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Shoppers switch over for quality - Q&A and Availability
Customers at Morrisons' Devizes branch in Wiltshire expect freshness and quality in a spotless environment, and staff have been rewarded for focusing on these areas with a Top Store award. Our shopper was impressed by how clean, tidy and...
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plastic bag poll
Earlier this month the government warned that it would force retailers to charge shoppers for plastic bags unless the number of free bags they gave out was significantly reduced. The move was slammed by the industry, which argued retailers were...
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The new battle for French wine
Could 2008 finally be the year for French wine? All the vital pieces seem to be falling into place: the end of £3.99 plonk, an Australian grape shortage and a consumer move to the drier, leaner styles the French do so well."The situation...
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Free-from 'becoming a mainstream choice'
More than half of consumers buying into the biggest part of the free-from category do not have food intolerances or sensitivities, new research has revealed.Some 24.5% of respondents in a survey carried out by Gfk NOP said they had...
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Ribena pure juice debut is its biggest-ever NPD
Ribena is taking on Ocean Spray and Pomegreat in its first foray into pure juice as it sets out to create a £50m brand.Ribena 100% Pure Juices will be the GSK-owned brand's biggest piece of NPD in its 70-year history, said senior brand...
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Grot-busting bleach launch
Unilever is boosting its Domestos portfolio with a 'grotbusting' bleach, backed with a £2m ad campaign.Domestos Grotbuster, available next month, is a super-thick bleach designed to cling to dirt on hard-to-reach surfaces. It comes in a...
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Shop Profile B&M Retail
Store numbers: 71 Staff: 2,100 Turnover: £147m Sales growth year-on-year: 69% Type of operation: Groceries and non-food discounter Simon Arora is a fast mover. In just three years, the chief executive of thriving Lancashire...
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spotlight - Wild Boar
Wild boar is attracting major retailer interest as an unusual product that is low in cholesterol and big on flavour, as Simon Gaskell, owner of the Real Boar Company, explains Keeping wild boar is very different from pig farming. We have 150-200...
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More farmers get on board for Seriously
Lactalis McLelland, the supplier of Seriously cheese, has recruited 20 more farmers from the south west of Scotland and Cumbria to supply milk from next month.The Caledonian Cheese Company, an arm of Lactalis McLelland, had already added...
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Broader business planned as sales rise at resurgent Booker
Booker chief executive Charles Wilson is now focused on broadening the business after recording a solid performance during the fourth quarter.Total sales were up 3.2% compared with just 1.3% for the previous quarter, while non-tobacco...
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Booths eschews online sales but uses web to boost brand
Upmarket northern supermarket chain Booths is launching a new website in a bid to attract new customers to its stores.The website, www.booths-supermarkets.co.uk, is expected to be up and running by the end of April and will include...
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Integration boosted by EPoS revamp
The Co-operative Group will spend £8.3m on a revamp of its EPoS system following its merger with United Co-operatives.Some 550 Co-op food stores will be fitted with the InControl EPoS system, which is already used in 1,650 Co-op Group...
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A new breedof retailers
Organic hot cross buns are the biggest challenge right now for Jana Satchi, co-founder of London's Farmers' City Market. "The cross is the difficulty," he says. "When you use organic ingredients, it sinks into the bun."But after a year...
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The net widens to Britain
French president Nicolas Sarkozy caused a media storm in January when he reportedly told trawlermen in Boulogne-sur-Mer it was time to 'get out' of the EU quota system. Newspapers claimed Sarkozy had said he would grab the opportunity to change...
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Selling France to the British
It's been a love-hate relationship for centuries, but our admiration for French food and wine shows no signs of abating. With our growing consumption of rosé wines, croissants and baguettes, Président butter, Roquefort and Camembert...
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M&S bunny reassures over testing
From this week all Marks & Spencer household and beauty products will carry a leaping bunny logo certifying they have not been tested on animals.The retailer has introduced the logo to all 1,200 household products from lavender laundry...
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Bye leaves Patak's for MD position at Vimto
Nichols has appointed Jonathan Bye as MD for Vimto Soft Drinks.Bye joins Nichols, which is also behind soft drinks Sunkist and Panda, from Patak's Foods where he worked for eight years, latterly as general manager. The Grocer...
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campaign trail - Tropicana Smoothies is making its TV debut next week as PepsiCo
Tropicana Smoothies is making its TV debut next week as PepsiCo ramps up plans to take on Innocent and grow the smoothies sector to £300m in the next two years. A television advertising campaign, which will run throughout this year, forms part of a...
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Dairies get help to cut carbon footprint
Maria Wasley has been appointed environment manager for Dairy UK in a bid to help dairy companies drive down their energy use. Wasley joins Dairy UK from consultancy RSK Environmental Health and Safety, where she was a senior engineer...