Waitrose news and analysis – Page 100
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New smoothie has UK-only ingredients
The first smoothie to be made exclusively from British milk and fruit has launched into Waitrose. Frumoo is made from fresh milk and fruit and comes in a resealable pouch. The brainchild of marketer Maria Leavesley, it was developed...
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Samworth grows in a ‘tough’ economy
Samworth Brothers, the Leicestershire based food manufacturer, is creating 240 new jobs in Leicestershire and Cornwall. The chilled food company, which supplies major retailers including Tesco and Waitrose, will recruit the jobs at two...
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Tilda’s pre-prepared ambient rice range makes stir-fry easier
Tilda has claimed a first with its new Stir Fry Rice collection a range of prepared rice specifically tailored for stir-fry dishes. The four-strong gluten-free line-up is available in Waitrose stores and through Ocado now in Peking...
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NewsGrocer 33: Helpful staff clinch second Waitrose win
Waitrose delivered the best service for the second week running, with its branch in Towcester offering a full basket as well as boasting friendly and helpful staff.
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Focus On Organic: Purity is quite a turn-on
"It's the whole purity and provenance message," says Rupert Thomas, marketing director of Waitrose, explaining why sales of organic beers and spirits are up 28% year-on-year at Waitrose and 32% since April.
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JLP veteran Jones to run Waitrose’s supply chain
Waitrose has appointed a man with 28 years experience at John Lewis as its supply chain director. David Jones, who is currently divisional registrar for John Lewis, will replace former director Mark Williamson on 31 August.
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Saturday Essay: British farming is central to our food security
Rural prosperity sounds twee but is central to the wellbeing of the whole nation and the economy, says Mark Price
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NewsGrocer 33: Waitrose win down to staff and service
Waitrose in Ponteland won this week thanks to a full basket and excellent customer service. Our shopper was impressed that staff guided him to the product he asked for and helped him choose the right variety.
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NewsGrocer 33: Homepage
The Grocer 33 is a weekly mystery shopping survey, tracking price, service and availability at the five leading grocery retailers: Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose. The charts (left) show the scores from this week's survey. But if you click on the relevant chart you can find out all the details: the ...
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NewsWaitrose shines amid promotional shambles
Waitrose has been voted best for in-store promotions for the first time in a new survey on trade investment for The Grocer.
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Slower inflation lifts Dovecote Park profit
Dovecote Park, the sole supplier of beef to Waitrose, has posted a 9.8% rise in pre-tax profits as cattle price inflation slowed. Pre-tax profits rose to £3.1m on sales up 8.2% to £106.3m in the year to 25 September 2009, according to...
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Waitrose opens its own cookery school
Waitrose is to become the first UK supermarket to own and operate a cookery school when it opens a new facility above its Finchley Road store in London in October.The 4,600 sq ft school will be equipped with a theatre, teaching area,...
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Picture This... The bees’ knees-up
Waitrose has donated £67,500 to a university project to decode the waggle dance of honey bees.Researchers hope to better understand how bees forage for food by studying the waggle dance they use to communicate with each other.
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NewsHeston brings his Fat Duck recipes to Waitrose
Heston Blumenthal and Waitrose have added a new dimension to their partnership with food designed by the Fat Duck chef set to go on sale at the supermarket later this year.
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NewsWaitrose seizes five supermarket sites in the Channel Islands
Waitrose has beaten Sainsbury's, Tesco and Asda to the punch in the Channel Islands.
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Waitrose snaps up Channel Island stores
Waitrose has pushed into the Channel Islands after purchasing five supermarkets from SandpiperCI.
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NewsEditor's Comment: Essential showed Waitrose doesn’t only sell truffle-scented olive oil
Genius. That’s the only way to describe our Own-Label Range of the Year.
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Waitrose is the star of The Grocer Gold Awards
Waitrose scored a hat-trick of gongs at this year's The Grocer Gold Awards - including the coveted The Grocer of the Year award.
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Waitrose’s Hodgson is lured to Morrisons job
The grocery merry-go-round was spinning faster than ever this week. Hot on the heels of Sir Terry Leahy announcing his retirement from Tesco, Morrisons announced it had poached Waitrose commercial director Richard Hodgson.At Waitrose,...
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NewsMorrisons poaches Waitrose commercial director Hodgson
Waitrose commercial director Richard Hodgson has defected to Morrisons to become the supermarket’s new group commercial director.