Archive of all supplier articles – Page 143
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NewsOcado brings back 'Britain's Next Top Supplier' competition
Applications will be reviewed by Ocado’s buying team before shortlisted candidates are invited to present in person
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Comment & OpinionSuppliers face a stark choice on Sainsbury's-Asda merger
Wholesale and retail are now effectively one market for procurement and we have a duopoly in the retail market, says Steve Parfett of AG Parfett & Sons
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NewsAlex James launches Great British Cheeseboard in Ocado
Featuring a new cheddar made with Alpine starter cultures and a Somerset brie made with Guernsey milk
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NewsJJ Foodservice to host trade days across 10 branches
The wholesaler will be offering businesses free products and discounts
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Comment & OpinionThe Sainsbury's-Asda merger will hurt suppliers
The comment that big food companies “make spectacular returns and are very, very profitable” is an ominous opening gambit, says Warren Ackerman of SocGen
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NewsDalehead seeks Spalding staff as it scales up pork production
Up to 40 new roles will be created at the site, which supplies pork to Waitrose
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Comment & OpinionBe rigorous with revenue growth management principles
While no one can argue with the basic premise of category management, the movement still floundered
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NewsAsda-Sainsbury's suppliers 'face massive squeeze on prices'
Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe’s prediction of 10% price cuts would have suppliers “choking on their cornflakes”
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Analysis & FeaturesCoke and Pepsi slash deals in the run-up to sugar tax
Coca-Cola reduced the number of featured space promotions in stores by 32.3% compared with the previous four-week period
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Comment & OpinionThe biggest food & drink trends and launches from William Reed’s NEC shows
For those who couldn’t make it, here are some of the key trends and standout innovations from the biennial event …
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NewsMorrisons boosts supplier transparency with online portal
The retailer said the move was a response to concerns from suppliers and followed other moves to simplify trading relationships in its supply chain
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NewsDeliveroo's Editions 'help restaurants launch new brands'
Deliveroo’s Editions delivery-only kitchens help restaurants launch new ‘virtual brands’ and menus…
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NewsTesco urges suppliers to cut prices and feel Booker benefit
New UK CEO Charles Wilson and chief product officer Jason Tarry have already confronted its 39 biggest suppliers over “anomalies” in their price files
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NewsFever-Tree beats Coca-Cola and Walkers on sales growth
The premium mixers behemoth has added a massive £42m (121.5%) to its value
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NewsGerman frozen fish supplier eyes UK market with premium lines
The brand will unveil new meunière and vegetable-topped fish products at the Seafood Expo Global later this month
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RankingsMasters of branding: the rise of the masterbrand strategy
Coca Cola and Heinz are among the big names pushing ahead with a strong masterbrand approach. Is this a surefire way to succeed?
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RankingsWhat is a brand?
When does a product become a brand in its own right? And what happens when it is a variant of a larger brand?
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NewsBlakemore Trade Partners signs three-year SalesOut data deal
SalesOut will provide Blakemore with shipment and point of sale data across hundreds of categories
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NewsMedia Bites 23 March: Unilever, ConAgra Brands, M&S
One of Unilever’s top-10 shareholders said it failed to consult UK investors over the implications of last week’s decision to establish a single legal base in Rotterdam
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NewsCity snapshot: Tyrrells tipped for private-equity return
City sources have tipped Tyrrells to return to private equity hands for the third time in a cut-price deal, Fever-Tree announced the sale of 3m shares at 2,750p a share and the rest of the news from the City