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Gleason pulls in more Dunnhumby expertise
Nectar loyalty card operator LMG has raided rival Dunnhumby's management cupboard to complete its new Insight & Communications team. Peter Gleason, who joined from Dunnhumby in the summer, has brought in two former colleagues from the...
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Energizer wipes up the last Wet Ones
Energizer Personal Care has cleaned up on the global rights to Wet Ones personal wipes with the acquisition of the brand in the UK and Ireland from Jeyes Group. The deal means Energizer now owns the brand all over the world. Jeyes, which...
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Shores leads Whole Foods expansion
Nina Shores has been appointed to head the UK expansion of US organic and natural food company Whole Foods Market. Shores has been property director at clothing chain Bank Fashion for two years and will take up the post of vice-president...
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shop profile Rippleglen key facts
The background Rippleglen was founded in 1979 by current chairman Harry Medcalf, who opened the first shop in Cotteridge, Birmingham. Within a decade Medcalf owned 52 stores, more than doubling his initial goal of opening 25 shops in the first 10...
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Morrisons refuses to stock fresh NZ lamb
Morrisons has ditched fresh New Zealand lamb and promised to stock only British product until at least 2009. Chief executive Marc Bolland made the pledge last week at a conference hosted by English Farming and Food Partnerships in London....
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spotlight - Wensledale
Wensleydale's last remaining cheesemaker is hoping a successful Protected Designation of Origin application will highlight the heritage of Wensleydale Creamery in Hawes and boost sales, according to MD David Hartley Our Hawes creamery produces...
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Reader survey - commodity prices
All the independent retailers interviewed by The Grocer say they are feeling the bite of rising commodity costs.This year, major food and drink suppliers, including United Biscuits, Kellogg's and Premier Foods, have come forward to admit...
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Shop Profile - Rippleglen
Store numbers: 173Staff: 1,000Turnover: More than £100mStart date: 1979Speciality: Confectionery, tobacco & news (CTN)Rippleglen is making news as well as selling it with its move into the ultra-competitive convenience...
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Bernard Matthews workers plan strike
Some 1,300 workers at turkey supplier Bernard Matthews are planning to strike next week in a dispute over pay.Union T&G warned turkey supplies to Sainsbury's, Tesco and Morrisons could be threatened in the run up to Christmas unless the...
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Credit Suisse predicts price rises
Agricultural crop prices will continue to soar, Credit Suisse has warned.Global food production needed to rise at 3.3% a year to keep pace with a growing population and biofuel needs, but it was likely to rise little more than 2%, Credit...
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Unilever sells Boursin
Unilever has sold its soft cheese brand Boursin to Le Groupe Bel, owner of Laughing Cow cheese, for E400m (£278m). Around 150 Boursin staff from Unilever's factory in Pacy, France, will transfer to Le Groupe Bel as part of the deal, which is...
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Getting busy with the fizzy
Willy Wonka's chocolate factory has nothing on this place. The Coca -Cola Innovations laboratory in Brussels is chock-a-block with weird and wonderful prototypes that promise to change what consumers drink - and the way they drink it....
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The Advice Shop - fledgling companies
What advice would you give to a fledgling company?Alex HannonFounder Mangajo“I know from experience that even if you don't have a massive budget you could start a business with a good idea. For example, you can do a lot of stuff...
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Company Profile - Mangajo
Company: Mangajo
Established: 2003
Turnover: £5m
Number of lines: 6
Launching a tea-based chilled drink in a country that stalwartly regards tea as something that should only be served hot doesn’t seem like the most sensible approach… -
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Tesco opens first US store
Tesco has finally opened its first Fresh & Easy store in the US.After years of speculation and planning, the store opened late last week in the small city of Hemet, according to local reports - a week earlier than expected.It...
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Galaxy's £1m Christmas ad
Mars is ploughing £1m into a TV campaign to promote its new Galaxy Mistletoe Kisses this Christmas. The commercial, which breaks this week, tells the story of a gnome who's in charge of creating Galaxy Mistletoe Kisses. Actor Michael...
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Up to 20% of milk cost is poured down drain
The dairy industry is effectively pouring a fifth of the cost of every pint of milk down the drain - as a result of serious supply chain inefficiencies. Up to 20% of the cost incurred between the farm and the final consumer added "no...
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What the papers said - 3rd November 2007
Asda is planning to report football shirt manufacturers to the OFT unless they agree to supply the retailer with shirts. According to the Sunday Telegraph, Asda wrote to football shirt makers last week to demand they abandon their long-term policy...
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Imports of airfreighted food up 31%
The amount of food imported into the UK by air freight rose 31%, or 65,000 tonnes, in 2006, following a sharp rise in imports of ingredients for compound animal feed from the US and Brazil, according to Defra. Fewer than 1% of food...
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Suso energy drink gets £4m marketing spend
Suso, the healthy energy drink being launched next year by former Coca-Cola and Red Bull executives, will be aimed at 16 to 24-year-olds and backed by a £4m marketing spend, its new joint chief executive has revealed. In his first...