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C&Cs face uncertain future
Delivered wholesale may be winning the battle but will it win the war?Rumours of the imminent death of cash and carry may have been exaggerated – but the perennial speculation that delivered wholesale will one day replace cash and...
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Cash and carry controller job goes to Scrimgeour
Wholesaler CJ Lang & Son has promoted Grant Scrimgeour to cash and carry controller.Scrimgeour, who takes up his new role on May 1, has worked at CJ Lang & Son for 23 years, during which time, said the company, he had gained broad...
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Kabanos-style challenge to Peperami
A new challenger to Peperami’s crown in meat snacking hits the market next month as activity in the fixture hots up.Red Mill Snack Foods is the latest company to enter the burgeoning market with Kabs – kabanos-style mini pork sausages in either...
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Rogue trading: no charges yet
Wholesalers will have to wait months to find out if sensitive information supplied to customs officials on illegal operators has helped bring a prosecution.John Murphy, director general of the Federation of Wholesale Distributors, claimed the...
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Finance chief rises to take Warburtons helm
Warburtons has appointed Robert Higginson as its new MD.Higginson is set to move into the role in the spring, following five years as its finance director. Prior to Warburtons, he worked at Shell for 15 years in senior roles, latterly as Shell...
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Power clean – at a price
Householders want to clean quickly and efficiently, with as little hard work as possibleElbow grease isn’t an ingredient in the latest cleaning products, as householders increasingly want to clean quickly and with as little effort as...
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Commodities Update: tomatoes, pineapple, salmon
China on the tableItalian tomato concentrate prices are rising because European manufacturers have been forced to find replacements for contracts from China, where the crop has been lower than expected.Experts said that Chinese processors...
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Waitrose could hook the commuters
from Jenny Cotton, Mortons MarketingSir; Your feature on Waitrose in last week’s issue rightly based its analysis on details about the relative affluence of households in catchment areas.However, a store catchment area is not...
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Courting controversy
Jonathan Crisp thrives on being outrageous. Claire Hu reportsFor such a small company, Jonathan Crisp has courted an enormous amount of controversy over recent years. That its Crisps for Snobs lines have managed to upset everyone from...
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Cook-in sauces are just the thing
Cook-in sauces are the ideal standby for cold nights and easy to put together to give the children something nutritious for dinner. Christmas was hectic and, in the run-up to the festive season, some of the highest percentages ever were recorded for...
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Is M&S cooking its own goose?
Dozens of loyal shoppers have come forward to support frozen ready meals retailer Cook in its row over own label with rival Marks and Spencer.As revealed in The Grocer last week, Cook claims the packaging and wording of M&S’s Cook! own...
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Hooking the cooks
Will wholesalers aiming to boost revenues find easy money in foodservice or is it a sector that requires specialists? Wholesalers looking to expand their business away from traditional grocery where margins are being squeezed and...
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String of c-store offers
Neighbourhood retailers have unleashed a barrage of deals as they fight back against new year price-cutting campaigns by the big supermarkets.
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Waitrose in salt cut lead
Waitrose is three years ahead of targets set by the government to reduce salt levels in food.Its announcement coincides with Salt Awareness Week, which starts tomorrow (January 29). FSA chair Deirdre Hutton and public health minister Caroline...
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Mr Kipling delights with less fat
Mr Kipling has capitulated to the healthy eating trend sweeping across cakes and biscuits with the launch of a lighter version of its signature range.The 40-year-old brand is this month launching Delightful, a four-strong range of products that...
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Not keen to flush money down the loo then?
Price tends to be a key driver in toilet cleaners, although some manufacturers are still developing better products“Consumers generally want something affordable in a toilet cleaner, which smells like it’s working,” says David...
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Meet the dream team
Somerfield’s new bosses must narrow the price gap to compete with rivals, says Fiona McLellandSomerfield has been under private ownership for just a month, yet the scale of Violet Acquisitions’ ambitions is already apparent. In former...
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Less of the elbow grease, please
Washing and cleaning are not most people’s idea of fun, so manufacturers are coming up with more powerful products that make the job quicker and easier, reports Helen GregoryLet’s face it, household chores such as washing and cleaning...
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The Saturday Essay
>>The demise of wholesaling is a real threat, says John Murphy, director general, Federation of Wholesale DistributorsOld habits die hard and one of mine is that the Lex column in The Financial Times is required reading. Its...
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Higher plate expectations
Manufacturers are sweating to come up with the most sophisticated dishwashing machine detergent formats, while the humble sink method is also gaining many innovative productsManufacturers are working themselves into a lather over new...