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Glisten acquires Lyme Regis Fine Foods
Confectionery and snack foods group Glisten has acquired Lyme Regis Fine Foods for an undisclosed sum.Lyme Regis Fine Foods is a manufacturer and supplier of organic cereal and fruit bars and organic fruited snacks to Sainsbury, Tesco,...
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Brakes appoints CEO
Brakes, the foodservice distributor, has appointed Frank McKay as group chief executive officer with immediate effect.Bruno Deschamps, who has been acting CEO and chairman, will continue as chairman of the group’s holding...
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Tesco could overtake Spar in convenience
Tesco could overtake Spar in the £44.1bn convenience store sector next year, according to a Verdict report, putting it first in that market as it is in the supermarket sector.The study, entitled Neighbourhood Retailing 2006, claims Tesco’s...
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Grocery prices down 1.4% over past year
Grocery prices have dropped by 1.4% since last December, according to The Grocer Price Index’s first full-year results.The latest survey conducted for The Grocer by ESA shows that the average price of the 100-item basket has been driven down by...
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Irish business hit by 12bn crime bill
Criminal activity is landing small businesses in the Irish Republic with a bill of €2bn a year, according to a survey, with the retail sector the worst affected. The survey, from the Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association, found that...
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Is 2005 the year that innovation dried up?
70% of buyers believe the retail sector produces boring products, according to The Grocer’s reader survey. Stefan Chomka reportsBritvic’s announcement that it is launching a bottled water brand called Drench at a time when the food...
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Christmas call to action by FFA
Farmers For Action is ratcheting up its pre-Christmas protests against low farmgate prices with planned protests starting in the Midlands and south west. A call to action was issued this week, with the distribution depots of two unnamed...
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MPs want fish stocks action
Supermarkets are coming under pressure from MPs to further develop ethical and sustainable purchasing policies when buying fish.A cross-party group of MPs is urging all supermarkets to adopt “sustainable procurement polices”. Their call has...
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Irish sound added-value alert
An Irish farmers’ leader has called for a radical new approach to the marketing of the country’s beef and lamb and warned against cut-price tactics. Malcolm Thompson, president of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association, told members...
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Calamity rides again
As we enter an age where people expect a crisis, is it time to find out how to turn mountains into molehills, asks James DurstonThe age of the crisis is upon us, and the supply chain is woefully unprepared to deal with it. This was...
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Waitrose aims to make it big
Waitrose aims to double its 3.7% market share over the next 10 years by increasing the number of stores in the UK from 173 to 250 and strengthening its foothold in the north. Speaking to The Grocer at the opening of the last of its five Safeway...
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Aldi stretches into lobster, goose and duck
Aldi is offering its customers whole frozen salmon, lobster, duck and goose for the first time as part of its Christmas range.The discounter is hinting at further premium line offerings in meat and fish being introduced in the future.The...
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Baileys’ price drops to all-time low
The price of Baileys has dropped again to a price even lower than last Christmas, reaching an all-time low in the annual drinks discounting war. The cream liqueur brand has this week dropped by a further 2p in Tesco to just £9.84 per litre,...
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Angela Megson resigns from buying at Waitrose
Waitrose’s Angela Megson has stunned the industry with the news that she is to leave the company after three years as its director of buying.Megson will continue in her post until January 28 and it is believed that she does not currently have a...
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Standards at converted Safeway store ‘appalling’
A new Morrisons conversion in Plymouth has performed well below its previous Safeway levels for availability and customer service in this week’s The Grocer 33.The store had featured as a Safeway in The Grocer 33 in May 2004, just two months...
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Asda goes for discount
Asda has revealed an audacious plan to steal a march on Tesco and take on the hard discounters with a new store format that offers 95% own label and 5% branded goods, The Grocer can reveal.The format – which has not yet been branded but...
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Asda at large in Milton Keynes
Asda’s dazzling new supercentre testifies to the size of its ambitions, says Gaelle Walker
If ever there were an indicator of the size of Asda’s ambitions, it would surely have to be the new 110,000 sq ft supercentre in Milton Keynes…. -
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Does discount plus Asda equal success?
Asda’s performance over the past year has been less than inspiring. Can it turn things around? Rachel Barnes reportsNext week, Jay Fitzsimmons, Wal-Mart’s senior vice president for finance, arrives in London to show Asda boss Andy...
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Avocado served with everything
Avocados are practically a national dish in Chile and are served with everything from sandwiches to McDonald’sAvocados are to the Chileans what spuds are to the Brits. Thick, gloopy mashed avocado is served with everything from ham...
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Basic wage hike sparks warning
Retailers from the small independents right through to Tesco will face a combined £1.1bn in extra costs and lose an estimated 35,000 jobs if next year’s increase in the national minimum wage goes through.The stark warning from the British...