Archive of all Booths articles – Page 36
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Nisa-Today's shrugs off Booths' departure
Nisa-Today's insists its business won't be affected when supermarket chain Booths leaves the buying group at the beginning of next year. "Booths' termination of membership will have no material effect on the group's operations as Booths...
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Booths expanding nicely, thank you
Sir; It is perhaps unfortunate that you chose Booths to illustrate the point you made in your Analysis last week 'Independents too can feel the heat of nimby wrath' (7 June, p24). Unless I have missed something, Booths shut a store last...
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Wholesaler Profile Suma
Andrew Mackintosh describes himself as PR manager at wholesaler Suma, but that's probably because it is a Wednesday. Speak to him on a Tuesday and he's a business consultant. Catch him later in the week and he's sales manager. Mackintosh, like...
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UK flageolet first at Booths
Booths will begin stocking the first UK-grown frozen flageolet beans this week following a deal with Yorkshire grower Scholes.The beans, which are mostly grown in France and Italy and normally appear either dried or in tins, will be...
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Independents too can feel the heat of nimby wrath
I ndependent retail chain Booths champions local sourcing and community retailing. But that hasn't prevented it from incurring the wrath of locals when trying to expand. Last week we reported on how the upmarket northern chain was facing its...
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Local hero Booths falls foul of Cumbria traders
It prides itself on its local sourcing and community retailing, but Booths is facing its second battle with upset locals over new store plans in the space of a year.Although the upmarket northern chain has won praise for its support for...
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Profiles
My Alternative CV - Julie Cook
What's your nickname? Jules Who was your first teenage crush? Shakin' Stevens because he could jive. When was the first time you got drunk? Pernod and lemonade at a firework party. I was sick in the rabbit cage.
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can indies do fresh?
Walk into pretty much any ethnic supermarket in London and you'll be confronted with an impressive array of beautifully displayed fruit and vegetables that look as fresh as the day they were picked - often thousands of miles away in the very...
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Higgidy adds quiches in bid to be £8m brand
Upmarket pie brand Higgidy plans to double the size of its business to £8m in the next year through new category launches and upscaled distribution.The premium brand is rolling out a range of quiches this month in its first move beyond...
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spotlight - The Dairy House - 12th April 2008
The Dairy House is made up of four Herefordshire farmers, one being my father, who converted to organic milk in 2001 - only to see the price plummet. Rather than go back to conventional production they got together with a local lady, Pru Lloyd, who...
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Booths eschews online sales but uses web to boost brand
Upmarket northern supermarket chain Booths is launching a new website in a bid to attract new customers to its stores.The website, www.booths-supermarkets.co.uk, is expected to be up and running by the end of April and will include...
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plastic bag poll
Earlier this month the government warned that it would force retailers to charge shoppers for plastic bags unless the number of free bags they gave out was significantly reduced. The move was slammed by the industry, which argued retailers were...
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Reader survey - plastic carrier bags
Earlier this month the government warned that it would force retailers to charge shoppers for plastic bags unless the number of free bags they gave out was significantly reduced. The move was slammed by the industry, which argued retailers were...
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Ardo gives packs a green facelift
A new range of environmentally friendly packaging has been launched by Ardo UK.The new packaging film disintegrates in four years in a landfill site, not the 100 years taken by conventional plastic packaging, according to the Kent-based...
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Indies stand defiant
The odds may be stacked against independents at the moment, but sales, profits, store and staff numbers are all up. Beth Phillips looks at the main winners and losers
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Duchy lines facethe axe
Duchy Originals, the organic food brand established by Prince Charles, is believed to be on the brink of a dramatic range review that could result in a significant cut in the number of products sold under the brand.Suppliers have told...
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In Brief: Payzone chiefs' exit; Bruno joins Booths; Scots Wrap director
Payzone chiefs' exit John Nagle and John Williamson, chief executive officer and chief financial officer of payment network provider Payzone, have left the company. Chairman Bob Thian will assume executive responsibility of the company with...
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Village Bakery revamps with Oxfam-branded cereal bars
The Village Bakery is launching a range of Oxfam-branded organic cereal bars with the goal of giving the £3.5m company more mainstream appeal.The wheat-free Good Food Better World bars are made with Fairtrade ingredients and 5p from each...
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Company Profile British Curry Company
Most UK food and drink start-up companies establish their brand close to home before branching out into the export market. But it seems the British Curry Company is not aware of this. Its premium curry sauce and chutney brand, Bombay...
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Company Profile - British Curry Company
Established: 2001Turnover: £1mNumber of lines: 10Most UK food and drink start-up companies establish their brand close to home before branching out into the export market. But it seems the British Curry Company is not aware of this....