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Working Week
>>david evans, product development manager, oxoDavid Evans, product development manager for Oxo, is cooking up quite a storm in the kitchen. Evans has worked at Campbell for four years and relishes the inventiveness and...
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Imperial Tobacco makes Norwegian acquisition
Imperial Tobacco Group has strengthened its position in the Scandinavian market with the acquisition of Norwegian tobacco distributor Gunnar Stenberg for an undisclosed sum.Gunnar Stenberg distributes a range of products in Norway, including...
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APPSSG report welcomed
Pressure groups and associations have welcomed the All Party Parliamentary Small Shops Group's long-awaited report into the impact of the major grocery multiples on the high street by 2015.Among a long list of recommendations, the group...
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Share buyback rumours fuel Tesco
Shares in Tesco increased 3.5% to finish at 321.75p amid rumours that the retail giant could be planning to return cash to shareholders this year.Swiss broker UBS said that Tesco had a “store of hidden value” and estimated that the its...
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Hopes high for Valentine’s Day
Retailers are banking on a bumper Valentine’s Day today after it was revealed that the average spend on Valentine’s gifts is £92.50.The British Retail Consortium revealed that £253m would be spent on flowers, £92m on chocolate and £23m on...
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The end of the affair
Unwins’ collapse was brutal but not unexpected. Sonya Hook looks at what went wrong at the off-licence chainThe most dramatic exit from this year’s Top 50 list is, of course, off-licence chain Unwins, which collapsed into...
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higher Smoking age would hit retailers
from David Rae, chief executive, ACSSir; As MPs consider an amendment to allow the government to increase the legal age for buying tobacco to 18, we are concerned that retailers and shop staff could face abuse if they have to police...
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The alternative scene
How have last year’s Ones to Watch fared? There have been setbacks aplenty but a doggedness to succeed is to the fore. Ronan Hegarty checks out the progress of the four chainsThe mixed fortunes of The Grocer’s Ones to Watch for 2005...
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Asda feels workers’ anger
Union bosses are gunning for Asda after claiming that the number of complaints they are receiving from angry workers at the retailer is on the rise.GMB is balloting its members in stores and depots for views on the lack of bonus payments to...
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Arla weathers storm
Arla Foods UK says its sales have not been hit by the furore over satirical cartoons that appeared in the Danish press.The caricatures of the prophet Muhammad have caused global unrest – targeted particularly at the Danes.Arla Foods, the...
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The art of survival
This year’s Top 50 ranking reveals the pressure from the multiples as never before. Some chains are winning through, however. Rod Addy kicks off our reportFARMFOODS: It is still heading The Top 50 but the poor fortunes of the frozen...
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Authentic is the word
Oriental and Indian cooking sauce makers are seeking to encourange experimentation with added regional tastesWhen it comes to Oriental and Indian cooking sauces, authenticity is still the word for manufacturers trying to claim the...
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Thumbs up for Plum Baby
A premium organic baby food that uses ‘superfood’ ingredients is taking on established brands, such as Heinz and Hipp.Plum Baby is being launched by mother-of-three and former cookery school teacher Susie Willis, who spotted a gap in...
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Welsh beef back on TV
An advertisement for Welsh beef has returned to television screens across Wales for the lead in to St David’s Day on March 1.The advert, which is run by Meat Promotion Wales (HCC), centres on the slogan ‘Passion on a Plate’. It began airing...
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Plastic bags are much the lesser evil
from Barry Turner, chairman, UK Carrier Bag ConsortiumSir; Last week’s Saturday Essay on plastic bags (p30) was full of myth and misinformation.The Scottish authorities have spent 18 months getting at the facts. The expert...
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Vending ban for troops?
Squaddies on active duty and nurses working late shifts could be banned from buying a bar of chocolate or a fizzy drink as part of a planned crackdown on vending machines.The Food Standards Agency is in early talks with government and other...
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BASF GM potato plan leads to outcry in Ireland
A plan to grow genetically modified potatoes in the Irish Republic has provoked protests and warnings of crop sabotage. German chemical giant BASF has applied to the Irish Environmental Protection Agency for permission to conduct five-year...
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In Profile - Bennett Neo, MD of Tiger Beer UK
Tiger Beer UK may have only been fully operational for less than four months, but Bennett Neo, managing director of Tiger Beer UK, has big plans to develop the brand. Previously distributed...
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Bickerstaffe takes the MD chair at Kwik Save
Management changes at Somerfield picked up pace this week with news that Katie Bickerstaffe, the supermarket chain’s group retail director, is to become managing director for Kwik Save.The reshuffle follows the appointment of DIY chain...
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We’re in colour, boasts JS
Retailers have cautiously greeted manufacturers’ moves to forge ahead with front-of-pack labelling featuring Guideline Daily Amounts.Although Tesco, on whose labelling scheme the suppliers are believed to have based their own initiative,...