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Tesco opts for organic growth instead of c-store acquisitions
Tesco will not be undertaking a fresh wave of acquisitions in the convenience sector despite receiving the green light from the Competition Commission.Speaking this week after the multiple announced an 11.8% increase in pre-tax profit to...
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Fenmarc in administration
Supermarket vegetable and ready meal supplier Fenmarc Prepared Foods went into administration this week with the loss of 60 jobs.Fenmarc, which supplies own-label ready meals to Asda, cut its headcount to 130 at its site in...
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Forget more rules on food ads, we're babied enough
Placing even more restrictions on food marketing won't tackle childhood obesity. Getting children to exercise regularly might thoughI am opposed to advertising restrictions, be they designed to limit exposure to food products or any...
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Co-op water helps Africa
The Co-operative Group has launched an online pledge to encourage customers to promise to always choose ethical mineral water over standard mineral water when shopping at its stores.The Water Pledge follows the relaunch of the society's...
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Red Stripe agrees first TV sponsorship
Wells & Young's is investing £500,000 in the first TV sponsorship for its Red Stripe lager brand.The Jamaican beer is to be the sponsor of Channel 4 music programme Rockfeedback Presents, a late-night weekend alternative music...
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Grove Fresh moves into impulse aisles
Organic juice company Grove Fresh is moving into the impulse market for the first time with plans to launch a 250ml offer to rival mainstream juice and smoothie brands.The two 250ml smoothies, mango & passionfruit and strawberry &...
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Ocado trials electric delivery van to find green alternative
Online retailer Ocado is trialling an electric delivery van to see if it could be a viable alternative to its fleet of diesel-powered vehicles.If the trial was successful, the vans could replace the 500 Mercedes Sprinter vans currently...
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Bulmers varieties are apple of retailers' eyes
Cider accounted for 7% of total alcohol promotions last weekend, and leading the way with 33% of the activity was Bulmers.
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Own-label switch for Asda supplier
Cornish milk producer Trewithen Dairy has switched from supplying branded to own-label local milk to Asda in a move described as a first by the supermarket.Trewithen has been supplying Asda with locally sourced branded milk for the past...
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In Brief: Asparagus frosts; AVA association; Kids to grow herbs
Asparagus frosts Severe frosts in Spain have caused €4m of damage to the green asparagus crop, which could lead to shortages for export. In a normal year Spain supplies more than 20% of UK market requirements between February and June.
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Morrisons goes for the double - Q&A and Availablity
This week's Top Store is Morrisons in the West Lothian town of Livingston - for the second time in less than two years. Standards have not slipped at the 40,000 sq ft store since it last graced these pages in December 2006. It has triumphed thanks...
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Organic award win for Natural Kitchen
Independent start-up business The Natural Kitchen has won the best new shop category in the Natural and Organic Awards, beating US chain Whole Foods Market.The Natural Kitchen, which opened last year, has one store on Marylebone High...
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Marks & Spencer to axe six buyers as trading toughens
Marks & Spencer is carrying out a major review of its buying department in a move that will affect 40 buyers, at least six of whom will lose their jobs. The retailer was rationalising its headcount in response to tough trading...
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In Brief: Wispa comeback; Yumbles samples; Intimate launch; Backing the Trust
Wispa comeback Cadbury is understood to be bringing back Wispa on a permanent basis following its return as a limited edition last year. Variants such as Wispa Gold could be reintroduced. Yumbles samples United Biscuits is investing £500,000 to...
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Branston's new twists on classic baked bean
Branston is hoping to steal a march on its baked bean rival Heinz with the first mainstream brand offerings featuring chick peas and soya beans in sauce. As part of a relaunch of Branston's canned beans and pasta portfolio, brand owner...
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Fresca buys share of berry producer
Supermarket supplier Fresca Group has boosted its position in the berry market by purchasing a stake in strawberry specialist Wallings Nursery.Fresca bought a 40% share in Essex-based Wallings Nursery this week as part of a management...
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Soup in a Bun breaks into Tesco in big way
Breaking Into Tesco winner Nick Smallwood has sold up to £100,000 of his Soup in a Bun line within a week of the amateur's product hitting shelves.The £2.99 product - a bun that is heated up, scooped out and filled with soup - is on at...
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BingoLotto comes to surprise end
BingoLotto, the Swedish-owned lottery game that promised better odds than the National Lottery, has ended after just six weeks.Owner IGS denied that it had underperformed and said it was planning to relaunch the game in September and was...
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Consolidation blamed for Irish indies' decline
The Irish Republic has lost almost half its independent grocery retailers in the past five years, with the total now standing at 3,500, according to a report just published by the country's Competition Authority. Over the same period the...