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Outrage at threat to yorkshire feta
from David Moran, Director and Company Secretary, Shepherds Purse, Thirsk Sir; I am writing to you with a major concern for our company. After a four-year battle against European bureaucracy, Shepherds Purse, one of the UK's largest...
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refreshed - and raring to go!
All major brands need to be refreshed periodically to ensure they stay at the top of their game. The Grocer is no different. And having got to this section in the magazine, you will have spotted that we have made changes to both our design and our...
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US group smears Quorn safety record
Meat substitute brand Quorn has become the target of an extraordinary attack on both sides of the Atlantic, by US food campaigners who claim it is responsible for thousands of cases of food poisoning. The aggressive campaign has seen complaints...
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Tesco's interest in Turkey is surprising
We all know Tesco has research teams out in Japan and China. We also know it's been sniffing around in the Baltic. But Turkey? When did that make the top of the shopping list? When Tesco revealed it was talking to regional Turkish chain Kipa...
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Jellyfish wipe out sites
Kit Davies There is rising concern among Scotland's salmon farmers at an infestation of tiny jellyfish which destroyed more than one million fish at sites on the Western Isles. The sudden appearance of the jellyfish caused Western Isles...
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JS set for premium wine war
Sainsbury looks set to extend its own label war with rival Tescoto the wine fixture. The chain is considering plans to follow Tesco's lead and give its premium own label brand, Taste the Difference, a debut in wine. Director of wine Allan...
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JS steps up Savacentre refits
Julian Hunt The rebirth of the Sainsbury's Savacentre brand has taken another step forward with the opening of two more stores. The first has opened in Wigan as part of a six-store trial of the new Savacentre format. Sainsbury will not...
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Morrisons keeps up the pace
Morrisons remains at the top of the retailer share chart for a fourth week running, with 35% share of promotional space, followed by Asda with 24% and Tesco with 16%. Safeway and Sainsbury follow, with Somerfield again finishing bottom of the...
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Morrisons Tesco Safeway Sainsbury Co-op Safeway Asda Somerfield Wheatcroft Extra Congleton Newton Abbot ...
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Old world and proud of it
Faustino Rioja has announced plans for a £250,000 advertising spend to promote the launch of two new wines. The Spanish brand will continue to trade on its Old World origins, despite moves by rivals towards trendier marketing. Faustino VII...
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The perfect pint
Coors is extending its Grolschware promotion to educate consumers about pouring the perfect pint. Multipacks will include details of how to purchase the recently launched pouring kit. aGE ASSURANCE Gonzalez Byass is putting a special...
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Wonder team revealed
Golden Wonder has announced the structure of its senior management team, following its merger with Snackhouse. The team is led by Paul Monk, former commercial director, who is chief executive. Geoff Marsden, former MD of The Snack Factory, is...
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Fisher sell off complete
KPMG has completed the sale of the final Albert Fisher site – seafood plants in Fraserburgh and Peterhead – to fresh, frozen and processed seafood firm Macrae Seafoods for an undisclosed sum.Joint receiver at KPMG Mick McLoughlin said: “This...
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Pepsi teams up with Real Madrid
Pepsi has upped its presence on the world sports stage through a global marketing deal with Spain’s premier football club Real Madrid.“The association with Real Madrid gives our customers an exciting opportunity to increase sales by offering...
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Ian Hunt's £19.7m business is the last independent chain of
Aregional trade association for independent retailers has never existed in Wales, unlike Scotland or Northern Ireland, and the substitute a reliable local grapevine has been drying up. But Ian Hunt, managing director of South Glamorgan based...
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The male grooming market is worth £487m, up 4.6% year-on-yea
Within this, packs see a higher increase of 7% y-o-y, now at 225 million, due to a high incidence of promotions pushing down pack prices. The sector is still attracting new buyers but is being purchased slightly less frequently than last year,...
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Back to the 70s with Big D
Big D peanuts is aiming to celebrate its 30th anniversary with a renaissance in the grocery market. Brand owner Trigon Snacks is resurrecting the brand's cheeky 1970s initiative, which featured a bikini-clad babe on backing cards. As the bags of...