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There are two ways to survive
Companies fighting to prosper in markets that will be dominated by single people can learn crucial lessons from the leopard and the peacock says Siân HarringtonBridget Jones, the 30-something fictional singleton, returns to cinema...
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Working Week
>>Q& A with frank mcAdam, remploy household and toiletresFrank McAdam has been the head of manufacturing at the government grant-aided company Remploy Household and Toiletries, for the past three years.His St Helen’s,...
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Organic farmer scoops top award
Lincolnshire-based mixed farmer Andrew Dennis has been named Producer of the Year in the Soil Association’s Organic Food Awards.Dennis, who produces beef, turkeys, sheep and a range of organic vegetable and salads, impressed judges with how he...
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Tesco Ireland explains high prices
Tesco’s operating costs in the Irish Republic are on average 20% higher than in the UK, according to the chain’s Irish chief executive, Gordon Fryett.This, he said, explained why Tesco’s prices for some goods “tend to be higher” in the Republic...
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Spar targets 5000 stores
Spar UK MD Jerry Marwood revealed that he is aiming to operate as many as 5,000 stores - to the highest standard.He told delegates at the group’s conference in Cape Town yesterday (Thursday) that Spar’s goal is to evolve into the UK’s biggest...
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UK mill to double in size
Carr’s Milling Industries is set to double the size of its flour business by acquiring two new flour mills.The company has conditionally agreed to buy Meneba UK Holdings, which owns a mill in Fife and another in Essex, for about £4.7 million....
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Northern seafood sale
Northern Foods has agreed to sell the Cavaghan & Gray Seafood chilled and frozen fish business to IFP Holdings, a subsidiary of Icelandic Group, for £12.6m.The seafood company processes and manufactures added value fish products, particularly...
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Fareshare calls for government rethink
Tony Lowe, chief executive of new national food charity, Fareshare, has called upon members of the food industry to write to chancellor Gordon Brown in a bid to get the government to rethink its decision making the charity ineligible for funding...
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Non-food drives Asda profit
Asda has revealed that that’s its profits rose by 10.4% last year, due to strong growth in non-food. The retailer reported a profit of £670.8m for the year to January 31 this year, on sales that grew 10% to £13bn.Asda said that new non-food...
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40% cuts in booze price frenzy
Hopes that value rather than volume would be the focus for Christmas alcohol sales have been dealt a blow as supermarkets begin an early discounting war by slashing prices by up to 40%.With two months still to go to Christmas, Asda and...
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The Acid Test
>>consumers and buyers give their views on the latest launchesmo’bayFrom: MainsailMo’Bay, aimed firmly at women, is a 17% abv blend of Caribbean rum, fresh cream and coconut which is described by owner Mainsail as...
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Midlands Co-op acquires Metro
Midlands Co-op has boosted its food retail estate to 162 stores with the acquisition of The Grocer Top 50 member Metro Discount Stores. The eight-store Burton-based chain is the latest in a string of Nisa members to be swallowed up in recent...
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Carlos: ‘UK will beckon again’
Former Safeway boss Carlos Criado-Perez is interested in making a return to the UK retail scene – but not until he has helped to turn around a 600-store food chain in Spain.In an exclusive interview with The Grocer this week, Criado-Perez...
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ageism defeats efforts to find work
from Glyn Grainger, 9 Branwhite Close, Lockleaze, BristolSir; Ageism is still a very real issue in the food and drink industry and a cause of misery for many people. Older people who have been forced to re-enter employment after...
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Changing agenda for lunchbox treats
Suppliers are working harder to get products into lunchboxes but they don’t want lines pigeonholed by the type of occasionPopping a chocolate biscuit into a lunchbox is a time-honoured British culinary tradition that seems under...
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Why they are all taking aim
Glynn Davis finds out why more and more companies are turning to London’s ‘junior’ market to raise capitalIt is turning into a busy year for stockmarket listings in the food sector and while the main All-Share Market is the exchange...
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Cobra joins alcohol-free niche
Asian beer brand Cobra is developing an alcohol-free version in a bid to appeal to health-conscious and Muslim customers and escape an advertising ban in India, where it will be launched early next year.The Grocer has learnt the beer is in the...
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Chocolate custard joins Alpro’s dairy-free range
Alpro has added a low-fat chocolate custard to its range of dairy-free products.Made from whole soya beans, the chocolate custard has added calcium, a 12-month shelf-life and tastes like conventional dairy custard, claims Alpro.Commercial...
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Trends & developments
>>innovation in temptationOwn label might be increasingly popular with shoppers, but the big brands are making sure they keep customers satisfied with new products and variants.Fox’s has revitalised its chocolate biscuit...
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Ocado mails an apology
Online supermarket Ocado has emailed an apology to all its customers for its recent availability problems.Problems arose while systems were being updated. Neil Jewsbury, head of trading and marketing, said that the company had wanted to tell...