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Safeway execs in line for compensation
Safeway’s executive directors look could receive in excess of £5.5m in compensation if the group is taken over this year.The supermarket group has revealed that chairman David Webster – who was paid £810,000 last year – would receive...
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FDF – no to tax on zero-rated foods
The Food and Drink Federation said that a tax on zero-rated foods would be bad for consumers and for the UK economy.The FDF‘s stance is in response to the British Medical Association which has called on the government to introduce VAT on...
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Fleming sells off retail stores
US distributor Fleming has been given bankruptcy court approval to sell 40 of its retail stores for some $118m.Fleming is to sell 31 of its Minnesota-based Rainbow Foods stores to Roundy's for about $84m, including $40m worth of stock. The...
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With as many as nine out of 10 new product launches destined
Customer insight specialist Dunnhumby has taken its existing service, which uses data from Tesco's Clubcard, to the next step. It has launched a tool to accurately predict future sales of potential new products, which can track even the lowest...
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PGMA to convert 36 stores to 2C format
Anne Bruce Scottish Grocers' Federation buying arm the PGMA is launching the 2C Convenience in your Community fascia at a 900 sq ft independent store in Paisley on June 20 (The Grocer, March 1, p5). PGMA commercial director Jim Amabile said...
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abstention order
The National Association of Pension Funds has told its members to abstain from voting on the re-election of three Tesco directors on two-year rolling contracts at its agm on June 13. Tesco has agreed to switch to one-year contracts for new...
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The seat of new ad cash
A new pilot scheme could see supermarkets turn their bench seating outside stores into cash generating advertising boards. A trial of the new Adbench is ongoing at Tesco's store in Rainham, Essex, advertising Masterfoods' petcare brands. ...
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Opinion among manufacturers has swung significantly against
In a survey carried out on behalf of The Grocer, 50 top UK food and drink manufacturers were asked whether they supported entry to the euro, whether they had changed their stance in the past 12 months, and what they thought of the government's...
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Sir; I wholeheartedly agree with Siân Harrington's Opinion
While the last six months have seen major convenience initiatives from retailers as diverse as Tesco, M&S, BP, The Co-operative Group, Budgens and TM Retail, there is a real vacuum in supplier activity. While we know the UK convenience market is...
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Ale gets new cool
Newcastle Brown Ale has made a surprise debut in freezer cabinets following a tie-up with ice cream maker Doddington Dairy.Scottish Courage has lent its iconic brew to a special edition ice cream as part of a six-month licensing deal. If...
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I always look forward to National Food Safety Week. It encou
The week comes but once a year. Food-borne microbes don't. Over the years they have had the habit of taking us by surprise. Even an old and well-understood recidivist like salmonella still behaves badly; from time to time in the last couple of...
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andrea watson
buyer (grocery & non food) waitrose Watson began her career with Waitrose in 1996, working in non food buying for three years before moving to grocery buying. She has been in her present position over four years, having previously worked for...
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It has been a long week for Londis retailer Peter Williams.
But the busy Bank Holiday Monday and four hours taken up waiting to give evidence in court added to the pressures. "I spent four hours at the Crown Court on Tuesday as a witness against someone who is charged with an armed robbery in our store...
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Suppliers see long-term global retailing benefits
Liz Hamson Leading UK and international suppliers see global retailing as a threat to business now but an opportunity in the long term. This was the surprise outcome of a survey carried out by the IGD and unveiled at the organisation's...
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Ginsters links to biogas energy plant
Ginsters has become the UK's first food processor to sign up to use a biogas green energy plant at Holsworthy, Devon. Holsworthy Biogas will collect its food waste, previously sent to landfill, from its Callington factory in Cornwall. The waste...
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Wright to drive Birds Eye
Unilever has appointed Jerry Wright brand director for Birds Eye in a restructure designed to increase consumer focus and drive a more brand-led strategy. He replaces marketing director for frozen foods Chris Pomfret, who has been transferred to...
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Rebecca Brindley
senior buying manager seasonal confectionery tesco Brindley joined Tesco as a buying and marketing graduate 11 years ago and has worked in various buying areas including continental meats, pâté, bakery, snacks,drinks and biscuits. She moved to a...
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British Sugar delivering a UK first
British Sugar is delivering the first organic beet sugar grown in the UK to its customers. Market development manager Daniel Johnson said 39 of the UK's organic growers had been contracted to grow the crops, which are certified by the Soil...
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Unwins buying chief quits
Richard Vaughan-Hawkins has left family-owned wine merchant Unwins where he was head of purchasing. His departure follows that of Unwins' chief executive David Wetz in January after the company announced plans to develop a wider...
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Tesco demands cash for ethical trading
Anne Bruce Tesco is demanding payment from suppliers to cover the costs of its compliance with Christian Aid's ethical trading initiative. The letter to suppliers, leaked to The Grocer by one angry recipient, stated that Tesco wanted £69.50...