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How to deliver major savings
Smart thinking about primary consolidation has shown just how much cost can be taken out of the supply chain says Elaine WatsonDean Attwell knows a lot about chickens. However, experience has taught him that storing and distributing...
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Price drive makes little headway
A campaign to increase the price of raw milk by up to 3ppl appears to be making little progress. Farmers’ leaders from the NFU and Farmers For Action have called for an immediate price rise to reimburse dairy farmers for what they say are increasing...
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The Saturday Essay
>>Costcutter retailer Keith Wakeham examines the impact of troublemakers on community storesShops have always been targets for criminals. I’ve been in retailing 39 years, both in the independent and multiple sectors, so I’ve...
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Get tough on price, farmers told
Beef farmers in England should follow the example set by their Irish counterparts and hold out for a higher price for slaughter cattle, it has been claimed.Earlier this month farmers in the Republic of Ireland prompted a stand-off with the...
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Waitrose fish is in the pink
Waitrose has hailed its fish sales as “fantastic”, with 14% growth for its service counter and 40% growth for pre-packed over the year.Fish buyer Jeremy Langley said the strongest performers on the service counter had been organic salmon and...
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Flair for the future
Simon Mowbray meets Alan McGuinness, MD of Northern Ireland drinks specialist-turned-general grocer WineflairIt would also help the company, which MD Alan McGuinness and business partner Chris McKay bought as a going concern five...
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Free wine on Linda range
Heinz is offering consumers of its Linda McCartney meat-free range a free bottle of wine as part of an on-pack promotion.Shoppers need to collect four tokens to claim a free 75cl bottle of Kumala wine, worth up to £5, and a free Wine & Dine...
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Girlie logic for Notions launch
Nestlé Rowntree has left buyers unimpressed with its latest snack product targeting guilt-ridden young women looking for an excuse to eat indulgent snacks.Nestlé has trademarked the phrase ‘girlie logic’ to market Little Notions, a range of...
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Sainsbury plays hardball
Sainsbury has provoked a storm of controversy over its dealings with suppliers by trying to force them to wait longer to be paid.The move comes just weeks after the supermarket chain made non-negotiable demands for lower invoice prices. ...
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robots for haribo
Haribo has signed up to the forthcoming animated movie Robots to drum up sales of its Starmix. An on-pack competition will offer 30 prizes of a Nintendo Game Cube Console with a Robots game, as well as 250 runner-up prizes. Robots, which is voiced...
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Salary survey needs your help
This year’s mini salary survey (‘A Tightening of Belts’ The Grocer, January 22, p47) suggested that a whopping 58% of people working in the food and drink industry did not receive a bonus last year and that pay rises were only just in line with the...
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Waitrose trial heralds more local sourcing
Waitrose plans to introduce branded, locally sourced fresh produce as part of a long-term strategy to work more closely with local grocery producers. On February 7 it launches a trial of seasonal fruit and vegetables, branded Country Produce,...
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RNS Holdings seeks new sites
RNS Holdings has acquired two stores in the south and south west of England and is looking to expand further, by up to half a dozen new storesThe independent retailer, which has 12 convenience stores and small supermarkets under Spar and Nisa...
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The pressure mounts
Relationships are in the spotlight again, as Julian Hunt reportsOur story on page four of this week’s issue about Sainsbury’s controversial efforts to extend its payments terms has, once again, thrown the thorny issues surrounding...
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think of a name
Northern Ireland independent chain Wineflair, which trades its multi-million pound grocery arm under various symbol groups, is considering launching its own fascia.In an interview with The Grocer, MD Alan McGuinness said the company would be...
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Vimto outlines strategy for Panda
Vimto is to shake up Panda drinks after buying the brand from Hall & Woodhouse for an undisclosed sum.The soft drinks division of Nichols plans to review the kids’ range, introduce new products, delist underperforming lines and amend the...
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Doing as they do, not as they say
Teenagers understand healthy eating but unhealthy habits persist says Siân HarringtonMcDonald’s has been one of the healthy eating army’s more predictable targets. But new research suggests teenagers are not lovin’ it as much as the...
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Simon says… you can do it
The odds stacked against any newly-launched brand penetrating the grocery retail trade are probably higher than they have ever been. Shelf space is at a premium, ranges are being rationalised, a handful of big names control virtually all of the...
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Winter trials a success
Trials to produce English cucumbers grown in winter have been successful, according to growers in Essex.Valley Grown Nurseries in Nazeing said the plants were grown in state-of-the-art glasshouses and exposed to powerful lights for up to 18...