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Cranks sheds its image of the ’60s
Cranks is attempting to expand its vegetarian offer with the relaunch of its sandwich and organic bread lines. The name Cranks has been synonymous with vegetarian fare since the first Cranks vegetarian restaurant opened in London’s Carnaby Street in...
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Soft drink action urged
Soft drinks suppliers could do more to make healthy options available, public health minister Melanie Johnson said this week. Speaking at the British Soft Drinks Association’s annual luncheon, which was attended by record numbers this year,...
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Gold again for Asda
Asda has retained its crown as the nation’s favourite supermarket. John Wood reportsAsda has clinched a top accolade in UK grocery retailing for the second successive year. In The Grocer Gold Awards this week it was crowned Britain’s...
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Blueheath looks to an AIM listing
Blueheath is aiming to raise £15m in cash and woo more customers by applying for a listing on the Alternative Investment Market.And the online delivered wholesaler said it would not rule out a full listing on the London Stock Exchange if it...
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Aspall aims even higher
Aspall is relaunching its cider range in a bid to give the brand a “super-premium” image in the heavily discounted marketplace.The flagship product has been renamed Aspall Dry Premier Cru and is also given the new look, which focuses on the...
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Alliance boosts firepower
Two of the biggest players in the independent sector confirmed they believe it can take on the major multiples as they signed a new 10 year deal this week.Costcutter and Nisa-Today’s agreed to extend their relationship, which has already lasted...
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The Co-op appoints Owen to drive non-food ranges
The Co-operative Group has promoted Mark Owen to the newly-created post of head of trading non-food.Owen will focus on non-food and kiosk-related products within Co-operative Groupstores, including cigarettes, newspapers and magazines,...
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Asda boosts local beer
Asda says it is responding to growing demand for local beers with the national launch of a scheme supplying stores with products from microbrewers.The launch follows a successful trial of the Yorkshire’s Best initiative at outlets in the...
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Rae asks for OFT rethink
Association of Convenience Stores chief executive David Rae appeared before MPs this week as his organisation stepped up a campaign for curbs to be placed on the multiples’ power.Rae called on the group of MPs to ask the OFT to review its...
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Benson moves to head up retail operations
Booths Supermarkets has reshuffled its operating board and created a new retail operations directorate in the most significant structural changes to the business for the last six years.The changes include the appointment of buying and...
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Brand with a big future
If any convenience chain demonstrates the folly of writing off the sector it is Jacksons, which has won The Grocer’s Gold Award for Independent Retail Chain of the Year. Siân Harrington reportsConvenience chain Jacksons Stores is...
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Brand loyalty will count for little
Tesco looks set to see strong sales growth in the north-west when its Extra store opens in Portwood, Stockport.Despite having an impact on five existing Tesco stores, the 101,500 sq ft store should return a net sales increase to the group of...
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Holsten plans UK brewing
Carlsberg is planning to transfer production of its newly acquired German beer brand Holsten to the UK in the next few years.It comes after the Danish brewer announced it was dissolving Holsten UK, a subsidiary of the parent company which it...
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‘my shop’ Campaign has a great future
from John Schofield, group managing director, Nisa-Today’sSir; I would like to echo Steve Parfett’s sentiments in his letter about National Independents’ Day (The Grocer, June 5, p28).The first ever celebration of the role of the...
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Netto pulls a smart card out of the pack
The discounter is playing for big stakes with its ‘smart shopping’ action plan. Anne Bruce talks with the new MDHard discounter Netto has achieved something of a turnaround in the last quarter after struggling to build its market...
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Corporate casebook
Unilever is stepping up its corporate responsibility in the storm over obesity. But is anyone listening? Simon Mowbray reportsIt’s 9.30am on a sunny Monday morning and Unilever UK chairman Gavin Neath has just spilled the first drop...
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OK catches the low-carb feeling
Low-carb mania shows no signs of slowing down as a new brand of foods and supplements goes mainstream with a listing in a major multiple.Feelingok, a range of low-carb cake and ice cream mixes, cereals, milk powder, meal replacement bars, pasta...
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Staff caught in the net
Internet abuse by employees can damage a firm but don’t do Big Brother says Steve CrabbInternet misuse hit the headlines again this month with the news that Mike Soden, chief executive of the Bank of Ireland, had resigned from his 1.3...
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Celebrity parade
The Grocer identified launches last year that looked loaded with star quality. Simon Mowbray finds out how they faredIf ever there was an indicator of how difficult it is to score a sure-fire hit in the new product development stakes...
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Rémy mixes a fruity cocktail
Rémy Cointreau has surprised the drinks industry with the UK launch of a fruit-based alternative to its classic cognac aimed at young women.Rémy Red liqueur has already proved popular in the US where it has been on sale for the last 18 months,...