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Asda has announced it is to be the enabling development' be
While the development will not be up and running until 2005, subject to planning permission, it looks like a great location for Asda. CACI predicts the store will turn into one of the company's top five based on turnover. While it is likely to...
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Nestlé and Colgate-Palmolive get into oral care arena
Nestlé and Colgate-Palmolive have signed a multimillion pound global deal to develop oral care products aimed at the confectionery fixture. The arrangement, which starts next year with distribution of Colgate Dental Gum, gives the toothpaste...
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Returning to UK arm
Tropicana has appointed David Biggs sales director for the UK and Ireland as it seeks to consolidate its position in the chilled juice market. Biggs will be based at the company's Leatherhead headquarters. His previous role with Tropicana...
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The British Independent Grocers Association lost more than a
This week, in his first interview since becoming ACS chairman, Angus Oughtred acknowledges the disquiet among the independents over the influence of the multiples, but insists both groups face exactly the same threats: growing levels of retail...
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Industry must work to assuage public's fears
Global food retailers and manufacturers need to visibly lead the way in addressing consumers' fears and rebuilding public confidence in companies, president and CEO of Delhaize Group, Pierre-Oliver Beckers, warned this week. Speaking to 640...
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Audas bows out of farmers co-operative group
Robert Audas, managing director of Dairy Farmers of Britain, is leaving in a restructure designed to make the business more customer-focused. Audas will quit the co-operative group at the end of the month and will not be replaced, because...
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Awards for Spar stores
The best Spar stores have been highlighted in the inaugural Spar Stars Awards ceremony in Bristol. Retail director Steve Blackmore said: "Rewarding excellence impacts on sales and margin. Research shows a good store receives 2.5 times more visits...
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One of the biggest cheers at The Grocer Gold Awards dinner a
Winning the prize was no mean feat. Entries to the award were limited to those privately-owned companies appearing on The Grocer Top 50 annual listing of Britain's biggest and best independent retail chains. These entries then went before an...
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Surendra Patel, Falcon Garage, Tadley, Basingstoke
"This is the first time I have been to this depot. We usually go to the Booker depot at Basingstoke, but this depot is easy to get to, easy to park at, and it is near the WH Smith News depot we wanted to visit so we thought we would ...
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red tractor should beware of halal
from Alan Long, Vegetarian Economy & Green Agriculture Research Sir; The NFU president Sir Ben Gill is seriously in error if he sees in Halal meat "a wonderful commercial opportunity for meat producers all over the UK" (The Grocer, June 7, p52)....
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BFG expands foodservice business
The Big Food Group has further expanded the foodservice side of its business in a deal between subsidiaries Woodward Foodservice and Booker. Under the terms of the agreement, Booker allows Woodward joint use of its new depot for ambient products...
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Bomfords buys Gerber
Leading UK asparagus grower Bomfords has announced the acquisition of Gerber Fresh Produce. Mark Haynes, sales and marketing director with Warwickshire based Bomfords, said the deal was struck at the beginning of June following several months of...
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Booker works to provide customers with winners
The Spend and Save loyalty scheme and new depot layouts are two recent Booker initiatives Booker is undergoing a period of rapid change as it bids to upgrade its service to customers, and marketing director Mark Collier see its Spend and Save...
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Decades spent building Scottish Spar chain Botterills have t
Botterill,who is also president of the Scottish Grocers' Federation, says bluntly: "If a store is not performing it has to be turned round. And if it doesn't work, get out of it and concentrate on stores that are going to give growth and profit."...
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BP powers up Connect offer
Anne Bruce Petrol giant BP has created a convenience operations division and recruited buyers and other staff from Alldays, Aldi, Marks and Spencer, Tesco and Sainsbury. The division takes in all 1,240 BP forecourt stores, which clocked up...
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BPEX looks to learn from other nations
British pig bosses are looking to the global pork industry to restore pride in home production. Speaking at the opening of the World Pork Congress, Mick Sloyan, chief executive of the British Pig Executive, said: "The British pig industry has a...
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constellation buy
Constellation Wines has made its first acquisition since being formed earlier this year. It has purchased Irish wine operator Allied Drinks, which previously represented BRL Hardys' and Grants of St James's wine brands in Ireland. Redmond Gavin has...
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Counting your human capital
Pressure is growing for employers to define the worth of their workforce as a capital asset, says Steve Crabb One of the hottest issues in people management right now glories under the title of human capital management'. If you are one of those...
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French Sunshine comes out
Jane Mornement The French summer fruit season has got off to a healthy start with the fifth annual campaign from Sunshine Fruits from France. Focusing this year on a health and beauty theme, a 5-a-day awareness campaign will be supported by...