All Supermarkets articles – Page 426
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Asda goes direct and gets bottling in UK
Asda is cutting out the middleman and creating a UK bottling facility, as it switches to a direct sourcing model for the majority of its own-label wine.Over 2011, the retailer will extend the remit of its existing food procurement...
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Baked beans debut in Fairtrade sector
The ethical credentials of the classic English breakfast are set to receive a boost as Geo Organics launches the first Fairtrade baked beans.The beans, rolling into Waitrose now (rsp: 99p), resemble and taste like regular baked beans...
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NewsX Factor Mary is bloodied but unbowed
So, the dream is over and the plucky underdog has been kicked off The X Factor. That's Tesco, obviously, the little supermarket with the can-do attitude that dreamed of getting free publicity on every single episode of the karaoke...
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NewsWaitrose 'still on a learning curve' with c-stores
Waitrose has admitted it still has a lot to learn about the convenience market as it opened its 12th c-store in the Buckinghamshire town of Amersham last week.
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NewsEurofoods launches range of Med mezze
Eurofoods has launched a new Mediterranean mezze brand. Aleyna, available from Asda and Morrisons now, comprises jars of roasted red peppers, sun-kissed tomatoes, hot chillies, cherry peppers, capers, garlic, and marinated artichokes...
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NewsTesco promises milk price review for TSDG
Tesco has committed to review the price it pays its dedicated dairy farmer group after an "exceptional" rise in on-farm costs. The price Tesco pays its Tesco Sustainable Dairy Group farmers for their milk is usually set bi-annually in...
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Asda toasts local beer
Asda has reported a 47% rise in local beer sales compared with last month as customers “shun glitzy foreign brands”. The fastest rises were from Skinners’ Cornish Knocker, up 346% year-on-year and Easy Rider, which has seen sales rise by 115% at Asda.
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NewsTesco upbeat on UK recovery as like-for-likes rise 1.5%
Tesco admitted that sales have suffered in the past few days due to the severe weather but insisted that its UK performance had gained momentum over the past quarter.
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NewsSt Mungo beer from Glasgow exclusively hits 200 Waitroses
Glasgow-based St Mungo lager is set to hit the big time following a new listings deal with Waitrose and a £6.5m manufacturing investment to expand into the off-trade. Produced by the West brewery, St Mungo (rsp: £1.69 per bottle) has been...
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NewsBeetroot medley for Sainsbury’s top tier
Sainsbury's is adding three new varieties of beetroot to its Taste The Difference line-up this Christmas. The new Heritage Coloured Beetroot range comprises white, golden and candy-striped (known as chioggia) varieties and goes on sale as...
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NewsBritish wheat move for Co-op own label
The Co-operative Group has become the first retailer to switch its own-label sliced bread range to 100% British wheat. The switch is across the society's 10-strong own-label bread range and includes both its value offering Simply Value...
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Retail Prices: Sainsbury’s takes the lead in price cuts to chilled food
The latest Grocer Price Index reveals Sainsbury’s cutting prices in many categories, and the biggest fall in alcohol since the World Cup, says Julia Glotz
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Second Opinion: Tesco’s second engine powers up
Major retail and property developments in Asia will deliver years of growth, says Clive Black
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Supplier Q&A : The time to think smarter
After the collapse of Dairy Farmers of Britain in June 2009, confidence in the future of dairy co-ops was at an all-time low. But with pre-tax profits up a healthy £8.6m in the six months to 2 October and the co-op about to launch I Can't Believe It's Not Cheddar, ...
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Tesco ups its Race for Life involvement
Tesco plans to increase its support for charity event Race for Life, with it being renamed Tesco and Cancer Research UK's Race for Life from next year.
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NewsSainsbury’s shrugs off big freeze for Super Wednesday store openings
Sainsbury’s shrugged off the snow and ice yesterday to add more retail space in a single day than any other day this year.
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NewsVimto maker Nichols adds non-exec Longworth
Soft drinks group Nichols has named former Asda and Tesco board member John Longworth as a non-executive director.
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NewsTesco adds seven ranges to ethnic line-up
Tesco has dramatically beefed up its ethnic food offering with the launch of seven new ranges.
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NewsIt’s not quite selling ice to eskimos, but crushed ice anyone?
The UK's biggest ice cube supplier is introducing crushed ice for the first time to a supermarket as interest in cocktails continues to grow. The Ice Company teamed up with Tesco and Bacardi in June to bring the first bag of...
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NewsA people person: The Grocer meets Sainsbury's Gwyn Burr
Last year The Grocer named Sainsbury’s Gwyn Burr one of grocery’s most influential women. Now she’s in a new role, shaping everything from staff training to sponsorship, as she tells Beth Phillips