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Costcutter takes passage to India and Pakistan with fascia-licensing strategy
UK symbol operator Costcutter is set to expand into India and Pakistan through fascia- licensing agreements.
Costcutter executive chairman Colin Graves said talks with suitable partners for a franchise-based scheme were still at an early… -
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Frangelico plans to crack liqueur sector
Waitrose is to be the launchpad for an Italian hazelnut liqueur. To promote the new product, the retailer is running a sampling campaign for the drink combined with its Italian coffee.Frangelico - a liqueur made from wild...
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Salmon farmers vow to shame their critics
A new mood of militancy among Scottish fish producers is being taken further with a vow by the Scottish Salmon Producers&' Organisation to name and shame its critics.The SSPO is already involved in a dispute with Birds Eye...
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Shoppers suspect they pay for cuts
Supermarket price cuts are not trusted by shoppers, an exclusive poll for The Grocer reveals.Three out of five people surveyed by Harris Interactive believe supermarkets bump up prices on other products to make up for cuts. Only 13% were...
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Leahy demands green incentives
Sir Terry Leahy has renewed his call for the government to offer more incentives to companies to adopt green initiatives.Speaking as Tesco announced a £25m investment in a Sustainable Consumption Institute at the University of...
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Resurgent Iceland distances itself from green initiatives
Being seen to be green may be top of the agenda for the likes of Tesco, M&S and Sainsbury's, but Iceland will not "jump on the eco bandwagon", according to chief executive Malcolm Walker. The focus was on quality and price, he said. "We...
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Dodds joins as Tangerine MD
Confectionery manufacturer Tangerine Confectionery has appointed Steve Dodds as managing director.Dodds&' appointment completes the management team at the group, which last month changed its name to Tangerine Confectionery...
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Footprint doubtslooming
The true scale of the drive to apply carbon footprint labelling to thousands of products in supermarkets was thrown into sharp relief this week when Boots admitted it took two months and £40,000 to work out the carbon footprint of just one...
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Zipp drinks target the nation's health issues
Mary CarmichaelA new range of fruit-based drinks called Zipp is targeting specific health demands and pioneering what brand owner Infuzionz predicts will be a £15m opportunity in the next three years.Infuzionz - a group of...
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Food sales drive group recovery at upbeat M&S
Marks and Spencer served up a strong set of results this week, thanks to the food business that it intends to grow further, says James DurstonThe nationals have been obsessed with the nascent signs of recovery shown by Marks and...
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E.coli prosecutionthreat
Morrisons could yet face criminal charges over an E.coli outbreak linked to one of its stores in Scotland, which left a 66-year-old woman dead and eight others ill.The retailer is waiting on the results of a police report...
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Why fitness is the new fatness
Second opinionEveryone seems to be sticking with their New Year health resolutions this year - and it's almost the end of May, says Jonathan PritchardEvery New Year&'s Day, it&'s the same. We wake up with festive hangovers...
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Tesco: yes we flout the planning rules
Tesco has come under fire from local planning authorities for "riding roughshod" over the planning rules by making physical changes to its stores without consent.Fresh accusations against the retailer over retrospective planning...
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Somerfield setsits focus
Simpler, better, cheaper. These are the priorities for Somerfield&'s new management team as it looks to inject some life into the chain&'s like-for-like sales performance.Suppliers attending a conference in Birmingham this...
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Where is your food from and how did it get on your plate?
Tony Deep Chairman and founder of leading Indian foods manufacturer East End Foods, on the importance of tracing food back to its sourceDo you know what you are eating? Do you know where all the ingredients come from, how...
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Food for a future generation
Functional foods is already a market to be reckoned with, but experts say this is merely a drop in the ocean and predict tremendous growth. Geoff Igharo reportsFunctional foods is generating a steady stream of NPD as the most...
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Fury of Kwik Savecreditors
Unsecured Kwik Save creditors, owed £16m, were furious to discover this week that they will not receive a penny following the collapse of the retail chain - while an investment vehicle owned by Paul Niklas and Brendan Murtagh, and former owner...
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Fury over Icelanddemand
Iceland CEO Malcolm Walker has told The Grocer a decision by the retailer to extend its payment terms to 90 days and introduce a 2.75% "settlement discount" for paying on time was "nothing to do with me".The frozen food chain's holding...
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Tesco starts recruiting talent as it gets set for India launch
Tesco has started a recruitment campaign in India. Some of the top management and business schools have confirmed the retailer has been making presentations to their students."The heads of an international division of internal...
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Primula goes in for a nibble
Primula is nibbling away at the impulse market by bringing out new portable snacking products.Primula Cheese Nibbles snack combines a mini tube of the cheese spread with cream crackers and a pot of pickle, at an rsp of £1.39 for...