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M&S ambitious for Simply Food
Marks and Spencer is planning to increase its share of grocery in the UK by continuing the expansion of its Simply Food.Stuart Rose, chief executive, said M&S is continuing to look for more space to open Simply Food stores and...
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Fraud task force to hunt bad meat
The Food Standards Agency is taking steps to crush the hazardous trade in illegal food products and improve consumer safety by creating a Food Fraud Task Force.It will scrutinise the current controls in place to detect food fraud,...
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French lagging on return of UK beef
France is unlikely to be in a position to accept British beef when the ban on normal exports ends next month.Defra has confirmed that beef exports from the UK to other EU countries are expected to begin on May 3. However, experts...
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Tesco talks beef with 'friends'
Tesco has held crisis talks with beef farmers and processors about how it will secure future stocks of beef.The retailer convened a meeting of leading suppliers last week to discuss supply arrangements for beef against a backdrop...
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grocerants: doing the biz
Wandering through Manhattan last week on a brief visit to the Big Apple, I was struck by the way in which the city's ready-to-eat food culture has been transformed since my last visit almost a decade ago (I know it's a long time...
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Restructuring means BP loses retail director
Graham Sims, retail director for BP, has left the company following a European-wide restructure of retail operations.A spokeswoman for BP Retail said: "A number of changes have been made to the way BP Retail is run as part of a...
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A frozen trio with real brio!
The Grocer's frozen challenge team has shortlisted three concepts. Now we want your votes, says Siân HarringtonWinterfold Farm Pick Your Own brings interactivity and choice to frozen food. Everyone is used to bagging and weighing...
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Wagons roll as GSK takes Burton's Foods controller
Helen Tomlinson has been appointed category planning controller for out of home retail at pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline. Tomlinson, who takes up her new role on April 24, joins GSK from biscuit, confectionery and snack...
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Compass points to sale
A travel retail shake up is on the menu. Rachel Barnes reportsMarks and Spencer's Simply Food format could be ripe for expansion following the announced sale of catering group Compass's travel arm Select Service Partner.The...
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Consumer Insight
>>KEY TRENDS in CUCUMBER CONSUMPTION in the HOME AND LUNCHBOX¦ Cucumber was consumed on 1.5 billion occasions last year¦ Adult females aged over 45 are the core consumers for cucumber, accounting for a quarter of...
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Retailers dobattle to exploit demand for TVs
The major multiples are ramping up activity on home entertainment ranges, with both Tesco and Asda stocking up on LCD televisionsElectrical appliances geared towards home entertainment are proving big business for the...
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Getting down to the Essentials
Liz Hamson assesses the approach being taken with the multiple's sixth formatThe doors of the 317th Asda store opened on March 31. The number may have no significance but the store certainly does. Asda Essentials is the first of the...
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Multiples feel electrical surge
Supermarkets are developing a reputation as electrical retailers as consumers are enticed by cheap kettles, irons, toasters and flat screen televisions, reports Beth BrooksA decade or so ago the most exciting electrical appliance you...
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Switching on to energy
Today's competitive edge is tomorrow's survival - involving employees in energy reduction programmes reduces costs, boosts morale and helps save our planet, says Steve CrabbEmployers in the grocery sector who aim to engage their...
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The Saturday Essay
the oft is not protecting consumers, says Bob Surridge, MD of Anglian Convenience StoresThe Office of Fair Trading is responsible for "making markets work well for consumers". But is it fulfilling this premise or overseeing the...
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Old Favourites
>>a brand that's stood the test of timeProduct:hellmann's realmayonnaiseCompany:Unilever UK FoodsLaunch date:1905Hellmann's Mayonnaise was first created in 1905 when Richard Hellmann began selling...
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Milk war triggers new FFA militancy
Farmers For Action is set to resume its programme of direct action against retailers, with Asda its key target.The group has been quiet since chairman David Handley was beaten by Peter Kendall in the National Farmers' Union...
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Multiples find kitchen goods a natural fit
Toasters and kettles are flying off the shelves, but white goods are in the doldrums, forcing retailers to look to onlineThe price war for cheap electrical appliances is heating up in the kitchen. Competition between the major...
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Handy gel gives hit with no hurt
Smokers are being offered a handy way to get their nicotine fix thanks to a revolutionary cigarette replacement gel that is rubbed into the hands.Nicogel is a water-soluble gel made using an extract from the tobacco plant stem...
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Irish trade shocked as Superquinn MD quits
Superquinn managing director Dominic Galvin has shocked company staff, as well as the Irish trade, by resigning after just eight months in the job.Galvin, one of a number of high-level management appointments following last year's...