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Asda hails food strength
Asda boss Tony DeNunzio has rejected claims that non-food sales alone have swept it past Sainsbury to take the number two slot in UK grocery.Speaking as TNS till roll data revealed Asda had boosted its market share to 17% against Sainsbury’s...
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Asda and Sainsbury slug it out
Sainsbury is still holding onto second place in our TradeTrak survey, despite the latest TNS Superpanel data showing that Asda has overtaken JS and secured second place for the first time in the four weeks to July 20.The disparity is...
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Spar backs British meat
Symbol group Spar has launched a national branded range of red meat which will be made available to all 2,700 stores nationwide.The 25 fixed weight prepack cuts of beef, lamb and pork are all from farm-assured suppliers. The launch...
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A lighter Baileys that lasts longer
Diageo has unveiled a new Baileys format which it hopes will turn the cream liqueur brand into a year-round favourite.Baileys Glide will be available in the off-trade from next month backed by a £6m launch spend including TV and press...
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Six of the best health and beauty buyers
>>nominated this monthhealth & beauty buying managertescoBrindle joined Tesco three years ago following two and a half years as national account manager at Bic. She spent 18 months in world non-food sourcing,...
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Team talk: Bells Stores
>>SHEILA GIBBIN, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF BELLS TRAINING SERVICES, AND TEAMConvenience chain Bells Stores has something of a reputation for developing its staff. It was the first UK organisation to be awarded Grade One status for retail...
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Huge just got bigger
Cheese suppliers Harvey & Brockless and the Huge Cheese Company London have merged to form H&B Food Provisions.The companies, which supply independent delicatessens and foodservice, have a combined annual turnover of £30m. MD of...
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Double blow for JS
Overtaken by Asda and with its Somerfield hopes dashed, what are the options now for Sainsbury? Elaine Watson reportsPlot the market share of Asda and Sainsbury on a graph since 1999 and it doesn’t take a genius to work out that their...
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Waitrose trials point to dairy sales boost by cutting yogurts offering
Waitrose is considering reducing its dairy ranges in a bid to boost sales, following successful trials.Richard James, central buyer for dairy products and eggs, said the organisation had experimented with trials in two stores to reduce the...
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Early Discovery boosts UK start
David Shapley UK supermarkets are set to make a major effort to push English apple sales using more promotional activities, according to Adrian Barlow, chief executive of English and Apples and Pears.“We are really encouraged by the...
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Budgens own label’s fresh focus
Budgens is has promoted Lucy Milleret as product marketing manager to target the development of own label.Milleret will focus particularly on fresh products. She oversees a team of two people and reports to senior marketing controller...
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Waiting for a Bundh in the oven
Buyers have reacted cautiously to the multimillion pound launch of a new Sharwood’s oven sauce.Manufacturer Centura Foods is throwing £6m behind Sharwood’s Bundh, named after a traditional Indian cooking process, in a bid to change the way...
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Cirio business as usual in UK
Cirio Del Monte has reassured UK customers its European business will not be affected after Cirio’s Italian business filed for bankruptcy.A spokesman said the Northern Europe and International business units have their own direct lines of...
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Hard grind for buyers
Overworked, stressed and burnt out at 35? As the multiples pile on the pressure, Elaine Watson talks to the people at the coal face.Over at Tesco and the Co-operative Group, buyers have in turn seen their in-trays expand as...
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High stakes with cakes
Martin Lightbody once took a multi-million pound gamble on the future. Now he’s doing it again. Siân Harrington finds out whyThe clue is in the plethora of horseracing pictures adorning the boardroom walls. Scottish baker Lightbody,...
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Poultry level playing field call
The government is being urged to take action to help the UK’s poultry industry.Rising welfare standards are adding increasing costs to the sector which is putting it at a disadvantage against foreign competitors, a Commons inquiry has...
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Walkers still tops chart
Competition in the chart is extremely close this week with less than two percentage points separating the top five.Sainsbury moves up to the top of the chart just slightly ahead of Asda at number two. While Asda leans more towards price...
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Sir Cliff’s wine: exciting
Tesco got rather carried away after procuring stocks of Sir Cliff Richard’s Vida Nova wine, which is grown on his estate in the Algarve in Portugal. It proclaimed that the wine, which is in big demand with fans, would be on sale at Tesco.com...
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Tesco dedicates depot to clothes
Tesco has opened a 240,000sq ft national distribution centre in Daventry that will handle all of its clothing ranges.The facility, operated by Tibbett and Britten, will free up space at distribution centres in Milton Keynes that were not...
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Comfort speeds up drying
Lever Fabergé is bidding to grow the fabric detergents category by offering consumers the chance to speed up one of their household chores.The detergents giant is launching a new fabric conditioner specifically designed to help clothes dry...