Archive of all supplier articles – Page 153
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SFO investigation 'is silencing Tesco talk' to GCA Tacon
Suppliers fear being dragged into the ongoing Serious Fraud Office investigation, a top negotiation expert claimed
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Tesco and AF launch Producer Club for suppliers
Tesco has teamed up with agricultural purchasing group Anglia Farmers to launch a new ‘Producer Club’ for suppliers…
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Comment & Opinion
Older values are getting a new edge in food
”Naturalness is multifaceted and needs to be delivered across all dimensions of a brand”
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Comment & Opinion
Crunch time for Tacon as she bares her teeth at suppliers
Can the Groceries Code Adjudicator compel suppliers to give evidence against Tesco?
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Happy Egg Co becomes biggest US free-range supplier
The Happy Egg Co is now the largest free-range egg supplier in the US by market share…
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Analysis & Features
Macknade: spotlight on a celebrated fine food independent
Starting in a tent in the corner of a field, Macknade is now one of the most celebrated UK independent retailers…
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Retailers targeted by MEPs over 'abuse' of farmers & growers
The EU should do more to help farmers earn a “fair return from the food chain”, the European Parliament has warned
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Greencore to roll out new IT systems
Greencore is to automate its accounts-payable processes to manage 360,000 invoices a year…
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Herb supplier's robotic tech boosts glasshouse output
Potted herb supplier Langmead Group has invested £3m in a fully automated glasshouse growing facility…
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New GSCOP probe threatened after BBG survey reveals agreement breaches
Move from back margin to front margin is causing ructions in supplier-retailer relationships
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Thorntons shares soar on Ferrero takeover offer
Shares in UK-listed chocolatier Thorntons have rocketed up 43% after news broke this morning that Italian chocolate manufacturer Ferrero has agreed to pay 145p a share to buy UK-listed chocolatier Thorntons, valuing the company at £112m.
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Christine Tacon warns suppliers over lack of training in GSCOP
Retailers are wiping the floor in negotiations with suppliers, Christine Tacon will warn suppliers at a GCA conference
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Comment & Opinion
Why the food industry should take slavery seriously
The new challenge for UK suppliers will be ensuring there is no slavery in their supply chain of foods sourced abroad.
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News
Natures Way fined following death of worker at Chichester site
Chichester Crown Court heard that contractor Bradley Watts was lagging pipes in the loft space of the company’s Chichester site when he was electrocuted in June
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FareShare donations by supermarkets soar
FareShare told The Grocer it received 7,360 tonnes of food that might otherwise have been destined for landfill or used as energy in 2014
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Dave Lewis to bring out Tesco's 'personality and passion'
Lewis broke with tradition from previous years for the event, held at Wembley last week, by providing the keynote address and holding an extended networking session with his entire UK management team and suppliers
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Supermarket price war devastates UK food suppliers – Begbies Traynor
Food and drink manufacturers across the UK are suffering the most as the big supermarkets slash prices to compete with each and fight back against the rise of the discounters.
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Analysis & Features
Brands growing faster than own-label for first time since 2011
Sales of branded products are growing faster than own label for the first time in four years…
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Analysis & Features
The Grocer Supplier of the Year Awards 2015
Buyers aren’t easy to please. Indeed they’re often trained not to praise. But here are the suppliers they’ve most liked wo…
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City snapshot: Fyffes plans more M&A activity after Chiquita deal collapse
Irish banana importer Fyffes saw a small increase in full year revenues last year as it faces life as an independent company, plus Waitrose’s latest sales figures, New Britain Palm Oil results and all the latest news from the City.