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Best in show
Tesco comes out tops again in the big threeBritain&'s biggest retailer has done it again, walking off with a hat-trick of trophies at this year&'s awards. Tesco mirrored last year&'s success by once again taking the...
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Best Independent
Community effort sets Tates at head of packA good independent retailer delivers great service to the local community while growing the business through strong corporate values and a clear strategy. Our winner, Tates, certainly ticks...
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Which are best: branded or non-branded chillers?
Summer is upon us and a well stocked drinks chiller can be a great footfall driver. But is there a difference in terms of sales between branded and non-branded chillers? Our experts give their viewsSays: I have three stores and a...
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Bigger and better at Dhamecha Croydon
Playing golf and watching the family grow up is a popular vision of retirement. For Naren Chotai, golf fan, father of two and grandfather of one, that dream came true when he took early retirement from BT at the tender age of 50. But his new...
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Bigger and better at Dhamecha Croydon
Size of depot: 70,000 sq ftEstablished: 2001Total number of lines: 15,000Promotional focus: 30th anniversaryPlaying golf and watching the family grow up is a popular vision of retirement. For Naren Chotai, golf fan, father...
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Scots' bid to drive up quality of their lamb
Quality Meat Scotland has hailed the potential of breeding technology to drive greater profitability and efficiency in the Scottish sheepmeat industry. QMS this week launched a three-year Scottish Sheep Strategy, which follows on from the...
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Kingsmill cuts off crusts in bid for a bigger slice
Allied Bakeries is aiming to grab a slice of the lucrative crustless loaf sector created by rival Hovis last August, with a new Kingsmill product. It is also moving the brand into chilled with a Heat and Share ciabatta and flatbread...
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Court rejects Maxworth bid for protection
Irish independent chain Maxworth Supermarkets has failed in its application for court protection and is heading for receivership. The Irish High Court refused to approve the appointment of an examiner after hearing that one of its...
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Birds Eye weds fish to UK's Med veg passion
Unilever UK is bringing a taste of the Med to the freezer aisles with premium fish and vegetable dishes under the Birds Eye banner. Mediterraneo taps into the growing consumer taste for roasted vegetables and comprises two main...
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Tesco olive branch for small suppliers
Tesco is to improve ranging in Express stores and give smaller suppliers more access to buyers, it told a gathering of hundreds of suppliers. It also told them to speed up new product development and improve order fulfilment to keep Tesco...
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Cadbury gets into spirit of Christmas
Snowmen, Christmas trees and Santa Claus are getting starring roles in Yuletide launches from Cadbury Trebor Bassett this year. Head of customer relations Mike Tipping said Christmas packs had to look even more seasonal, as shoppers were...
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Carrefour's vision for the future
José Luis Duran is not proud of the fact that the last time Carrefour delivered 6% sales growth was in 1996. Flat sales in Europe outside of France, pushing money into too many global markets and 'promotional neglect' have all been blamed for...
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Come on - tell it like it is urges CC
The Competition Commission's investigation of the UK grocery market will require "help from everyone and anyone who wants to come to talk to us", the inquiry chairman Peter Freeman said this week. Speaking to The Grocer about the...
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Kwik Save upheaval goes on with overhaul of supply chain
Kwik Save has revealed a radical overhaul of its supply chain network that it claims will get the business back on its feet, despite the shock departure of its MD after just four months. The retailer has closed the dedicated depot at...
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Supermarket chains really can play fair with this one
One year on from the G8 summit at Gleneagles, Bob Geldof has talked about some progress being made in relieving African countries of debt and increasing the amount of aid to them. But there is a third aspect of the G8's agenda. Geldof and others...
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A world of choice in Sharwood's range
Exotic recipes from Asian countries less commonly represented on UK supermarket shelves are the inspiration for Sharwood's new luxury sauce range, set for launch next month. Aimed at stretching consumer tastes beyond the company's...
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General manager: Naren Chotai
Naren Chotai left early retirement to run Dhamecha's Croydon depot. Following a well-earned rest after a variety of jobs at BT, including as marketing manager, he joined Dhamecha in 2003 when Pradip Dhamecha, MD of the company and a family...
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Climbing the ladder
How did you get to where you are today?Through being sufficiently gullible to believe my brother when he told me in 1999 that Cook was a guaranteed winner. And through being given fantastic training by a lot of great people at...