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Arrests put spotlight on maverick buyer power
The lack of documentation and effective regulation makes the food supply chain an easy target for fraud and rogue trading.That's the view of Duncan Swift, Grant Thornton's head of Food and Agribusiness Recovery Group. Swift, an...
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Head chef leaves Asda for Waitrose NPD role
Waitrose has poached Asda's head development chef Neil Nugent and appointed him to the newly created role of executive chef.Nugent has been with Asda for 12 years and has also had many years of experience outside retail as a head chef in...
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Waitrose wins heart of Sheffield - Q&A Avaliability
Waitrose stores in the north remain a rare sight but its Sheffield branch, in winning this week's Top Store award, is a sign that Yorkshire's love affair with the upmarket retailer is blossoming. At 38,000 sq ft, the store is among the biggest in...
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Booze budget: public is being punished
Booze budget: public is being punished Jeremy Beadles Chief executive, Wine & Spirit Trade Association Sir; While many retailers will have enjoyed a busy weekend ahead of the Budget...
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Six of the Best: juice and smoothie buyers
Star Buyer Stuart Owens Ambient and chilled juice buyer, Waitrose Owens started out at Sainsbury's as a trainee buyer in 1990, later progressing to buying in health and beauty and then household products. He moved to US chain...
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Birmingham site for Whole Foods Market
Whole Foods Market is to open a second UK store, in Birmingham, next year.The US retailer, whose UK expansion plans have been closely guarded, is understood to have bought a prime retail site in the city and is busy developing it for a...
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Bond: online and Living are taking priority over c-stores
Asda boss Andy Bond has insisted that c-stores are not a part of Asda's growth plans - but refused to be drawn on its rumoured bid for neighbourhood and high street chain Somerfield."I am agnostic on c-stores," said Bond, speaking at a...
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Kerry's move on Breeo sparks monopoly fears
Concerns have been voiced in the Republic of Ireland about the proposed purchase of Breeo Foods by the Kerry Group.Kerry agreed last week to pay €165m to acquire Breeo, which owns added-value dairy and meat brands such as Dairygold,...
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Loseley butter line launched
Dale Farm is launching premium dairy brand Loseley into butter to tap into growing consumer demand for natural spreads. It believes the line could be worth £2m within three years, which would make it a top 20 selling spreads...
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Buyer Survey - Now suppliers turn to tough guy tactics
Supermarket buyers are being forced to accept commodity-related price rises from their suppliers because of threats to withhold stock, The Grocer's latest survey of retail buyers reveals. In a reversal of the usual 'retailer bullies supplier' story,...
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Cadbury enjoys sweet success with egg offers
Easter promotions dominated the promotional aisles last weekend as Easter eggs and chocolate bars helped confectionery grab a 42% share of impulse offers. But there was one clear winner.
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Suppliers call for long-term vision
Juices and smoothies is one of the most dynamic and fast-changing of all food and drink categories, and one where suppliers require support from buyers to enable them to keep up with the pace. Not all retailer buyers are up for the...
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No Catch caught out in treacherous water
When organic farmed cod operation Johnson Seafarms went into administration last month, the aquaculture industry drew a collective gasp. The company's brand No Catch was hailed as a blueprint for the UK's fledgling cod farming industry...
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WH Smith travel division snaps up hospital convenience chain
Hospital convenience chain United News Shops (UNS) has been snapped up by the travel division of high-street retailer WHSmith for £19m.
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Prince's shop could grow into a chain
A new grocery store opened this week by the Prince of Wales in Gloucestershire could be the first of many, a spokeswoman said.The Highgrove store in Tetbury features 700 lines, about one fifth of which are food. The rest are a mixture of...
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Netto fastest-growing chain in 'year of the value retailer'
Discount retailer Netto has been named the UK's fastest-growing supermarket, boosting its market share by more than 11% in the past year, well ahead of the industry average growth of 5%. Although Netto claims just 0.8% of the UK grocery...
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Channel Islands Newsagents for sale as owner quits retail
Jersey-based Channel Islands Newsagents' 13-strong retail chain has been put up for sale.Its owner, Guiton Group, publishes the island's Jersey Evening Post newspaper and is quitting retail to concentrate on publishing.Property...
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Ecover checks its ecological sustainability
Ecover is to measure the ecological impact of three of its key products in a move that will go further than any other eco-scheme, the company has claimed.It has kicked off a project with environmental consultants Best Foot Forward to...
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Farmers' City Market to open three new outlets in London
Specialist premium retailer Farmers' City Market, which models itself on an indoor farmers' market, plans to open three further branches this year. Co-founder Jana Satchi, who has mooted expansion plans since the store opened in 2006,...
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Can INDIES COMPETE ON the high st?
Life is tough for an independent retailer. As well as contending with competition from the big four, retailers are also facing more red tape, soaring energy bills and a credit crunch. But despite the economic climate, independents remain...