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Bio-diesel is of no benefit to the environment, says Asda
Bio-diesel has made "bugger all difference" to reducing the environmental impact of the food and drink industry, according to Douglas Gurr, strategy and logistics director for Asda.Gurr, speaking at the IGD's Sustainable Distribution...
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Smith set for return to retail in top job at MBL
Phil Smith, former commercial and operations director of lottery operator Camelot, looks set to take the helm at Musgrave Budgens Londis (MBL).MBL, owned by Musgrave Group, has been seeking an MD for its UK business since last November...
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Ross takes up chair at Food Northwest
Former Iceland boss and one-time Tesco distribution director Stuart Ross has become the first chairman of Food Northwest - the food and drink arm of the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA).His job with the organisation -...
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Pickavance to be Morrisons' HR supremo
Morrisons has appointed Norman Pickavance to the role of group HR director. The position was created following chief executive Marc Bolland's extensive review of the business, which set out plans to create a team of eight senior...
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we work together
Cathy on GillianWe knew each another before doing this job through Safeway, where Gillian was the commercial director and I was on the HR side.We share the same vision for the charity - we want to be the conscience of the...
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Monopoly - or just doing good business?
Thanks to its ethical approach to business, The Co-operative Group is not usually seen as a villain. But that is what happened last week when Alan Beith, Liberal Democrat MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed, went public with his call for the Competition...
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New Co-op label plays on farming credentials
The Co-operative Group has launched a campaign to tell shoppers that it produces food on its own farms.Claiming to be Britain's largest farmer, The Co-op is relaunching packaging to draw attention to its farming business, which supplies...
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Budgens' spuds get upmarket revamp
Budgens has relaunched and repackaged its potato range to boost sales.The chain of small supermarkets has chosen a more upmarket look for packs of spuds, with each line offering advice on how best to prepare and cook the variety. The...
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Asda in major beef charm offensive
Asda is to launch a comprehensive programme to improve returns for its beef farmers.From September, the retailer, currently running a major price-cutting campaign, will offer training and help farmers improve efficiency as part of a...
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Britain's first buffalo burgers set for launch
Formula One driver turned eco-farmer Jody Scheckter is to launch Britain's first line of buffalo burgers in selected Waitrose stores.Top chefs at Heston Blumenthal's The Fat Duck helped with the recipe, Scheckter said, and Waitrose has...
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DFB to threaten milk moustache campaign
Dairy Farmers of Britain could scupper a deal to promote liquid milk in England and Wales.The co-op has been slow to back a marketing campaign using the milk moustache device, despite the huge success of generic ads north of the border....
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Arla milk contract forces farm to sell
The UK and Arla's biggest dairy farmer has sold up because he was not offered a high-value contract to supply Tesco, it has emerged.The sale of David Barnes' farm near Carlisle, which produces 18 million litres of milk a year, raises...
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Asda denies exploiting drinks loophole on net
Asda has denied reports it is looking to build depots just south of the Scottish border in an attempt to circumnavigate proposals by the Scottish Government to curb binge-drinking.The proposals include the introduction of minimum pricing...
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Tesco China in mobile phone store deal
Tesco has teamed up with Chinese mobile phone retailer EBT Mobile to open mobile phone stores within its Hymall hypermarkets in China.EBT Mobile will open seven mobile phone stores in the next few weeks, the first of which will open in a...
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Sainsbury's delists Prince Charles
Sainsbury's has reportedly delisted HRH Prince Charles' Highgrove Home Farm and Soil Association director Patrick Holden as organic vegetable suppliers.Both Prince Charles and Holden were delisted as organic carrot suppliers for Sainsbury's...
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Peace at last as Nisa rebels disband (and take credit for improvements)
The rebel Nisa shareholders responsible for blocking last year's private equity funded-merger between Nisa-Today's and Costcutter have finally disbanded.In a statement to members this week the group declared its backing for the current...
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MP asks for probe of Co-op purchase and closure tactics
Lib Dem MP Alan Beith has asked the Competition Commission to investigate The Co-operative Group, claiming it is establishing a local monopoly by buying up rival stores with the sole intent of closing them.Beith, MP for Berwick, said he...
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Vietnam and Middle East are next on list for global giants
Vietnam and the Middle East are set be the next targets for investment from international multiples such as Tesco, Carrefour and Wal-Mart, according to AT Kearney's Global Retail Development Index.The management consultant's index ranks...
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Bond leads UK division as Cadbury sheds jobs
Trevor Bond has become the MD of Cadbury's newly created BIMA (Britain, Ireland, Middle East and Africa) division.His appointment is part of a global shake-up of the company, which includes a restructure of the company and the loss of...