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In Profile - Q&A with Phil ugalde, MD, Proper Cornish
Phil Ugalde, managing director of Cornish pasty maker Proper Cornish, always makes sure that Cornwall is at the heart of his business. Ugalde, who has been MD since 1999, says...
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Cuisine to queue for
The smell of dishes from Thailand, Jamaica and Canada will be wafting around the exhibition halls, and no doubt making visitors very hungry, as part of the World Kitchen show.The World Kitchen is traditionally one of the most popular events at...
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Scottish Cutie keeps it simple
A Scottish duo is targeting the impulse market with a cream liqueur brand aimed at women. Priced at £1.99, the 13.9% abv Cream Cutie – a wine-based Chocolate Orange Cream Liqueur – contains no artificial colours or additives, according to...
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Quite simply, a new dawn
The newly appointed MD of Kwik Save, Paul Niklas, has exclusively revealed to The Grocer his plans for the 171 stores bought from Somerfield for an undisclosed sum this week by acquisition vehicle Back to the Future.The strategy will revolve...
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Organic pineapples debut in UK supermarket
Whole organic pineapples are now being sold at Tesco in a first for a UK supermarket.The pineapples come from the south of Togo, where they are grown in areas from the mountains to the coastal plains by family growers, each managing a small...
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Healthy deliberation
The drive for healthier eating has complicated buyers’ jobs. Fiona McLelland explains howH igh levels of salt, fat, sugar and other nutritional undesirables have all been in the firing line as the grocery industry does its best to...
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Mercer works to shut poverty trap door
Caravan, the grocery industry’s welfare charity, has promoted Cathy Mercer to the position of development director.In a new role for Caravan, Mercer will be responsible for driving the Caravan agenda for the prevention and alleviation of...
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Drinkers’ grape expectations
Our focus this month is on the supermarket wine department. We spoke both to buyers and non-buyers at the display and found that this category is generally shopped regularly, with 52% shopping once a week or more.We did, however, find that it...
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Three Jamaican rum drinks pack a real punch
Consumers can now savour a traditional Jamaican rum punch from the comfort of home.Jewel Isle Rum Punch is being launched into the UK off-trade in three flavours, Tropical, Pineapple-Ginger and Lemon-Lime. The 7% abv drinks, which are made from...
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Hard sell for ‘safe’ egg system
A pasteurisation process that kills avian flu in eggs could provide reassurance to consumers that eggs are safe to eat, according to the companies that developed it.The South Africa-based Safe Eggs consortium said that a Dutch study had shown...
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Kirk’s enterprise
Rod Addy tries to find someone who thinks that the new team will make Kwik Save viableKwik Save’s new owners clearly relish a challenge. This week they have outlined to The Grocer their plan for restoring the fortunes of Britain’s...
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The Saturday Essay
>>Convenience is the clue, says Anne McGuire, parliamentary under secretary for Disabled PeopleWhat’s the secret to convenience store success? The experts will tell you that, as with any small business, it’s a lot of hard work,...
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Heinz/Birds Eye to link?
Private equity companies including Cinven, Lion Capital and Brightpoint are believed to be interested in uniting Heinz’s frozen food business with Unilever’s Birds Eye arm.Venture capitalist Capvest, which bought the European operations of...
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Faith in UK sites
Two food manufacturers are bucking the trend for factory closures by investing in their production facilities.Indian food specialist East End Foods has invested more than £6m in a new rice mill at its factory in West Bromwich.The machinery...
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Under-performers fall foul of purge
Spar retailer Waynes Foods has purged itself of under-performing store managers among its 110 shops in a bid to improve standards.The company, ranked fifth in The Grocer’s Top 50 league of independent retailers, has now launched a recruitment...
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Time to Focus On some hot grocery topics
The Grocer’s popular weekly Focus On features will be coming to life at this year’s show to give delegates more detailed information about some of the hot topics in grocery retailing.Four half-day seminars, on the morning and afternoon of...
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Fryett takes on Mason property role at Tesco
Tesco has started to share out the responsibilities of its marketing and property director Tim Mason, who is moving to the US next year to head the retailer’s convenience store business venture.It has appointed Tesco Ireland’s chief executive...
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Widgets, Gadgets& Gizmos
As Guinness launches the Surger, Sonya Hook looks at the wackier sides of packaging innovationSupermarket beer buyers are quick to bemoan the lack of innovation in the beer market. However, the brewers haven’t exactly been idle. And...
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Nestlé gives Ski get up and go
Nestlé has resurrected the concept of an on-the-go yoghurt, fruit and cereal breakfast drink to boost its ailing Ski brand.The new line – Ski Up & Go, which is set to reach UK stores later this month – follows in the footsteps of a Stopgap...
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HDRA reveals organic veg threat
Downward price pressures are threatening the viability of organic vegetable production in the UK, according to a Defra-funded study.The report, by the Henry Doubleday Research Association, says that availability, continuity and UK...