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Martin McColl finding buyers
Martin McColl has found buyers for half of the stores it is selling, said property agent Christie & Co.The c-store and CTN chain slapped a 'for sale' sign on 63 of its 1,300 stores earlier this year as they did not fit the company's...
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Sex discrimination law is no cause for retailer panic
Employees can now sue employers for not protecting them from harassment by a third party. So is it time to crack down on flirting?It's getting easier for retail workers to sue their employers. Changes to the Sex Discrimination Act came...
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Celeb chef puts name to ready meals range
Antony Worrall Thompson is making his first major push into mainstream grocery with three ready meals, set to be followed by soups later this year.The dishes form a key part of the chef's plans to develop his £60m brand, which already...
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Higher-welfare chicken demand at record high
Demand for higher-welfare poultry continues to soar on the back of media scrutiny, producers and retailers have claimed.South-west poultry specialist Lloyd Maunder, a subsidiary of the 2 Sisters Food Group, worked with Jamie Oliver and...
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Citrus consumers lose patience with peeling
Consumption of oranges is in a three-year decline as busy consumers switch to smaller varieties that are easier to peel.The number of orange eating occasions fell 2% to 598 million in the year to February 29 [TNS], the latest available...
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insight - cold ham consumers
AGE PROFILE of cold ham consumers Children 0-1014% 11-168% Male 17-3411% 35-6423% 65+8% Female 17-3410% 35-6419% 65+10% Info: Usage overview of cold ham. In-home and lunchbox There were 2.6 billion meals that used ham last year Adult men eat 41% of...
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How confirms leaving date
Tim How has confirmed he is to retire as chief executive of Majestic Wine on 8 August, to be replaced by Steve Lewis.How, 56, has headed Britain's biggest independent wine specialist for almost two decades. He said he hoped to build a...
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Morrisons' milk goes local at no extra cost
Morrisons has announced plans to become the first major retailer to locally source all its own-label, standard fresh milk and sell it at no extra cost to shoppers.The supermarket this week unveiled a raft of new dairy supply chain...
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spotlight - Paul Thompson, director of Embleton Hall Dairies
As a smaller dairy you need to differentiate yourself, and provenance can be absolutely key. That's why we've positioned ourselves as the Dairy On Your Doorstep. Early last year we decided that, in view of the price pressures on local farmers and...
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Gloucestershire's Tesco shoppers reveal dark side
Shoppers in Tesco's Cirencester store were terrified this week when a "giant crow" with a 5ft wingspan swooped between the aisles and raided the bakery. According to local reports the bird has spent the past two days feasting on fresh...
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Organic: destined to be left on the shelf?
As the credit crunch worsens, consumers may abandon their new-found food ethics in favour of reducing their grocery bills - spelling trouble for premium categories such as organic, warned an Ernst & Young report last week. "Shoppers may...
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Londis selects DFB to be milk supplier
Milk co-operative Dairy Farmers of Britain has won a contract to supply Londis convenience stores with 50 million litres of fresh milk and cream a year.Under the two-year contract, which begins in early June, DFB will supply milk to...
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Well done Morrisons (but none too soon)
Sir; At a time when dairy farmers are facing rising fuel, feed and fertiliser costs, supermarket group Morrisons must be congratulated for increasing its milk buying prices and for telling processors to pass the extra 1p a litre (0.568p a pint)...
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Then there were eight... FreshXpress shuts in Hull
The company that bought nine FreshXpress stores out of administration in March when the chain of 24 went bust has closed its store in Hull with the loss of 11 jobs.Just eight stores are now trading as FreshXpress, headed up by MD Andrew...
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Food policy: it's time to tackle it
The food price index may have peaked, but food prices are still a hot issue. Are any of our politicians brave enough to tackle food policy?Amid the gloom of oil prices hitting new peaks, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization announced...
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Pascual offers fresh take on orange juice
One of Spain's bestselling orange juice brands is being launched in the UK this summer positioned as a fresher and more eco-friendly alternative to the common American blends.The £900m (€1.1bn) Spanish brand, Pascual, is being handled in...
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Gaviscon goes Underground
Reckitt Benckiser is targeting commuters with its first ad campaign for new brand Gaviscon Liquid Sachets.The activity, which kicks off next week, will include TV, radio and advertising in the London Underground. It has been designed to...
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New van won by local hero
Devon shopkeepers Lesley and William Brown have taken delivery of a new Citroen Berlingo van after winning a Convenience Retail Show prize draw organised by Kepak Convenience Foods and The Grocer.The couple run the Frankmarsh c- store in...
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Influencers
New entry 1 Will Cavendish director of health and wellbeing, dept of Health The food and drink industry has taken the rap for the obesity epidemic plaguing this country. Now Cavendish is promising a more holistic approach....