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New CEO at Southcorp
Aussie winemaker Southcorp has appointed John Ballard as its new chief executive following the departure in February of former director and CEO Keith Lambert.Southcorp's underlying UK wine earnings fell 53% in the first half as an aggressive...
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Sunday trading
Retailers have welcomed government moves to cut red tape associated with trading on a Sunday.Under new DTI proposals, the substance of the 1994 Sunday Trading Act, which restricts opening hours for stores over 280 sq m to six hours between...
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Concern over DTI referral
The UK's leading grocery retailers have expressed concern over the government's decision to refer all bids for Safeway other than Philip Green's to the Competition Commission.Make sure of your copy of The Grocer this Saturday for a full...
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Heineken pulls license in South Africa
Heineken has ended the license agreement for Heineken beer to be brewed by South African Breweries.The Dutch brewer said last year’s change of ownership when SAB bought Miller Brewing Stateside from Philip Morris, enables it to cancel the...
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Consumer rights roadshow
The Office of Fair Trading has produced a guide to 'Hot Shopping Tips' and will target shoppers in Derbyshire as part of a major consumer awareness campaign on shoppers’ rights.Deputy director general of Fair Trading, Penny Boys, said: “'We...
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P&G cuts Wella deal
Procter & Gamble is to buy German haircare product maker Wella for 5.4bn euros.P&G which makes Crest toothpaste, Pringle snacks and Pampers nappies said it expected Wella to contribute about 3.4bn euros to its overall beauty...
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Organic wine for Tesco
Kingsland Wines and Spirits has developed an organic own label wine range for Tesco.Due to appear in stores nationwide from May, it consists of an Australian organic red and a white sealed with screwcaps and priced at £4.99....
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Morrisons profits jump
Morrisons has posted a 13.8% jump in full-year profit and that like-for-like sales in the five weeks to March 9 were ahead 7.6%. Pre-tax profit to February 2 rose to £277m from £243m last year on turnover that increased 9.4% to £4.3bn from...
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After a post-Christmas lull in TV appearances and glossy mag
Paul Stanger, trade marketing and planning director at Scottish Courage Brands, home to Foster’s and Kronenbourg, says: “Easter is a key trading period. There’s always a fight to get promotional spots.”
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Somerset farmer Julian Temperley was toasting success after
His Somerset Cider Brandy Company has been producing a high quality tipple since 1987 which is served worldwide, including in British embassies around the globe. The judges were not only impressed by the quality of his product but also by...
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Deepak gives it his all
Deepak Patel is a rising star among today's independent retailers. At the tender age of 30, he owns three stores in Clacton-on-Sea which together turn over a whopping £100,000 a week. The stats are even more impressive given the largest of the...
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Sainsbury has just announced it is committing itself to ensu
"Within five to 10 years I want to be able to go into any major supermarket in 10 target countries and be confronted by an MSC certified choice that is similar to the size of choice offered by organics today. "The MSC label is a personal choice...
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Asda expands Kendal sourcing
Asda is expanding its Plumgarths local sourcing initiative following the success of the scheme in Kendal. Asda said its link with Plumgarths Lakelands Food Park had provided its Kendal store with 80 products from 19 local suppliers. These...
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One of the hardest fought categories in this year's awards w
But there could hardly be any question of fowl' play as Rod Adlington scooped the top accolade with his business Turkey Talk. Rod has supplied independent retailers, butchers, caterers and delicatessens with top birds from his Pheasant Oak Farm...
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Kellogg rises to put the shine back in
Simon Mowbray Kellogg has vowed to put Corn Flakes back at the top of cereals fixture by throwing an "eight digit" figure behind a revamp of its most famous asset. The Grocer revealed last year (Top Products, December 14 2002) how Corn...
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This week: key trends in the consumption of canned corn beef
n 213 million servings of canned corned beef were consumed in 2002. This is a 10% decline compared to the same period in 2000 n Canned corned beef is consumed mostly by men and women aged 45 plus n The 45-plus age group...
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Trade investment has been labelled the last taboo in retail
In the early 1980s the percentage was more like 5% and McKinsey reckons firms are spending an extra 1% each year. The pendulum is certainly swinging away from investment in the brand to investment in instore activities and in the multiple...
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Should Morrisons prove successful with its bid for Safeway t
These are two of the insights from analysis undertaken by strategy consultancy Cognosis into the cultures of each of the retailers involved in the battle for Safeway. Richard Brown, managing partner of Cognosis, says: "We analysed their cultures to...
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Thornton joins board
Peter Thornton, managing director of Dairy Crest Spreads, will become an executive managing director of Dairy Crest next month. Chairman Simon Oliver said: "I am delighted to welcome Peter to the board. He will oversee our spreads and liquid...
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E&J Gallo brand heads into Sierra Valley
Ernest & Julio Gallo has unveiled plans to relaunch its Wine Cellars brand under the name Sierra Valley next month. E&J Gallo said new labels would be used to highlight the Californian origin of the wine. Labels will also be colour-coded to...