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Sainsbury on a mission?
Sainsbury has thrown down the gauntlet to its multiple rivals in the convenience sector with the appointment of former T& S chief executive Jim McCarthy as head of a convenience division.McCarthy was in charge of T& S during its growth from a...
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New ads for Morrisons
Morrisons has started two separate TV advertising campaigns following its acquisition of Safeway. A new TV commercial for Safeway raises awareness of the price-cutting Morrisons has done since it took over.The 40-second ad shows prices...
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Iceland trials in-store radio
Iceland is piloting a live satellite radio station in 30 stores from Immedia Broadcasting.Branded Iceland Live, the station features a mix of news, sport, music, product news and advertising, said Immedia chief executive Bruno...
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Asda's £400m expansion plan
Asda has announced a £400m expansion programme focused on extending existing stores.ASDA Wal-Mart president and chief executive officer Tony DeNunzio said it had found a way round the UK’s restrictive planning regimes. He said Asda...
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Sweet giants in race to launch
Nestlé and Cadbury are both racing to develop new products that would represent real innovation for the two confectionery giants.Cadbury is currently developing a new wafer-thin chocolate that would throw the chocolate maker into completely...
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Jazz will grow to £25m brand
The trade marked apple Jazz is set to become a £25 million retail brand in the next five years claimed Rob Mears, chief executive of Worldwide Fruit.Following successful trials in Kent, 29 English WWF group growers will invest more than £1m...
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Musgrave expansion adds 50 stores in NI
The Musgrave group may still be awaiting a final verdict on its bid for the Londis chain in the UK but that hasn’t blunted the company’s expansion plans in its home market.This week it announced a £15m investment in Northern Ireland which...
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Kids and junk food: are ads to blame?
Next week, The Grocer is chairing the Westminster Diet and Health Forum on the impact of advertising on children. It will be an explosive debate. So...It’s time to take action and curb advertising, says Annie Seeley of the Parents...
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Appointment is confirmed
The Regional Food Group for Yorkshire and Humber has confirmed the appointment of Karen Carlyle as executive director in charge.Carlyle was previously acting executive director. She joined the group in November 2003, having been a partner...
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Avoid the disputes trap
It’s time to dust off your disciplinary and dismissal procedures, advises Steve CrabbThe government’s love of shiny new red tape has now got so bad that there’s a national shortage of employment lawyers. Speaking at a conference last...
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Booth is poached for role at Bestway C&C
Bestway Cash & Carry has poached Richard Booth, senior trading controller for grocery and non-food at buying group Landmark Cash & Carry, to buy groceries and general goods in its group buying department.Bestway, which has 28 depots and was...
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Thwarted BFG quits FWD
The Federation of Wholesale Distributors’ biggest member, Big Food Group, has resigned.In a statement released on Thursday, Big Food Group said it was pulling out after a disagreement over the FWD’s decision to withdraw from its legal action...
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PayPoint rebel blazes a trail for Somerfield
PayPoint maverick Romesh Perera is set to open the London flagship store for Somerfield’s new franchise scheme for independent retailers.Perera, who also has a Costcutter store and formerly ran a Budgens Local franchise store, has scheduled...
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RTD retailers should be bolder
Retailers are impatient, set unrealistic targets and are too reserved about trialling new RTD products, according to one of the market’s leading producers. Beverage Brands – which produces WKD – reckons that although retailers say they want new...
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Landmark label boost
Wholesale group Landmark aims to boost own label wine sales with the launch of a new Vintners Collection range.Branded offerings currently make up 80% of Landmark’s wine sales, but trading controller Steve Mayes said Vintners’ high quality...
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Walkers brings a taste of the Med
Walkers is bringing a taste of the Med to consumers this summer with the launch of a new limited edition range of potato crisps.The Mediterranean range comes in three flavours – tomato & basil, feta cheese and Greek kebab – and follows on from...
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Buccleuch challenge to Prince
One of Scotland’s oldest families is plotting a national rollout of its own range of posh nosh to rival Prince Charles’ organic Duchy Originals.Buccleuch Heritage Foods, headed by the Duke of Buccleuch and his son the Earl of Dalkeith, has...
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Petits Filous pots increase calcium
Yoplait Dairy Crest is set to enrich the health credentials of its Petits Filous fromage frais range of children’s pot desserts by relaunching them with added calcium.The reformulation of Petits Filous will mean two 60g pots contain 21% of the...
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Johnson calls for labelling flexibility
Behind-the-scenes attempts to finetune new European food labelling laws will be made by the British government over the next few weeks.The aim of the legislation is to harmonise the way suppliers describe products and their nutritional or...
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Premier watches Cantrell flotation
Premier Foods’ owner Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst will be watching next month’s flotation of drinks and snacks giant Cantrell & Cochrane closely to assess the current appetite for food stocks, said analysts.The Cantrell & Cochrane sale, the...