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Peak of performance
Just as companies prepare for the publication of their annual results, so do individuals in the workforce need to get ready for their yearly performance appraisal. Petra Cook explains whyOver the past few weeks, many organisations...
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Producing a personal touch
A fresh concept in ready meals is being hailed as the retail equivalent of a farmers’ market.Look What We Found, a gourmet convenience range featuring the face, name and place of origin of suppliers on the front of packaging, aims to tap into a...
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Can under pressure? We think not!
from Steve Thomas, chairman, Canned Food UKSir; As an organisation dedicated to promoting the benefits of canned food we were surprised to read The Grocer’s report that the can was under pressure (‘End of the can?’, May 7,...
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Reshuffle at top of Tesco
The departure of Tesco’s former trading director Colin Smith to the US, thought to be connected to the supermarket’s expansion plans (The Grocer, May 7, p4), has sparked a senior management reshuffle.Speculation that Tesco is to take on...
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Working Week
>>Steve Hathaway, MD of Brittons of DevonSteve Hathaway joined Brittons of Devon as its managing director two months after the pastry product supplier had been through a massive rebranding in February 2003.Hathaway had...
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Three more Para Red products withdrawn
Three more products have been found to contain the illegal food dye Para Red.The Food Standards Agency has ordered the withdrawal from sale of Discovery Salsa Wrap ‘n’ Roll and Taco seasoning, along with Iceland’s ready cooked sliced chicken...
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Sales dip at Somerfield
Somerfield revealed today that its group like-for-like sales slipped by 0.4% in the 53 weeks to end April 30 after a difficult second-half.Group sales were up 0.6% in the first half on a like-for-like basis, but fell by 1.5% in the second...
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Takeover rumours lift Cadbury
Cadbury Schweppes' share price rose to a two-and-a-half year high yesterday on the back of takeover speculation.The stock market was awash with a bizarre rumour that US confectionery group Hershey's could be linking up with a private equity...
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Sainsbury’s Bank to axe jobs
Sainsbury is expected to cut a number of jobs at its banking venture, Sainsbury’s Bank.The company has written to all of its 350 employees warning them that their jobs may be at risk.Sainsbury’s Bank is run as a joint venture with...
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Ireland’s below-cost ban could still be abolished
The Irish Republic’s controversial groceries order, which bans below-cost selling, may still be abolished, despite the recent tripling of fines for breaches of the order.In a special statement to parliament in Dublin, Minister Michael Ahern,...
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The Acid Test
>>consumers and buyers give their views on the latest product launchesProduct: OroyaCompany: FreixenetPrice: around £8.99 per bottleOroya is a new wine concept, developed by a...
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Restaurant quality at the heart of hungry ambition
Greencore CEO David Dilger wants to be a class act in food, and not just in sandwiches. He speaks exclusively to Liz HamsonIt takes chutzpah to make a connection between sandwiches and the gastronomic delights of Moro’s on Exmouth...
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No longer the bad apple?
Availability, sharp pricing and solid working with suppliers may be pulling Sainsbury around says Rachel BarnesFor Sainsbury, life has tasted a bit better in 2005. It’s re-signed man-of-the-moment Jamie Oliver and morale is riding...
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Appletiser: win a gem
Appletiser is launching its biggest summer on-pack promotion, offering consumers the chance to win diamond jewellery worth up to £1m.The first prize is £50,000 worth of jewellery designed by Tom McEwan (designer to Kate Moss and Angelina...
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Baxters appoints seniors
Scottish soup manufacturer Baxters Food Group has made two senior appointments to its management team in a bid to drive growth in its brands. Andrew Field will be joining Baxters later this month as sales and marketing director for European...
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Easter shoppers smile on Asda
While the seasonal sales uplifts in April have been slower than expected for many high street retailers, this month’s Tradetrak shows that Tesco and Asda have both benefited from good trading over the 12 weeks to April 16, which includes the impact...
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retailers are being taken for a ride...
from Romesh Perera, Costcutter/Somerfield Essentials retailer, LondonSir; I read your story about the row between PayPoint and independent retailers over payment margins with great interest (‘PayPoint told to reconsider’, April 30,...
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Bell quits Sainsbury
Two big names at Sainsbury have announced their departure from the business this week.Chief executive of the Sainsbury-owned Bells Stores Steven Bell has moved on to concentrate on other ventures.Meanwhile, Sainsbury’s marketing director,...