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Frozen is so cool
Forget the widget! Frozen food is the best thing since sliced bread, according to an exclusive consumer survey for The Grocer.Asked by market research company HI Europe to name the top grocery innovations of the past century, shoppers put...
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Independents to shun licensing extensions
Leading independent retailers have no plans to extend their licensing hours when 24-hour drinking comes into force later this year, an exclusive new survey by The Grocer reveals.And one leading chain has even vowed to remove alcohol from...
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Montsano buys Seminis for $1.4bn
Montsano, the developer of genetically engineered crops, has agreed to buy Seminis, the world’s biggest producer of vegetable and fruit seeds.The deal, which totalled $1.4bn (£534m), was made with Fox Paine & Co, the private equity and...
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Lucky Charms launched with healthier whole grains
General Mills, the US producer of breakfast cereals and other products, has launched a healthier version of its popular Lucky Charms cereal.Lucky Charms, which usually consist of a range of brightly coloured cereal hoops mixed with coloured...
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Arla’s Davidson to retire this year
At its annual general meeting Arla Foods UK announced its chief executive, Neil Davidson, is to retire in September this year once the merger between the former Express Dairies and the Arla Foods businesses to create Arla Foods UK, is...
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Manchester’s Boddingtons brewery to close
Manchester’s Boddingtons brewery is set to close next month following the failure of a council-backed campaign to keep it open.InBev, the world’s biggest brewer, bought the Boddingtons brand in 2000, but the beer has been brewed in...
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Guinness to be sold in Russia
Drinks group Diageo is giving permission to Dutch brewer Heineken to make and sell the Guinness in Russia.The drink will be available in Russia in bottles and cans as Guinness Foreign Extra Stout, and it will be on sale from the summer in St...
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Get the most out of your trade investment
Do you fear your trade investment is spiralling out of control? If the answer is yes, then you need to attend a unique seminar being organised by The Grocer which will offer tips on how you can maximise your returns from the money you invest with...
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A tightening of belts
Fewer people are set to receive bonuses this year and those who do won’t be getting as much as they did last year, according to a preliminary poll for The Grocer’s annual salary survey. Carried out last December by Croner Reward, the pay and...
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3i brings new blood to Fosters’ team
The chairman and managing director of Fosters Traditional Foods are to exit the company after deciding to sell off the family business.Chairman Nigel Foster is to leave now, while his brother, managing director Tony Foster, will act in a...
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P&H at top of The Big 30
It’s official! Palmer & Harvey McLane is the UK’s biggest wholesaler, according to a new survey by this magazine, dubbed The Grocer Big 30.P&H, which reported £3.53bn in sales in the last financial year, supplies 61,000 independent and...
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Tea Council champions 4-a-day
Tea drinkers are to be encouraged to drink four cups a day as part of a new £1.5m campaign by the Tea Council to stop consumers switching to soft drinks.On average, Brits drink three cups a day, but the Tea Council is bidding to add one extra...
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The Acid Test
>>consumers and buyers give their views on the latest launchesStaxFrom: WalkersStax is on trial in selected stores in the London area. The Pringles-style snack comes in three flavours – ready salted, cheese & onion...
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Sharper act on shop floor
Tesco is embarking on a major restructuring of staff at its stores in a bid to improve standards.The multiple is creating a raft of team leader roles to support line managers, the latest in a series of initiatives designed to improve staff...
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Alpro adds calcium and a TV campaign
Dairy-free specialist Alpro is to give its yogurt portfolio a heavyweight push with a new TV ad, a new variant and revamped packaging.The TV push will hit screens at the end of February for five weeks across various channels, including GMTV,...
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Cook comes of age with new kitchen facility
Frozen meal solutions retailer Cook has confirmed plans to open a new 31,000 sq ft kitchen facility in the summer to allow the independent chain to open up to 80 shops.The new £1.5m complex in Sittingbourne, Kent, will open in August and...
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Elias in the C&C race at Aintree
Parfetts Cash & Carry has appointed John Elias as grocery buyer to boost its Aintree depot’s buying department.Elias joins Parfetts after 17 years with Batleys Cash & Carry, where he started out on the shop floor before progressing into...
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Andrew’s impromptu Christmas opening
It’s just as well Andrew Davidson was able to have his first family holiday for several years in September, because Christmas provided very little opportunity to put his feet up.His shop, in the town of Comber, nine miles outside Belfast, only...
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Three prongs for Asda red meat
Britain’s number two retailer Asda is on course to be sourcing all its own-label fresh red meat from just three factories by the summer.Grampian Country Food Group’s new Asda-dedicated processing facility at Winsford in Cheshire was unveiled...
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Shoppers fail to live up to healthy aspirations
Consumers are duping themselves when it comes to healthy eating, according to early findings from the Co-operative Group’s new labelling trial.While shoppers claim to prefer healthy options, their shopping baskets often tell a different story,...