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Phil Wheatcroft
Senior buying managerfrozen foods Tesco Wheatcroft joined Tesco in 1982 in the instore bakery, becoming bakery specialist in 1988 with responsibility for 20 bakeries in the London area. Prior to his existing role, he worked in Northern...
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Heineken looks to Austria
Heineken is to launch an offer to acquire a majority stake in Austrian-based brewery group BBAG with brands such as Zipfer, Goesser and Edelweiss.The Dutch brewer has offered 769m euros for GeBAG, which owns a 68.7% of BBAG's share capital...
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Asda man to jack it in for Boots
Asda has lost its chief financial officer, Richard Baker, to high street chemist Boots.Baker will take up his new role as chief executive of the high street retailer and chemist from September 15.Current CEO at Boots, Steve Russell,...
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Big four grocers have lots to offer
Leaders from the UK’s big four supermarkets embroiled in the bid for rival chain Safeway have publicly pledged to lower prices, create jobs, enhance competition and increase consumer choice.Tesco boss Sir Terry Leahy told the Competition...
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Lucozade boost for GSK
GlaxoSmithKline posted an 11% jump in first quarter profit boosted by its consumer healthcare unit with brands such as Lucozade and Macleans and from its worldwide pharmaceutical business. The healthcare giant said pre-tax profit rose to...
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Nestlé close coffee plant in Latin America
Nestlé is to end its instant coffee production in El Salvador and blamed high running costs and outdated machinery for the closure of the plant.Nestlé said it would continue to sell instant coffee in El Salvador, and buy bags of beans from...
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Online: it’s still stalling
Online grocery shopping is still proving a nightmare, with out of stocks, ordering and delivery problems dogging supermarket operations, according to The Grocer 33’s online Easter shop. There has been no improvement in the two years since...
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Ahold sells Indonesian business
Ahold has sold its Indonesian Tops operation to the region’s Hero supermarkets for 12m euros as the Dutch-based retailer tries to reduce debt in the wake of recent financial accounting problems.The deal involves 23 supermarkets and two...
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UB snaps up PepsiCo executive
United Biscuits has recruited Martin Totty from PepsiCo to become its UK sales director with effect from May 6.Totty, who was vice-president of European sales at PepsiCo, will be responsible for sales across all categories and trade sectors...
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Kroger launches own label organic range
US supermarket operator Kroger has launched its own brand of premium quality natural and organic products.The Naturally Preferred brand is made up of 140 items including baby food, pastas, cereal, snacks, milk and soy items.Executive...
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Nun slips into something Slinky
Blue Nun is to break the habit of a lifetime – by bringing out a wine-based RTD bearing the famous brand’s name. Slinky will be the first drink of its kind in the UK to be associated with a well-known wine.However, retailers claim...
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Food firms’ top awards
Food and drink companies scooped a host of prizes at the presentation of the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise this week.In the international trade category, awards went to Jordans Cereals, Clearwater Hampers, edible pulse producer Maviga,...
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Heinz gets 5-a-day way
Heinz has won a landmark ruling in its battle to position some canned goods as contributing towards the recommended five daily portions of fruit or vegetables. Ad watchdogs this week threw out complaints by campaigners at the Food Commission...
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Labour has talked about helping small businesses like mine,
Joubère supplies supermarkets such as Waitrose and Sainsbury with products like fresh stocks, soups and sauces. We, more than most, need a reasonable margin because the sector is so dynamic: we need to reinvest continually in new product development...
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Line not about Levi's'
John Wood Levi Strauss has denied that its decision to launch a new value brand in Europe is a response to the problem of grey market imports of its top of the range Levi's jeans. The company announced that it would be bring its Levi Strauss...
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Will & Grace ads blossom
Blossom Hill has extended its sponsorship of Channel 4's TV comedy Will & Grace. The wine brand will be associated with the new series, which starts this week for a six-month run. A collection of branded break bumpers will appear in 15,10...
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What are the key issues in the meat industry affecting
One of the biggest issues is the growth of added value, which is phenomenal and looks set to continue. This means buyers have to be more consumer-focused in an area which was traditionally supplier led. Added value here could mean ready-to-cook...
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BWG plans expansion after UK arm's closure
Irish wholesale and distribution giant BWG is in the process of winding up BWG UK following the sale of its remaining Key Lekkerland businesses, but intends to expand its remaining UK interests. Chief executive Leo Crawford said its Bargain Booze...
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Animal waste rules delayed
A surprise u-turn by the European Commission delaying the introduction of the animal by-products regulation until 2005 has been welcomed by retailers and food manufacturers. Rules due to come into effect on May 1 would have forced retailers and...