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Irish exit for Food Brokers
Food Brokers has pulled out of trading in Ireland as part of a turnaround plan devised by new chief executive John Ensall.The company operated in the Republic through Dublin-based subsidiary FB S&M (Food Brokers Sales & Marketing),...
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Budgens reforms veg supply
Budgens is to shake up its vegetable supply base after a reform of its fruit suppliers proved a success.Fresh produce buyer Danny Grover introduced a category management approach to Budgens’ fruit business when he joined the company from...
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charter could build for the long-term
from Robin Tapper, head of food & farming, National Farmers’ UnionSir; Despite many requests from the NFU and other sectors in the food chain, there has been a failure to recognise the need for a new food chain code of practice or...
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Taking its ‘i’ off the bull
Burts Potato Chips is just one letter of the alphabet away from controversy with the launch of Bullshot!, a new flavour of crisps.The flavour is based on a cocktail of the same name, which contains beef consommé laced with vodka and seasoned...
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Buyers are just the tonic
As the nation limped out of January after a long period of colds and flu, The Grocer asked healthcare suppliers to nominate the buyers they most like to deal with when it comes to getting their products into store.Tesco buyers were popular...
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Caught on camera
Big brands need to be bolder with not just the aesthetics of packaging but also the functionality says Liz HamsonThe middle-aged woman with a family subconsciously laid some sliced pineapple out on a plate in exactly the same way...
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you can’t discount the discounters
They might be a fringe today but the growing number of exciting discounter formats will give rivals a pounding says Helen GregoryThere’s a perceived wisdom in the UK grocery market that one of the successes of the major multiples in...
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How to make RFID work at case level
Case-level RFID tagging can deliver a step change in on-shelf availability, but only if retailers change the way they receive and process goods in-store, leading suppliers have claimed.Scanning full roll cages laden with cases with RFID readers...
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Challenge of NPD synergies
Mention the word synergies after a blockbuster merger or acquisition and cynics will respond: ‘How many job cuts?’ However, if the tie-up is going to deliver, P&G will have to do more than cut overheads and boost distribution in China,...
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Multiples greet chicken tactics
Poultry leaders have persuaded the major multiples to back a British chicken weekend.Running on April 2 and 3, the £200,000 promotion will involve dedicated labelling, discounting and magazine advertising.The campaign was devised by...
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Multiples ‘rip up’ the code
Multiple retailers have been accused of “ripping up” the supermarkets code of practice – just days before regulators report on whether it has been a success.Among a host of new tough tactics uncovered this week by The Grocer, Sainsbury has...
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Consumer Insight
When lettuce is consumednIn the last year there were 1.8 billion occasions when lettuce was consumed, an increase of 8.9% on the previous year. 89% of this was consumed in the home. nFemales...
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Co-op reworks depots
The Co-operative Group is building a new 320,000sq ft regional distribution centre in West Thurrock and extending its Fareham depot in a bid to improve its service to stores.The society, which is also opening a new national distribution centre...
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Dairy in cost stranglehold plea
Suppliers of milk to the supermarkets are keeping up the pressure on their customers as they strive to increase returns.Dairy UK, the body representing farmers and processors, has outlined in a letter to the multiples the escalating cost burden...
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Sainsbury denies web site vulnerable to fraud
Sainsbury has dismissed suggestions that its shopping web site is “so easy” to break into that someone with “an interest in crosswords and wordgames” can crack open accounts.Fears about the retailer’s Sainsbury’s to You online delivery service...
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Spice kits to entice a generation
A new company called Spice-N-Tice has launched a range of spice kits, which it claims is the next generation for in-home Indian cooking.The Spice-N-Tice kits contain freshly blended ground spices, as well as items such as cinnamon sticks and...
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The Saturday Essay
>>Tim Lang, professor of food policy at City University, on what he wants to see in general election manifestosPundits are frequently wrong, but also right often enough for us to listen. So let us be charitable and assume that...
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Freefrom lines recall
In an embarrassing move for Sainsbury, the retailer has recalled six products from its Freefrom range. They are labelled free from wheat and gluten but have been found to contain traces of gluten.A spokeswoman for Sainsbury said that very low...
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Kellogg puts GDA tally on pack
Kellogg has put a new Guideline Daily Amounts counter on its cereals packs in a bid to appease criticism from the health lobby.The counter is in the form of a bar chart located on the front of pack above the Kellogg’s logo. The chart shows how...