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A cash boost for collaboration
The real work in selling collaboration concepts to farmers as part of the food chain starts now, said food minister Lord Whitty at this week’s strategy paper launch by English Farming and Food Partnerships.The government has kickstarted the...
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Kwik Save’s growth boosted by own label success
Kwik Save moved into positive like-for-like sales in the second half, with 1% underlying growth boosted by store refits, the success of its new own label range and improved store standards.Somerfield posted 1.8% like-for-like sales growth in...
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Frozen food buying team boosted at JS
Sainsbury has made a series of buying appointments to its frozen food buying team as it seeks to develop its portfolio of products in the category.Tessa Jones has been made frozen food buying manager.She has worked for Sainsbury for...
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Ski makes tracks for breakfast
Nestlé is set to stir up competition in the long-serve yogurt drinks market with its own launch into the sector.The move follows last week’s revelation in The Grocer that Müller is also planning an assault on the category.Nestlé’s Ski...
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Broadhurst joins Uniq as commercial director
Uniq Prepared Foods, the UK division of Uniq, has recruited Somerfield commercial director Nigel Broadhurst in the same role. His move coincides with the appointment of Jed Kenrick, previously group organisation and change director at Uniq, as MD of...
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Given the bum’s rush
Velvet’s controversial bare bottoms have been ditched from the toilet paper’s latest advertising campaign.Brand owner SCA Hygiene caused a storm of protest with last year’s push as posteriors of all shapes and sizes played starring roles in...
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Small business delivery launched by Somerfield
Somerfield has launched a delivered wholesale operation targeting village stores, B&Bs, schools and nursing homes. The Business Delivery service, which is being trialled from 38 Somerfield stores, targets businesses that don’t have time to...
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BWG ready for growth
Irish wholesale group BWG said this year would be its year of growth after a “dramatic” year of disposals in 2003.BWG group chief executive Leo Crawford said the group was now focused on expanding its three key elements – Spar in the Irish...
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Caring is a team effort
Excellent customer care is crucial to business success today, but it is essential that managers go beyond theory and get their staff to buy in to the whole process says Christine HayhurstMorrisons recently came top of a poll exploring...
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JP Chenet woos Tesco
France’s bestselling wine brand, JP Chenet, has won its first listing in Tesco.The brand, with its distinctive twisted neck bottle, is sold in most other UK multiples and cash and carries, but has only just got a foot in the door at Tesco with...
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Longer season for US cherries
Increased plantings of new late harvested cherries are having a major effect on the scale and shape of production in the four US fruit producing states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Utah.“Apart from increasing overall volumes, this is...
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Consolidation
An announcement last week that two of Brazil’s largest corned beef frigorificos were merging sent ripples through the trade. It’s another example of consolidation in an industry with a long history of losses. “These moves are inevitable, if...
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Unilever makes ice cream freezers upwardly mobile
Unilever is aiming to consign chest-style ice cream units to retailing history with an eye-catching, three-tiered unit that makes consumers’ favourite brands easier to reach.The temperature controlled Maxivision freezer will be available from...
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C-store sales
On the face of it, the convenience sector is in rude health. It has grown 7.3% to £23bn since last year’s IGD Convenience Retailing Report and is set to smash through the £30bn barrier by the end of 2008 (see The Grocer, May 1, 2004, p4). But...
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Customer loyalty
Asda has greater customer loyalty than Tesco or Sainsbury, according to new research from customer loyalty experts TARP. In an online survey of 1,200 consumers, 32% of Asda shoppers said they would always shop at Asda if possible. This compared to...
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A dairy ring
Lord of the Rings star Orlando Bloom is set to give a boost to the image of milk and milkmen.The Dairy Council said it hopes his latest film ‘The Calcium Kid’ will pay dividends for the milk sector.Bloom plays a milkman who ends up...
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Kwik Save dies in Scotland
Somerfield is ditching the Kwik Save brand in Scotland with the closure of 22 unprofitable stores and the £20-30m conversion of the remaining 29 to the Somerfield fascia.Somerfield executive chairman John von Spreckelsen said the 22 stores...
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Dubonnet moment is now
Dubonnet has a contemporary new look to appeal to wine drinkers. The branding – complete with the traditionalblack cat motif – aims to target wine drinkers aged over 35 who are educated, adventurous and enjoy entertaining.“We have...
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Waistline expands in healthy fashion
Premier Foods is to throw slimming brand Waistline into a host of new arenas in a bid to make it a £20m sales success within four years.The ambitious project will kick off this summer as the brand, best known as a salad dressings stalwart,...
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Wrigley refreshes Extra on screen
Wrigley is encouraging consumers to get up close and personal with its new campaign for the Extra range.A major new six-month TV campaign hit screens this week with a 60-second umbrella ad to support the range of mints, gum and breath...