Archive of all Booker articles – Page 2
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Analysis & FeaturesHow fmcg is celebrating Pride Month 2024
Major grocery players like HelloFresh, Co-op, Britvic, Sysco GB and Tesco are demonstrating their commitment to Pride this month
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NewsBooker acquires Venus Wine & Spirit Merchants
Venus’ 4,000-strong selection will boost the company’s strategy to premiumise drink its offering
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NewsKellanova recalls Chocolate Corn Flakes due to choking hazard
Kellanova has received complaints from consumers who have found that the product contains hard lumps of cereal
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NewsPepsiCo invests £8m into Pipers Crisps factory to meet demand
The funding will cover the installation of energy-efficient crisp fryers and packaging machines
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NewsBooker launches new look Londis concept store
Following a £150,000 investment by Sugeshan Jegasothy, the 1,530 ft store in Wiltshire opened last month with a new-look fascia, food to go and bakery zones
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Analysis & FeaturesSymbols, franchises, fascias and convenience in numbers
A break down of the store numbers, type as well as membership costs and minimum contract terms
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NewsBooker brings back Scratch2Win promotion in Premier
Retailers will be able to use spring promotions such as Scratch2Win to build momentum ahead of the key summer sales period
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NewsBooker invests over £5m into January value campaign
Available to Booker’s symbol retailers operating with Londis, Premier, Budgens and Family Shopper, the campaign will last until 30 January
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Analysis & FeaturesHeroes, car crashes and epic fails in our unofficial review of 2023
It’s been another rollercoaster year in grocery. Here’s our review of the ups and downs that came to define 2023
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NewsBooker locks wholesale prices on over 40 products for retailers
The price locks are on, beers, wines and spirits, including Stella Artois, 19 Crimes and Jack Daniel’s, as well as in the soft drinks category
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NewsDelivery robot driver gets extra training after ‘trying to run over’ pedestrian
The robot had been delivering Co-op groceries to a customer in Northampton when it drove across the lawn of their neighbour and ran over a cat repellent device
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NewsPremier launches ‘Pop Cave’ concept for soft drinks
Kept cool with automatic doors, the soft drink caves are up to 30% cheaper to chill than normal refrigeration, helping retailers to save on energy costs
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NewsPremier stores boost social media presence with SocioConnect tool
Booker-produced content can also be copied over to their social media pages via the app “in a matter of minutes”
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NewsBooker marks 400th Budgens store opening
The store is owned by independent retailers Paul McKenna and Graeme Wilson, and was transformed from a garden centre following a £650,000 investment
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NewsBooker trials electric van deliveries from three branches
It has kicked off the pilot with five electric vehicles, delivering to retailers and caterers from its Kettering, Brighton, and Stoke cash & carry branches
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NewsBooker renews supply contract with MFG for five more years
The extension will add to the duo’s eight-year working relationship since Booker won the contract in November 2015
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NewsBooker launches Chef Central to help large foodservice operators manage product ranges
It has been developed to serve those with multiple sites, to help them maintain a consistent product range on a national and regional level
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NewsLondis symbol to get relaunch as Booker looks to emulate Premier success
The wholesaler is currently in discussions with around 10 retailers who could trial the latest thinking for the symbol, The Grocer understands
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NewsBooker to offer licensed traders discounts via new On Trade Club
The new initiative will allow customers to purchase over 80 of the wholesaler’s most popular on-trade products at discounted prices
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NewsBooker boosts digital presence for retailers with Socioconnect and Yext
The wholesale giant said Socioconnect would ‘help to make lives easier for retailers’ by allowing them to ‘better engage and connect with the local community’