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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...
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Chris Fletcher
In soccer parlance the past 12 months represent a year of two halves for The Grocer 33 shopping basket, with the perennial problem of availability still a major issue. Our figures reveal that as the spectre of consolidation in grocery loomed in...
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Ty Nant courts Stella company
Bottled water brand Ty Nant is hoping its latest marketing initiative will prove a smash hit after tying up with this year's Stella Artois Tennis Championship. The brand will be the televised tournament's official water for the next three...
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United Milk pushes up price paid for milk deliveries to its
Dairy farmers will be getting 19 pence per litre from United Milk for the milk delivered in May. The price was confirmed this week for direct suppliers to UM's Westbury processing dairy, up from 18.6ppl. The liquid contract will be 18.24ppl....
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Happy to forfeit dignity
It's reassuring to see high powered executives indulging in a bit of tomfoolery of an evening. Take, for example, a group of suppliers pictured at a get-together in a top Glasgow restaurant, organised by Scottish Enterprise. Scofro Scottish...
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Down, but by no means out
Sainsbury is still the biggest loser in market share year-on-year but the company is hoping new availability initiatives and a back to basics' strategy will help reverse its fortunes. According to our TradeTrak survey from ACNielsen, Sainsbury...
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Label failures spotted
Safeway has admitted to campaigners against Scottish farmed salmon that it failed to label product properly. As of March 28, UK supermarkets are required by EU law to clearly identify whether or not the salmon products they sell are wild' or ...
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Spotlight on world famine
Trade Partners UK is boosting its presence at Warwickshire's Royal Show in its quest to help prevent world famine and promote the UK food industry. Its Global Partnerships Pavilion will host more than 60 agricultural food technology businesses...
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Retailers are finding it increasingly tough to recruit and
The poll confirms that there are growing fears that the recruitment situation is deteriorating. And the biggest problem is getting skilled people onto the shop floor. So just why is the industry's image quite so bad and what are human resources...
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Handling Fruitella
Food Brokers has announced it is to handle the UK sales and distribution of Starburst chew rival Fruitella. The company is taking over control of the brand from Adams in time to oversee the arrival of a product extension. Fruitella Citrus...
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Risman raises the game at new-look Thresher
Thresher Group has announced a further reshuffle following its reorganisation into two business units (The Grocer, May 10, p14). John Risman becomes chief operating officer to spearhead retail operations and consumer focus in the group's 2,000...
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mukesh vithlani
Group general manager dhamecha cash &carry Vithlani has been with Dhamecha Cash & Carry, the largest member of the Today's Group, since 1981. His specific areas of responsibility include all trading and group negotiations, excluding the...
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Peak of professionalism
Confectionery suppliers admire fairness, logic and a clear strategic direction when it comes to the buyers with whom they deal. Tesco's Rebecca Brindley was praised across the board. "She instantly impresses you. She knows her subject, is...
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raising the
availability stakes Congratulations to Asda and Morrisons for scooping the top accolades in our annual review of The Grocer 33 weekly shopping survey. You will notice from our reports that we are not just recognising which retailer is best...
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Shaw's thing
Few will have realised that when Sainsbury opened its upmarket Market at Bluebird on the Kings Road in March, some of the format was borrowed from its wholly owned US subsidiary Shaw's. "There are similarities some of the product displays were...
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Danone disposes of glass unit
French group Danone has agreed with Glasspack Participations to sell its 44% stake in their jointly owned business BSN Glasspack.Glasspack Participations, a holding company financed by equity firm CVC Capital Partners, bought a 56% stake in...
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Somerfield rejects new offer
Somerfield has rejected an increased offer of almost £600m for the supermarket chain from retail entrepreneurs John Lovering and Bob Mackenzie as not high enough. The pair offered £510m in April for the Bristol-based company which Somerfield...
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Coke names new marketing chief
Coca-Cola has named Daniel Palumbo as its new chief marketing officer of the soft drinks giant Stateside.The top marketing job had been open since March, when Stephen Jones resigned.Palumbo will be responsible for overseeing...
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Salvesen names new chairman
European logistics group Christian Salvesen has appointed David Fish as chairman with effect from October 1 2003.Fish, who has been a non-executive director since last October, will take over from Jonathan Fry who plans to retire at the end...
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New executives for Dairy Crest
Dairy Crest has appointed Alastair Murray as finance director with effect from September this year.Murray, who replaces Ian Laurie, has been finance director at The Body Shop for the past four years and also gained experience in edible...