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Are Northern Foods' hopes going up in smoke?
There's a well-known saying reverberating around the head offices of Northern Foods at the moment - it never rains but it pours. At 10.27am on Sunday morning, a fire ripped through its Fletchers Bakeries site in Sheffield, which employs 650...
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Gü gears up for 'phase two' of growth plan
Premium dessert specialist Gü Chocolate Puds is entering what it describes as "phase two" of its operations, with increased marketing support and extensions to the Frü fruit brand it launched last year.Next month it is adding a two-pack...
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Time to get into the grove
In the 1950s and 1960s, bread and dripping was a teatime staple. Mum had cooked the roast beef or pork for lunch and served up the leftover fat and juices, spread on bread, for tea.But how times change - today's equivalent is a much...
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it's on the shelfAND HERE to stay
If there's anyone out there still debating the pros and cons of retail-ready packaging (RRP), they need to wake up and smell the corrugated cardboard: RRP is here to stay. The challenge now is to come up with solutions that work for everyone,...
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Kwik Save hit by out-of-stocks
Kwik Save's availability woes have been confirmed by exclusive research carried out for The Grocer by Storecheck Marketing, with between a quarter and two thirds of products out of stock in major categories.The store marketing group,...
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Hodgson to replace Megson at Waitrose
Richard Hodgson, brand and marketing director for Asda, has been appointed as the replacement for Angela Megson as director of buying for Waitrose.Hodgson takes up his new role in the autumn. He has worked at Asda for a number of years...
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Natural sugar substitute
A new natural sugar substitute made from a Mexican plant claims to banish mood swings and cut calories.Agave Nectar has a 76% level of fructose, as well as a low GI content. It is also lower in calories yet 25% sweeter than sugar. The...
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Pickers' peeves said to be 'teething troubles'
A wave of high-profile labour problems in the British fruit industry is simply due to teething troubles, according to one of the farms at the heart it.The comment was made by Gilbert Savoury, HR director for major Herefordshire...
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Price Survey
Gaelle WalkerPricing strategies at Tesco seemed to run awry this week. As the mercury hit the 90s, so Tesco's total basket price soared to £47.14, plunging the retailer, which is usually ranked as the UK's second cheapest supermarket...
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Sainsbury set to revamp uniforms
Sainsbury is to ditch its garish orange fleeces and royal blue shirts as it redesigns its staff uniform for the first time in seven years.The supermarket will roll out new attire to its 150,000 staff next summer after kicking off initial...
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Top-Up shop
Who we visitedLondis Hollyhead Road, CoventryJacksons King Edwards Drive, Harrogatespar Main Street, Torrance, Nr GlasgowTesco Express Amersham Road, Buckinghamshireco-op Little Common Road,...
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Soundbites
?"Consumers need to understand the fundamental differences between all the different olive oils. It is for this reason that we recommend block merchandising different products according to oil type and strength, and hence usage."Diana...
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Six of the Best - Crisps, nuts and snacks
Crisps, nuts and snacks suppliers is dynamic and driven by innovation, with players continually striving to satisfy demand for variety, quality and taste, as well as healthier products.It is little surprise therefore, that communication...
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Buyers weigh up online auction risks
Every major UK grocery retailer now uses online auctions to drive down procurement costs and, collectively, they have saved millions of pounds. Buyers are emphatic in their support and adamant that the practice is an invaluable trading tool -...
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Coca-Cola up 8%
The Coca-Cola Company's half-year net profit to 30 June rose 8% to $2.9bn on operating sales up 2% at $11.7bn.The beverages giant said that UK sales had improved: “Unit case volume in north west Europe for the second quarter increased in low...
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Tesco makes Polish acquisition
Tesco has acquired convenience retailer Leader Price in Poland in a deal worth £72m.Leader Price is part of the French retailer Casino and entered Poland in 2000. It operates 220 stores in the country, employing 2,200 people and had sales of...
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Milk supply back at 'more normal levels'
UK dairy farmers have posted a third lacklustre month of milk production in a row after a slow start in April, reigniting debate over the scale of the exodus from the industry. Output in the first three months of the 2006/07 quota year...
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Butlers Blue is up to the Challenge
Family-owned dairy Butlers saw its new product go all the way in this year's Tesco Cheese Challenge. Now in its fourth year, the competition brought together cheese industry experts in London where they picked out Butlers Blue as their...