All The Grocer articles in 9 November 2013 – Page 4
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ProfilesEmma Peacock, Mars European head of dairy procurement
If you work at Mars, and they trust you to buy the cocoa, the sweeteners and the dairy, you know you’re doing OK…
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ProfilesChris & Daniel O'Connor, Siobhan O'Donnell & James Brundle
These four rising stars have helped to turn a rundown North East London off-licence into a foodie mecca…
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ProfilesDarren Given, Swifts SuperValu manager
Given had his first taste in retailing selling bread in the school holidays at age 13…
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ProfilesChris Jones, Tesco distribution centre manager
When Tesco opened its biggest distribution centre in Reading earlier this year, it turned to ex-army man Chris Jones…
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ProfilesCharlotte Bearn, Charlie Bigham's assistant brand manager
When Bearn joined Charlie Bigham’s in 2011, sales totalled £5m. Today turnover is £20m…
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ProfilesAsim Sarwar, MD, United Wholesale (Scotland) group
Asim Sarwar became MD of United Wholesale at 25 and under his direction it posted a record 22% rise in pre-tax profits…
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ProfilesAmelia Harvey, director, The Collective Dairy
“Her understanding of how to build a challenger brand is immense,” says one of those who nominated Harvey…
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ProfilesManish Patel, Tesco superstore manager
At two years old Patel still remembers being annoyed by an untidy display of canned goods in the family shop…
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Comment & OpinionThe Grocer's Top New Talent list 2013
Our Top New Talent showcases some hugely talented people, and shows the industry’s astonishing diversity of roles…
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NewsmyWaitrose loyalty card now 'used for half of all sales'
Two years after Waitrose launched myWaitrose, half the supermarket’s sales are now coming through the loyalty card.
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NewsSalad suppliers celebrate 'record-breaking' summer sales
Salad suppliers have hailed the summer of 2013 as an “all-time record-breaker” for sales, which saw Brits tuck into 226 million wholehead lettuces, salad bag and bowls.
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Comment & OpinionThe myWaitrose card has evolved into a subtle, powerful weapon
In the early 1990s a brilliant marketeer named Terry Leahy introduced a loyalty card that changed everything…
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NewsFood waste progress slowed by government cuts, suggests Wrap
Government cost-cutting has been blamed for a massive slowdown in the rate at which households have been reducing food waste.
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NewsAsda to extend click & collect instead of opening c-stores
Asda claims a more strategic expansion of click & collect could prove a “cost-efficient alternative” to opening c-stores…
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NewsTesco unveils 10 point soft drinks plan to tackle obesity
Tesco has unveiled a 10-point plan to “fight obesity” in soft drinks…
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NewsMorrisons to nominate 'M Partners' to grow categories
Morrisons is looking to change the way it deals with suppliers to help get to grips with flagging sales.
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NewsLiz Doherty, former Reckitt Benckiser chief FD
Doherty kicked off her career at Unilever in 1979 as an auditor…
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Comment & OpinionTitania's concerned with cheese, condoms and Californian bees
The existence of a cheese brand called Tickler had passed me by until this week…
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NewsFever-Tree premium cola debuts in Spain
Mixer specialist Fever-Tree has launched a premium cola into the Spanish off-trade…
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NewsDry and fresh pasta shapes up for the future
Spaghetti and macaroni lost their air of Continental exoticism around 1970…