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Asda and Sainsbury take a positive view of older workers
Asda and Sainsbury have nailed their colours to a government scheme to address age discrimination in the workplace. The Age Positive Campaign, spearheaded by minister of state for pensions Ian McCartney, was set up to raise the awareness of the...
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Available data on lamb purchases and spending do not yet sho
A possible source of reassurance is the EU Scientific Steering Committee. These scientists have declared the risk of BSE infection in sheep small, with no proof found so far of the disease being present in small ruminants under field conditions,...
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Pat on their back
n After a long wait that code has finally arrived to an irritated, dismayed reception by many in the chain. Simon Mowbray and Anne Bruce report Disgracefully delayed", "arbitrary" and "almost not worth having" were just some of the comments...
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More begrudging behaviour on tv
Ferrero Rocher's greedy hostess is back on TV in the run-up to Christmas with a £2.8m ad campaign. The new execution continues the Give Ferrero Grudgingly' theme but it features a less formal thirty-somethings' dinner party in a bid to draw a...
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Reduced purchase volumes not being offset by increases in ex
What is wrong with retail pork market? Foot and mouth disease is merely the latest in a series of traumas for the pig industry. Swine fever, the BSE scare on the continent, breeding herd contraction in this country due to financial pressure on...
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Gill leads war on big four code
Simon Mowbray A campaign to tear up the government's "wholly inadequate" code of trading practice between the top four supermarkets and their suppliers was gathering momentum as The Grocer went to press. The long delayed code was finally unveiled...
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Captain Morgan set for Christmas with bold new look for its
Captain Morgan Rum is approaching Christmas in confident mood, claiming an 11% growth in sales over the past year to consolidate its position as the UK's bestselling dark rum. To celebrate, it has produced a new look Christmas gift tin for its 70cl...
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Fish: bones/odour deter public
When examined as a whole, the market for fish in the UK has become stagnant. Volume sales are the same as they were in 1995 at 330,000 tonnes, while value sales have increased by just 8% to £1.6bn in 1995-2000. This level of growth is insufficient...
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Pillsbury hires integration boss
Former Cereal Partners marketing chief Linda Hipkiss has been appointed to oversee the integration of the Pillsbury and General Mills brands in the UK and Eire in the role of commercial director. General Mills acquired Pillsbury this week after...
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Felwick to be next BRC chairman
Waitrose David Felwick is to be the next chairman of the British Retail Consortium. He becomes chairman designate on November 27 and takes over as chairman from Sir David Sieff in March 2002 when Sir David retires. Felwick's term of office at the...
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Budgens snaps up top buyers
Three former Sainsbury executives and one from Safeway have joined Budgens as it shapes up to take on the multiples. Steve Carter joins from Sainsbury's Egypt operation as senior trading controller for fresh foods, taking charge of all aspects of...
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Tropicana strengthens consumer and business marketing teams
Tropicana has added two members to its sales and marketing team. Kerstie Drew joins from Dairy Crest as Tropicana senior brand manager. She takes on responsibility for the consumer portfolio and all consumer marketing and sales activities....
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Multiples' ex-factory gate drive set to push up tension in c
Sainsbury and Tesco are negotiating with suppliers to introduce ex-factory gate pricing across all categories in what looks set to be a fundamental reworking of the grocery supply chain. In the wake of edicts requiring the preparation of new...
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canned citrus
Mandarin crop may be depleted by increased demand from fresh sector Premium for Spaniards despite Chinese supply An increase in the production of Chinese mandarin oranges has been welcomed by European importers, who have switched some of their...
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n So does it work or doesn't it? Category management may hav
Category management isn't exactly a dirty word but it's not debated with the same enthusiasm that it was ten years ago.Buyers and suppliers alike have stored up resentment about the concept. Complaints that it's unwieldy and time consuming, that...