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Brands are flying the flag
Provenance has long played an important part in the marketing mix for major players such as shortbread producer Walkers, Baxters and Highland Spring. Baxters has shown consistent revenue growth over the past five years across all its...
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Pig farmers in last call for higher pork prices
British pig farmers have said they will spend £500,000 next month in a "last ditch effort" to publicise the need for a major price rise on pork. BPEX launched the campaign this week by publishing an open letter in the major broadsheets...
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To fight crime, help police reduce your false call-outs
By collaborating with the police, retailers can find more effective solutions to ensure employees remain safe in the workplace The high street is the shop window of the economy. It indicates consumer buying trends and measures inflation...
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Select & Save pays Nisa order charges
Select & Save has promised to absorb the costs incurred by its independent retailers if they fail to meet new minimum order requirements from Nisa-Today's.Nisa-Today's retail members were informed of the introduction of the Low Weekly...
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Former M&S chief to head George clothing
Asda has appointed former Marks & Spencer retail director Anthony Thompson to head George clothing. Thompson will take over as George MD from Angela Spindler, who quit the role last month to spend more time with her family. He...
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Premier reveals its key products for Christmas
Bird's Custard, Branston pickle, Ambrosia and Cadbury's cakes are the main products Premier Foods is backing for Christmas, chief executive Robert Schofield revealed this week. Schofield told The Grocer that Premier was well placed for...
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Diageo opts for single Christmas promotions
Diageo will be dropping multi-buy promotions this Christmas, after last year's two-for-£25 deal resulted in a 31.2% drop in value during the period for its star Christmas brand, Baileys. Instead, as part of its £25m Christmas investment,...
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South west close to meat trademark
Meat industry bosses in south west England have come closer to securing a 'trademark' for beef and lamb in the region this week. They have submitted a formal application for Protected Geographical Indication status to Defra. They expect...
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Fury in Drogheda over plant closure
A decision by Coca-Cola to close one of its three plants in the Irish Republic, with the loss of more than 250 jobs, has provoked angry protests from councillors and trade union leaders. The plant is the main source of employment in...
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Letter of the week - Come on Kevin, show team spirit
I write not as a representative of the independent part of our retail industry, but as someone who has enjoyed a fantastic career in a business that I honestly love. I'm prompted to write after reading BRC director general Kevin Hawkins' defence of...
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Symbol groups - the pressure to consolidate
With a new investor in place, Costcutter is steadily recruiting new retailers and eyeing some of the smaller competition. The understanding that Costcutter is looking to acquire East Anglian rival Redorange lends weight to the theory that as the...
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Gallo puts in a corking on-shelf performance
E&J Gallo has ramped up its promotional activity this year, taking the lead in the year to date and pushing last year's big hitter Hardys into second place. E&J Gallo accounted for 34% of the top five wine brands on featured promotion...
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Milk Link forced to ration Country Life
Milk Link has had to scale back production of Country Life butters and spreads at its Lockerbie factory because of cream shortages. Though throughput is beginning to return to normal, the dairy co-operative has been forced to ration its...
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Prices crash as market opens
Liveweight lamb prices have crashed following the reopening of English and Welsh livestock markets last week. The markets were closed as a precaution when foot and mouth was confirmed on a Surrey farm last month, but they have been...
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Positive moves for the dairy industry
Positive moves for the dairy industry Jim Begg Director general, Dairy UK Sir; In an industry where too often the glass is seen as half empty, it is encouraging to report...
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the great dane
The man in charge of Britain's biggest supplier of own-label dairy products to retailers has a lot to learn about UK supermarkets. Arla Foods chief executive Peter Lauritzen says he is still coming to terms with the idea of grocery shopping at...
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Meeting tough demands
T he meat industry is under pressure across the whole of the UK. Recent challenges have included export bans on meat and dairy products, imposed after an outbreak of foot and mouth disease; and the ongoing threat of avian flu. However,...
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Onken Mousse moves into premium desserts
Onken Mousse is moving upmarket as brand owner Dr. Oetker aims to compete with the likes of Gü in chilled pot desserts. The range is being relaunched and rebranded as Dr. Oetker Onken Mousse this month and segmented into 'creamy' and...
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Suppliers jittery? I don't think so
Kevin Hawkins Director general, British Retail Consortium Sir; Is the lack of certainty among grocery suppliers holding back investment and innovation in the food industry? Duncan Swift's letter argues that while it isn't doing so right now, it may...
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Friel's service ends at Kerry
Hugh Friel is set to retire as CEO of Kerry Group - the Irish food company behind Wall's sausages, Mattessons and Cheestrings. Friel will retire on 31 December. He has worked for Kerry since it was founded in 1972 and has led the group...