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Preparation is the key to this well-run depot
After a year spent travelling, Arthur Webster decided not to take up a place at university and instead began his working life stacking shelves at the Nottingham depot he now manages. That was in 1992 and the business he joined was Hyperama.The...
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Vodafone e-top ups to roll
Vodafone said this week that it had reached agreement on terms for its controversial e-top up vouchers.A spokesman said it expected to be able to start rolling out top up vouchers imminently. He said: “TopUp voucher is a key part of our...
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Exporters with winning ways
Food from Britain recognises true exporting talent with its annual export awards. Julian Hunt reports on this year’s winnersBurton’s Foods has emerged victorious in this year’s Food from Britain Export Awards which are run in...
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Retailers need a say in their future
from Bernard Warren, retail vice-chairman, Spar National Guild and Spar retailer, Wool, DorsetSir; Re your story and feature last week about Musgrave’s bid for Londis. Londis has long been one of Spar’s competitors in the...
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Have you got what it takes?
The Grocer Gold Awards 2004 are officially launched this week. And as we start the search for the best in the business, here’s a reminder of who picked up the accolades in our 2003 awardsHave you got what it takes to go for gold?...
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Grimsey puts his offer in
A bidding war for Londis loomed as The Grocer went to press, with Big Food Group entering the fray and Nisa-Today’s considering its options. Big Food Group, which has sent out a letter to Londis shareholders urging them to reject Musgrave’s...
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Snacks join the party
Tesco moves up to the top of the chart this week, forcing Sainsbury down to second place although there are fewer than two percentage points between them. Both retailers are really strong on promotions on alcoholic drinks with price promotions...
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Joining the Premier league
Time is money and Deepak Patel has had precious little to spare lately. With three busy c-stores in Clacton-on-Sea that together turn over £100,000 a week, it was becoming clear that a 140-mile round trip to get to Dhamecha Cash & Carry in Barking...
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They’d like a word...
Morrisons is finally tightening its grip on Safeway. Now it will move fast to get things running its way. What can suppliers expect? Elaine Watson reportsWith almost a year now elapsed since Morrisons stunned the trade with a bid for...
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NFRN’s Stevens moves on
Rod Stevens has stepped down as commercial manager of NFRN Commercial in order to pursue his own business opportunities.Stevens has headed the commercial arm of the National Federation of Retail Newsagents for four years. The NFRN is expected...
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Payouts spark rebellion
Londis retailers look set to reject Musgrave’s offer for the group, because of their anger over massive payouts it will trigger for four Londis directors.A telephone poll for The Grocer of 190 Londis retailers (10% of the entire membership)...
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Sensation at Sainsbury
Sainsbury is trialling a new red variety of the Green Comice pear, called Sweet Sensation, in 80 stores.The new red pear has taken Sainsbury’s Dutch pear supplier, Van Doorn, almost four years to cultivate and grow. As the name suggests, it is...
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S&N beefs up marketing
Scottish & Newcastle has named three new directors to oversee group operations, marketing and information services.Simon Ricketts joins with immediate effect as information services director. He was previously chief information officer of...
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Old Firm promotes sensible drinking
Coors Brewers has launched a new advertising campaign on Scottish TV for its Carling brand, to promote sensible drinking. The ads unite Old Firm managers Alex McLeish of Rangers and Martin O’Neill of Celtic. Two 20-second ads appear...
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Kerry buys Hibernia units
Irish food group Kerry has bought the Brains Faggots plant and two large factories making ready meals and chilled desserts from Hibernia Foods.Receivers at Hibernia are also close to signing a deal with a second manufacturer interested in...
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ABF buys G Costa
Associated British Foods, with brands Ryvita, Twinings and Ovaltine has bought speciality food company G Costa for an undisclosed sum.Blue Dragon brand owner G Costa, which reported annual sales in 2002 of £51.8 m, said the company would be...
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USDAW moves on Christmas Day opening
The Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers has the backing of 250,000 people in a petition to ban larger stores from opening on Christmas Day in England and Wales. USDAW has campaigned for a long time to ban larger stores from...
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Nestlé sells dairy unit in Turkey
Swiss food giant Nestlé had sold its dairy business in Turkey to French group Danone for an undisclosed sum. Nestlé said the disposal, which would include its chilled dairy and UHT milk products, would allow it to focus on its core...
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Asda sprouts campaign
Asda has named Longwell Green in Bristol Britain’s sprout-eating capital, whose residents on average eat 85 sprouts per week. The chain’s store in Longwell Green sells 621,675 sprouts each week. Last week, Safeway claimed...
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Hovis supplier says 10% bread rise unavoidable
Britain’s largest baker has told customers it plans to raise the wholesale price of all its bread and bakery snack products by 10% from mid-January following the latest hike in the price of flour.British Bakeries, which makes Hovis and Mothers...