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Burns to retire early from Diageo Scotland
Allan Burns, head of spirits supply for Diageo Scotland, is leaving the company on June 1.Burns, who has worked at the group for 16 years, is taking early retirement. In addition to his role as head of spirits supply, where he was responsible...
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Freezer tubs for Cadbury
More Cadbury-branded ice creams will be making their way to the freezer aisles this month, thanks to innovation from Fredericks Dairies.The company is launching five Cadbury tub products, along with an eighth addition to its bar ice creams, in...
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Unity in calls for regulation
Wholesalers remain determined to call for the government to regulate supermarkets, despite the health of their own sector.The Grocer last week revealed that 21 of the UK’s 30 biggest wholesalers had grown their business during 2005. Our...
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Costs cause the end for Farm Fed
Escalating costs, poor returns, competition from cheap imports and the loss of volumes with Sainsbury have all been blamed for a decision by Northern Ireland chicken processor Farm Fed Chickens to close its plant.The management of the...
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Charcoal is going green
Consumers are being urged to go green over the barbie this summer with the launch of an environmentally friendly, UK-produced charcoal brand.Environmental organisation BioRegional has teamed up with distributor Rectella to make BioRegional...
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Chips with everything
From February 14, customers paying for goods with debit or credit cards must always use their PIN number. But are retailers fully ready for the transition, asks Beth BrooksIn 10 days’ time, customers paying for goods with credit or...
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Tayto, UB closing in
As The Grocer went to press, Tayto and United Biscuits were tipped as the most likely victors in the bidding for Golden Wonder’s crisps business.Sources said CTO Holdings, part of Northern Ireland’s Tayto, which bought Golden Wonder’s Corby...
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A culture of coaching
Tesco’s business strategy is for long-term growth. A key goal is to be as strong in non food as we are in food. To do this we have needed to achieve more at a faster rate and have been accelerating the pace of the business. With such a lot going ...
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Consumer Insight
When lettuce is eatennLettuce was consumed on 1.67 billion occasions during the past year, down by 9%nAdults aged over 45 are the core consumers of lettuce, accounting for 56% of...
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Own goal for Costcutter
Costcutter franchisee Artgoal Supermarkets has sold four of its stores to Tesco’s One Stop c-store chain, The Grocer has learned.The Warwickshire-based retailer’s move flies in the face of Costcutter’s declared intention to fight against the...
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Crisps take a walk on the wise side
Britain’s biggest food brand, Walkers Crisps, is undergoing its most radical transformation in a bid to lure back consumers put off by the unhealthy image of snack products.Changes include a reduction in levels of saturated fat and salt, new...
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Israel’s salicornia dreamin’
Israeli growers have developed the first known commercial plantation for a little-known vegetable called salicornia, which will be marketed as sea asparagus.There is already limited production of the vegetable in the UK, harvested in its wild...
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Tesco English Gala drive hailed
Tesco was praised this week by English apple producers for a successful drive to sell more home-grown Gala apples.English Apples and Pears chief executive Adrian Barlow said that the retailer was commanding 44% of retail sales of English Gala...
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Price drives make public think: price
Supermarkets are right to make price the key battleground, according to YouGov research seen exclusively by The Grocer. A survey of 2,201 consumers in January shows price beating convenience and locality as the main factor driving shoppers to...
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The Saturday Essay
>>retailers must end the plastic bag horror says Dan Brousson, founder of Onya BagsWith the Scottish parliament delaying its vote on a plastic bag tax for Scotland, is it now time for all intelligent retailers to take the lead...
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Vivaldi plays health factor
Produce supplier Naturally Best says that tests prove Vivaldi potatoes offer a healthier option than other varieties.It claims Vivaldi potatoes contain 26% less carbohydrate and 33% fewer calories than the potato industry average. They can also...
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Fascia takes a strong Stans
Stans Superstore now carries Nisa-Today’s co-branded fascia. Siân Harrington reportsStans Superstore in the village of St Martins, near Oswestry in Shropshire, is used to coming to the rescue of customers needing a specific product or...
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Old Favourites
>>A product that’s stood the test of timeProduct:Colman’s English MustardCompany:Unilever UK FoodsLaunch date:1814Colman’s English Mustard is hot – and not just in a tongue-tingling way. Since the...
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Meet the Italian who sounds good on paper
Innovation is the only way to inject value into paper categories, says Kimberly-Clark’s Alberto Cappellini. Liz Hamson reportsItalians, it’s fair to say, have a unique take on driving and Alberto Cappellini is no exception. When he...
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Guinness set to tackle rugby season
Diageo is ramping up activity on its Guinness brand with a £2.5m investment to coincide with the international rugby season and St Patrick’s Day.The marketing campaign will reflect both occasions through off-trade specific TV and radio...