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Arla to sue dairy companies
Robert Wiseman Dairies has said that it is being sued by Arla Foods after the Office of Fair Trading provisionally ruled that Robert Wiseman and other milk suppliers might have breached price fixing rules in Scotland.Arla is seeking damages...
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European Capital to buy Whitworths
Nuts and dried fruits supplier Whitworths is expected to be sold to private equity firm European Capital for £85m.Reports suggest that European Capital has beaten off bids from private equity groups Barclays Private Equity, HG Capital and...
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Nisa-Today's drops merger with Costcutter
Nisa-Today's has abandoned its proposed merger with Costcutter, launched in May.The company said the complaint made to the Office of Fair Trading last month regarding its alleged cartel activities had effectively derailed...
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In the can
SalmonAs Alaskan salmon canners close plants for another season, the task of selling their production begins. Pinks will present no problems as a result of the failure of all the major runs, resulting in a pack 60% down. Red may...
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Food and drink exports on track to top £10bn
Britain's food and drink exports are set to break the £10bn barrier for the first time since 1996, according to export agency Food From Britain, which announced half-year food and drink export figures this week.Significantly, this amount...
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Grocery market growth is the slowest in 16 years, says IGD
The grocery market has experienced its slowest period of growth in at least 16 years with an increase of just 3.1% for 2006. According to IGD data seen exclusively by The Grocer, the market grew to £123.5bn for the year to April. Growth was down...
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looking back What we said in 1995
Branded developments in the over the counter (OTC) category, especially in the hayfever, indigestion and vitamin sub-categories, were the driving force in the market when we covered it 11 years ago (The Grocer 18 November) with brand owners...
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Fruit2day off shelves after ASA ban on ads
Hero Foods is withdrawing its Fruit2day juice with added fruit drinks from UK shelves after criticism from an advertising watchdog.The Swiss Food giant, which launched the products here at the beginning of this year, said it was...
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looking back What we said in 2001
Harry Potter was one of the major licences when we covered the sector back in October 2001, with the schoolboy wizard appearing on anything from mobile phones and stickers to a range of confectionery from Mars (now Masterfoods). And all this was...
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King: it's not just about price now
Sainsbury's boss Justin King has warned the aggressive price wars of recent years are far from over despite inflation returning to the market.The increase in prices against last year did not change the competitive dynamic of the...
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Tesco hits accelerator with central sourcing
Tesco is to more than double the number of grocery lines it sources centrally by February.Speaking at a tour of Tesco's 12,000 sq m hypermarket in Prague, Philip J Clarke, CEO for the Czech Republic and Slovakia, said the move, which...
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The simple way to achieve success without the stress
Last week I saw the epitome of stress. The plump guy on the phone, red-faced, barked his instructions, pausing only long enough to draw breath, berate a subordinate and check his spreadsheet, while another phone buzzed on his desk. A common...
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Taking action or just playing?
The character licensing industry is under growing pressure to clean up its act. It's under fire from an increasingly vociferous health lobby that accuses it of not using licensing in a responsible way. With worries about children's health and...
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Stricter ad rules could hurt Olympic sponsors
A tightening of the rules for food and drink advertising to children, expected to be unveiled by Ofcom in the next 10 days, could have a serious impact on sponsorship of the London 2012 Olympics.Coca-Cola and McDonald's, which are...
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KS MD Villars departs after three month stint
Kwik Save managing director Andrew Villars has left his post after less than three months in the job.The beleaguered discounter, which has been hit by a spate of availability woes this year, said Villars had left following a programme of...
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KS MD Villars departs after three month stint
Kwik Save managing director Andrew Villars has left his post after less than three months in the job.The beleaguered discounter, which has been hit by a spate of availability woes this year, said Villars had left following a programme of...
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Depot visit AG Parfett and Sons, Stockport
Taking a brisk walk with Tilly the Labrador pup or indulging in an evening of poker with his friends is how Peter Mullen winds down after a long day spent managing Parfetts' flagship Stockport depot. And it really is a long day. Mullen,...
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this week a year ago The winner was...
The Somerfield store in The Broadway, Plymstock, Devon, won our Top Store award this time last year. Store manager Sharon Brodie had just completed a £1.2m refurbishment that included the introduction of self-service checkouts. Brodie was also...
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Is new e-tail site all it's cracked up to be?
Mysupermarket.co.uk was launched with great fanfare last week, with director Johnny Stern grandly proclaiming it would have the same impact on grocery shopping as eBay has had on non food - and save shoppers 20% on their usual weekly...