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Q&A with Chris Rowsby Manager of the Week
How long have you worked at Sainsbury's? I have worked for Sainsbury's for nearly 18 years. I was attracted by the promise of a fast paced environment and the opportunity to work with people and help with their career development. I...
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Unrivalled clout to help develop WKD
Beverage Brands, the owner of WKD, has made Steve Whitlock its new customer marketing controller. Whitlock joins from SHS Sales & Marketing GB where he worked for six years in a commercial role. Prior to that he worked for 10 years at...
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Diet Coke seeks new hunk for the ladies
Coca-Cola GB is seeking a new hunk to front a multimillion-pound Diet Coke TV ad campaign aimed at reinforcing the drink as one for the ladies. Three adverts being shot next month for screening next year on TV and in cinemas will build on...
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United, Leeds next in run of Co-op mergers
Consolidation of the co-operative movement continued this week, with United Co-operatives and Leeds Co-operative Society set to merge. Leeds' members will vote on the tie-up at a meeting on 11 December. If two thirds vote in favour, a...
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Co-op offers lower prices on selection
The Co-op is offering reduced prices on certain wines until 3 December to encourage consumers to buy into the lesser known regions and varieties. Its white wine of the month is the Co-op Orvieto Classico 2005 from Italy, priced from...
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Sponsors lining up for Coronation Street deal
Food companies are among those lining up to sponsor Coronation Street, following Cadbury Trebor Bassett's decision to pull the plug on its £10m deal. The opportunity is potentially too lucrative to miss, despite Ofcom's decision on...
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Rotas cost a lot of time
Big supermarkets spend an average of 29.5 hours each week drawing up staff schedules, with some spending up to 80 hours on the task. A survey by software provider Kronos found that grocers worked on rotas for longer than...
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My Favourite Things Paul Da Costa Greaves of Feeding Your Imagination
What's your favourite restaurant? The Galley fish & seafood restaurant in Topsham, Exeter, Devon. Fresh, innovative, spiritually balanced and quirky. Did I tell you I'm the joint owner? Do you prefer healthy food or junk food? Both. I...
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Retailers say... No to local councils setting rates
What would I gain? Nauneet Kishore Lees Newsagent & Post Office, c-store North Kensington Size: 1,600 sq ft. I can't afford the current level of business rates. I'm paying £9,000 per year. That's a lot of money when you have to...
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A farewell to creativity?
Under the Ofcom ruling it's unlikely these classic family ads would get off the ground today: Tango - Orange Man R-Whites - Secret Lemonade Drinker Walkers - Gary Lineker Coca-Cola - Teach the World to Sing...
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Crumbs' food miles are a hit
A grocery store promising low food miles has proved such a hit that it is to triple in size and open two more outlets. Crumbs opened in a garden centre in Washington, West Sussex, last year with a pledge to source most of its produce from...
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How to win new shoppers and please your customers
With Stuart Rose saying Marks and Spencer is now focusing on what the customer wants, this year's great performance indicates M&S has understood that the expectations of its customers have changed and it has responded accordingly. Our...
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New electric vans to deliver Tesco goods
Tesco home-shoppers can expect deliveries by a new concept electric van next year after the chain bought 15 of the environmentally friendly vehicles for its dotcom service. The vans do not emit CO2 and are powered by a battery that can...
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Down Under star to lead Kellogg UK
Greg Peterson has been appointed MD of Kellogg UK after 15 years at Kellogg. Peterson was most recently MD of its Australia and New Zealand operations. He joined the company as a product manager and held a number of positions before...
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Northern escapes probe as Freeman pursues suppliers
Northern Foods chief executive Pat O'Driscoll has reiterated claims the manufacturer does not wish to participate in the Competition Commission's grocery inquiry - and it looks like it could get its way. The company had previously gone on...
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An immediate exit for Taylor from MBL helm
Mike Taylor, managing director of Musgrave Budgens Londis (MBL), resigned with immediate effect on 13 November to "seek out new business opportunities elsewhere". Taylor was MBL commercial director before becoming managing director in...
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Money takes on trade in M&A face-off
Couple the raft of food and drink deals coming to market with intense interest from private equity and trade buyers alike and you've got a fight on your hands - and it's one in which private equity players appear to have the upper hand at the...
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Festive fare offers get into the swing of things
Grocery and alcohol were among the most promoted categories in the major supermarkets in the week ending 6 November in both branded and own label products. Kellogg's, Nestlé and Princes continued to be the most active in the branded...
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"If you pop into Tesco in Hungary, you can find strawberries piled up in pyramids. You'll never find those here"
I've got to admit I have a certain amount of sympathy with Ben Bradshaw's call to cut food and drink packaging. If it's not thick plastic wrapped around my broccoli, or pre-wrapped bananas, it's packets of tea with individually wrapped sachets....