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Gurr to leave Blueheath
Douglas Gurr, chief executive of wholesaler Blueheath, is stepping down from the role.Blueheath said that Gurr would step down on August 31 after five years. It added that a successor had been found and would be announced shortly.The...
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Northern Foods results expected
Food manufacturer Northern Foods is expected to release its full-year results tomorrow, following two profit warnings earlier this year.Analysts are expecting the group, which makes Fox's Biscuits and Goodfella's pizza, to announce a pre-tax...
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Unilever to cull20,000
Unilever has announced it is to cut 20,000 jobs worldwide in the next four years.The plans will cut the 179,000-strong workforce by 11%, said CEO Patrick Cescau on Thursday during the presentation of its quarterly and half-year results....
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15 plastic bags ... for 32 items
Asda and Sainsbury's have come under attack from green groups over their excessive use of plastic bags in home deliveries.Environmentalists have accused the chains of using an unnecessarily large number of bags after The Grocer 33's...
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World News - 27th May 2006
Wal-Mart has become the second international grocer in the past month to exit South Korea. The US retail giant said that it was selling its portfolio of 16 stores in the country to South Korean retailer Shinsegae for $882m. Mike...
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Danacol adds Omega-3 to boost health claims
Danone is repositioning its cholesterol-lowering drink Danacol with a more generic heart-health claim in a bid to broaden its appeal as an everyday product.From late next month the brand will contain the ingredient of the moment,...
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Under-30s shun trendy wines for old favourites
Wine producers shouldn&'t rely on multiple retailers and should avoid being patronising when targeting consumers under 30 years old, according to research by Wine Intelligence.In a seminar entitled &'Trendy or Traditional:...
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Thin margins up for 'viable' Big 30
In the week that the Competition Commission described wholesalers as having no "problems in terms of their economic viability", The Grocer's Big 30 survey reveals that almost half the UK's leading wholesalers are functioning on profit margins of...
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Please, don't tell me over-35s 'can't do the job'
I read your Salary Survey in last week&'s issue of The Grocer with great interest (May 20, p32).Based on personal experience, I have found the recruitment industry for sales positions to be systematic and blinkered in its...
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Coinstar puts calls out to 400 c-stores
Coinstar, the provider of self-service mobile phone top-up machines, is planning a roll-out to 400c-stores across the UK.The machines are already in 50 outlets with another 150 expected to be added by the end of 2006. Coinstar...
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TM Retail reveals £50m budget for acquisitions
TM Retail&'s new management has announced thatit plans to invest heavily in future acquisitions.Speaking in an exclusive interview with The Grocer, James Lancaster, the CTN and c-store operator&'s chairman, said £50m...
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Sir Ken plans to bow out after 50 years in charge
Analysts say Sir Ken Morrison&'s retirement from Morrisons in 2008 will leave the supermarket group &"weaker for his absence&".This week, at the retailer&'s agm, Sir Ken, who has been chairman of Morrisons since...
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Asda chats about NPD on Facebook
It may have banned its staff from using it, but Asda is preparing to make full use of social networking website Facebook as part of its marketing mix, we can reveal.Asda plans to set up a page for its development chef, Neil Nugent, who...
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?Grocery suppliers are adding a personal touch to their products, as they look for new ways of customising everyday foods, according to David Jago, editorial director of Mintel
Product: Familiegerecht (Family meal kits)Company: HonigCountry: The NetherlandsCustomisation is perhaps traditionally something that we associate with luxury goods brands rather than everyday consumables.However,...
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One year on - FooGo doubles the action
A lot can happen in a year, and no one knows that better than George Robinson, founder of FooGo, the supplier of fresh sandwiches and other fresh convenience snacks. When we featured it in On The Up a year ago, FooGo products was...
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Sony ad gets Tango'd in Britvic campaign
Stefan ChomkaThe acclaimed Sony TV advert, which features thousands of balls bouncing down a steep San Francisco hill, has been Tango&'d in a viral campaign from Britvic Soft Drinks.The spoof advert for Tango Clear looks...
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GDA ad campaign set to air in September
The food industry&'s multimillion-pound challengeto the Food Standards Agency&'s traffic light labelling scheme will go live in September.The TV, radio and press campaign - first revealed by The Grocer (11 February,...
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The Advice Shop
What is the best way to get a listing? The experts give their opinionsWe&'re still learning, but here&'s what we know so far: a high quality product makes things easier. We focus on provenance and highlight natural...
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How is EU dairy reform affecting price levels?
The EU Mid-Term Review of the dairy sector, introduced from July 2004, was intended to reduce the overall level of price support over a four-year period, mainly by reducing intervention prices by an average of 22% and by cutting...
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Five a day? Fat chance even in affluent smaller towns, as food deserts spread
Thousands of British consumers across the country are being left with little or no access to fresh fruit and vegetables because of an increase in so-called 'food deserts', according to research.A study by Harper Adams University College...