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UK cracks whip with blueberry planting
The surge in demand for blueberries all year round has revitalised the category, and is spurring British growers to start producing the fruit. Retail sales of the superfood are up from £11.8m to £49.8m in the past three years [TNS 52 w/e...
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Waitrose link to be boosted
Channel Islands retailer CI Traders is poised to expand the range of Waitrose own label products available in its Checkers stores.CI chief executive Martin Bralsford said: "We are in discussion with Waitrose about ways in which we can...
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Netto counts on quality booze to change image
Value retailer Netto is going all out to position its alcoholic drinks offering firmly under its Smart Shopping banner. A spokesman said the chain was "definitely punching above its weight" in booze. Current offers include three...
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My Favourite Things Chris Mason, managing director, First Drinks Brands
What's your favouriterestaurant? Langan's Brasserie in Stratton Street, London. It's maintained asimilar formula for 30 years.Have you ever sent back or complained about a meal? In a restaurant in Singapore I...
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Durose leaves Tesco to start own business
Peter Durose, director of produce, has left Tesco. A spokeswoman for the retailer said that Durose, who had worked at Tesco for ten years, was leaving to set up his own business. Durose was appointed category director for produce...
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Lothian Co-op buys former Somerfields
Lothian Borders & Angus Co-op has beefed up its estate with nine Somerfield stores in Scotland. The shops measure from 1,450 to 3,460 sq ft and are in locations ranging from Blackburn to Aberdeen. Most are thought to be former...
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Jeremy Rockett marketing director, Gonzalez Byass UK
How did you get where you are today?By accident really! I had worked in the food industry in sales for a number of years. I joined a drinks company after a previous boss approached me. That company became First Drinks Brands a year later...
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The case for installing a cash machine in-store
Balbir Singh Retailer Says: I currently manage a Lifestyle Express c-store in Blyth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and I have had a cash machine installed inside my store for more than three years. I have been hiring it through Link, after...
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LMC gets EU mince cash
The Livestock and Meat Commission for Northern Ireland has been awarded EU funding to promote beef mince under its Farm Quality Assured (FQA) logo. The product's traceability and versatility and its place in a healthy balanced diet will...
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upmarket lookfor Oslo chain
Norwegian c-store operator Deli de Luca has one of the most innovative and striking c-store formats in the world. That's why we named it one of the best specialist retailers in our "World's Finest Food Retailers" survey last year and why, when...
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Nothing they can do? A total eclipse of the charts
This issue we have focused on some of the categories and brands/products that do not make it into the top five charts published, either because they do not have the same budgetary purse strings as the big brands, or the categories they are in do...
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Cider Innovation
Premium ciders are keeping the category lively and encouraging consumers to try different styles. "The introduction of premium bottled cider has helped position it as more fashionable and desirable," says Matthew Showering, MD at...
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Kwik Save claims supply improving
Kwik Save has denied reports that it is experiencing ongoing availability problems, despite reports to the contrary. According to shoppers this week at a selection of its 184 shops, concentrated mainly in the Midlands and the north of...
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Climbing the ladder
How did you get where you are today?By working hard, never giving up and being very determined. A sense of humour helps.What is the best decision you have made in your career and why?Choosing to study at an agricultural...
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"How much longer is there going to be wild cod on store shelves?"
ohnson Seafarms, Europe's only organic cod farming business, began with a breakthrough in cod rearing techniques at the North Atlantic Fisheries College in 2002.The family-owned company was offered the college's 5,000 cod when it wound...
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Q&A with Mark Collings Manager of the Week
Can you tell us a little bit about your working history? I started working for Tesco 20 years ago as a trolley boy after leaving school and have stayed with the company ever since. Running my own store had always been a goal of mine and I...
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Commons turns up pressure to turn on traffic light labels
Pressure is mounting in Parliament for tough action to force food firms and retailers to embrace the Food Standards Agency's controversial nutritional labelling scheme. A motion is going before the Commons proposing compulsory adoption of...
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Suppliers concerned by power of Pan Fish
Fears that the acquisition by Pan Fish of Marine Harvest will push up Scottish salmon prices have triggered its referral to the Competition Commission. Industry sources told The Grocer there was concern among buyers of Scottish farmed...
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Tesco sizes up with Extra for the Scots
Food from local suppliers is at the heart of the offer in Tesco's largest store in Scotland, which opened its doors this week. The 103,000 sq ft Extra, situated at Silverburn Retail Park in Pollok, Glasgow, officially opened on Monday (10...