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Retail loss hits stores in the pocket
With staff theft and operational irregularities costing retailers £4bn a year, Liz Hamson looks at how effective processes and new technology can stop money ending up in the wrong handsIt sounds unlikely. But such incidents are not...
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Minimum import price ‘unhelpful’
Britain’s major seafood supplier Young’s Bluecrest has hit out at the Minimum Import Price imposed by Brussels on non-EU salmon as “unhelpful to development of the salmon market”.The company is forecasting an overall rise in the retail price of...
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New spin for John Smith’s
Comedian Peter Kay makes another appearance as an insensitive wedding DJ in John Smith’s new TV advertisement.Kay reprises his role in a 30-second spot airing from Monday, which sees the tactless DJ targeting the bride’s mum as she returns to...
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New lolly is kind to teeth
Chupa Chups is launching a sugar-free lollipop which it claims helps protect kids’ teeth.Cuore di Frutta is an orange-flavoured lolly with a hard shell and chewy centre containing 35% of the RDA of Vitamin C.It contains Isomalt, an...
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Mandate out for Superquinn stake
The E450m sale of the Irish Superquinn chain will mean a double bonus for its 4,500 staff, if shopworkers’ union Mandate has its way.The union is in negotiations with founder Feargal Quinn and his family on a pay-out for staff from the proceeds...
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Re-engineered and unmissable
This year’s International Food & Drink has been stripped down and built again in order to make it relevant to all the latest trends and issues.Sean McAllister reportsThe International Food & Drink Event IFE...
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Worcester sauce tarred by scandal
Depressingly for Lea & Perrins, consumers appear to have tarred all brands of Worcester sauce with the same brush following the Sudan 1 recalls.According to a survey of 2,000 consumers,conducted for The Grocer by HI Europe, 7% said they...
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Walking with Tesco
Meat processor St Merryn Foods and Tesco teamed up last week to convince farmers of the merits of supplying the UK’s number one retailer.At a ‘walk the chain’ event in South Wales, red meat producers heard how Tesco was developing its British...
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Working Week
>>john hendy, commercial director, tryton foodsJohn Hendy had his work cut out when he returned from holiday last week and found some of his company’s Aunt Bessie’s products were caught up in the Sudan 1 crisis.But he...
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Survey reveals Britain’s regional fruit rankings
Regional fruit and vegetable preferences vary drastically across the country, according to a supermarket survey in line with the Government’s Five-a-Day message.Brighton is home to some of the healthiest eaters, according to the survey,...
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William Reed to give Foodex Meatex a higher profile
Foodex Meatex, the member-owned equipment and services show organiser, has agreed to sell the business to William Reed Publishing, owner of The Grocer and Food Manufacture.At Foodex Meatex’s agm this week the organisation’s members voted to...
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Bargain Booze chain up for sale
Bargain Booze has been put up for sale by its owners, venture capital group Electra Partners and its BWG Group retail and wholesale business.Rothschild bank in Manchester has been appointed to manage the sale. Commenting on the sales...
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Silk Cut maker plans South Africa push
Cigarette manufacturer Gallaher, is planning to expand into South Africa to grab a greater share of a market where 26 billion cigarettes are sold each year. The maker of Silk Cut has said it has nearly completed the acquisition of a factory...
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UK consumers look for healthy sugar options
Adding sugar to tea has overtaken breakfast cereal as the most popular use of sugar with 37% of tea drinkers adding sugar compared to 33% adding to cereal, according to Mintel in its latest report.Despite this, the report found that British...
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Goldman Sachs steps down as Diageo broker
Goldman Sachs has stepped down as joint broker to drinks group Diageo just days after the appointment had been confirmed.Goldman announced that it was stepping down last night due to complaints of a conflict of interest by Allied Domecq, the...
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Supermarkets urged to add food miles on labels
Supermarkets are being urged to include food miles on all labels, including a mix of ingredients in ready meals, so that shoppers can buy the greenest products, according to researchers.Researchers from Essex University and City University...
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Dairy UK warns FSA over traffic light proposal
The dairy industry warned yesterday that a proposed ‘traffic lights’ system of food labelling could backfire and stigmatise healthy foods.As The Grocer reported last week, key bodies in the sector submitted feedback to the FSA’s...
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Asda staff share £19m bonus
Asda has announced it will be sharing a £19m worth of an annual performance related bonus between staff. The record payout is £4m more than the previous year, and the scheme was introduced in 2000 after Asda became part of Wal-Mart....
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Top Sainsbury stakeholder reduces stake
The biggest stakeholder in supermarket group Sainsbury has sold shares in the group, making this the second occasion in seven days.
Judith Portrait, the trustee of several trusts set up by the Sainsbury family, sold a million shares in he…