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Cranswick quality bacon move
Pork processor Cranswick is hoping to shake up the bacon fixture with its new Gourmet Bacon Company.The multi-million pound company has filled a major gap in its portfolio of branded and own label products by agreeing a joint venture with...
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Knorr banner
n Unilever is adding Ragu to its Knorr portfolio as part of its crusade to turn Knorr into a top 10 food brand within two years.n The food giant plans to mark the crossover with Ragu’s first...
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Beef trouble
A serious shortage of freight space is adding to the problems of UK corned beef importers, already hit by widespread civil service strikes in Brazil.A surge in exports has wrongfooted freight companies who report delays of up to two months...
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Game on for the bird
Supermarket shoppers are as likely to see partridge wrapped in Parma ham on the meat counter as they are speciality sausages or rib of lamb. Ed Bedington finds out why game is becoming a popular purchaseA nice roast partridge might...
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Now Tetley keeps tea on the boil
Tetley is brewing up for another onslaught on the buoyant sectors of the hot beverages market with a 12-strong wave of new premium teas and a £5m support package.Trialled in Tesco since August last year, four speciality offerings, two green tea...
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Velvet proves a bummer for some
Velvet toilet tissue’s ‘Love your bum’ poster campaign was grocery’s most complained about print campaign in 2003, although objections to food and soft drink ads fell by half.The Advertising Standards Authority’s annual report reveals that 375...
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Ridley-Thomas in chairman role at Roys of Wroxham
Roys of Wroxham has appointed Roger Ridley-Thomas as chairman following the death of Peter Roy earlier this year.Ridley-Thomas has been a non-executive director of the East Anglian independent retailer for the last seven years. His...
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New champions for HP and Smash at Premier
Premier Foods has recruited Julian Dunn and Sally Taylor to drive the development of brands such as HP and Smash in newly created general manager roles.Dunn joins as commercial general manager for convenience foods, responsible for the...
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The profitable paper chase
Is Morrisons about to jettison one of grocery’s most effective marketing tools? Robert McLuhan reportsFour years ago Safeway raised eyebrows when it dropped its loyalty card and national advertising in favour of door-to-door...
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When cheap and cheerful is classy
Asda in Nottingham checked in the cheapest of our six full baskets for The Grocer 33 shop this week and also provided the best customer experience.The Hyson Green store was described as immaculate and its basket came in at £37 – the cheapest...
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Time is ripe for chile’s wine to take its place in the sun
Chile has been regarded as an emerging wine nation for some years, but the scale of its presence at the wine fair could be seen as a sign that it has finally arrived.In 1991, the country discovered that much of its vine stock was not the...
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Old world comes out fighting
European wine producers are taking note of the popularity that brands have gained in the world of wine and see the exhibition as an ideal venue to play the New World at its own gameAfter the shock of being hit by a New World order in...
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Somerfield tightens grip on convenience
The appointment of David Cheyne to the new post of head of convenience business at Somerfield signals the multiple’s stronger focus on the c-sector.Cheyne, who moves from his job as group development director, replaces new business development...
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Debut for ‘delicious’ organic Irish cream liqueur
First Ireland Spirits is bringing on to the market what it claims is the first organic Irish cream liqueur.
Bloom Mountain will debut at next month’s London International Wine and Spirits Fair and will be targeted at multiple retailers…. -
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Death of Joseph Saphir
Joseph Saphir CBE, a leading figure in the post-Second World War fruit trade has died, aged 85.Beginning life as a commission agent alongside his elder brother, Saphir moved into importing and established 15 wholesale market branches.He...
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Unions hit out over Sainsbury pay freeze decision
Shopworkers’ union Usdaw has joined the Transport and General Workers Union in condemning Sainsbury’s decision to freeze the pay of some of its employees in its latest pay review.The dispute stretches back to June 2003, when Sainsbury offered...
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Marketforce delivery up for grabs
Regional and national grocery wholesalers could be in the running to win the wholesale delivery contracts for magazine distributor Marketforce.The company, which has 50,000 retail customers, has put the arrangements for more than 400 weekly and...
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Shield production doubled
Coors Brewers is doubling production of Worthington’s White Shield to meet consumer demand. The ale, brewed under licence by the Museum Brewing Company, will see the Burton brewer rename its plant the White Shield Brewery.Coors said the...
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emile tissot sale
Northern Foods is in talks to sell Emile Tissot Foodservice, its foodservice division, to prepared ready meal manufacturer Dawn Fresh Foods in Tipperary, Ireland. Northern Foods said that the sale formed part of its strategy to focus on core...
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Morrisons fails to fill vacuum
With spring officially here, there’s no better time to look at how well the multiples meet consumer demand for household cleaning products.We recorded wide differences between retailers in terms of the variety of products stocked, with 119...