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Procter & Gamble chief Lee steps up pace of innovation
Irwin Lee, the newly appointed vice president of Procter & Gamble UK and Ireland, has revealed that the company is to put a faster rate of innovation at the heart of its growth strategy .Product teams would be told to work on innovation...
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Clearer contracts will secure milk supply
Clearer contracts will secure milk supply Tom Hind NFU chief dairy adviser Sir; Your article, 'Contract proposals a threat to milk supply' (The Grocer, 24 November, p54), wrongly states that the model contract prepared by the NFU and NFU Scotland...
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Coca-Cola workers in 'sick day' protest
The entire workforce at a Coca-Cola plant in the Irish Republic rang in sick in a one-day protest over its planned closure and the redundancy terms .A total of 250 workers - the same number as took the "sick day" - will lose their jobs...
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Opinion - "Sensationalism over food price rises, especially when they are seasonal, has a dangerous effect on consumer confidence"
FRUIT AND VEG PRICES UP 23% screamed the headline in the Daily Express. I didn't know whether I was more surprised by the story itself or the fact that grapes, cherry tomatoes and strawberries had replaced Princess Diana and Madeleine McCann as the...
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Soup cup debut from Yorkshire Provender
The Yorkshire Provender Company is launching a microwaveable chilled soup in a single-serve cup, which it claims is a first in the fresh soup category.The range of single-portion on-the-go soups come in a double container. A...
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Experts meet for debate over non food
Gain an insight into the fast-changing retail scene at The Grocer's Non-Food in Grocery Conference on 23 January. The one-day event at London Marriott Hotel, Kensington, will look at business strategies for food and non food. It promises to be...
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The Tesco US empire starts to take shape out West
In the ultimate show of faith, it wasn't until this week - a month after the first Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market stores opened - that Sir Terry Leahy flew out to inspect them. Sir Terry believes the franchise, led by CEO Tim Mason, the...
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Flora to end marathon link
The race is on to find a new sponsor for the London Marathon after Flora said it was to end its 14-year association with the event.Brand owner Unilever will remain sponsor for two years, then w ill re-focus on communicating the...
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recycled festive pinnie for waitrose staff
This apron took a lot of bottle to make. Eleven, to be precise. Produced from 500ml recycled plastic bottles, the eco-friendly festive pinnie is being worn by Waitrose staff in stores up and down the country until 24 December. To make the aprons,...
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Local retailing
Many small shop owners believe their more personal service puts them in a different league to the multiples, and means they can still thrive by offering products and services catering specifically to the local community. Chris and Sue...
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Online store relaunch for Wing Yip
Specialist Oriental wholesaler Wing Yip has relaunched its online service to make it easier for customers to prepare Oriental food.The company's recipe development chef, Chef Lin, has devised a cookery school feature that includes tips...
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Beat the SADness by taking a flexible approach to work
Seasonal affective disorder affects half a million people. And no-one wants depressed, irritable staff. So give them the flexibility to take control of their work-life balance This is the time of year when seasonal affective disorder (or...
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Climbing the ladder - Martyn Evans
What was your first job? An apprentice at Beckets Well Trout Farm in Sevenoaks, Kent. Give us a quick run-down of your career to date. I went to college in Scotland to learn about fish farming. I then took a job at Kimbridge in the Test Valley,...
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Shop Profile - David Sands
Store numbers: 24Staff: 530Turnover: £25mStart date: 1807Sales growth year-on-year: 25%Type of operation: c-store with extra services You won't hear David Sands muttering about the tough trading environment for the...
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Reader survey - Competition Commission inquiry
“Laughable”, “no grasp of reality” and “disastrous”. That is the opinion of Top 50 independents on the provisional findings of the Competition Commission's groceries inquiry. The commission provisionally found there was no evidence c-store...
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Former Safeway boss to help M&S in China
Marks & Spencer has enlisted the services of former Safeway chief executive Carlos Criado-Perez for its ambitious expansion plans for the Far East.The Times reports that the Argentinian has drawn up research notes on Taiwan for the high...
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Supermarkets admit milk price fix
Asda, Sainsbury's and several leading dairy suppliers will be fined a total of £116m after admitting to price-fixing charges made by the Office of Fair Trading.As the two supermarkets, The Cheese Company and Robert Wiseman Dairies admitted...
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Race to find new London Marathon sponsor is on
Flora is to end its 14-year sponsorship of the London Marathon in 2009, brand-owner Unilever announced yesterday. The company says it has decided to look for new ways in which to challenge public perceptions about heart health.“This...
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Sovio wine ban upheld
An independent assessor has backed the Food Standards Agency's refusal to allow the sale of Sovio wine.The 8% abv wine, which is produced by DB Wines, uses an unauthorised technique for the removal of alcohol called 'spinning cone'. It was...