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Multiples stoking binge drinking
Supermarkets are blatantly failing to take responsibility for fostering binge drinking and anti-social behaviour, delegates at a gathering of leading catering operators heard. While the on-trade is working hard to combat the problem, the...
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Cahillane moves up to InBev’s executive board
Steve Cahillane, president of Interbrew UK and Ireland, has been promoted to chief commercial officer on InBev’s executive management board.Based in Leuven, Belgium, Cahillane will be responsible for developing global commercial strategy,...
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Buyers break the ice and boost frozen fare
This month, the very best buyers in the frozen foods category are nominated by suppliers. Fiona McLelland reportsTesco has come out top with two of its buyers voted among the Six of the Best this month. The Grocer asked suppliers of...
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Ikea boosts its food offer
Ikea is introducing its first own-label food range to its Food Markets as it sets out its stall as a destination grocer for homesick Swedish shoppers around the globe. As well as appealing to Swedes who crave traditional dishes, such as...
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Tates’ fresh look boosts sales
An initiative to boost fresh produce takings in Spar stores has resulted in a sales uplift of almost a third in 12 months.Central Meridian Spar wholesaler AF Blakemore undertook a “root and branch overhaul” of its fresh produce offer last...
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Branded is the name of the game
The 2005 OC&C Top 150 Index found the large branded players on a winning streak, with big own-label producers losing out. Glynn Davis reportsThe doom and gloom that has been besetting the retail industry has not fully translated...
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Dual branding for Nisa
Nisa-Today’s is redesigning the relationship it has with some of its key retailers through the roll-out of a new initiative that combines its branding with those of its members.The co-branding concept has already made its debut as part of the...
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Wine brands chill out for summer
Brands including Fetzer and Jacob’s Creek are introducing wine cooling innovations to compete with chilled beer in preparation for this summer’s heatwave.Producer Fetzer Vineyards is offering a re-usable Cool-Air tube to Sainsbury shoppers...
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Dairy chief calls it a day
Jill Eisberg has resigned as chief executive of The Dairy Council.Eisberg was appointed in October 2002, having joined the council in April 2000.During this time she generated a new strategic business plan for the organisation,...
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Mace empire is carved up
Spar and Palmer & Harvey McLane appear to have ended up splitting what was left of Somerfield’s beleaguered Mace empire pretty much evenly between them.Delivered wholesale operator P&H – which grabbed the rights to the Mace fascia in...
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Mike Taylor starting up his own c-store chain
One of the key figures in the c-store industry, Mike Taylor, is back in business after disappearing off the retail radar for the past two years.He was part of the management team that built up the One Stop convenience store empire before it...
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Shop work? Not a chance
Back in the days of Uncle Mac’s family favourites on the BBC Light Programme (that’ll date you if you remember it), one of the big hits was Happiness, Happiness by Ken Dodd. Anyway, according to the lyrics, happiness is “the greatest gift that you...
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Turning over a new Leaf with plenty to chew on
Tony Camp likes to get stuck into Leaf’s confectionery business and his quiet but steely approach is paying dividends. Claire Hu reportsLeaf UK managing director Tony Camp does not like to shout. He developed his democratic approach...
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Tesco chiefs fend off a plague of locusts
The Tesco shareholders’ meeting offered a chance for protestors to ambush management, says Beth BrooksThere were rumours of a mass demonstration, but only a handful of protestors from Friends of the Earth and Action Aid gathered on...
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Last Tayto plant closes
Ireland’s C&C Group, the publicly quoted snack foods and drinks group, has blamed increasing competition in the Irish market for the closure of its last remaining Tayto crisps plant and the contracting out of production. Around 100 jobs...
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VAT haven closing
Tesco has indicated it may have to rethink its online offer if the Jersey government cracks down on businesses sourcing VAT-free products from the island.Tesco launched Tesco Jersey last December as a means of driving down prices of non-food...
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Compromise idea in row over order
The public battle over the future of the groceries order, banning below-cost selling in the Irish Republic, is intensifying, with a government decision due in the next few months.The chairwoman of the government-appointed expert group, which...
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Consumer Insight
When cold beef is eatennCold beef was eaten on 51 million occasions last year, a decline of 29% on the previous year n47% of cold beef is eaten at the evening...
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Growers hope to create a Delia-style frenzy
The Delia effect worked wonders for the cranberry, but can generic promotions do the same for other fruits and vegetables?By our calculations, fruit and veg growers have pledged nearly £10m this year to generic promotions to boost...
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Uphill going for Cumbrian plant
Partners in Cheese (PiC) has reignited its drive for farmers to back a proposed new cheese plant in Cumbria.An ominous two months silence followed an initial meeting with interested parties in May, but the Dutch-based consortium has now sent...