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We'll stick with PLA says M&S
M&S won't stop using polylactic acid (PLA) in its packaging, despite Innocent axing it because it can't be recycled by most councils. Innocent will switch to PET bottles by January after it emerged PLA material could not be home...
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Portman urges public to name and shame
Industry watchdog The Portman Group is mounting its first consumer awareness campaign in an attempt to encourage members of the public to name and shame products in breach of its code. Ads running in the regional press in 15 UK cities...
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we work together
Master distiller Desmond Payne (left) works with stillsman William Hamilton at Beefeater Gin Desmond on William I've been distilling gin for the past 40 years and the business has undergone a lot of change over that...
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Climbing the ladder - Phil Balderamos
What was your first-ever job? I went on a graduate scheme to train to be a recruitment consultant after university, which was definitely not for me. Give us a quick run-down on your career to date. I got into marketing at Mars and worked in brand...
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Relationships: whether to work harder or wait and see
Do the relationships in your life warrant enough attention to make improvements or should you see what happens? It's decision time Relationships are funny things. Or at least they should be if they're going to last. I don't just mean a...
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Dalla Mura leaves Bernard Matthews
Bernard Matthews' chief executive Bart Dalla Mura has left the turkey producer, The Grocer has learned.Dalla Mura, who joined Bernard Matthews in July 2006, is understood to have departed on Monday.His exit follows a tough year for...
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Media reacts to groceries inquiry findings
The long-awaited release of the Competition Commission's provisional findings of its groceries market inquiry has prompted a flurry of opinion in the media.The Competition Commission provisionally concluded yesterday that the UK groceries...
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Groceries market inquiry - summary of findings
A summary of the findings and possible remedies of the Competition Commission's provisional report of the groceries market inquiry:Findings Market definition Precise market definition will differ across local geographic...
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Groceries market provisional findings
The UK groceries market is delivering a good deal for consumers but action is needed to improve competition in a number of local markets and to address relationships between retailers and their suppliers, the Competition Commission (CC) has...
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Grocery market 'more competitive than ever'
The grocery market is 'more competitive than ever', a study by Verdict Research has claimed.Less than 24 hours before the Competition Commission releases the provisional findings of its groceries market inquiry, the study found no one chain...
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Booker sales rise
Booker has reported a 36.8% increase in half-year pre-tax profit to £21.2m on sales up 2.5% at £1.5bn.Like-for-like sales rose 0.4% in the six months to 14 September, the wholesaler said. Sales to retailers fell 0.8% during the period...
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Asda puts £150m into festive cuts
Asda is pumping £150m into what it claims is its biggest-ever set of festive price cuts. CEO Andy Bond said the retailer had decided on the reductions after research by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) indicated this...
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Price Survey - 27th October 2007
This week Asda announced it would be making £150m of price cuts in the run-up to Christmas but its winning basket this week proves its prices are already the lowest. Asda was the cheapest retailer for the fourth consecutive week with a £45.94...
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Just 26% eating two fish portions a week
Only one in four people is getting their recommended two helpings of fish per week - though consumption is rising, research from Seafish has revealed. Twenty six per cent of people eat the amount recommended by the Food Standards Agency,...
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Young's spends £5m on Grimsby range launch
Young's is launching the world's first 100%-sustainable wild cod fish fingers as part of a range intended to set the brand apart as the nations's seafood specialist. The seven-strong frozen and chilled Great Grimsby range, backed by a £5m...
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ASA rejects complaints about Localchoice ads
Tesco's new regional milk line got an unexpected fillip this week when the Advertising Standards Authority rejected complaints the milk wasn't actually local. Tesco said it was pleased the watchdog had ruled TV and press ads promoting...
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Supply Something New goes abroad
Supply Something New, Sainsbury's Dragons' Den-style drive to find new products, is going global. The scheme, designed to boost the amount of British local produce in stores, is being taken to Australia, France and Germany. Head...
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Costcutter accused of double standards over ordering levy
Nisa member Costcutter has been accused of double standards over its reaction to the introduction of Nisa-Today's new Low Weekly Order Volume Levy. Costcutter executive chairman Colin Graves has given his broad support for the levy, which...
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Kellogg's pushes into adult fruit snacking
Kellogg's is expanding into the adult fruit snacks sector for the first time as its plan to derive half of sales from outside cereals gathers pace. It is spending £4m next year on advertising its new FruitaBü range, which will initially...