Archive of all Booths articles – Page 40
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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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Ramsden bows out in wake of failed merger
Dudley Ramsden, joint founder and executive chairman of Nisa-Today's, is to retire this month.Ramsden, who formed the company with Peter Garvin nearly 30 years ago, will retire at the company's annual general meeting on 28...
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You just mind the shop
Smaller retailers should not get involved in the Competition Commission's inquiry into the grocery industry but concentrate on more immediate issues such as serving customers, OFT chief executive John Fingleton warned this...
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Working week: Helen Colley, MD, Farmhouse Fare
Helen Colley, MD and owner of premium pudding company Farmhouse Fare, based in rural Lancashire, says that she is not just in her dream job, but also in her dream company. "It's my...
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The Omega-3 factor nourishes St Ivel Advance with MDC award
Dairy Crest's St Ivel Advance Omega-3 enriched milk was named best dairy beverage at the Milk Development Council's Awards for Dairy Innovation. The company beat off competition from OMSCo, whose Altogether Better organic fresh...
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Share in the community
The extensive spread of in-store pharmacies is soon to be followed by supermarket doctors' surgeries, as the big four try to diversify their offer to serve the needs of the local community. Rachel Barnes reports. It has been...
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Working Week: Kate Lucas, commercial manager, Gü Chocolate Puds
Kate Lucas, commercial manager for Gü Chocolate Puds, says that she has found her perfect job working with chocolate. "It really is my dream job," says Lucas, who previously...
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Supplier Spotlight
>>Isle of Man CreameriesBeing a co-operative of 57 dairy farmers, Isle of Man Creameries measures its success not in profit but in terms of the price per litre it pays to its farmer members.Following a record-breaking 2005,...
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The sprouting of new superfoods
Sprouting seeds and pulses are poised to take the fresh produce fixture by storm, it has been claimed. Hailed as "superfoods", they look set to become the latest must-have ingredient for salads, sandwiches and wraps. Paul Beynon,...
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Badger looks to expand the bottled ale zone
Badger Ales is adding to its range this year as part of the company’s plans to double the size of the bottled ale market. Brewer Hall & Woodhouse will be launching England’s Gold in Tesco in May. The golden ale won Tesco’s Beer Challenge...
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Polling plan in store
The major multiples have given a lukewarm reaction to the government’s plans to use supermarkets as polling stations in this year’s May local elections.In a bid to modernise the electoral system and increase turnout, the government is piloting...
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Holt rolls out ales across off-trade
Manchester-based family brewery Joseph Holt has begun a nationwide off-trade launch of its premium bottled ales.The range comprises six beers – Humdinger, 1849, Maple Moon, Fifth Sense, Touchwood and Thunder Holt – ranging from 4.1 to 5.5% abv...
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Honey is in the money
Honey continues to grow in popularity, thanks mostly to attention-grabbing headlines linked to its health benefitsThe growth of honey continues to outperform the rest of the spreads category and dramatic headlines such as ‘honey could...
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Nourish your ambition
If, like many managers, you feel hungry for promotion in the new year, you will stand a much better chance of success if you do careful groundwork before the interview, says Petra CookNow that the Christmas break is behind us and the...
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A passion for puds
Farmhouse Fare’s homeliness is an NPD engine says Stefan ChomkaAt a conference in May this year during a question and answer session led by Sir Terry Leahy, Helen Colley stood up and asked the Tesco chief why his supermarket didn’t...
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First dairy product from Jersey makes its UK debut in Harrods
Dairy products made in Jersey are becoming available on the UK mainland for what is said to be the first time.Jersey Dairy has gained a listing for its yoghurt in Harrods, which is stocking Jersey’s Finest, a blend of natural yoghurt and...
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It’s purely a question of perfection
Whatever the rest of our top 10 supermarkets do, they do it perfectly, says James DurstonOur experts say...“An amazing beacon of a store, with constantly changing forced-flow circulation”“Fantastic...
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Finest retailers are hailed
US chain Whole Foods Market is on top of the world this week – after being named as the finest food retailer on the planet in a unique survey carried out by The Grocer.To find out who was really excelling when it came to food retailing, we...
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Champagne in premium mood
Champagne producers are battling to protect the market from deep off-trade discounting as production reaches capacity.Mumm has released its Mumm Grand Cru – targeting the premium end of the market – into Waitrose in a festive gift box (rsp:...
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Healthy and ready for children to eat
Healthy ready meals for kids don’t have to be an oxymoron, according to two Yorkshire mums behind a new range that uses locally sourced meat and vegetables.The Martha and Lawrence range will go on shelf in Co-Op stores from January and is in...