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Wholesale recruitment is a growing headache
Three out of four wholesalers on The Grocer’s reader panel are experiencing problems in recruiting staff for their depots, despite a substantial investment in training.Retention is another major problem, with some wholesalers reporting...
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The path for growth
Wholesalers should do more with foodservice says Julian HuntTake a glance at the topline figures in IGD’s new report on the grocery wholesale sector and you will see that it enjoyed a pretty good year in 2003, with sales up 2.7%....
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Sapporo turns the screw on packaging innovation
Japanese brand Sapporo is again championing unusual packaging for beer with the launch of a screwtop bottle.The 450ml ‘Shot Bottle’ format is aimed at those with active lifestyles and, unlike the liquid in the brand’s other glass bottle and...
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Wrong person in the job
Simon Howard wonders whether Katharine Gun has done the cause of whistle-blowing any goodAt one point Katharine Gun seemed to be a bit of a heroine; she’d exposed the skulduggery of the intelligence services who were prepared to spy...
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Kerry snaps up Quest
Irish food company Kerry Group has expanded its ingredients business in a $440m acquisition of Quest Food Ingredients from the ICI Group.The move comes hot on the heels of the Brains Faggots acquisition and recent deals to buy Hibernia...
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Making a muddles
Kellogg has launched a ‘pre-biotic’ extension to Rice Krispies which it claims aids digestion.Rice Krispies Muddles contains inulin – a plant extract said to help the body produce ‘friendly’ bacteria.Rolling out now, Kellogg is...
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Masterclass
>>presentation that really worksWith the multiple grocers increasing their non-food market share, we talk to the big supermarkets and designers tasked with creating killer merchandising schemes.n...
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Window on a world of new possibilities
Cooks from around the world will be setting out a feast of international dishes to keep the ever more adventurous consumer satisfiedThe World Kitchen is likely to be one of the liveliest places at Food and Drink Expo, as chefs from...
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Pig prices on the rise
Pig prices in Europe are on the rise, according to the latest market data.The average European price at the start of February rose to more than £1.20 per kg for the first time since last November.Meanwhile, UK prices have remained...
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Schooling in use of wine
Seminars offer key insights into learning about wineThe Wine School at Food and Drink Expo offers a chance to taste and learn more about quality wines from around the world. Co-ordinated by the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) and...
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Watching the weather
The British Retail Consortium has teamed up with the Met Office to launch a weather analysis tool for retailers.The BRC said supermarkets could use the scheme to improve availability of products where demand was very weather...
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Danone and Yakult form alliance
French group Danone has struck a deal with Japanese dairy products company Yakult Honsha, to accelerate the growth of both companies’ functional food and beverage products.Under the agreement Danone – which has a 20% stake inYakult – will...
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Tesco ready to enter the Chinese market
Tesco is in talks to enter the Chinese market with a possible 50% stake in the 25-strong Hymall chain from holding group Ting Hsin International.And a Citigroup Smith Barney report into grocery retailing in the Far East, said it believed...
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Londis put up for sale
The Londis board has recommended that the symbol group be put up for sale three months after Irish food group Musgrave’s controversial £40m offer sparked a bidding frenzy for the convenience chain.Londis said that following a strategic...
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Ahold sells off Asian operations
Dutch retail group Ahold has sold its stake in CRC Ahold in Thailand to its partner the Central Group, to complete its withdrawal from its Asian operations. CRC Ahold operates 47 stores and has a wholesale business delivering to 300...
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Glisten picks up Penguin
Confectionery group Glisten has bought certain assets of Penguin Confectionery of Carlisle from House of York for £428,000.This is Glisten’s third acquisition in six months following its purchase in January of sweet maker F Fravigar and...
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Metro backtracks on RFID
German retail and wholesale giant Metro has abandoned a high profile trial of smart chip RFID technology in its customer loyalty cards. The decision comes in the wake of an outcry from privacy groups and just before a planned protest by a...
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Fury as Coke bans rival bottles
Coca-Cola has launched its first assault on Britain’s bottled water market with Dasani, a filtered water fortified with minerals, but has also banned independent retailers from stocking rival brands of bottled water in its chillers.Angry...
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Kerry buys Quest Food Ingredients
Irish food and ingredients manufacturer Kerry has bought Quest Food Ingredients from the ICI Group for around $440m.Quest Food deals in applications of bio-ingredients and pharma-ingredients, serving pharmaceuticals, culinary snack, bakery,...
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Whyte and Mackay signs up Hibs
Whyte and Mackay, the blended whisky marketed and distributed by Maxxium UK, is to sponsor Scottish Premier League football club Hibernian in a five-year, £1m deal.The agreement will run from July this year. Whyte and Mackay will feature on...