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Suppliers to gogreener
Removing enough water to fill 56 Olympic swimming pools from the food chain every day and taking the equivalent of 350,000 cars off the road every year.These are just two of the ambitious targets scores of suppliers have pledged to meet...
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Vidal to head impulse unit at Sainsbury
Xavier Vidal has been appointed as business unit director for impulse grocery at Sainsbury.Vidal is promoted from the role of category manager for frozen foods, replacing Lawrence Clube.He joined Sainsbury last year from Tesco...
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Healthy innovation at the heart of Kraft
The maker of Philadelphia is looking to fortify rather than launch new product variants. Rachel Barnes reportsFor a company that was founded on the mass production of one of the foods in our diets with the highest fat content, it...
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Suppliers told JS needs their help
Sainsbury told suppliers this week that it needed more money, compliance, ideas and new launches from them if it was to become a stronger retailer and achieve its three-year targets.&"We cannot rest on our laurels as customers...
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Spring's here for Sainsbury
Midlands-based Springhead brewery is to supply Sainsbury with its pub-favourite premium blonde beer.Springhead has brewed Roaring Meg since the early Nineties and the brand is now sold at more than 300 pubs nationally, according...
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Higgledy Piggledy sausages
COMPANY: Debbie and Andrew&'sPRICE: 99p for 16 sausagesExpert&'s verdict...17/25The raw products smell like hot dogs with an overpowering onion aroma. The meat is finely chopped to give a smooth texture. When...
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the hutton inquiry
The Grocer asks: The government made it clear in its White Paper that the FSA needed to work together with the industry to tackle obesity. Do you accept that this hasn't happened? The FSA response: That's not true. When we set out to...
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'Two markets' isno more
The two-market definition is dead. Never again will the Competition Commission assess the grocery sector solely on the basis that it is divided into 'one-stop' and 'top-up' shopping.Instead, as it continues its inquiry into grocery, the...
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New Oddbins MD named
Jacques Duley, managing director of Oddbins, the off-licence chain owned by French group Castel, is stepping down from his role.Duley, who has been joint managing director of Oddbins and French chain Nicolas for two-and-a-half...
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WhEre now for Wegmans?
Following the death of Wegmans' visionary founder, what are the odds of Tesco making a bid for the family-run US estate? Chloe Smith reportsIf America is the birthplace of the colossal one-stop hypermarket, Robert Wegman is the man...
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WhEre now for Wegmans?
Following the death of Wegmans' visionary founder, what are the odds of Tesco making a bid for the family-run US estate? Chloe Smith reportsIf America is the birthplace of the colossal one-stop hypermarket, Robert Wegman is the man...
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Price Survey
As World Cup fever kicks in and the supermarkets blow the starter whistle on a summer of deep cut promotional activity, the first week of our revised 33-item list shows that pricing strategies at our four cheapest supermarkets are...
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Road to recovery
The incredible turnaround that led to Asda online winning The Grocer's Star Order in January reflects 18 months of hard work, says Julian HuntRegular readers of The Grocer&'s quarterly online shopping survey will have spotted that...
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Talking shop
"Despite premium credentials, game is readily affordable in the weekly shop"?The wild game meat market has grown 15.2% year-on-year in the past five years. Let&'s keep this up by making cuts convenient and accessible, says Alexia...
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Warburtons staff to vote on strike
Production at Britain's biggest bread supplier Warburtons could be disrupted if workers at the company's factories vote to strike next month.The Bakers, Food and Allied Workers' Union, which represents about a third of Warburtons' staff,...
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Company Profile Little Dish
Hassle-free, super-healthy baby meals Once upon a time, there lived two ambi tious young food consultants.One day they found themselves wondering why it was so hard to fi nd really healthy food for young children that was easy to...
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What is the best way to get a listing?
The experts give their opinions Hillary Graves Managing director, Little Dish We’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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Unnecessary emails are the enemy of work-life balance
We're turning into a desk-bound nation. Cut down on the nonsense emails - we'll communicate better and perhaps exercise a bit more A friend of mine has just started a new job in a government department. Previously she worked in the...
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Climbing the ladder
What was your first ever job?A 'bootneck' - a young officer in the Royal Marines. Give us a quick run-down on your career to date. After the Marines I went into sports training management, then pharmaceutical sales before...