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New world blueprint
Australia’s Woolworths offers a growth model says Glynn DavisWhat does a supermarket do when it runs out of obvious growth areas? In the case of Australia’s largest supermarket operator, Woolworths, the answer is – bid for a pub...
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Branstons: bring ’em on!
Supplier rationalisation means Tesco’s largest source of potatoes, Branston, will buy another 40,000 tonnes next year, taking its total to more than 180,000 tonnes.“The additional tonnage we need is a big opportunity for growers in Kent, Sussex...
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Burton’s celebrity grubs
Burton’s Foods, best known for its biscuits, is moving further into branded confectionery this autumn with two new ranges.The most notable of these will be a licensed product for Granada Enterprises, linking up with ITV’s flagship reality TV...
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EA&P sounds Cox clarion call
Growers’ leaders have called on the multiples to sell Class I loose Cox apples at an average retail price of £1.59/kg.Adrian Barlow, chief executive of English Apples and Pears, said that producers could look forward to a good season if the...
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Central packing plants take shape
The remaining two factories that are being built to satisfy Asda’s meat needs are edging closer to completion.In Doncaster, ABP is just about to commission its new 120,000 sq ft, £18m plant. It would be up and running “October/November time”...
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Meat chain questions
It remains unclear what steps Morrisons is taking post-Safeway takeover to consolidate its meat supply channels.The vertically integrated multiple runs a generally pro-British buying policy, though something like 5% of its beef supply comes...
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Processors close to salt code
Meat processors are close to agreeing upper limits for salt content in meat products.A working group made up of the MLC, the Food and Drink Federation and the British Meat Processors Association are to send revised guidelines to FSA officials...
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Styx pocket size Combi
Swedish Match is stepping up activity behind its new Styx smoking accessory brand with a Combi pack.Claimed to be a market first, the combination of 50 papers and filters in one pocket-size, flip-top pack follows research among the brand’s...
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Consumer Insight: Satsumas
When satsumas are consumedIn the last year there were 350 million individual satsuma meal occasions Adults aged 45-64 account for a third of all consumptionMales aged 25-34 and females aged 65+ are showing the best...
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Lemongold to reshape its online offer for consumers
Lemongold.com, a website that offers speciality and premium products to the trade, is being revamped to extend the offer to consumers and is due to go live on October 1.The business, based in Burnham, Buckinghamshire, says it will offer between...
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In Profile: Mike Coppard, divisional director of Shloer
Looking after a baby that is a blockbuster Divisional managing director of Shloer, Mike Coppard started out in the food and drink industry when he joined the Unilever sales team in his early 20s. He moved around the company in...
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Reshaping of the c-store landscape
This month’s Homescan Tradetrak analysis confirms that, despite inconsistent weather during the 12 weeks to September 4 that is estimated by ACNielsen to have reduced topline growth in supermarkets by 1%, shoppers continue to spend more at retailers...
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Lib-Dems’ vision for fairer deals
The Liberal Democrats want to curb the economic muscle of supermarkets while giving food producers fairer deals.Prompted by allegations of major chains squeezing farm prices to below-economic returns, the party has set its sights on evening up...
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The foods they’ll demonise
The Grocer launches campaign as Labour spin about food and health growsThat Great British institution – the bacon butty – will be among the food products demonised by a labelling scheme that the industry fears the government is...
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Schwartz is the latest departure at Sainsbury
Sainsbury brand marketing director Jeremy Schwartz is the latest senior figure to announce he is leaving the company, following five recent departures (The Grocer, September 11, p24).His decision came after a review of Sainsbury’s senior...
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Spitfire dresses to kill
Shepherd Neame has teamed up with clothing specialist Hackett to develop a range of Spitfire Premium Ale branded casualwear.The dual-branded range includes his and hers T-shirts, rugby, hockey and polo shirts as well as baseball caps and...
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Engaging good people
Employee engagement is a hot topic in the world of people management. In a tight labour market, with serious skills shortages and intense competition for good people, switched-on employers want to make sure their workforces are happy, motivated and...
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Petty, Wood eyes Epicure’s potential
Petty, Wood has invested a six-figure sum revamping its Epicure brand for the first time in more than two decades. The brand, synonymous with the independent trade, has new packaging to give greaterprominence to the Epicure name and will be...
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The Saturday Essay
>>creativity is key to success of independents – John Weaver, commercial director at Petty, WoodSainsbury’s acquisition of Jacksons sets another high-tide point as waves of acquisitions continue to sweep over the independent...
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Skipjack failure
Retail tinned tuna prices are set to rise, say analysts.The failure of skipjack catches in all three oceans has led the market into its worst period for over 30 years.Factories in Thailand, Africa and the Indian Ocean have closed for...