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Sainsbury best for organic
Sainsbury has scooped a top award from the Soil Association and been named Organic Supermarket of the Year 2004. This is the third time that Sainsbury has picked up the award. The judges were impressed with the supermarket’s commitment to...
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Champions of own label
The Grocer has revealed this year’s best own label suppliers – as voted for by buyers. Glenmorangie, Robert McBride, Hazlewood Foods, Premier Foods, Monkhill and Toms Confectionery, Arla and Dairy Crest, Green Isle and Garden Isle, Gerber...
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Champions of own label
They need to be superheroes and some are, according to The Grocer’s 2004 own label supplier survey. Helen Gregory reportsIt could never be said that own label suppliers have an easy life. Relentlessly squeezed on price, they face the...
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Press round-up…Sainsbury
Sainsbury may have to restart the search for a new chairman following investor fury at its appointment last week of Sir Ian Prosser, according to The Sunday Times.The paper spoke to 10 leading investors who criticised Prosser’s track record and...
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Press round-up…Tesco
Outgoing chief executive at Safeway, Carlos Criado-Perez has said that Tesco has been given too much of a free hand by the UK regulators.In the wake of Tesco’s clearance by the Office of Fair Trading to buy c-store group Adminstore,...
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Makro UK sales up 2%
UK sales at Makro Cash & Carry increased 2% to £1.1bn in 2003.The cash and carry, part of the German giant Metro Cash & Carry International, now has 33 outlets after opening four last year in Exeter, Ipswich, Chester and Wolverhampton.It...
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DoH 5-a-day stuck in doldrums
A lack of exposure for the government’s 5-a-day logo is prompting calls for increased support as the campaign reaches its first birthday.While industry leaders said they were pleased with the campaign’s overall progress, they expressed...
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7UP’s mock philosopy
Fido Dido is returning as the face of 7UP as part of a £1.5m push for the fizzy soft drink.The cartoon character returns to packs for a limited period from this month as a football theme links the brand to the build-up for the Euro 2004...
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Bosses brief interested parties about Londis operations and finance
Bosses at Londis made presentations to potential bidders this week to give them a better understanding of the business.Vice chairman and acting chief executive Peter McNamara and senior managers gave interested parties detailed briefings on...
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Six of the best: tobacco and accessories
>>nominated this month: asda, booker, budgens, the co-operative group, somerfield and tescoDanny Aytoncategory buyer, BookerAyton joined Booker in 1998, having worked for BP as a retail category buyer, and then One Stop...
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Gaps in the action
Retailers need to work harder on availability. Julian Hunt reportsAvailability may have become one of the hottest topics for debate within the grocery industry over the past two years, but there remains a deep sense of frustration...
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Doritos adds a lighter tortilla
Walkers is stepping up the battle in the dipping arena by adding a new Latinos variant to its Doritos tortilla range.The move comes as rival Procter & Gamble lays down the gauntlet to Walkers by throwing its successful Pringles brand,...
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Wal-Mart frustrated in realising ambitions for RFID
Three out of four of Wal-Mart’s top 100 suppliers will not be able to meet its January 2005 deadline for radio barcoding cases and pallets heading for its Dallas distribution centres, says new research.Wal-Mart’s RFID targets look increasingly...
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Sharpe takes over as Asda marketing chief
Asda has promoted Jason Sharpe to head of corporate marketing, replacing Elaine Robinson who is moving to a role where she oversees the development of its Supercentres.Sharpe joins the marketing department at Asda House in Leeds on April 20....
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Asda cranks up home shopping
Asda is embarking on a major expansion of its online shopping service after months of retrenchment spent improving customer service.Starting from August, an additional 21 stores will offer online shopping in a phased rollout, with a particular...
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Expo record attendance
There was a record attendance at Food and Drink Expo,the exhibition organised by William Reed Exhibitions, part of the group publishing The Grocer.Unaudited figures show 21,159 visitors attended the show which was held over four days, from...
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Own label withbrand attitude
Once supermarkets harness the power of their consumer data, own label will be unstoppable say marketing experts. Mary Carmichael reportsBrand owners need to watch out – the retailers are chasing their shelf space. Supermarkets’ own...
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Spirito axed in fight for space
Confidence in the RTD market plunged to a new low this week as market leading supplier Bacardi-Martini confirmed it was axing another brand from its dwindling portfolio in the sector.Launched in 2001, Martini Spirito has been dropped a week...
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Stanley rises to joint MD of Bargain Booze
Off-licence chain Bargain Booze has promoted Tim Stanley to joint managing director alongside Matthew Hughes.Stanley moves from his post as buying director which he assumed in November (The Grocer, November 8, p15) when Hughes became MD....
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Pampers’ bid for freedom
Procter & Gamble has revamped its Pampers Active Fit nappies in a bid to give babies a comfortable fit for longer. The redesigned products now have stretchier sides, a wider waistband and super-grip tapes at the sides.They will be...