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Smoke or mirrors in retrospective inquiry?
As the Competition Commission prepares to wade through an estimated 11 million emails, and thousands of phone calls, from Asda and Tesco and its suppliers, the inquiry appeared this week to have reached a pivotal moment. Has it found the smoking gun...
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insight - sausage
1.7 billion meals included sausages last year Adult men are key to sausage consumption, eating 40% of all sausages compared with 35% of total foods Two out of every five sausages are grilled 29% are eaten because they are a "favourite" Sausages...
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non-food - kidswear
?The kidswear market was once the specialists' territory and for a long time they kept the supermarket giants at bay. Not any more, says Laura Weir at Drapers The time when doting parents would shop separately for their children's clothing at...
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Luxury liqueur for the lounge
The classic lounge bar is the inspiration behind Grand Marnier's latest Cordon Rouge limited-edition bottle. Featuring luxurious velvet, leather and metal, the new red bottle is the fifth in the annual series. It has been designed to evoke the...
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Shop Profile Makro
Which wholesaler sold 400,000 TVs last year, is one of the UK’s biggest retailers of vacuum cleaners but also has a range of fresh fish to rival Billingsgate market? You may be surprised to learn that the answer is Makro. Even Makro customers would…
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Wholesaler Profile - Makro
Depot numbers: 33 Turnover: £1.1bn Growth year-on-year: N/A Type of operation: cash & carry Which wholesaler sold 400,000 TVs last year, is one of the UK's biggest retailers of vacuum cleaners but also has a range of fresh fish to...
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the net widens
Every week, there are reports of yet another fish species in crisis because of overfishing. And every week, another retailer or supplier unveils plans to improve its sourcing strategy. Asda, Birds Eye and Young's Seafood are among many companies now...
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the Rainmaker
Appearing alongside the Queen on a list of the greatest Britons of 2007 sounds pretty glamorous. And when Duncan Goose, who holds this claim to fame, suggests we meet in London's plush Waldorf Hotel, I'm expecting to meet someone familiar with or at...
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Suppliers rubbish code of practice
More than half (52%) of the UK’s food suppliers to supermarkets are unfamiliar with the Office of Fair Trading’s Supermarket Code of Practice, according to a new survey by Grant Thornton.Of those that are familiar, 76% don’t believe it...
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In Brief: Lo leaves Sainsbury's; Asda restructure; Sharp joins SSMG; Minister appointed; SABMiller shake-up
Lo leaves Sainsbury's Sainsbury's head of corporate affairs Helen Lo has left the company after seven months in the role. She arrived at Sainsbury's from Unilever, where she was head of corporate social responsibility and sustainability for Unilever...
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Dobbies issues profits warning
Dobbies garden centre has issued a profit warning just five days after Tesco gained control of the 21-strong chain.The Scottish gardening group, in which Tesco now has a 53% stake, said rain had hit sales of garden furniture, plants and...
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Tesco increases market share
Tesco has increased its share of the grocery market to 31.8%, despite grocery market growth slowing to 3% in the three months to the end of August.According to TNS data market growth was down from a 6% high in May, due to a slowdown in...
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Killer bug found in Waitrose salmon
Waitrose has ordered a recall of two own-label salmon products after samples were found to contain the potentially fatal food poisoning bug listeria.The affected products - 115g Scottish smoked salmon parcels and 100g Scottish poached salmon...
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E.coli stores warned before about food hygiene
Morrisons was warned before about “poor food handling procedures” at two stores linked to an E.coli outbreak, it has emerged.Environmental health officers had drawn attention to more than 20 issues at the two supermarkets in Paisley, near...
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Tesco and Asda bullying claims investigated
The Competition Commission is investigating claims Tesco and Asda bullied suppliers into cutting their prices to finance their price wars.The Commission has ordered the supermarkets to hand over all internal emails, taped telephone...
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Price Survey - 18th August 2007
Asda has kept Morrisons at bay for a second week after slashing the price of its fresh vegetables. Asda's £42.09 basket contained six of the cheapest products on the survey including Dolmio Bolognese sauce and the 6-pack of kiwi fruit. Asda...
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What the papers said - 18th August 2007
Milk prices could rise by as much as 15% this autumn, according to Mark Allen, chief executive of Dairy Crest. In an interview with the FT Allen said that the severe wet weather and spiralling costs of cereal-based animal feeds, which hit 11-year...
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our man from drip Don Pumsey - 18th August 2007
Torremolinos is where Asda shoppers go on holiday, I'm told. Luckily for me, however, my DRIP remit is limited to making sure they don't get ripped off for Balti Blasters and Angel Delight - I don't actually have to talk to them. Thus it was that I...
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Utterly Butterly adds healthier Omega-3
An Omega-3 variant has joined the Utterly Butterly portfolio as part of a makeover to position the spread as a healthier option. The core range has been reformulated with lower saturated fat levels, while still aiming to deliver on taste....
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Migrant workers were left unpaid for 35 days
More cases of the exploitation of agricultural workers are likely following the discovery of vegetable pickers left to scavenge for food in Cornwall. The Gangmasters Licensing Authority, which revoked the licence of Baltic Work Team, based in...