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Making ends meet
People say they value British farming – but they aren’t prepared to pay more for local food. So what can be done, asks Richard ClarkeResearch out this month shows that a whopping 87% of us think agriculture is important to Britain’s...
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Fuelforce sheds its retail estate
Fuelforce, one of the UK’s largest independent forecourt operators, looks poised to exit retailing after selling the bulk of its remaining estate in a deal worth £50m.Speculation that Fuelforce was looking for a way out was already rife after...
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Losing? Whose fault is that?
Mason warns that there will be little let up in Tesco’s expansionRival retailers have only themselves to blame for not managing to keep up with Tesco, Tim Mason, the retailer’s marketing director, hinted at this year’s IGD Convention.Mason...
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Lapping up winning formulas
Big-name licensors such as Disney are featuring in the drive to promote drinks such as fruit smoothies and natural waterIn the past drinks manufacturers have preferred linking up with sports and music brands. But it seems the sector...
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Merrydown: the next generation
Merrydown has become the third major player to get in on the growing ‘cider on the rocks’ phenomenon.Following closely in the footsteps of the Irish brand Magners and Scottish Courage’s Strongbow Sirrus, Merrydown, owned by the SHS Group, is...
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Hit or Miss?
>>How is one of this year’s launches faring?Product:branston relishCompany:premier foodsLaunch date:March 2005To complement its popular pickle range, Branston this year made its first foray into the...
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Review hopes rekindled
Hopes were raised this week that a full market review would result from the All Party Parliamentary Small Shops Group High Street 2015 inquiry.Representatives from the independent grocery trade, including the Association of Convenience Stores,...
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Lorry sharing is trialled
Rival supermarket chains could soon be receiving deliveries from the same vehicles – if a radical lorry-sharing trial works. It has emerged that retailers are already clubbing together to find ways of easing city centre congestion and slashing...
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Unlimited luxuriating
Häagen-Dazs is introducing limited edition flavours which will be changed every six months as it tries to carve out more freezer space for innovations against heavily promoted rival brands.The concept kicks off this month with Chocolate Cherry...
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Palmer takes up OMSCo marketing post
Organic milk co-op OMSCo has appointed Rosie Palmer to the newly created role of marketing manager. Palmer takes up her role with immediate effect and will be responsible for OMSCo’s marketing and technical strategies, as well as overseeing...
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Star order:Tesco
>>Smooth ORDERING; FULL DELIVERYFor the second online shop in succession Tesco has left its rivals in its wake. If the world of online retailing is not to follow the same route as the supermarket industry, the other leading...
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The space race
Tesco may appear to dominate the grocery landscape, but research shows pockets of opportunity, says Liz HamsonAnd it’s not just the big four that are are showing their mettle. Somerfield has managed to get its name on the map for...
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Supplier Spotlight
Four years ago, Kent fruit grower Adrian Scripps switched from supplying several retailers with its apples and pears to being totally dedicated to Tesco.Instead of being a risk, it has brought benefits, says MD James Simpson, who argues that...
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Working Week
>>Raheel Uddin, Senior national account manager, BevelynnRaheel Uddin, senior national account manager for family-owned company Bevelynn, is a persistent man.Despite joining the company just 18 months ago, Uddin says that...
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Heineken scraps TV ads
Dutch brewer Heineken is scrapping its television adverting in the UK in favour of sports sponsorship.Rob Marijnen, managing director of Heineken UK, said: “The enormously cluttered environment in TV ads makes it difficult to make standout...
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Sir Anwar Pervez wins Grocer Cup
Sir Anwar Pervez, chairman of the Bestway Group, was last night presented with the Grocer Cup for Outstanding Business Achievement at the IGD Food Industry Awards.Sir Anwar won the prestigious accolade in a poll of readers of The Grocer from...
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Heinz averts strike action
Strike action has been averted at a Heinz factory in Wigan.More than 800 workers had planned a walk out tomorrow in dispute of a pay offer worth approximately 4% over two years.However, Heinz has now offered a pay rise worth 8% over...
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Morrisons results expected
All eyes are on Morrisons this week as the supermarket group prepares to release its half-year results on Thursday.Analysts are finding it hard to predict what Morrisons could report, after the group said earlier this year that profits would...
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Premier Foods sells Jonker Fris
Premier Foods is selling its canned fruit and vegetables business Jonker Fris to Dutch private equity firm NPM Capital for an undisclosed sum.Jonker Fris, which is based in the Netherlands, manufactures and sells canned fruit and vegetables...