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Founder and manager Gareth Jones
Gareth Jones was retail sales manager of the King & Barnes brewery in Horsham for nearly 14 years and was responsible for running the store there. However, in 2000 the brewery was taken over by Hall and Woodhouse and shut down. "When the brewery...
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Golden Wonder gets set to return to glory
Golden Wonder crisps, former champion of the bagged snacks market, is gearing up for a UK relaunch with revamped packaging, improved flavours and a new campaign. From next month, the brand will reappear with a more contemporary pack...
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Pringles Gourmet
This spring, Pringles, the UK's number-one social snacking brand [TNS 52 w/e 26 March 2006], has extended its premium Gourmet Pringles range with two new indulgent flavours: Wild Mushroom with Roasted Garlic & Parsley and Crumbling Mature...
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Green label warerupts
Another labelling war looks a step closer after Tesco signalled it would not be adopting the Carbon Trust's new carbon footprint labelling scheme as it stands.As the Trust's label appeared on Walkers cheese and onion crisps for the first...
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Innovation in own-label market
The World of Private Label exhibition, organised by the Private Label Manufacturers Association, is the largest annual event for this industry, and is playing host to 3,100 exhibitors from 70 countries this year.
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Inspired ultimatum? Or sweet nothing?
Which wholesaler in its right mind would refuse to stock Maltesers, Mr Kipling Cakes, Double Deckers, Boost, Time Out or any top-selling brand? Steve Parfett, MD of Stockport-based Parfetts Cash & Carry, has risked the wrath of some of the UK's...
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Ken must say no to Tesco Purley
Sir; I was horrified to read Tesco is planning to include open space as a sweetener to Ken Livingstone in its application for planning permission to increase the size of its Purley store (The Grocer, 7 April, p6). This conjures up pictures of an...
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Princes marketeer Patmore to leave
Princes soft drinks marketing director David Patmore has decided to leave the company after 10 years of service.Patmore, who leaves at the end of the month, has not secured another position as yet. He has been the marketing director of...
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Tesco local milk range sparks supplier rows
A row has broken out within Dairy Farmers of Britain over which farmers will get contracts to supply milk for Tesco's new regional range.Some 150 contracts for the Localchoice milk are on offer, each worth 23ppl to farmers paid less than...
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non-food - swimwear
?Laura Weir of Drapers says that grocery retailers are learning the art of converting the latest fashion trends in swimwear into lines with high-volume sales potential. So summer has kicked off early this year and swimwear is already making a...
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Suppliers at PLMA
Own-label manufacturers and suppliers will be out in force at this year's PLMA. North Downs Dairy will be showcasing its range of cheeses and packaging facilities.
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Trend setting
Several trends have emerged across Europe over the last few years, including an increasing demand for premium own-label products. This is largely being driven by consumers who increasingly expect quality as well as lower prices....
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Retailer visit - The Beer Essentials
Size of shop: 500 sq ftEstablished: 2001Total number of lines: 150 bottled ales, seven draught alesSpeciality: Real alePart retailer, part social worker. That’s how Gareth Jones describes his role as manager of The Beer...
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Smith leaves Arla Foods UK
Tim Smith, chief executive officer of Arla Foods UK, has left the company.Smith stepped down from the role, which he has held since June 2005, by mutual agreement, Arla Food said. He will be replaced by Peter Lauritzen. Lauritzen has...
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Anger over bird flu compensation
MPs have reacted with anger over Defra's decision to award Bernard Matthews, the turkey producer at the centre of February's bird flu outbreak, £589,000 in compensation.Defra's final report into the outbreak at a Bernard Matthews site in...
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Thorntons sales growth
Sales at Thorntons increased by 11.6% during the third quarter of the year. The chocolate retailer said that own store sales increased by 2.3% during the three months to 14 April due to product innovation and further investment in its...
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Polish foods boost sales
Britain's appetite for Polish food is driving supermarket sales.Tesco said its sales of Polish foods had increased tenfold since they were introduced five months ago thanks to the influx of migrants following EU...
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Tesco makes bumper profit
Profits at Tesco were up 13.2% to £2.55bn, on group sales up 10.9% to £46.6 billion, it announced today. Group trading profits, which do not include property and exceptional items, were up 11.1% to £2.48bn: a profit margin of 5.3%. In the...
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Walkers recalls Wotsits
Walkers has recalled a batch of Wotsits crisps because of a packaging error. Some packs of Really Cheesy Flavour Wotsits contain Flamin' Hot flavouring, so wrongly contain wheat and soya.The affected products are Walkers Wotsits...
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Hot Cars - 14th April 2007
The long-awaited Spider has finally reached UK showrooms but its overall performance might just not live up to the hype. Yes, it has all the style and panache that drivers have come to expect from an Alfa these days but there are far too many issues...