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WHS names new CEO
High street retailer and news wholesaler WH Smith has appointed Kate Swann as its new group chief executive.Swann will replace Richard Handover but WHS anticipates that Handover will carry out his role until the AGM in January 2005. Handover...
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Magnum’s revenge
Wall’s has unveiled the latest two products in its limited edition Magnum 7 Deadly Sins range, with Jealousy and Revenge replacing Gluttony and Greed.The company said the first four products in the series had generated sales of 13 million...
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Lorry charging on motorways in Germany
The German government is pushing to introduce its controversial lorry charging from August 31, for all trucks at or above 12 tonnes irrespective of nationality. The toll applies whether the vehicle is laden or empty, and a typical daily...
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Revision of EU packaging and waste directive
The European Parliament has revised its directive on packaging and packaging waste which will more than double the minimum recycling targets.EU member states currently have to recyle 25% of their waste cans, plastic bottles and cardboard...
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Somerfield to downsize stores
Somerfield is to focus on cost control with target cost savings of around £100m over the next three years, to be reinvested “to improve the customer offer". Chairman John von Spreckelsen was confident that the delivery of the refocused group...
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Press-round-up ... Somerfield
A new bid for Somerfield could be mounted by Gareth Jones, the former head of Abbey National’s wholesale banking division.The Times said Jones – a non-executive director of Somerfield until last August – is in discussions with two private...
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EU to lift five-year ban on GM produce
The European parliament is expected to give the green light for two new laws, which will allow the EU to lift its five-year moratorium on approving genetically modified foods. The new laws will try to diffuse the on-going dispute with...
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S&N cleared for Bulmer takeover
Scottish & Newcastle posted an 18% fall in full-year pre-tax profit but has been given European Union Commission clearance for its £278m takeover of troubled cidermaker H P Bulmer.For the year to April 27 S&N – which brews John Smith’s,...
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Kraft to tackle obesity
Kraft Foods plans fight obesity and stave off lawsuits through new marketing practices and guidelines to cap portion sizes of single serve packages. Kraft Foods, with brands such as cheese snacks Dairylea Dunkables, Toblerone chocolate and...
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The Co-op buys Balfour
The Co-operative Group has bought convenience store operator Balfour for £30m from venture capital company 3i and Balfour’s senior management team.Balfour’s estate includes 76 c-stores and 35 newsagents based in southern England and had...
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Dean Foods takes control of Horizon
US dairy giant Dean Foods has agreed to buy the 87% of Horizon Organic that it does not already own for $216m. Horizon Organic, which produces, markets and sells organic milk, yogurt and butter under the Rachel’s Organic brand, said that the...
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Bud becomes the King of Sport
Budweiser is building on the theme of last winter’s The King of Beers music tie-up with a new strand focusing on sport.The King of Sport drive will be the core element of the beer’s summer activity with stock featuring an on-pack promotion...
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Northern Foods takes over at Solway
Northern Foods has taken control of the 40% of chilled convenience foods group Solway it did not already own for £24.7m.Solway supplies own label sandwiches, prepared salads and pasta salad snacks to major retailers and in particular to...
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The 24cm treatment
The 24cm treatment Frozen pizza specialist Schwan's is extending its Freschetta brand's presence in the sharing arena by launching a new medium-sized offering. Three versions Speciale, Garlic Chicken and Cheese Speciale all get the 24cm...
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Aberness blitzes sloppy suppliers
Anne Bruce Scotland's Mace wholesaler Aberness is cracking down on supplier inefficiency after improving its IT systems. Head of buying John McCloud said the technology had registered 50,000 short deliveries to its Aberdeen depot in the last...
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Scan and pack ad misleading
Sainsbury's scan and pack' television ad, featuring celebrity chef Jamie Oliver having his shopping packed by checkout staff has been banned by TV watchdogs for being misleading. In the ad, two girls watch Jamie Oliver having his carrier bags...
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Blair is staying alert to sustainability strategy
John Wood The Prime Minister is still taking a close personal interest in work on the government's Strategy for Sustainable Farming and Food, according to Sir Don Curry, who is chairing the Implementation Group overseeing it. At a review of...
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When The Grocer last conducted its online mystery shop in Ap
Sainsbury is not alone in finding that a third party delivery company had let them down. When a D'Agostino delivery driver had a run in with the NYPD the media had a field day and the reputation of the service-orientated D'Agostino, which is New...
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Big name appeal
Tate & Lyle's Golden Syrup and Black Treacle, two of the UK's oldest surviving brands, have made their way onto the biscuit fixture courtesy of McVitie's. The baked sweet goods specialist has added Golden Syrup and Black Treacle Creams to its...
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Scattered around the McCain Foods UK boardroom are packets o
They are there as examples of products that, despite appearances, are actually higher in fat than McCain's fried and oven-cooked mainstay and, because, with characteristic chutzpah, McCain is about to embark on a charm offensive with the great...