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Waitrose’s sober ways
Waitrose was named most responsible multiple grocer at the first Responsible Drinks Retailing Awards this week.The company was praised for making it easy for customers to understand the unit content of alcoholic drinks, recommended daily limits...
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Somerfield rolls out business delivery arm
Somerfield is rolling out its business delivery service to 300 stores nationwide after the successful trial in 38 stores across Scotland that began in May.The service is designed to cut bills and shopping time for businesses such as bed &...
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Management buy-out for Nichols Foods
Nichols Foods has returned to private ownership after brothers Gary and Ian Unsworth led a £12.7m management buy-out of the company from Nichols.The deal includes Nichols Foods’ contract packing business Stockpack. Following the agreement,...
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Sainsbury closes Oxford Street store
Sainsbury is selling its Oxford Street store in London less than two years after taking up the leases.The 4,600 sq ft store will close as part of a programme to shut 12 under-performing smaller stores, and the Oxford Street stores is...
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RSPCA campaign highlights Freedom Food
The RSPCA has launched a pre-Christmas national press campaign via its Freedom Food scheme to drive awareness of farm animal welfare issues and the sale of its products.The campaign will focus on eggs, chicken and turkey, and adverts will...
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Convenience retail boost for Asia
Convenience Retail Asia has said it plans to gain a stronger foothold in the Dongguan and Shenzhen regions of southern China, followed by expansion into Beijing and Shanghai.The company has 16 Circle K c-stores in Guangzhou and it plans to...
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Cranswick reports success from pork products
Strong growth in fresh pork sales has ensured an 8% increase in turnover to £144.3m for food producer Cranswick for the six months to September 30.The success of fresh pork sales as well as continued growth in charcuterie sales led to a 11%...
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Asda sales grow but slowing down
Wal-Mart’s third quarter results indicate that its international division, which includes Asda, had another good quarter with sales up by 18% to $13.6bn compared to the same quarter last year.Operating profits for the quarter for its...
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White Paper proposes traffic-light scheme
The Government’s White Paper on Health, released earlier this afternoon, has confirmed that it wishes to introduce a traffic-light-style system to flag up health information on food products.Also on the issues of obesity and diet, the...
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A painful separation
While fears of CAP reform meltdown have faded, deep suspicion remains of retailers’ long-term intentions, says Vic RobertsonIt has been billed as the biggest change to hit the farming industry in half a century but as the countdown...
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Matthews’ £10m on looks to thrill
Bernard Matthews is looking forward to a ‘bootiful’ era in cooked meats with a new corporate look and product range and the biggest investment in the brand for two decades.The company, currently in its 55th year of trading, is ringing the...
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NI food profile is poised to benefit from £4.5m
A new organisation has been set up in Northern Ireland to boost the image of its food industry, both domestically and internationally, improve skills and drive innovation.The government-funded Food Strategy Implementation Partnership, which...
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The Acid Test
>>consumers and buyers give their views on the latest launchesPIMM’S WINTERFrom: DiageoDiageo is hoping to build sales of Pimm’s outside the summer months through its new winter version.The newcomer is a...
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Niche for all seasons
LemonGold.com has relaunched as a dual site in time for a Christmas bonanza. Andrew Don talks to MD Ruby SpoliaA YouGov survey in September commissioned by Alliance & Leicester showed that internet shoppers each spent an average...
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Allied Domecq puts some spirit into Yuletide treats
Thomas Lowndes, the culinary alcohol arm of Allied Domecq, is set to step up its brand’s presence in the food aisles.Among the deals struck by the AD subsidiary are to supply Courvoisier VS Cognac to a range of Yuletide treats, including a...
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Turkey must go all-year-round
The survival of the UK turkey industry depends on year-round demand for the product, said the head of a company that rescued Britain’s second biggest producer from receivership.Andrew Lewins, joint MD of Cranberry Foods, which bought turkey...
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A lighter alternative
Devil’s Rock is launching a German Pinot Grigio which it says offers a lighter alternative to Italian varieties.The brand has added a screwcap Pinot Grigio 2003 to its range, to join Devil’s Rock Riesling. It will be sold in Waitrose from...
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Primula’s mouse has family appeal
Kavli is giving its Primula range of cheese spreads a packing and product makeover and backing the moves with a £150,000 pre-Christmas advertising spend.Aimed at refreshing the offering and giving it wider family appeal, the brand’s new look...
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The Fine art of nutrition
What is the stance of the FSA towards traffic-light labelling? Gill Fine, its director of consumer choice and dietary health, speaks to Liz HamsonQuote unquoteSo will it or won’t it? After months of delay, the government is...
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Champion of aspecial Sunday
Talking of the best... Morton Middleditch, who retires this year, received a standing ovation at the conferenceWhile the focus of this year’s Spar conference was very much on the future, there was also time for a trip down memory lane...