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Tesco names new non-executive director
Tesco has appointed Mervyn Davies as non-executive director with immediate effect. Davies was group chief executive of Standard Chartered, which has operations in more than 50 countries and is a leading bank across Asia, Africa and the...
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Londis to ramp up new IT installation
Londis hopes to meet retailer demand and more than double the rate of installation of its state-of-the-art EPoS system the Londis Laser. Retail systems controller at Londis, Tony Nelder, has recruited three additional IT trainers to increase...
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New Makro depot
Makro opens a new branch at Ipswich this month, taking its depot tally up to 31.This follows new depots at Exeter, which opened in January, and Norwich, which opened last September. Other new sites are also understood to be in the...
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GDP per head E10,450
Exports within EU (as % of total exports): 63.8% Main exports: Machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, household goods Threat/Opportunity: The agricultural sector has been brought up to date, but exports from the agri-food sector...
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J20 takes sober view
Adult soft drinks brand J2O is to benefit from a £1.75m burst of mid-summer activity including advertising and sampling. Outdoor posters have already started appearing as part of the latest phase of this year's £4m round of support from brand...
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The fact that the Co-operative Group paid £30m to capture Ba
Consolidation of the market has been going on for the best part of a decade with the likes of T&S Stores competing fiercely with its peers to swallow up other chains like M&W, One Stop Convenience Stores and Day & Nite. But at the end of...
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GDP per head E5,540
Exports within EU (as % of total exports): 64.6% Main exports: Timber and wood products and fish products Threat/Opportunity: Latvia exports only 5% of its agricultural produce, including wood and fish. It exported 1,139 tonnes of fish to...
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GDP per head: E5,660
Exports within EU (as % of total exports) 75.1% Main exports: Machinery and transport equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals. Threat/Opportunity: Hungary's big agriculture sector needs a major overhaul to come into line with EU standards and it...
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Stream Foods bosses Paul Newberry and Ian Ding know all abou
So much so, in fact, that the pair had no hesitation in setting up their own business three years ago after a family trip to the US gave Newberry the idea for his own venture. "I saw these fruit snacks on sale in the supermarkets over there and...
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Shares in Somerfield have almost doubled over the last quart
However Mark Hughes of Numis Securities believed the shares had peaked and would not trade any higher than 130p this year. The big loser this month was Unilever after it cut its full-year target for growth of its top 400 brands. The share price...
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You can't live by food alone
Somerfield's results this week demonstrate how hard it is for retailers to generate strong like-for-like sales when their focus is on grocery and they have little in the way of non-food to boost top line growth. The Tradetrak figures from...
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Anzac backs British veterans
One of Australia's most iconic products, the Anzac biscuit, is to make its debut on the UK market. Privately owned Aussie company Unibic has struck an exclusive deal to supply Sainsbury, with the first packs going on shelf from July 14. The...
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Fresh appeal for Nesquik in fridge
Simon Mowbray Nestlé is throwing its Nesquik brand into fridges, hoping to generate sales of £20m. Nesquik Fresh debuts in supermarket chillers on July 14 and will roll out in two flavours chocolate and strawberry as Nestlé expands the...
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Attempting to break into frozen snacks may not be the most o
The company, set up 22 years ago by former ICI man Tony Craske, has turned its attention towards a new avenue to add to the company's £7.4m annual turnover. The company, which employs 65 workers at its Abergavenny factory, settled on the Rodeo Joe's...
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Puddings is something which former Uniq man James Averdieck
Eight years with the dairy and desserts giant gave Averdieck a taste for bringing new products to market, but he decided to leave after coming up with an idea which he claims he had little chance of selling to the Uniq hierarchy. Instead,...
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Take it away Gary
Walkers has at last officially unveiled one of the year's worst kept secrets in grocery. Plans for a Great British Takeaways range of crisps were first uncovered in March after brand ambassador Gary Lineker was spotted filming an ad for the new...
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Lekkerland back in the frame'
John Wood Key Lekkerland has unveiled a range of new initiatives intended to reinvigorate the business including a new event for its retailers organised by William Reed, publisher of The Grocer. Commercial director John Liptrot said...
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Balfour to run as standalone
The Co-operative Group plans to run the newly acquired Balfour chain of stores as a standalone unit while it gets on with the task of merging former Alldays stores into the business. Co-operative Group chief operating officer Malcolm Hepworth...
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Bassett's refresher
Cadbury Trebor Bassett is putting sugar confectionery stalwart Refreshers into a gum format. It is also rolling out cola-flavoured Ghoulish Gums as part of an ongoing programme to update its Bassett's portfolio. Both new offerings carry an...
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Baxters gets CCL
Baxters Food Group has acquired condiments and pickles manufacturer CCL Foods for an undisclosed sum. As part of the deal, the Scottish company buys CCL's brand portfolio, which includes Peppadew, Simply Delicious, Olivaise, Mary Berry and Pizza...