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Shop profile - Maynews, York
If you meet Maynews’ MD Tony Wright at the company’s York HQ, the first thing you notice is his collection of model vehicles from suppliers that have visited him over the years. Displayed neatly on a cabinet, many are in their original packaging and…
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Tangerine buys Burton's confectionery
Confectionery company Tangerine has acquired the confectionery arm of Burton's Foods for an undisclosed sum.The deal, which includes Burton's liquorice allsorts and dolly mixtures plant in Blackpool and its 180 staff, will see Tangerine's...
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Tesco catalogue launch expected
Tesco is set to launch its home shopping catalogue in the first week of September.Reports suggest that the retailer is ready to print around 20 million catalogues offering electrical, garden products and home furniture.It is planning...
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Heineken nets Chelsea deal
Heineken has secured a deal with Chelsea Football Club to be the sole provider of beer in bars and restaurants within the club's stadium Stamford Bridge.Reports suggest that the Dutch brewer paid at least £1m a year for the four-year...
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Lion Capital to buy Kettle Chips
Private equity group Lion Capital is set to acquire crisp brand Kettle Chips this week.Reports suggest that the deal is thought to value the business at between $280m and $320m (£147m-£168m).The reports add that Lion Capital will use...
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Food litter campaign launched
Keep Britain Tidy has launched a campaign to tackle the issue of food litter.The campaign will aim to encourage people to dispose of their food litter responsibly, and will highlight the link between discarded food and the increase in the...
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Q: What benefits can small suppliers expect from outsourcing their production?
A: Simon Dunn, Managing director, Product ChainThere is no question in my mind that a start up business should, where possible, use an outsourced supplier to get their product off the ground. Contract packers in Europe are excellent and with...
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M&S expect healthy food growth
Marks and Spencer expects is healthy food range Eat Well to account for 40% of its total food sales within six months.The retailer said that the growth reflected the trend of customers wanting to buy healthier food.“The healthy food...
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Company profile - Good4U
Product: Microgreens and seeds
Based: N Ireland
Turnover: E1m
Established: 2004
If you were asked to describe baby broccoli, would you know what it looked like? Probably not. That could be about to change however, as a small Irish… -
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looking back What we said in 2001
New products? and celebrity chefs were already helping to draw consumers back to their ovens and manufacturers' efforts to target convenience were slowing the market's decline of previous years. ?It fell 3% in the year to 2001 to a value of...
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World News - 5th August 2006
United States. Whole Foods Market, which is set to open its first UK store in London next year, has reported a 33% increase in third-quarter net profit to $53.9m on sales up 18% to $1.3bn. Like-for-like sales increased 9.6%. John Mackey, chairman, chief...
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Company Profile Good4U
If you were asked to describe baby broccoli, would you know what it looked like? Probably not. That could be about to change, however, as a small Irish outfit called Good4U starts to infiltrate the multiples with its products. Working...
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Asda Sheffield: a class act
When our mystery shopper visited Asda's Handsworth Road store in Sheffield, the store was clean, well-merchandised, the staff friendly and she had her shopping packed without asking. She said that she had a "thoroughly enjoyable experience" at...
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The Advice Shop
Simon Dunn Managing director, Product ChainThere is no question in my mind that a start-up business should, where possible, use an outsourced supplier to get its product off the ground. Contract packers in Europe are excellent...
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Cadbury sales back on track after product recall disaster
Sales of Cadbury chocolate in leading supermarkets are already back on track after a slump following a salmonella scare.Last month The Grocer revealed that sales of the company's products had dipped by 25% in two leading supermarkets,...
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"Yet another case of retailers taking the lead in delivering the health agenda while manufacturers appear furtive"
It's interesting that on the day Cadbury was all over the media with the news that the salmonella scare had cost it £20m, the Daily Express led with a story on Tesco, Sainsbury's and Asda banning "killer" fats in their own label products. ...
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this week a year ago The winner was...
The Morrisons store at The Gyle, Edinburgh, won the Top Store award at this time last year, as a result of its perfect availability and flawless service. Store manager Joe Turner was especially proud of his hard-working staff and gave...
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Kellogg's cereal aims to lower cholesterol
Cholesterol-lowering claims are making a debut in the breakfast cereals aisle, thanks to Kellogg's launch of oat bran-based Optivita.The Berry Oat Crisp and Raisin Oat Crisp boxed lines consist of oats, brown rice, wholewheat, fruit and...
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Can Tesco see off Aldi/Lidl threat?
Three events in the past week point to the impact of the hard discounters across Europe. Last week's Allegra report highlighted the growing appeal of German discounters Aldi and Lidl in the UK. Wal-Mart announced its withdrawal from Germany and...