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Winning way at off licence
David Hitchens, manager of the Unwins in Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire won best off licence in the UK at this year's Off Licence of Year Awards organised by Off Licence News, sister publication to The Grocer, and sponsored by Carlsberg. The best...
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Net: picking the right option
Online groceries have grown rapidly and retailers now have two main choices for product picking in store or dedicated warehousing. Jacob Bruun-Jensen and Jonty Shipley review pros and cons for UK retailers Online shopping with home or office...
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The other winners
Conserving Farmland Biodiversity Award, sponsored by English Nature and Sainsbury David Wood of Whinney Hill in Northumberland Farming Ambassador of the Year, sponsored by Asda David Milner of the West Midlands Show Group Young Farmer of...
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PARTY TIME...OR IS IT?
The issues statement is highly reassuring. But a sting in the tail could yet emerge from the Competition Commission. Analysis by Belinda Gannaway, Julian Hunt and Clive Beddall Low flying aircraft above Cheshunt on Tuesday no doubt picked up a...
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PORK PUSH ON TV
A £1m TV campaign promoting pork began on Tuesday, launched by the MLC to "remind people what a wonderful meal pork can provide" and to boost demand for chops and steaks as midweek family meals. These cuts have recently failed to match the...
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Scots supply probe for Wiseman
Robert Wiseman Dairies has alleged that the Competition Commission probe into milk supply in Scotland has been precipitated by rival companies wanting to hinder its growth. The company is to be investigated on the matter of supplying fresh...
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Regional sourcing on target says Somerfield
Nicola Gordon-Seymour Somerfield says its Regional Sourcing Initiative is on track, despite being hit by delays in the south east. The multiple launched the initiative last October in conjunction with Food from Britain with the aim of sourcing up...
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Tesco: satisfaction
Tesco CEO Terry Leahy congratulated the Competition Commission for "not getting sucked into the general uninformed clamour" about supermarkets' profitability. Admitting he was "a little surprised" by the positive comments from the Commission in...
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Under the skin
Better weather puts a spring into salads..........Soft fruit prices begin to rise with improved demand..........New Zealand apple season finishes in a fortnight............Stone fruit quality improves..........Theo Weitenberg has been appointed as...
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UNDER THE SKIN
Colin Boswell (right) the grower who pioneered sweetcorn and garlic production in the Isle of Wight, is back in business. After being fined £220,000 last year for illegal pesticide spraying, he has turned to organics. Currently he is harvesting...
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January 27 1900
Scottish railway directors, writes a Glasgow correspondent, are evidently bent on putting down all privileges on their systems. The latest move in this direction is the announcement that traders tickets are to be raised 100%. from January 1. The...
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Inside Back Cover Briefs
The manager of the new Co-op in Enfield, North London is Siobhan Rooney. The store will be open early December. Chris Temperley, an ex Allied Domecq man, has joined the importers of Poland's biggest selling beer, EB Specjal Pils, as sales director....
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Inside Back Cover Briefs
Enco Foods, one of the UK's leading Caribbean food specialists, has promoted its buying director David Carpenter to managing director. John Lovering has joined the board of Whittard of Chelsea as a non-executive director. Patrick Monaghan has...
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Inside Back Cover Briefs
Summit Foods has appointed Chris Dalton as joint managing director responsible for new business development. He was previously sales and marketing director at Wessex Foods. Bridgwater based Gerber Soft Drinks has strengthened its sales team with...