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JS regains Cheesman's wine expertise
Exclusive Tim Palmer Allan Cheesman has been wooed back to Sainsbury to take up the newly created role as director of wine. Cheesman shocked the trade when he left the multiple exactly a year ago to become marketing director at BRL Hardy Europe....
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Onions: UK growers close the gap
Successful use of new onion storage technology has continued to allow British growers to close the seasonal gap reducing reliance on imports. This year the season for red onions, which have been grown in increasing quantities to fill a niche...
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COKE INCITES THE FANS
Coca-Cola is using the national anthem in its Euro 2000 ad campaign. Coke's spokesman Andrew Coker said it even considered changing the words to "God save our team". The idea is to incite English fans to rise to their feet when they hear the...
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United colours of Mmm
Kerry Foods is investing £5m in repositioning its Mattessons brand. New packaging from September will feature the well known Mattessons Mmm' strapline. The packs will be colour coded to signpost the variants cooked meats, smoked pork sausage...
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The Grocer Focus on light commercial vehicles
Forget White Van Man you have to be a Real Van Fan when you're looking for a replacement vehicle. As any good operator knows only too well, the choice of van is vital to how your business will perform, both on the road and off it. Thanks to ...
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National Federation of Retail Newsagents' conference
Irish savages failure of CTNs to stock top lines Independent CTNs were this week given a stark warning by John Irish embrace symbol group values or die. The former Spar boss told the National Federation of Retail Newsagents' annual conference in...
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Nisa-Today's convention: Costcutter confident of the future
Costcutter retailers were out in force at the Nisa-Today's event and the group's MD Colin Graves was in a bullish mood. "We have 920 stores and are processing a further 50 applications. We have a presence on the Isle of Wight with three stores, but...
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Good connections
Colehill, just north of the A31 between Ferndown and Wimborne Minster, has good road connections to the east to Southampton and to London via the A3. Gwynne's Newsmarket, a lock up c-store with off licence and newsagency, is located in a small...
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UK meat and poultry consumption
Poultry consumption in the UK has doubled since the mid 1980s, while volumes of all the other main meat categories have shrunk or remained fairly stable. Some contraction in the beef market was expected long before the BSE crisis, but lamb, pork and...
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Nisa-Today's convention: Six-figure sum needed to fund onlin
Independent retailers thinking about launching an online service must be prepared to invest a six-figure sum, delegates were told at this week's Nisa-Today's convention. Bilal Hallaq of Unipower said: "We are talking about investment of between...
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Tesco defiant over posters
Trading Standards officers have stepped in to curb the scrap between Iceland and Tesco over pricing claims. Iceland says that officials ordered Tesco to remove posters in its stores which claimed its frozen food was cheaper than Iceland's. But...
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Unigate: Name now in doubt
Unigate's £250m sale of its dairy business to Dairy Crest has prompted the company to consider a name change. The Unigate moniker is closely linked to its dairy heritage, so the idea of a change would not have been appropriate until the dairy...
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Tango shouts down Euro hype
Tango is plotting a mischievous ad campaign that pokes fun at the corporate sponsorship associated with Euro 2000. It is targeting travelling fans with 7,500 poster sites booked at key locations such as ferries, airports and train stations. The ads...
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Jager steps down from P&G
The new boss of Procter & Gamble this week admitted its Organisation 2005 restructuring plan was a case of too much, too fast and had led to lower than expected growth in sales and earnings. Alan Lafley, who is taking over as president and chief...
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Employee share schemes: Shares in their eyes
Share schemes available: Sharesave Schemes: Also known as Save As You Earn (SAYE), the savings related share option scheme is the most popular and gives employees the right to buy company shares (called an option) at a future date. The purchase...
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Employee share schemes: Shares in their eyes
SOME OF THE SHARE SCHEMES OPERATING IN THE GROCERY INDUSTRY Asda: The chain has operated an approved SAYE scheme since 1982 and its popular Colleague Share Ownership Plan since April 1995. Staff were invited in March to buy shares in Wal-Mart at a...
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Employee share schemes: Shares in their eyes
Employee share schemes can boost staff morale and performance. But just how much potential is there for trouble if the share price underperforms? Steve Hemsley reports In 1997 Asda earned a Crystal Mark from the Plain English Campaign for 10...
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Strawberries: multiples show preference for English fruit an
High tunnel protection lifts crop volumes The English strawberry crop is expected to peak in the same week as the Wimbledon Tennis Championships get under way, said Nicholas Marsden, md of Kentish Garden, the UK's largest specialist soft fruit...
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IGD: Excellence in the spotlight
Entries are now being sought for IGD's Food Industry Awards. The awards recognise the commitment, creativity and best practice shown by organisations of all sizes, from all areas of the supply chain, in the areas of business and the community. ...
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NON FOOD HOME SHOPPING TRIAL
CWS is trialling a non food home shopping service in 50 Co-op stores this summer as part of a drive to emphasise its community retailing strengths. Run in partnership with mail order group Findel, the catalogue will sell houseware, electrical,...