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Irish supertruck ban to hit UK multiples
UK multiples in the Irish Republic face a significant increase in delivery costs as a result of an Irish government plan to ban supertrucks going through the Dublin Port tunnel.The ban is due to take effect next year, with the opening of the...
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Bisto beefs up potatoes
Frozen potato specialist Cheviot Foods has added another product to its Bisto-branded offering.Bisto Crispies will line up alongside Bisto Roasts from this month, initially launching into Asda in a two packs for £2 promotion, or £1.79 for a...
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Tesco takes a ‘very big step’ with traffic lights
Tesco will introduce its controversial new traffic lights labelling system to customers this month via consumer panels.The traffic lights system, which has been criticised by suppliers as simplistic and unfair, is designed to help customers...
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Botterills tests staff on sales to teens
Botterills took a brave but worthwhile decision to carry out test purchases of alcohol on its own staff, said new managing director Lizette Craig at the annual conference last week.Unlike England, trading standards departments in Scotland have...
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So Good for breakfast
So Good is extending its long-life soya milk portfolio by adding a new product exclusively for the breakfast table.SoyaBreakfast, which is rolling out now, is slightly sweeter and creamier than the company’s SoyaLife offering and has been...
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A partner at last for Bridget Jones
Masterfoods and Müller will be among the big-name sponsors of the next Bridget Jones film.The confectionery giant’s Galaxy brand will be the official chocolate partner of the second film charting the escapades of the love-struck...
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Café Crème grows tough
Imperial Tobacco is toughening up packaging for a new range of Henri Wintermans Café Crème Filter cigars.Rolling out this month, the new five-packs have flip tops and feature plastic outers to protect the cigars from damage.The company...
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JS signs Christensen as supply chain chief
Sainsbury has drafted in top logistics expert Lawrence Christensen in a bid to tackle the problems afflicting its new distribution centres.Christensen, who was group operations director of Safeway before its acquisition by Morrisons, has joined...
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digital demands tighter compliance
from Lynda Edge, CEO, Headcount, Chertsey, Surreynew media must keep it short and sweet from David Williams, Partner, IQ Group, Mere, CheshireSir; Nick Widdowson’s concise summary (Saturday Essay, The...
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Consumer Insight: Oranges
% individual meal occasionIn the last year there were 654 million individual orange meal occasions. Consumption has increased by 8.8 % versus last yearWomen aged 45-64 account for the largest proportion eaten (20%). Women...
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WASTE CONTRACT
The Musgrave group has signed a €20m contract with waste management company Onyx Ireland to handle all waste from its distribution centres, offices and Centra and SuperValu stores in Counties Dublin and Wicklow over the next five years.Musgrave...
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The cream of the crop
Dairy manufacturers were asked this month to nominate their favourite yogurt buyers and one name cropped up again and again. Naomi Hanfell from Asda was so popular that several suppliers refused to nominate any other buyer.One said: “In 20...
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Florette’s Lacey dies
The managing director of key bagged salad supplier Florette UK, Gerald Lacey, died last week after a short illness.Lacey was widely known and respected throughout the industry. He was instrumental in the start-up of Florette’s UK factory at...
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Trading up is down the tubes
Shopper’s Eye continues the focus on personal care with a look at the toothpaste fixtures, where nearly half of all shoppers make a purchase once a month. A big majority of shoppers – 74% – buy branded products and 68% of that group always buy...
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The Saturday Essay
>>making rfid work – Mark Rowlatt, McCormick distribution director, EuropeIn my role as distribution director, Europe, for McCormick I have, over the past 18 months, been following with interest the development of Radio...
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A hub of expertise
Siân Harrington explores how Asda’s centralised policy makes effective use of the retailer’s media opportunities The Asda Media Centre, near the Leeds head office, has five employees – four with advertising backgrounds and director...
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Express gets freshened up
Tesco is taking its product range upmarket at the converted Adminstore outlets to reflect the tastes of the 45-store chain’s predominantly central London customer base.Speaking exclusively to The Grocer following the opening last Monday of one...
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Vivo falls into line with Spar
John Henderson, the symbol group which operates the Spar, Vivo and VG brands in Northern Ireland, is developing a new store format under the Vivo brand along similar lines to its Eurospar concept. Hendersons hopes to open the first of the new...
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Shoplifting fixed fine
Police will be able to issue fixed penalty notices to shoplifters under new government proposals to cut the red tape associated with tackling theft.Currently, convicted shoplifters face a custodial sentence or a fine, while retailers can also...
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In Profile: Q&A with Premier Foods’ Sue Knight
Living and breathing every new brand she works with General marketing manager at Premier Foods, Sue Knight, is passionate about marketing and throws her all at every project that comes her way. Premier Foods brought Knight in a couple of...