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Stores ready for challenge
Keeping prices low is the key to heading off future threats. By Liz HamsonWhen Asda knocked Sainsbury off the number two spot in the supermarket league table last August, chief executive Tony DeNunzio’s delight was bitter sweet. With...
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Chicago giants feather the nest
A leading UK poultry processor has been snapped up by the US owners of Moy Park.Chicago-based OSI announced the acquisition of GW Padley Poultry this week for an undisclosed sum.The move brings additional financial support to the UK...
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In from the cold
Low stocks in freezers come at a high cost. But there is a solution if retailers can agree the way forward. By Rod AddyYou might expect Arctic explorers to brave temperatures of -40°C at three in the morning, but supermarket shelf...
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Conveco is ‘not the last’
The Co-operative Group’s appetite for acquiring c-store chains is undiminished, despite taking over another 64-store company this week.Chief operating officer for retail Malcolm Hepworth said the society was still on the lookout for further...
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Three Cooks 'great fit'
Blakemore Food Service has clinched a £50m three-year contract to supply 240 Three Cooks bakery outlets.The AF Blakemore subsidiary will supply ambient, chilled and frozen products and fruit and vegetables to the outlets.Products...
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At the crossroads
Unwins’ dilemma spotlights its sector’s struggle. Rod Addy reportsThe news that Unwins Group has launched a business review that its chairman concedes could lead to its sale has re-ignited the debate about whether the specialist ...
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Facelift for Nestlé milk
Nestlé is ditching its Fussell’s brand as part of a £2m facelift to take its two condensed milk brands more upmarket.From next month, the Fussell’s brand name will be replaced with Carnation Condensed Milk Light, while Nestlé Condensed Milk...
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New Landmark fascia launch
Wholesale buying group Landmark is to launch a “Vintners Collection” fascia for off licences as part of a drive to raise standards in the independent sector.Business development controller Mike Yates said it had created two versions of the...
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Morrisons picks poor fit store
The choice of Ripon as the first Safeway to be converted to Morrisons was puzzling, according to analysis carried out by CACI.The analysis reveals that the store in North Yorkshire has a very poor fit to the typical demographic profile of the...
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Venison win for Highland Game
The Scottish Excellence Awards are an opportunity for the country to showcase its products and new companies are keen to take partA larder-trimmed loin of Scottish wild venison has scooped the top prize in this year’s Scottish Food...
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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 new...
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Meat sector’s major shake up
The UK meat sector was facing significant change this week with the purchase of Flagship Foods by European giants Danish Crown.The purchase of Flagship as a going concern by DC’s UK subsidiary Tulip will create one of the country’s largest meat...
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Somerfield move on Scots
Somerfield is targeting Scottish convenience operators as it expands its Essentials convenience estate, building on the Aberness business it bought in March.Head of convenience business David Cheyne said it was talking to Scottish chains as...
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Parking tickets: a nightmare for reps
From Paul Stubbins, sales and marketing director, Kerry Foods Direct to Store, by e-mailwhy are asians so poorly represented?From Professor Suresh Patel, by e-mailSir; So James Millar thinks he has...
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Shloer: we are proud of our record
From Mike Coppard, managing director, ShloerSir; re Focus on Soft Drinks (The Grocer, May 8, p55) an anonymous ‘niche producer’ warns there won’t be a premium soft drinks industry in the future if “people like Shloer …discount the...
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Where time stands still
Diane Sellers meets the man who carries out home deliveries the old fashioned wayHaving weekly groceries delivered to the door is now a popular option for busy families thanks to the online retail revolution. But time seems to have...
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M&S poaches from clothing rival Asda
Marks and Spencer has appointed Kate Bostock - currently a product director for Asda's George collection - to take over from Steve Longdon as boss of its womenswear department.Bostock has been product director for the George global brand...
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Asda praised for quarterly results
Wal-Mart singled Asda out for praise as it reported $2.2bn (£1.2bn) profit for the first quarter to April 30 this week.It said Asda had outperformed its supermarket rivals in the UK on food over the quarter, which started on February...
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Unilever unveils new friendlier logo
Unilever has unveiled a new corporate logo with which it plans to brand all of its goods by the end of next year. The Anglo-Dutch company has spent around £6.7m on developing and marketing the logo.The design of the logo is a...
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M&S chairman's contract was challenged before
The Marks and Spencer board was told more than a year and a half ago that non-executive chairman Luc Vandevelde’s £450,000 pay packet and outside concerns would cause problems.Non-executive director Tony Ball, who was then also chief...