefs champion frozen food
The frozen food industry has enlisted some powerful help in its efforts to spread the message of quality. Big names from the world of TV cookery are appearing on boxes in the freezer cabinet and are giving their stamp of approval to...
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Macca champions Meatfree Monday
Sir Paul McCartney has called on Britons to embrace 'Meat-Free Monday' to cut carbon emissions. The concept of cutting out meat one day a week has taken off in Australia as shoppers have become conscious of the environmental impact of...
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Chicken is on the menu for Vion with Grampian
Dutch food giant Vion has no plans to sell Grampian's chicken business, said the company this week, after rumours had circulated suggesting Vion would look to focus on its core area of expertise in red meat. Speaking after the completion...
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Climbing the ladder
What was your first ever job? I worked on Saturdays in the local newsagent when I was 15. I took care of the newspapers, lots of sweets, crisps and juice.Give us a quick rundown on your career. I joined the Kimberly-Clark graduate...
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Three Holmes depots close
Musgrave Group is to close three Holmes Wholesale cash & carry depots . The depots in Coleraine, Newtownards and Cookstown will close by the end of the month and business will move to the Ballymena, Hillview, Belfast and Lurgan depots,...
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Collaboration 'notenough'
The Co-operative Group, one of the 37 companies working with IGD to cut travel miles in the grocery industry, has written to energy minister Malcolm Wicks asking for the Energy Bill to be amended. The letter, seen exclusively by The...
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Weathering demand - come rain, come shine
Liz Steer Steer ConsultingOccupancy costs are second only to labour costs, so it's critical to make the space work. Shoppers visit independent stores on a mission, and weather changes cause spikes in demand that can empty...
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Feed costs set to push up organic milk price
The price of organic milk could rise by as much as 16p for four pints this year if production costs continue to soar, a new report has warned.Each 1ppl increase in the farmgate price would add 3.2p to the price of a typical price of a...
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Council recycling policies are 'crazily' inconsistent
to recycle, but sometimes their local authority makes it near impossible. Things need to changeHow much is a cup of tea worth these days - 50p? £1? Maybe even more depending on where you buy it... just be careful where you put your tea...
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Fredericks Dairies
Fredericks Dairies, the UK's largest independent ice cream manufacturer, is launching two new exciting Cadbury ice cream tubs which will continue to strengthen the brand's position in a marketplace currently worth over £33 million.The...