All articles by Elinor Zuke – Page 6
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NewsDividend for creditors of DBC 'pence'
DBC’s unsecured creditors are in line to receive around 7p for every pound they were owed when the company collapsed in March…
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NewsConsolidation scheme delivers Spar efficiencies
Spar suppliers have slashed the road miles they cover to reach the symbol group’s wholesalers by 85% after Spar…
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NewsLocal businesses survived Olympics 'no thanks to LOCOG'
Foodservice wholesaler Essex Flour and Grain has survived the Olympic Games, but with “no thanks to LOCOG”…
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NewsAppletiser brings Tony Holmes back to drinks
Appletiser has hired ex-Health Lottery sales director Tony Holmes as commercial director for Europe. The move is a return…
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NewsIs London ready for the Paralympics? Sainsbury's is
The Paralympic Games could spark the traffic chaos that the Olympics didn’t because they overlap with the start of…
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Analysis & FeaturesWheat price worries haven't hit the supermarkets... yet
All the warning signs are there. Wheat prices in London and Paris have leapt by a third in just a month…
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NewsCampylobacter risk could be slashed by new packaging invention
Food poisoning cases caused by bacteria carried on poultry packaging could be slashed following the invention of…
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NewsEast End Foods tops Aston site with solar panels
East End Foods has installed Birmingham’s largest collection of solar panels on the roof of its new cash & carry at Aston Cross…
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NewsNestlé loses Nespresso protection case
Nestlé has lost a legal bid to stop companies from selling generic coffee capsules to use its Nespresso machines.
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NewsPower brands deliver Premier growth
All eight of Premier Foods’ ‘power brands’ have increased their market share for the first time in 18 months.
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NewsSpar adds nine lines to S Budget range
Spar is adding nine new lines to its S Budget range after sales from its five wholesalers reached £6m in the year since launch…
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NewsWalthamstow Spar in the running for best c-store in the world
A north London Spar will go up against Tesco’s Fresh & Easy format in the US in a competition to be crowned…
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NewsBeer sales crash as crooks deliver to dodge duty
Legitimate beer sales have nosedived by as much as 30% since the start of the year.
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NewsKerry Group begins overhaul of van fleet
Kerry Group will be able to make more efficient deliveries of chilled food and drink to indies after upgrading its delivery vehicles.
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NewsBrakes secures £150m from new contracts
Foodservice giant Brakes has picked up new business worth £150m since the start of the year. Around £50m of the new…
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NewsWarner Budgens to get Post Office
High-profile Budgens retailer Guy Warner is to open his first Post Office in the autumn.
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NewsPlayers blast Health Lottery move to cut prizes
The Health Lottery has defended the reduction of its prize payouts for players who match three or four balls.
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Analysis & FeaturesPromotions fall as multiples get set for Olympic bonanza
The countdown to the Olympics saw featured space promotions elbowed out in three of the top five this week…
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Interviews'We want the biggest basket in the sector'
Spar’s managing director Debbie Robinson talks about ethics, pricing, seasonality, store concepts - and taking suppliers to task.
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NewsOddbins mocks rules against Olympic ads
Oddbins is planning a “marketing counter-strike” in defiance of the ad restrictions surrounding the Olympics. As well…