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Gangmaster probe launched by Tesco
Tesco, Sainsbury's and Asda have launched an investigation into the labour provided to one of its major vegetable suppliers, Bomfords. It follows a swoop by the Gangmaster Licensing Authority, which resulted in seven labour providers to...
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Q&A with Gary Graham Team leader of the Week
What is your greatest challenge and how do you tackle it? Our car park is our greatest challenge. The store was built in the 1970s and it is on an out-of-town estate with some other shops. We have allocated parking on a site we share...
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Solora range gets shake up
Palandri has refreshed the packaging on its three year-old Solora brand and extended the range, doubling the number of wines on offer from two to four. The entry-level Australian brand, which includes a Shiraz and a Semillon Sauvignon...
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Mornflake Wallace & Gromit
Securing one of the most popular licences around, Mornflake has endeavoured to ensure that Wallace & Gromit branded porridge oats appeal to children and taste great.Porridge oats have experienced huge growth over the past few years and...
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Organic milk 'returns to underlying growth'
Boom and bust in the organic milk market is a thing of the past, according to major raw milk supplier Omsco. Demand growth has halved from recent highs of nearly 50% in the year to March 2006, but retail sales are not losing steam,...
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The which hunt
The knives are out for the food industry.Consumer watchdogs, pressure groups, NGOs and government quangos are baying for blood, manipulating the media, lobbying MPs, and ignoring alternative research in pursuit of their agenda. In the battle...
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Sainsbury's recruits Icke to wine team
The Sainsbury's wine buying team has undergone a restructure following the appointment of Rachael Icke. She joins the supermarket from Constellation Brands Europe, where she was a senior national account manager with eight years'...
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NFU urges industry to maximise lamb value
UK processors and retailers are being urged by the NFU to work with lamb producers to differentiate British lamb in order to boost farm gate returns and secure the industry's share of the domestic market. Better marketing of certain cuts,...
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Kwik Save pledge on morale 'meaningless'
Kwik Save chief executive Paul Niklas may believe he has saved the soft discounter - but he still has his work cut out to win over disgruntled employees. Last week we revealed Niklas had secured a new refinancing package in an 11th-hour...
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Letter of the week
Bernard Matthews has taken out full-page ads in the national press confirming their produce is "100% safe". From a brand forensics point of view, the advert tries too hard to cash in on Bernard Matthew's wistful past. Today's consumers...
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A performance to be proud of
Asda has scooped this week's Top Store award yet again for providing a full basket and excellent customer service. The 44,000 sq ft Washington store in Tyne and Wear provided our shopper with everything on his list. The store was clean...
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Retail Surgery
Steve Crabb Editor, People ManagementSays: There are four steps you need to take. The first is getting your employer brand right. Companies need to establish what their strongest asset is, such as a fun working culture or...
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Retailer visit William Wight
Step into Wm Wight on North Shields fish quay and be forgiven for thinking you've stepped back in time.The small grocery store, established in 1929, is full to bursting with Berwick Cockles, Coltsfoot Rock, Comptons Gravy Salt and...
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Will Sainsbury's star stop shining?
The British public has long enjoyed a fairly fulfilling love affair with the Sainsbury brand: through good times and bad, it has shown great loyalty and more recently Sainsbury's sales growth has been at the top end of the industry pecking...
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welsh suppliers score with tesco
Scores of Welsh food and drink manufacturers descended on Carmarthen last week to catch the eye of Tesco buyers. They were offered the opportunity to pitch their products to buyers looking for new locally produced lines. At the Antiques...
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Talking shop
?Free trade will make our industry unsustainable, says Charles Bourns, chairman of the British Poultry Council and the NFU poultry board. I was asked to talk about whether imports of meat are sustainable, and the...
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Top-Up shop
Who we visitedlondis Burley Grove, BristolCo-op local Benfleet, Essexlifestyle express Kirkintilloch, Glasgowone stop Roffey, West SussexSpar Saintfield Road, BelfastHow they...
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SABMiller loses Amstel licence
Heineken has terminated SABMiller's licence to manufacture and distribute Amstel lager in South Africa with immediate effect.Heineken started proceedings to end the contract after SABMiller acquired Columbian brewery Bavaria in...