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Co-op congress: Co-op urged to seize the moral high ground i
Co-op societies must make better use of their social heritage and goals as marketing tools if they are to continue to compete against their rivals. CWS general manager for retail brands Wendy Wrigley said Co-ops had an obligation to exploit their...
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Red Square gets cranberry variant
Halewood International has put the red into its Red Square spirits premix brand with the addition of a cranberry variant. The company has been making the most of the growth in this sector, in which it has this range and the Caribbean Twist drinks....
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Shinwell links up with CWF
Italian food and wine importer CWF has recruited corporate finance lawyer John Shinwell as corporate development director. He was previously a senior partner at the Leeds office of Eversheds and will oversee a programme of organic expansion and...
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Tasting panel: Hair of the Dingo
TARGET CONSUMER Teresa Tripp, 30, is a nurse who works in an intensive care unit. She lives in north-west London This doesn't look like an expensive wine but it would stand out on the shelf because the label looks fun. I wouldn't anticipate it...
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Tasting panel: Hair of the dingo
THE EXPERT Arabella Woodrow Master of Wine and wine buyer for Forth Wine This has an attractive, deep crimson red colour. It has a slightly raw, minty, faintly medicinal nose, which is also fruity and unmistakably Australian. It has some...
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Knocking on Europe's door
Europe: Spar Direct launches pan-continental home deliveries International Spar is aiming to roll out a home delivery service across Europe. Spar Direct is currently available in Stockholm, but groups in Finland, France, Germany and Japan are...
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NEW ZEALAND LAMB: Easter offers in Paris supermarkets fuel o
New Zealand chilled lamb has the French up in arms Chilled lamb imports from New Zealand are causing controversy again. The focus of attention this time is on alleged disruption of the French market rather than the British retail trade, but the new...
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The Grocer focus on ethnic food: A VITAL INFUSION
Marks and Spencer's new Fusion range has all the right ingredients for success a top chef, exotic flavours and a trendy audience Last week Marks and Spencer rolled out its most ambitious ready meal programme to date, launching its Fusion food...
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The Grocer focus on ethnic food:
Budgens and Nisa think speed Retailers continue to make bagged and ready to go takeaways a key target for consumers. Budgens latest spicy offering a chilled Meals for Two range in two varieties, Curry Night and Orient Express will be sold from...
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The Grocer focus on ethnic food:
Lunchboxes with a difference Sushi is rapidly becoming the smart alternative to lunchtime sandwiches and conventional party canapés thanks to the efforts of Waitrose and Marks and Spencer among others. Waitrose was the first multiple to take...
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EUROPEAN STONE FRUIT
Growers must concentrate on niche varieties Another huge crop disaster? Faced with the prospect of another glut in the summer stone fruit market, European growers have been told to get their act together or face bankruptcy in three or four...
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Fruit Packers: New handling facility opens in Peterborough
Hart beats a little faster Hart Worldwide, the leading apple supplier to Asda, has completed the first stage of a £3m prepacking and storage facility at Peterborough. Its initial operating capacity is 1,100 pallets, rising to 1,500. Currently...
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New Zealand lamb: FAVOURED NATION?
One telling indicator of fundamental change across the EU sheepmeat market is the New Zealanders' growing confidence in their relationships with major French buyers. "They're starting to take us seriously, because they know we can deliver," The...
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The Grocer focus on Royal Highland Show
Anne: Why we can't be too simplistic Show president the Princess Royal believes that the future of the food chain lies in cooperation between large and small firms as well as the acceptance of a wide range of technologies, as she told Clive Beddall...
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Multiples: Sainsbury's long-term view proves unattractive to
Investors dumped their Sainsbury's shares after group chief executive Sir Peter Davis this week failed to deliver the detailed strategy for reviving its supermarket business many had been expecting. Revealing the company's full year results, Sir...
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The mushrooms of Mourne
Sir; In your recent Northern Ireland supplement (The Grocer, May 6), the fresh produce feature mentioned Mourne Mushroom Marketing being set up three years ago with grant aid. This could not be further from the truth the company was established...
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Beyond 2000: Nick Gill
To be successful retailers today, we strive to be good at both customer relationship management and logistics. In tomorrow's world it will not be crucial, or necessarily desirable, to be good at both. We can already see a split. Albert Heijn's...
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Foresight panel: Let's talk about our future
The government's Foresight taskforces have been working to stimulate debate about where we go from here. Gillian Law reports How will the food chain develop over the next 20 years? The government led Foresight Panel is pushing for more discussion...
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Streamlining process ahead for M&S management team
Marks and Spencer has restructured its main board, saying it is now focusing on strategy and corporate governance so no longer needs the same degree of "functional representation". Chairman Luc Vandevelde said this reflected a new approach that...
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KIWIFRUIT: Zespri aims for gold standard
There will be a substantial increase in the volume of Zespri Gold kiwifruit arriving from New Zealand this season. UK retail account executive Tim Lloyd confirmed that Zespri is expected to make a premium over traditional fruit. Lloyd...