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Multiples' milk war stifles Cravendale
Sales of a highly successful premium milk brand have been damaged by the multiples& ' price spat in milk.The UK's biggest dairy processor claims that the price war that was kicked off by Asda in March has undermined sales growth...
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Gü does it again with luxurious ice cream
Premium pudding company Gü looks likely to create a few shivers among frozen food producers as it expands its booming brand into the ice cream market.Three Italian gelato-style dessert ice creams roll into Waitrose stores and...
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rewarding the truly excellent
Sainsbury, Tesco and Waitrose all excelled at our Own Label Excellence Awards held in London this week to reward the very best retailer-branded food and drink lines. Here we give the rundown on how the winners were chosen and what made them...
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Vitamin-enriched flavoured waters
A vitamin-enriched beverage, designed to bridge the gap between water and soft drinks, is launching into Tesco this month.Called Vitsmart, the drink is described by maker Vitaminsmart as a "goodness water" blended with fruit...
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Multiples' milk war stifles Cravendale
Sales of a highly successful premium milk brand have been damaged by the multiples& ' price spat in milk.The UK's biggest dairy processor claims that the price war that was kicked off by Asda in March has undermined sales growth...
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Gü does it again with luxurious ice cream
Premium pudding company Gü looks likely to create a few shivers among frozen food producers as it expands its booming brand into the ice cream market.Three Italian gelato-style dessert ice creams roll into Waitrose stores and...
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Nisa turns up charm to win over shareholders
Battle lines were being drawn over the proposal to merge Costcutter and Nisa-Today's as the management launched a charm offensive to win over shareholders - and outlined their goals exclusively to The Grocer.As a gesture...
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McCarthy quits JS for top job at Poundland
Jim McCarthy, managing director of convenience at Sainsbury, is leaving the group in September to take up the role of chief executive officer of discount retailer Poundland.McCarthy was appointed to Sainsbury's operating...
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Tesco global role reshuffle
Tesco has had a reshuffle of its senior international management team.Paul Kennedy, CEO of Tesco's operations in Hungary, has been appointed international formats director. He will drive the development of...
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Nisa turns up charm to win over shareholders
Battle lines were being drawn over the proposal to merge Costcutter and Nisa-Today's as the management launched a charm offensive to win over shareholders - and outlined their goals exclusively to The Grocer.As a gesture of...
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McCarthy quits JS for top job at Poundland
Jim McCarthy, managing director of convenience at Sainsbury, is leaving the group in September to take up the role of chief executive officer of discount retailer Poundland.McCarthy was appointed to Sainsbury's operating board in...
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Availability
32Asda's Bridgwater store narrowly missed out on a full basket as it was out of stock of iceberg lettuce. Our shopper spotted a trolleyload of deals in the fresh produce section including special offers on red seedless grapes,...
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Nisa-Today's shareholders called to meetings
It is understandable that Nisa-Today's members will want to know more about the proposed merger with Costcutter ('Costcutter plan sparks rebellion', The Grocer, May 13, p5).For that reason, we are organising a series of roadshows...
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Nisa-Today's tomorrow: a future with Costcutter
The players at the heart of the Costcutter/Nisa-Today's merger have moved swiftly to outline their vision. Rod Addy reportsAmerger of Costcutter and a mutual company the size of Nisa-Today's is bound to involve strong feelings and a...
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Tesco silence over Fresh & Easy reports
Tesco has refused to confirm reports it is planning to enter the US next year under the name Tesco Fresh & Easy.Press reports appearing this week said job ads on a US recruitment website asked for applicants who would...
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In Brief: No HP Revolt; Success for Asda; Retailer in top 30; Mosquito signing; Tesco coffee deal
Heinz has said there has not been a downturn in HP Sauce sales following calls from Clare Short, a Birmingham MP and former secretary of state for international development, to boycott the product. Short called for the boycott...
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In Brief: Innocent Addition; Surf gets cool; Kit Kat for Big Bro; Brazils all year; Ethical loo paper; Filtration debut
Innocent Drinks has added a new summer recipe, Cherries & Strawberries, to its smoothies portfolio. The drink will be available from June to September in Sainsbury, Waitrose, Somerfield, Budgens and independent stores, priced...
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Tesco is non food king
Asda has lost its non food crown to Tesco, says Gaelle Walker. Asda's nine-month reign as The Grocer 33's cheapest supermarket for non food has finally come to an end. The fourth report in our quarterly basket survey of 33 commonly...
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Price Survey
After five weeks in third and second places, Asda has managed to claw its way back to the top spot this week.A vicious round of price cuts and a muscular promotional push has caused Asda's total shopping basket to plummet by...
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Grocer 33: This week's top store: Sainsbury, Linlithgow, store manager, Simon Ross
Simon Ross, manager of Sainsbury's Linlithgow store in West Lothian, said that good communication was key to winning this week's The Grocer 33's Top Store Award.