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Scotch against the grain
Oddbins has created a series of malt whiskies to highlight Scotland's lesser-known distilleries and to offer lower price points for single-cask releases. Each edition of Against the Grain, starting with one from the Glencadam...
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Dairy Farmers of Britain awarded third of Aldi's liquid milk business
Milk co-operative Dairy Farmers of Britain has been awarded a 12-month contract to supply liquid milk to Aldi stores across the country. The contract, which begins next month, equates to volumes of 12.5 million litres of milk a...
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Amazon takes a bite
Amazon has made a surprise move into everyday grocery through its US web site. But is it likely to be a threat to the UK multiples' online services, asks Beth Brooks. Online retailer Amazon has made a surprise entry into food retailing...
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Tesco puts availability on ice
Finally Easter marks the transition between winter and spring. The weather bucks up and the clocks change. Some things, however, stay the same. Somewhere across the country a shopper fails to find something they would dearly like to...
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Bizarre law of averages puzzles
Retailers could face fines of up to £5,000 because of a bizarre aspect to EU rules that makes it illegal to sell some produce packed to an average weight. The EC Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations 2006 permit most...
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In Brief: Bacardi flavours; Citrus lager; Tiger revamp; Cider campaign; Heineken for rugby
Bacardi rum is being launched into the UK off-trade in two different flavours - Apple and Berry - to appeal to younger rum drinkers. The 32% abv spirits will be sold in 70cl bottles priced at £12.49. A citrus variant of...
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Rail shops get back on track
Four years ago, independent retailer Costcutter was churning out stores on railway concourses at the speed of an express train in partnership with rail network operator Connex. All seemed to be going well, but then the project hit...
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Minimum pay - big cost?
Most people agree with paying a fair day's wage. But what does it mean for small retailers? Few people, whether they are managers or workers, would argue with the principle of a fair day's pay for a fair day's work. But for...
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Budgens in blitz to boost frozen
Budgens is breathing life into frozen food with a new collection of family-friendly dishes in 50 of its larger stores. Buyer Miki Handzar has worked with three independent suppliers to capitalise on key trends of convenience,...
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Telling it like it is to Mr Bloggs
A group of four disenchanted agricultural businessmen has invested tens of thousands of pounds in a national press advertising drive highlighting the plight of dairy farmers. They have set up a company, Food Security, to manage the...
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Bowing out gracefully and optimistically
Until two years ago, Johnson of Sandhurst Village Stores had recorded 19 years of continuous growth, but recently it has taken a battering from nearby competitors, says its owner David Johnson. Based in Sandhurst, Kent, the c-store...
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In Brief: Inflation checked; Restriction lifted; OFT decision delay; Fever shoppers; Role in probe
Inflation was kept in check last month by plummeting food prices, official figures show. Price cutting on milk, eggs and meat, and bumper supplies of fresh produce, helped limit the consumer price index annual rate of inflation to...
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In Brief: Moto mouth; Kraft work; Raising a glass
Motorway service station operator Moto has named Sir Gerry Robinson as chairman. His appointment follows last week's sale of the group by its owners, Compass Group's travel concessions arm Select Service Partner, to Australian...
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Tayto sale on cards
C&C, the Irish drinks and snacks group, has confirmed that it is conducting a strategic review of its crisps subsidiary, Tayto, in what is seen as a prelude to putting it on the market. According to analysts, there are two...
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Waitrose line-caught move for cod, haddock
Waitrose has become the first supermarket to ensure all its fresh and smoked cod and haddock is line-caught - and plans to increase its range of line-caught fish later in the year. Line catching uses baited hooks instead of trawled nets. By...
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Consumer Insight
>>Key trends in the consumption of shellfish in the home ¦ Shellfish was consumed on 255 million occasions last year¦ Females aged 45+ account for the largest proportion of consumption at 30%¦ Most shellfish is eaten...
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Efforts to share delivery
Leading retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers could soon be sharing delivery vehicles in an effort to improve logistics and cut costs in remote areas. The Grocer has learned that a number of leading companies, including Nestlé,...
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Miller is stepping down from helm of Heinz UK
Jane Miller, president of Heinz UK and Ireland, is stepping down from her role next month. Heinz said that Miller was leaving at the end of May for personal reasons. She has been UK and Ireland president since May last year,...
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Easter shopping: performance of grocery online services
> HOW THE STORES COMPARED ON KEY ASPECTS OF THEIR ONLINE SERVICEAs the five major online retailers geared up for the pre-Easter rush, we put them to the test and discovered that their operations were much like the chocolates that...
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Keeping an Eye on the freezer
Unilever has enlisted the help of a restaurant critic in a £21m campaign for its Birds Eye brand, which it hopes will change negative consumer perceptions of frozen food. The company is this month embarking on a TV, radio, press...