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Who’s been a good boy then?
Pampered pooches and pussy cats are in for a merry little Christmas, as owners are treating their pets as part of the family, says Mick WhitworthIt will be a merry little Christmas this year for Britain’s pampered pets – according to...
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Somerfield goes big on Peacocks
Somerfield is strengthening its non food offer with the accelerated roll-out of its in-store clothing and homewares range from high street value chain Peacocks. The number of shops to introduce the Peacocks concessions will increase by more...
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Ward to join Blueheath to integrate business
The Grocer Big 30 wholesaler Blueheath has announced that James Ward, MD of wholesaler AC Ward & Son, will join the business following Blueheath’s takeover of the group earlier this week. Ward is expected to support the integration of the...
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Blueheath swells
Blueheath’s £3m acquisition of AC Ward & Son’s Thurrock HQ could catapult the online wholesaler to number 20 in The Grocer’s Big 30 league table.The delivered wholesaler began the year at number 30 in the table and the move builds on the...
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Bond and buyers need a reality check
from Duncan Swift, partner, Grant ThorntonSir; From the comments made by Andy Bond (The Grocer, October 22, p4 and October 29, p36), I think that he and his buying team at Asda need a reality check on the issue of what Asda gets from...
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Sacla’ brings olives to UK
Sacla’, the market leader in olives in Italy, is making its first foray with the product into Britain.The range consists of four non-pitted varieties that come in colourful snack-sized 100g pouches, initially available in Asda at 98p each....
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‘We can’t competewith these deals’
The launch of a Walkers crisps promotion at Asda has sparked protests from wholesalers claiming they cannot compete.Asda is offering boxes of 30 25g packs of Walkers crisps for £2.28, less than 8p per pack. Larger wholesalers and buying...
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Cauldron joins Quorn in Premier Foods’ veggie stable
Premier Foods has created a stronghold in the chilled vegetarian sector by snapping up meat-free and organic food producer Cauldron Foods for £27m.The Cauldron brand, which includes sausages, burgers, grills, bakes and tofu, is the arch rival...
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Poundland looking for CEO to replace Dodd
Discount retailer Poundland has started the search for a new chief executive officer following the decision of current CEO and company founder Dave Dodd to focus on new product development and sourcing.Colin Smith, chairman of Poundland, said...
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Lower down the food chain
There is still plenty to play for in the petfood market for smaller animals such as rabbits and hamstersCompared with dogs and cats, which remain Britain’s favourite pets, smaller beasts such as hamsters and gerbils come well down...
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Public sees flu risk in chicken
Nearly a quarter of consumers believe they could catch avian flu from eating chicken, according to new research seen exclusively by The Grocer.In a survey of 1,000 shoppers, carried out late last month at the height of the media frenzy about...
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Healthy and ready for children to eat
Healthy ready meals for kids don’t have to be an oxymoron, according to two Yorkshire mums behind a new range that uses locally sourced meat and vegetables.The Martha and Lawrence range will go on shelf in Co-Op stores from January and is in...
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Woodhaven label is top of wine class
Marks & Spencer has taken top honours in a competition for innovative and informative labelling in wine brands. Its Californian Woodhaven’s bright and quirky label beat off competitors to win the first Wine Label of the Year Awards at The...
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Lamb price ‘collapse’
It isn’t just beef producers who are getting a raw deal from multiple retailers, but sheep farmers too, it has been claimed.According to the Farmers’ Union of Wales, lamb prices have collapsed in the past 12 months, even though retail prices...
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Somerfield collects new wines
Somerfield is launching a premium wine range as part of its most extensive range review in a decade.The Collection portfolio is a range of 26 wines priced between £7 and £20, which will be displayed on a dedicated four-foot bay within...
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Tesco colossus enters the mix
Tesco is planning its biggest-ever mixed use development at a site in London that will create an entire community with 835 flats and be the biggest sustainable development of its kind in the country.The brownfield development in Tolworth, which...
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M&S plans food comeback
Marks & Spencer must regain its food crown in terms of quality, the retailer’s chief executive, Stuart Rose, has said.Speaking at the British Council of Shopping Centres annual conference and retail showcase in Belfast, Rose admitted that...
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Commodities Update: fish, mandarins, pineapple, olives
Red salmon prices upRetail canned fish sales continue to show year-on-year growth in spite of escalating prices due to raw material inflation.IRI figures for the year to September show that by volume, pilchards are up 12.9%, mackerel 12.7%...
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NFU confident of strong OTM market in UK
Markets and abattoirs are ready for the introduction of new rules on Monday that will allow the resumption of beef sales from UK cattle aged older than thirty months.NFU spokesman Rob Newbery said: “Live auction markets are working with...
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Consumer Insight
Age profile of fish finger/fish cake consumersnFish fingers and fish cakes were eaten on 409 million occasions last year, down by 3% from the previous yearnChildren eat 40% of fish fingers...