All articles by Elinor Zuke – Page 13
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NewsWholesale and indies rake in seasonal sales
Wholesalers and independents massively outpeformed the big box supermarkets this Christmas.
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Dragons' Den refusenik Paragon picks Sert-MST for distribution
Sert-MST has won a contract to be the sole distributor for Halo liquid laundry detergents, sport sanitisers and pet lines as it looks to increase its market clout.
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Brewing up the Perfect Match: SuperValu gives tea lovers free biscuits
Shoppers popping into a Northern Irish SuperValu store for tea bags will walk away with a free packet of biscuits under a new promotion.
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NewsAldi's Reay to join Spar as commercial director
Spar UK has appointed Aldi’s buying director Vicki Reay to the new role of commercial director.
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News'Limited evidence' of Change4Life price cuts
Government claims about the cost of healthy foods have been called into question by an investigation by The Grocer.
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NewsParfetts turnover tops £300m as exports and retail club shine
A boost from exports and membership of its Go Local retail club have helped AG Parfett & Sons break the £300m turnover barrier.
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NewsVictorians paid 13 times more for food shop
Supermarket prices may have risen well above Mervyn King’s inflation-based target, but we’re still spending far less on food than 150 years ago.
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Analysis & FeaturesFood shop is 13 times cheaper than in 1862
Would you pay £234 for a bottle of gin or £149 for a pineapple? Elinor Zuke on how food prices have changed in 150 years.
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Sugro UK claws back share from the mults
Confectionery buying group Sugro UK has clawed its way back from a tough first quarter to end the year with a turnover 12% up on last year’s.
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NewsP&H relaunches its Supershop fascia to attract newsagents
Palmer & Harvey has relaunched its CTN symbol fascia Supershop as it looks to win more business from newsagents.
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NewsMakro signs up Blan as operations director
Loss-making wholesaler Makro has appointed Stephen Blan as operations director as it looks to return to growth.
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NewsBonne Maman out of Tesco after costs row
Bonne Maman jams and conserves are no longer on shelf in Tesco after the retailer rejected the supplier’s call for a price rise.
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NewsP&H vows to match C&Cs on 600 top lines
Palmer & Harvey is taking aim at cash & carries with a new initiative to wean independent retailers off visits to their local depot.
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NewsDoor-to-door boxes to flog black-market lamb
The amount of illegal lamb’s meat entering the food chain has soared by as much as 250% this year.
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NewsLevi Roots: ‘I lied about Reggae Reggae recipe’
Levi Roots has confessed that he lied on Dragons’ Den when he said the recipe for Reggae Reggae sauce was handed down by his grandmother.
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NewsTHL accuses Camelot of stirring up retailer fears
The bitter war between The Health Lottery and Camelot took a new twist this week as THL accused the national lottery operator of abusing its dominant position and acting as "an unelected policeman" of the lottery sector.
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News99p Wholesaler site takes fight to rivals - by comparing prices
A new wholesale website is going head-to-head with Booker and Bestway this week as it bids to become the first price comparison website for the wholesale grocery sector. 99p Wholesaler this week started to list Booker’s prices next to its own…
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NewsEskimo targets frozen gap left by Eismann UK
Ex-Spar chief Jerry Marwood is chairing a new company that is hoping to rebuild the collapsed delivered frozen food business Eismann UK - using a new business model. Eskimo Frozen Foods, which has been trading for six weeks…
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NewsStobart profits hit by volume declines at major customers
A decline in grocery sales has eaten into profits at logistics giant Stobart Group. Deputy CEO Richard Butcher told The Grocer volume declines at its customers - including Tesco, Danone, Mars and P&G - led to a £1.3m fall in pre-tax…
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Compass cleans up with ICM deal
Compass Group has bought Integrated Cleaning Management as the catering giant looks to strengthen its support services. The company said its latest acquisition meant it could offer high-quality cleaning solutions to more organisations across the UK.