All The Grocer articles in 3 June 2006 – Page 3
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Bogof's week
To the Sainsbury trade briefing where head honcho Justin King was first up. The room was packed to the rafters with suppliers, but you could have heard a pin drop when the floor was thrown open to questions. Is Sainsbury keeping its...
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"Food miles is a great phrase for earnest environmentalists. But a bottle of Boots shampoo tells a different story"
Food miles. The phrase that captured the imagination of the nation. Or so the media thought, as thousands of column inches were devoted to Kenyan beans, New Zealand wine, Fiji water, and other new no-nos. But food miles, it emerged from...
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Pace and Malthurst opt for Spar brand
Two of the UK&'s biggest forecourt operators, Pace Petroleum and Malthurst, are set to widen a Spar store conversion programme after unveiling plans to ditch Budgens in favour of the symbol group at 22 Pace sites this...
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Brewer slams retailers over World Cup deals
One of the UK&'s top brewers has slammed retailers for slashing in-store beer prices for the World Cup. Mark Gerken, off-trade sales director of Scottish & Newcastle, said retailers were wrong to cut prices at a time when...
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"Brown has pledged retailers will not screw farmers with price cuts on meat. Perhaps retailers should do the same"
Sabotage, extortion, allotments. What an eventful week it's been. As The Grocer was going to press, Philip McHugh was due in court yesterday (Friday) charged with two counts of blackmail and bomb hoaxing against Tesco following the closure of 14...
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Calf prices double as exports build up pace
UK calf prices have doubled since the resumption of normal beef exports. Live calf exports began just a month ago, yet already some dairy producers have seen the value of their calves reaching a level that is twice what it was just...
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Premium injection for meat snack category
The Black Farmer is diversifying into the savoury snacking category with the launch of a high meat-content sausage roll. The company, which is best known for its sausages as well as a range of sauces, is making its first entry into...
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"It's clear that supermarket CEOs are the new politicians."
The construction industry is a horrific polluter. And I read recently that to make a simple gold ring requires five tons of water, consumes 40kg of CO2 and produces 20 tonnes of mine waste. But the food and drink industry is always top of mind...
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Inside track: Jeff Clark-Meads, music industry consultant
There are three words that make music saleable in 2006: telly, telly, telly
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Comment & Opinion
Editor's comment: What would Walker do with Woolworths?
The man who “masterminded” the sale of Focus DIY to Cerberus for £1. On paper, it hardly looks like an achievement – until you realise Steve Johnson sold with it £174m of debt while negotiating a £40m payment to bondholders. It’s a little bit like...
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Plea for co-ops to be freed up to compete
Britain's farming co-operatives need to be freed from the constraints of competition law to enable them to raise their game and become class acts like their counterparts abroad, according to a report from First Milk. The...
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JS creates premium non food sub-brand
Sainsbury is creating a new premium non food sub-brand which it hopes will improve the appeal of its offer and ensure it hits its financial targets for the category. 'Designed for Sainsbury&' will sit across all categories...
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P&G pushes Gourmet credentials of Pringles
Procter & Gamble is responding to the recent relaunch of Walkers' Sensations by further pushing the premium credentials of its Pringles brand. The company is developing a Pringles Gourmet range, with the flavours expected...
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Tests start on new crisp oil
Walkers may have bagged the world&'s supply of Sunseed oil for its new-look crisps (The Grocer, 18 February, p40), but there could still be another option for rivals keen to find their own healthy oil. United Oilseeds has been...
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'Vodka fatigue' to be cured by golden rum
Golden and flavoured rums are poised to steal market share from white spirits, according to an in-depth analysis of the market. The 2006 Rum Report, by consultancy The Insight Connection, revealed a growing trend in premium bars in...
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Custard joins sponge in tin
Sponge and custard fans can get their dessert fix together in a tin for the first time, according to pudding manufacturer Simpsons. The company has come up with what it claims is the sector's first combined tinned pudding,...
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Spotlight: "They are a living food, not a cut plant, harvested just as they sprout"
Philippa Swattridge and the enthusiastic team at Aconbury Sprouts are showing how a small vegetable supplier can really hit the big time in the healthy eating...
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A Dr who travels in retail space
Peter Franks wants to run a £200m business by 2011. Siân Harrington hears about his plan to make it big in frozen, ambient and chilled. There's not much to connect Peter Franks and David Tennant - no sidekick in the form of...
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Running your own store is a dream you won't regret
Mark richardson Budgens' Newent franchise owner says walking out of a safe job to set up a business is not for the fainthearted, but it offers rewards At the age of 37, with two children and a partner, working for MBL as a franchise...
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Hot eats: new restaurants
This is the third branch of the seasonal, fresh, fast-food concept created by business consultant John Vincent, &'ex-chef&' Henry Dimbleby and chef Allegra McEvedy, formerly of the River Café.The menu promises to...