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Grocer Cup begins its search
The search is now on for the person that the readers of this magazine believe has made the biggest contribution to the grocery industry in the past year.Now in its seventh year, The Grocer Cup For Outstanding Business Achievement is firmly...
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Foreign Focus
>> What's new overseas?Product: AquascentsCompany: Nutri-SystemCountry: USBased on the premise that water is calorie and fat-free, but consumers don’t drink enough of it, a US company called Nutri-System has come up...
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no bones about it
Princes has added Skinless and Boneless Red Salmon Chunks in Brine to its range.The addition is in response to research that suggested consumers had a growing appetite for the fish because of its Omega-3 properties but were put off by having to...
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The Acid Test
>>consumers and buyers give their views on the latest launchesSundora fruit barsFrom: SundoraSundora’s new fruit bars, available in three varieties, contain up to 97% real fruit pieces with no added fruit...
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Vanish gets Oxi Action on the move
Reckitt Benckiser is ramping up support behind its Vanish cleaning portfolio with a £2m TV push and new products.The stain removing brand’s Oxi Action banner is being extended across its laundry section to include a gel and pre-wash spray....
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B-M chief raps ad stranglehold plans
Proposed new rules on television commercials for alcohol take a “draconian” approach and threaten the commercial viability of advertising products, the executive director of Bacardi-Martini has warned.Chris Searle, who is also vice-president...
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Oakdale has ‘great growth potential’ after MBO
A management team at own label cake maker Oakdale Bakeries has bought the company from founder Marshall Capel for an undisclosed sum.New chief executive Des Kingsley said cash was available to invest in strengthening the management team and...
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Deal brings more business for Palmer & Harvey McLane
The Dillons deal will provide P& H McLane with a major boost, as it supplies TM’s entire nationwide estate. TM’s continuous replenishment system links its EPoS directly through to P& H depots and as the 181 Dillons stores are connected to it over...
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Atkins battle moves to chillers
Weight Watchers is continuing its battle against Atkins with a new range of chilled pizzas.Hazlewood Pizza, part of the Greencore convenience foods group, has won the licence to produce a three-strong range.And it plans to use the deal to...
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Back in the Fast Lane
Panadol ActiFast is re-running its ‘Fast Lane’ TV campaign next week as it kicks off an Autumn advertising push.The 30-second ad, which links the speed of life with the speed of pain relief that the brand offers, hits screens on Saturday...
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Bank holiday bacon boost
Bacon traders reported a good week for sales in the run up to the bank holiday. The Danes were delighted by a “very good” trade.“There has been a lively pick up,” said one trader. Supply was adequate and prices stable. “Prices traditionally...
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Caribbean banana tariff protest
Caribbean banana producers are to use this weekend’s Notting Hill Carnival to highlight the “crazy logic” they claim could destroy their businesses.Campaign group Banana Link says EU plans to abolish quotas and adopt a single tariff on January...
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the case for protecting UK beef supply
from Robert Forster, chief executive, National Beef AssociationSir; The unnamed source quoted in the article on post-CAP denial among retailers (Market Edge, August 21, p56) has misunderstood the National Beef Association...
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Tesco revamps Beer Challenge
Tesco is launching a brewing competition, giving small producers the chance to win a national listing and potentially lucrative, free advertising.The Brewing Awards will incorporate the existing Tesco Beer Challenge and for the first time...
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Express debuts in Belfast
Tesco is opening a new front in its battle to dominate the c-store sector with its first Express store in Northern Ireland.Opening on Monday, the store is in Ballyhackamore, east Belfast and goes head to head with a flagship Spar forecourt...
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Bell chief of Parfetts Somercotes depot
Iain Bell has been promoted to general manager of Parfetts’ Somercotes depot, following Graham Jagger’s move to head the Sheffield depot due to open later this year.Bell has been deputy general manager of the depot since Parfetts took it over...
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Blakemore ops director
Darren Pugh has been promoted to operations director at Blakemore Wholesale, a Landmark member, following its recent HQ relocation from Willenhall to Wolverhampton.Pugh started his career at the Co-operative Group where he worked for four years...
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Fellman replaces Povey to boost Carlsberg UK
Senior vice president and chairman of the board of directors of Carlsberg UK, Lars Fellman, has taken over from Colin Povey as chief executive officer of Carlsberg UK.Carlsberg said that since Povey became CEO in 2001, he had made an important...
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A brave decision
In his first-ever interview, the Earl of Dalkeith tells Simon Mowbray why his family decided to leap into the cutthroat world of food and drinkIt’s fair to say that the Douglases have never been known to shirk a battle. Their founding...
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Spar’s now first port of call for Esso
Spar has struck a deal with Esso’s dealer division to become the symbol group supplier of choice for Esso owner dealers in the UK.Spar currently supplies 36 independent Esso dealer sites and will be recommended as the first port of call both to...