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7-Eleven US rejects Japan offer
7-Eleven US, the US subsidiary of Japanese c-store operator 7-Eleven, has rejected 7-Eleven’s offer to buy the company.Last month 7-Eleven launched a $1.2bn cash tender offer to buy the 27.3% stake it does not already own in 7-Eleven...
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Canterbury Foods records loss
Food manufacturer Canterbury Foods Group has recorded an operating loss of £1,121m in its half-year results.The group, which recorded an operating profit of £517,000 in the same period last year, said that continued pressure on its meat...
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T&L creates food ingredients group
Tate & Lyle has formed a Global Food Ingredients Group which will be responsible for global food ingredients marketing and growth opportunities.Tate & Lyle said that the group, which will be led by Mark White, chief executive of sugars,...
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City reacts to Tesco results
Shares in Tesco dropped 13p to 313.5p yesterday after the retail giant warned the City that higher costs, especially related to an increase in oil prices, were a cause for concern.Despite revealing an 18.7% rise in pre-tax profits to £908m...
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Sainsbury to launch new slogan
Sainsbury is today expected to launch its new slogan ‘Try Something New Today’.The slogan, which replaces the six-year strapline ‘Making Life Taste Better’, will be supported by an advertising campaign featuring Jamie Oliver.Justin...
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Tesco set for £2.3bn profit
Tesco’s juggernaut shows no sign of slowing down as it is expected to release record interim results next week.Clive Black, retail analyst with Shore Capital, predicted that the UK’s biggest retailer was likely to announce a half year profit of...
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Evans is appointed MD of AF Blakemore & Son
Dennis Evans has been appointed managing director for Spar distribution business AF Blakemore & Son.Evans joins Blakemore from Somerfield, where he was regional director responsible for managing the retail operations of 132 stores in...
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Ambient cheese roll is a riddle
Warburtons is targeting time-pressed mums with a first for the bakery sector – an ambient cheese roll which it believes is ideal for kids’ lunchboxes.All in One Riddlers is the ultimate in time-saving lunchbox solutions, and comes in two...
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Green & Black’s to stake a claim for respect
Green & Black’s has unveiled plans to dramatically step up its marketing activity after takeover by Cadbury Schweppes in May.The organic brand has confirmed that the backing of Cadbury has enabled it to boost its marketing spend to 2006 to...
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Arla price cut angers partners
The previously acquiescent Arla Foods Milk Partnership has reacted angrily to the latest milk price cut by Arla Foods UK.The leadership of the Arla direct supply group, which is headed by chairman Jonathan Ovens, had until last week stood...
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Cool appeal for cult Arctic roll
Richmond Ice Cream is bringing innovation to the cult British frozen dessert, the Arctic roll, with a range of products designed to encourage consumers not to turn away from the freezers during the winter months.From September 26, the company...
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Apple crop hit by dry weather
English apple development has been affected by dry weather conditions and warm nights.Forecast volumes for dessert and culinary varieties have shrunk and fruit size will be smaller than expected this year, said English Apples and Pears.Dry...
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Asda fires up heat of curries
The British public’s growing love of fiery food has prompted Asda to launch what it boasts will be the hottest curries available in any UK supermarket.Tomorrow (September 18) own-label supplier S&A Foods is relaunching and extending its...
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A hot milky drink ... still awake?
The desire for long, deep sleep is keeping the malted drinks and hot chocolate sectors in far from somnolent formConsidering they conjure up images of slippers, dressing gowns and comfy sofas, hot milky drinks look...
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In profile: George Benson, commercial director, Bellevue Cash & Carry, Edinburgh
It’s all about the service John Benson was fed up with the wholesale service he received for his eight grocery stores, so he decided to set up one of his own. He established...
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Lottery is a safe bet for majority
Retailers are continuing to back Camelot despite ongoing demands for greater margins on ticket sales, according to The Grocer’s reader panel survey.The poll of independent retailers shows that at least two thirds of independent retailers are...
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Public must be better educated
There’s more money in speciality so big hitter Twinings is under pressure from standard brands’ lines and own labelWith volume growth rates as high as 30.8% [green tea, ACNielsen Scantrack June 25, 2005] and higher margins than the...
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Innovation comes to the boil
Café culture now happens at home as the nation thirsts for sophisticated variations of tea and coffee. Mick Whitworth goes shopping for decaf, green, roast, fruit, herbal, ethical....We’ve been drinking tea and coffee since the 1600s,...
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BP connects to the future
BP is embarking on a new strategy for its Connect forecourt stores with a formula that it believes convenience operators such as Tesco and Spar will be unable to replicate. The first strand of the strategy will be revealed when the oil giant...
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Breaking up is hard to do
Asda has been accused of breaching the supermarkets code after it dropped a faithful supplier. Rod Addy asks if there is a better way of doing thingsAsda’s decision to drop own-label ready meals supplier Ferndale Foods has potential...