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Busy shelves at Morrisons
Morrisons comes out at the top of the chart this week with all other fascias quite a way behind. Activity in Morrisons is focused upon gondola ends and is particularly strong in the alcohol and household categories. Morrisons has promotions...
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halewood buys H&A
Halewood International has added bottling company H&A Wines and Spirits Group to its growing empire.H&A, which went into administration earlier this year, specialised in bottling wine and spirits in miniature and quarter-size bottles....
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celebrity status
>>A monthly look at the most promising newcomers in key grocery categories. This month: confectioneryn TV and and sports stars are to take part in a TV series which will act as a springboard for Wine Capital...
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An electrical charge
The new electrical waste regs are bedevilled by uncertainty over responsibilities says Elaine WatsonSorry for the disruption,” say signs pasted outside Sainsbury’s stores across the country. “We are making room for a whole new range...
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Co-op makes pledge on TV
The Co-operative Group is supporting the launch of its “bread and milk promise” with a TV ad to be shown across selected regions.The promise is being rolled out to the society’s 1,200 stores and states that if the store runs out of specific...
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Team talk: Heart of England Co-op
>>GEORGE FLOWER, GENERAL MANAGER OF FOODSTORES, AND HIS AREA MANAGERSHeart of England Co-op prides itself on the support it gives the area managers of its food stores. George Flower, general manager of its food division, says: “At a...
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Waitrose to pull mock corks
Waitrose is taking its most decisive stand in the debate over wine closures by phasing out synthetic corks from its range.The retailer said it would ask all its suppliers to switch to natural cork or screwcaps with the exception of a limited...
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Insurance costs fall by a quarter
Insurance premiums in the food industry have begun to fall following a peak in 2002, according to new research from insurance broker Aon.It found that food and drink companies were seeing reductions on 2002 of between 25% and 30%, in...
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A fun factory delivers
I pray thee leave, call home the heart you gave me….’ Billy Dobinson, a customer assistant at Marks & Spencer’s Metro Centre, is reading aloud from a book of love poems. Every now and then he stops reading and unashamedly plugs his Valentine’s Day...
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unreasonable demands will wipe us out
Name and address withheldSIR; As a supplier to a supplier, I am gobsmacked by the relationships now developing as a result of supermarket buyers placing completely unreasonable and often unachievable demands on their fresh produce...
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Doctor’s hungry family
Dr Oetker has won Brits over with startling speed. Siân Harrington looks at the man behind the brandDr Oetker, the E5bn German food giant, is aiming to attain European market leadership in baking, desserts and ...
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Drane MD at Monkhill
Martin Drane, sales director, impulse, at Cadbury Trebor Bassett, has moved to become MD of Monkhill Confectionery – a separate division within the business.The company supplies own label confectionery and popcorn to major retail customers...
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Keeping the dream rolling
United Milk’s collapse is not writing on the wall for farmer co-ops says Vic RobertsonHe is not exactly saying “I told you so”, but in 2001 government farming advisor Sean Rickard of Cranfield University accurately predicted a rocky...
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Foster’s can keep its head
Foster’s ‘Don’t lose your head’ ad campaign has provoked a barrage of complaints from TV viewers.The Independent Television Commission (ITC) received more than 190 objections about the lager’s Bungee Whiz commercial where a jumper appears to...
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Freekee is tango’d
Britvic is bringing its six-month-old kids’ milk and juice drink Freekee Soda under the Tango banner and reducing the 330ml price from 62p to 55p, with an initial promotion of 49p. n The move comes after the threat...
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Investing for fresh
Waitrose’s refurbishment programme gives it the opportunity to realise its aim of enhancing its chilled and fresh offer. Liz Hamson reportsWaitrose has lifted the curtain on its state-of-the-art new look for stores. Out goes what...
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tea time gossip
Tetley’s Quickbrew tea brand is getting new packaging this month, followed by a gossip-themed marketing push targeting younger tea drinkers.Packs will contain fridge magnets with ‘adult’ words and phrases, while an online campaign lets...
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Stores welcome licensing reform plans
Retailers have welcomed plans to reform the Scottish licensing regime, particularly proposals for a mandatory national proof-of-age scheme.The proposals have been put forward by the Nicholson committee, which was appointed by the Scottish...
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Soundbug with the power to lift sales
Freezers that talk and supermarket windows that play music to entice customers instore could soon become reality, thanks to new technology being tested in retail.Whispering Windows uses a patented Feonic technology to turn any hard, smooth...
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Rise of the machines
Wouldn’t it be great to employ staff who never take time off, never get sick or pregnant, and work 24 hours a day – for absolutely nothing?If they lack a little personality, robotic stores have plenty of other things going for them, says...