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Asda on track for NI expansion
Asda has gained planning permission for four development sites for new stores in Northern Ireland as it gets under way with growth plans for the province.Three of these will replace existing Safeway stores, in Ballyclare, Enniskillen and...
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Unions gun for Asda over jobs
Asda faces the threat of an employment tribunal following its axing of 1,400 head office and store management jobs.The GMB union claimed that the manner in which Asda had carried out the cuts was in breach of employment law because there was no...
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Avana Bakeries to get boost from MD Burn
Avana Bakeries, a subsidiary of RHM, has appointed Lance Burn as managing director.RHM has invested to improve efficiencies at Avana, which supplies own label and personalised cakes for M&S, the retail catering market and restaurant...
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Badger extends premium options
Badger Ales is extending its bottled ale portfolio this year. Badger First Gold, a 4% abv Dorset ale, has been launched by Hall & Woodhouse as both a bottled and cask ale. The ale will be available from August, supported by above-the-line...
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Cheers to beer becoming dear
Brewers are upbeat about the future of beers and cider. The premium end of the market is particularly bubbly, but pricing remains an issue as producers seek to boost value. Sonya Hook reportsDespite a wet and miserable British summer...
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Portman ‘biased’ to big players
The Portman Group makes a scapegoat of small drinks companies and is biased towards its larger manufacturer members, according to two producers found in breach of the industry’s code.Hot Shotz and Absinthe, made by Pioneer International Drinks,...
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Mushroom bid on track
Moves to mount a generic promotional campaign for mushrooms are still afoot.The Grocer revealed last year that Irish, UK and Dutch growers were negotiating a bid to win European Union funding for a E6m consumer-facing drive in Britain in 2006...
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Booze: forget an extension
The government looks unlikely to grant an extension period to retailers reapplying for licences to sell alcohol, leaving them in danger of facing jail time.Organisations representing independent retailers, including the Association of...
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Retailers seek reprieve from booze zone costs
The government may soften its stance on controversial plans to create Alcohol Disorder Zones, Hazel Blears, minister of state for policing, security and community safety, hinted at a stakeholder meeting this week.Industry bodies expressed...
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Brands butt heads over red vermouth
Noilly Prat is going head to head with Martini Rosso in a bid to grab market share of the UK’s red vermouth category.The launch, by First Drinks Brands, extends the Noilly Prat brand into this segment in the UK off-trade for the first time,...
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Frequent innovation helps drive business
Manny Hussain has spent 35 years working in the independent retail sector. During that time, he has managed three stores, most recently a shop in Newarthill, Lanarkshire. He took that over five years ago and has invested £500,000 into it,...
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Irish throw down gauntlet over CAP
Prime minister Tony Blair has been challenged to say if British consumers “want high-quality safe food or just cheap food”. Irish farmers and politicians, who are united in their opposition to Blair’s plans to reform – or abolish – the Common...
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Pepsi Max offers the chance to download a star
Pepsi Max drinkers can win a performance from stars such as Natasha Bedingfield and Ms Dynamite in their home town as part of the brand’s biggest music promotion.The multi-million campaign is aimed at driving sales of the sugar-free cola in...
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Everything’s coming up rosy for cider sector
Cider is enjoying a popular revival, with producers keen to promote premium brandsThe future looks rosy for the cider industry, with many producers reporting last year’s sales as the best ever, coupled with new products looking to...
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Sleight now has a hand in Coca-Cola marketing
Coca-Cola GB has appointed Allied Domecq’s former marketing head, Cathryn Sleight, as its new marketing director.Sleight replaces Julia Goldin who moves up to the role of NPD director for Coca-Cola’s north-west Europe division.During her...
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Specialists come on strong
Consumer demand for genuine, specialist imported beers is fuelling the launch of exotic brands from far-flung placesDemand for brewed-at-source beers looks set to continue with consumers buying into specialist beers from far-flung...
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Consumer Insight
When canned tuna is eatennCanned tuna was consumed on 707 million occasions in the past year, 1% less than in the previous yearn50% of all canned tuna eaten in the home is for...
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CSR key for Co-op
The Co-operative Group is to review its Corporate Social Responsibility programme over the next six months with a view to strengthening the established values of the Co-op brand.Martin Beaumont,chief executive, said this week that CSR was...
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Country pursuits
The different needs of core and non-urban shoppers was a hot debate at the SRCG forum. Liz Hamson reportsBill O’Neill, acting CEO at One Stop, strongly disagreed, arguing that service was important wherever the store was located....
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Dawson moves to stationery role
John Dickinson Stationery has appointed Julia Dawson as head of trading marketing.In a newly created role for John Dickinson, Dawson will be responsible for all promotional activity, sales support, trade exhibitions and point of sale, reporting...