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Pig producers gun for 'misleading' labelling
Pig producers are campaigning for an end to misleading labelling on branded and own label pork products sold in supermarkets. The British Pig Executive began lobbying retailers this week to improve the quality and consistency of the...
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Johnson's Living a salad success story
An entrepreneur who is bringing living salads to supermarkets has scooped two farming awards at the NFU's inaugural national prize giving event this week. Andrew Johnson of Home Harvest Salads produces a living baby leaf salad, which...
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Sheikh: public will see through multiples' PR
Younus Sheikh, MD of wholesaler Bestway, has greeted the Competition Commission's inquiry into grocery with scepticism and delivered a rallying call to independents, urging them to build closer ties with their communities. Sheikh, who was...
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We're doing OKthanks
Supplier profit margins are in pretty rude health according to new research for The Grocer by OC&C Strategy Consultants. Our annual index of the UK's top 150 food and drink suppliers reveals that margins have grown from 9.1% to...
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Tesco rebranding: Organic and proud
Tesco is relaunching its Tesco Organic range, with new-look packaging set to hit stores within two weeks.The new packs, made of recycled material, bear a black background and images from food photographer Laurie Evans. Grass will appear...
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Tesco rebranding: Organic and proud
Tesco is relaunching its Tesco Organic range, with new-look packaging set to hit stores within two weeks.The new packs, made of recycled material, bear a black background and images from food photographer Laurie Evans. Grass will appear...
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Price Survey
Asda's decision to join Tesco and Waitrose in raising the price of its own label milk has had little impact on its position as the UK's cheapest supermarket, according to The Grocer 33's latest survey. Both Asda and Morrisons have...
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Sainsbury is a Welsh sizzler!
Sainsbury's Newport store in Wales topped the customer service and availability charts this week to claim the Top Store Award. Our mystery shopper was impressed from the moment that she entered the store. She said that a lot of effort had...
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Somerfield to switch to Simply Value sub-brand
Rachel BarnesSomerfield is to ditch its Makes Sense! value range in favour of a new-look sub-brand called Simply Value.The 200-strong range of food and non food products will replace the 90-line Makes Sense! range from September....
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Somerfield to switch to Simply Value sub-brand
Rachel BarnesSomerfield is to ditch its Makes Sense! value range in favour of a new-look sub-brand called Simply Value.The 200-strong range of food and non food products will replace the 90-line Makes Sense! range from September....
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Advice shop
Q: Should a listing in a multiple always be the end goal for new suppliers? Our experts offer differing views:Paul Trotman, Managing director, The Authentic Curry CompanyAchieving a listing with a multiple retailer is definitely a...
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Company profile - The Craigmyle Cheese Company
Product: Organic cheeseCustomers: Restaurants and delisOutput: 8 tonnes a yearTo say Liz and Neil Marchant's dreams have come true may be a bit cheesy, but there's no better way to describe the business the husband and wife team run...
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Asda strike called off
A potential five-day strike among workers at 20 of Asda's distribution centres has been called off.Last week, members of the GMB union at 20 Asda distribution centres across the UK voted for a five-day strike in a long-running dispute over...
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Suppliers act to cut carbon emissions
Four of the country's biggest suppliers launched major bids this week to ramp up their green credentials.Cadbury Schweppes, PepsiCo, Coca-Cola Enterprises and Associated British Foods announced programmes to cut their carbon emissions...
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Bid to show the waterbed effect exists
Independents and wholesalers will submit more evidence to the Competition Commission groceries inquiry to prove the existence of the waterbed effect.Following a meeting between the ACS, the FWD and the inquiry team, ACS chief executive...
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Green - but notenough
Supermarkets must increase their efforts on ecological issues if they want to persuade their customers they are truly green, according to a poll carried out exclusively for The Grocer.Despite attempts by retailers to promote their many...
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Kwik Save staff in hardship loan row
Kwik Save has denied it is refusing staff hardship loans on the grounds that they are not hard-up enough - though workers have not been paid for more than a fortnight.Some workers said they had been offered the loans by management - only...
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Unilever rapped for Flora ads
The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled that claims made in Unilever's advertisements for its Flora pro-activ margarine are misleading.The ASA received a complaint for a press ad for the product that said: “A spread that not only...