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Police blitz on underage sales
The next president of the Association of Chief Police Officers has warned the multiples to clean up their act in the fight against yob behaviour.Sussex Chief Constable Ken Jones is running a four-month offensive against supermarkets and large...
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Tesco makes tills sweat with body heat sensors
Tesco is trialling innovative heat sensor technology to minimise its checkout queuing times.A strategically placed sensor above each till measures body heat, to accurately predict the number of people waiting.This information is then...
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Consumers hunger to buy British
Shoppers’ desire to cut food miles and support local suppliers is being supported by vigorous promotional work aided by government funding. Sales show the message is getting throughUK regional foods have received unprecedented...
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The business of perfection
Liz Hamson gained a preview of the United Co-op/Unilever Perfect StoreAnd why stop at the physical store layout, asks Beetlestone: “What’s stopping us looking at internet shopping – recreating a much more believable and interesting...
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Hurrah for Scurrah, the new buyer for Le Riche
Channel Islands retailer Le Riche has appointed Andrew Scurrah as its new beers, wines and spirits buyer.Scurrah joins Le Riche following a six-year stint atThresher Group where he started as a sales assistant.A year later he was...
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Buyers question viability of code of practice
Four out of 10 buyers believe the OFT was wrong to conclude that supermarkets were complying with the supermarkets code of practice, according to our reader panel.And many who backed the OFT questioned the code’s viability and believed there...
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Princes cans health message
Princes is the latest supplier to try and boost the health credentials of canned food with a new branded range of no-added-sugar and salt vegetables.The canned fish, fruit and vegetable supplier is putting a prominent 5-a-day logo on the range,...
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Lady Jay takes her seat as new FFB chair
Lady Sylvia Jay, the former director general of the Food and Drink Federation, has been appointed the new chairwoman of Food from Britain.She takes up the position from January 1, 2006, replacing Gordon Summerfield who has held the role for...
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Half of UK’s ethnic minority population choose Tesco
Tesco is the supermarket of choice for half of the UK’s ethnic minority shoppers, the largest study ever caried out into their lifestyle trends has revealed.Of the 1,700 shoppers surveyed in the MinorityReport for OMD Insight, 50% said they...
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We’ve chosen health
The food and drink industry has responded to government concerns about obesity and health with a multi-million pound investment in innovation and the reformulation of some of the biggest brand names. A survey of 20 of the UK’s leading food and...
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Co-operation is the way forward
The co-ops need to consolidate, and co-operate more, if the movement is to prosper, says Fiona McLellandA new power in the co-operative movement is established today with the completion of the merger of Oxford, Swindon &...
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Reign of Spain in deli counters
The British are developing a passion for Spanish produce, so much so that Italian staples are feeling the heatWhile the growth of UK regional foods is focused on traceability and sustainability, overseas specialities are still...
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Proudfoot: regime is ‘crazy’
One of the top independent supermarket chains has won a significant concession from the Competition Commission as to what sorts of business offer “effective competition” to the major multiples.The Proudfoot Group, which runs six stores in north...
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The grape crusader
Chapel Down’s supplier can’t keep up with demand, says Sonya HookFrazer Thompson is a man with big ambitions and the growing clout of Chapel Down wines suggests that he knows what he is doing. The MD of the English Wines Group, based...
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Dairy UK ‘could be in for a shock’
A year after its launch, the new chairman of Dairy UK is promising to “create a home for informed debate and argument”He pledged to tackle issues that Dairy UK believed really mattered instead of political issues such as salt and fat content,...
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Special occasions every day
Speciality and fine foods is a flourishing and resilient sector where Continental mainstays are increasingly being joined by the very best of British. Rachel Barnes heads for the deli counterThe speciality and fine food sector has...
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Diageo’s war on festive freefall
Diageo is significantly bumping up investment behind its key brands in the hope of convincing retailers not to enter into their annual Christmas freefall on alcohol pricing.New multi-million pound TV ads for Baileys, Smirnoff, Gordon’s and...
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Loyalty enters a new era
Major initiatives unveiled at Nisa’s conferenceNisa is to drive more loyalty and discipline among its retail members with the launch of what it calls New Era trading terms in January – just one of a number of major initiatives unveiled at the...
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The Saturday Essay
>>retailers must act on healthy eating or face legislation – Tim lang, professor of food policy, city universityCan food retailers sit on the fence much longer about children’s food? The launch of the latest round of the...
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Please explain this to me
Pressure was mounting this week on the OFT to change its approach to grocery retail as one of the most influential names in British industry threw his weight behind calls for the regulator to justify its much-maligned two-market definition of the...