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Serious Food buys Simply
Juices, soups and desserts company The Serious Food Company has acquired Simply Organic for an undisclosed sum. Simply Organic, which was formed in 1998, produces a range of fresh organic soups, ready meals and pasta sauces. The...
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First Milk set sights on premium cheese
First Milk has set its sights on building a premium own label cheese business out of the factories it has bought from Dairy Crest. First Milk chief exec Peter Humphreys said there were great opportunities to be found in building up...
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Chip and PIN: shoppers fear crooks are looking
Most shoppers fear crooks are watching them type in their PIN at tills, according to new research by Harris Interactive. A survey of 1,600 people found that although the majority welcomed the introduction of chip and PIN, 63% said they...
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Morrisons enters collaborative era
Morrisons aims to sweeten its relationship with suppliers by rolling out a tool designed to improve transparency and communication in the supply chain. Speaking at the IGD supply chain summit, senior trading director Martyn Jones said the...
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Continental hunger for speciality lamb
Exports of speciality, high end British lamb are continuing to grow thanks to the palates of our European neighbours. "The slightly salty flavour and high mineral content of lamb reared on British salt marshes - salt marsh lamb - is very...
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Fritters... now Spam is getting really cool
Spam fritters, a school dinner staple of the 1970s, are being launched as a branded product. The new arrival, which hits chillers this month, also marks the first move of Monty Python's favourite meat into the chiller. Owner...
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New Covent Garden drops pasta sauces
New Covent Garden Food has withdrawn from the fresh pasta sauce category after a two-year stint. The company said it pulled out of chilled sauces to concentrate on its soups as well as its growing portfolio of ready-to-eat products, which...
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Deep discount goes from drab to fab
It's been a long time coming. After years of targeting the low end of the market with the cheapest offers in the most basic stores, Aldi, Lidl and Netto are setting their sights on more well-heeled customers. Aldi will open its first...
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'Suppliers hold the evidence of different price treatment'
The 'waterbed effect' exists and questioning suppliers will reveal the disparity between their relationships with supermarkets and the wholesale sector, the Association of Convenience Stores claimed this week. An ACS spokesman said the...
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Online failing todeliver
Inaccurate, incomplete, out of stock and delivered at the wrong time. The Grocer 33's latest online shopping survey has painted a dismal picture of the five major online retailers' operations - just five weeks ahead of...
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Retailers reap rewards of featured promotions
Princes red salmon, Tilda rice and the ubiquitous Stella Artois all featured off-shelf as well as in their categories in the week ending 30 October, thanks to a number of high profile promotions. This week the x for y promotional mechanic...
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Jean-Christophe Novelli ready for Findus meals
Findus has teamed up with Michelin-starred celebrity chef Jean-Christophe Novelli to launch a range of upmarket ready meals. The new collection features the famously temperamental kitchen maestro on packaging and is aimed at bringing back...
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Foreign focus
Product: Scrubbing Bubbles automatic shower cleaner Company: SC Johnson Country: United States. Devices of one kind or another seem to be taking the household cleaning market by storm. The proliferation of sweepers, hand-held...
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Sainsbury's plans fruit and veg roadshows
Store managers and consumers need more education about fresh produce, Sainsbury's says. The retailer claims it sells more fresh produce per customer than competitors, and is launching initiatives to keep it that way. Staff in the...
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Stuart Rose: on your Marks, get set, grow
There is no disputing that Marks & Spencer oozes Britishness. And despite its financial troubles in recent years, few would dispute the retailer retained consumer trust. But now that it is so triumphantly back on track, how far can that trust...
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Postman gets the treatment
GlaxoSmithKline is backing its Beechams cold and flu treatments with £6.6m this winter, its biggest spend yet. The activity, which consists of TV and outdoor ads, puts the main emphasis on the All-in-one Liquid pocket packs and builds on...
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Home Office gets tough on 'problem premises'
Retailers with a history of selling booze to underage consumers will face extra test-purchasing stings, The Grocer has learned. The Home Office recently conducted a wave of checks focusing on suspect retailers and pubs - and the results...
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Pepsi goes to the Max on YouTube
PepsiCo is linking up with website of the moment YouTube as its battle with Coca-Cola for supremacy in male cola intensifies. A Pepsi Max-branded channel runs on YouTube later this month, which will link to a new-look site. Both encourage...
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Q&A with Henri Henriques manager of the week
How long have you worked for Morrisons? I'm a real old timer. I joined Safeway more than 35 years ago and have been a store manager for the past 24. In that time I have managed eight stores mainly within the M25 area and opened two, including the...
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Shop Profile WH & HM Young
Wholesalers are facing a tough time and WH & HM Young, ranked 21 on The Grocer's Big 30 list, is no exception. But at least MD Lee Furness has been able to vent his spleen recently in his submission to the Competition Commission's inquiry into...