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What Nigella and Delia are to gastronomic science, so Helen
Her sales message comes without effusive adjectives and even the most fanatical gastronomic guzzler would come away from her Wiltshire free-range pig farm convinced that where food production is concerned, the "natural way" is best. "Our pigs...
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Laws will develop JS in Scotland
Sainsbury has appointed James Laws trade development manager for Scotland. Laws will oversee Sainsbury's third annual supplier development programme in Scotland. The programme is due to start in the autumn and is designed to give regional...
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Simply Food set to grow fast
Anne Bruce Marks and Spencer's Simply Food estate is set for rapid expansion as early stores outperform the rest of its estate. Chief executive Roger Holmes said M&S planned to acquire parcels of sites as well as individual stores to hit a...
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Foogo replaces M&S at WH Smith
WH Smith is rolling out a new Foogo sandwiches range to travel stores after winding up a supply deal with Marks & Spencer.
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Safeway fosters niche
Rosie Davenport Safeway is upping the ante in the speciality beer sector by squeezing the shelf space given to standard lagers to make room for niche brews. Building on a review of its range last October, when it introduced 60 beers from...
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Irish gun for Tesco fuel strategy
Tesco has come under fire in the Irish Republic for using petrol as a loss leader and driving an independent forecourt out of business. The Society of the Irish Motor Industry, which has campaigned unsuccessfully against Tesco's foray into fuel...
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PE keeps M&A healthy
Europe's food and drink industry is in robust mood, with the value of acquisitions increasing by 50% in a year. Neil Sutton reports You might think from all the doom and gloom in the papers that deal activity in the food and drinks sector had...
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We hear it spouted regularly by senior management: "Our staf
The report, A Leadership People Strategy for Food Retailers, puts the stark facts on the table. Staff turnover rates of more than 30% add up to thousands of jobs that need to be filled each year. And replacement costs range from E2,000 for a...
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Heavy on the juice
Fruit juice brand Copella is offering a Land Rover Freelander, worth £17,000, in an on-pack promotion across its range. Rolling out now, more than one million bottles will sport a collarette detailing the promotion, which involves answering a...
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Remember when Marks and Spencer's Italian ready meals were t
What a difference a decade makes. With more sophisticated palates, today's consumers are not only likely to eschew the old ready meal mainstays, they are also just as likely to pick up one of the bewildering choice of alternatives in a supermarket...
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Share of launches
Efficient Consumer Response has helped Tesco to gain a larger share of product launches, according to chief executive Sir Terry Leahy. Speaking at last week's ECR Europe Conference in Berlin, Sir Terry said that by embracing ECR the retailer now...
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vinoceros listings
Vinoceros has secured supermarket listings for a tranche of new lines launched at the fair. A new Tempus Two Pewter series, with handmade pewter labels, priced at £9.99 a bottle, will launch in the multiples in August or September. The"fun"...
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Lost in the translation
In a foreword to their company's publication The Taste of a Terroir', the chiefs of premium French dairy supplier Isigny Sainte-Mère enthuse: "Nature has been particularly generous to the Normandy heartland of Isigny and the region surrounding it....
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Could you outline your role and responsibilities?
In short it is to maintain the ambitious growth agenda of Arla Foods in the UK. The last two years have been very significant for the business with the joint venture with New Zealand Milk, the acquisition of the speciality cheese business HT...
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A vision of Starburst
Mary Carmichael Masterfoods has earmarked £3.4m to back the relaunch of its Starburst sugar confectionery brand. Activity will include updated packaging, TV and press advertising and a new product, Starburst Sour Chews. There is also an...
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Minky cleans up deal across the Channel
UK manufacturer of cleaning and laundry care products, Minky, has won its first contact in France to supply French supermarket group Leclerc.Minky said the deal to distribute ironing and laundry care products, including ironing boards and...
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Graham’s Dairies buys in Ayrshire
In Scotland, Graham’s Dairies has bought Stevenson Dairy Farm a supplier of milk to independent retailers, hotels, schools and the catering trade in central and south Ayrshire. Bridge of Allan-based Graham’s said the acquisition would boost...
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CK’s expands in Wales
Welsh retailer CK’s Supermarkets, one of The Grocer’s Top 50 companies, has acquired three new stores, bringing the Nisa member’s estate up to 14 stores. The new stores are in south west Wales, at St David’s, Fishguard and Hakin, Milford...
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Fish scales up the protein market
With meat and poultry under pressure from from cheap imports and the aftermath of BSE and foot and mouth disease, fish is the brightest spot in this market and a major profit opportunity.The smartest suppliers are overcoming consumer...
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Sainsbury loses unfair dismissal case
Sainsbury has lost an unfair dismissal case brought by 61 former store managers at a Watford employment tribunal.The managers were told last January that they did not meet the requirements of a new job specification and given the option of a...