Marks & Spencer news and analysis – Page 60
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In Brief: Coke goes it alone; M&S answers back; Organic milk healthier
Coke goes it alone Coca-Cola's rivals have said they have no immediate plans to follow its lead by removing sodium benzoate. Britvic, PepsiCo and AG Barr will continue to use the controversial preservative. M&S answers back Marks & Spencer...
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M&S: food must be fitter for future
Sir Stuart Rose has defended Project Genesis, M&S's controversial initiative to improve supplier terms, saying action was necessary to address a number of systemic issues in the food business. In the week that M&S profits exceeded £1bn...
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M&S chooses real Jersey Dairy butter
Marks & Spencer has begun stocking Jersey butter in 350 stores following a deal with Jersey Dairy.The in-store launch, which began earlier this month, was timed to coincide with the Jersey Royal potato season. Jersey Dairy...
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Brands: will they help or hinder M&S food profits?
It has finally done it. After years of speculation, Marks & Spencer has decided to bite the bullet and trial branded products such as Marmite, Lemsip, Whiskas, Smirnoff and Kit Kat alongside its own-label products. Nineteen stores in...
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M&S hit by grimdefiance
Northern Foods' refusal to agree to new terms under Marks & Spencer's controversial Project Genesis has been applauded by suppliers enraged by the retailer's aggressive attitude, The Grocer has learnt.The Fenland Foods plant in Grantham...
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M&S hit by grimdefiance
Northern Foods' refusal to agree to new terms under Marks & Spencer's controversial Project Genesis has been applauded by suppliers enraged by the retailer's aggressive attitude, The Grocer has learnt.The Fenland Foods plant in Grantham...
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Northern Foods to mothball Fenland Foods
Northern Foods is to mothball its ready meals factory Fenland Foods in Grantham, Lincolnshire.The food manufacturer said it had resigned supply of most of the Marks & Spencer product lines produced at the site, which accounted for £45m of...
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M&S starts carrier bag charge
Marks & Spencer's customers will be charged 5p for a carrier bag in its food stores from today.The retailer has been gearing up for today's carrier bag charge across all of its food stores for the past month and claims to have handed out...
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M&S plans online service to shake off top-up shop image
Marks & Spencer plans to develop a full online food delivery service, its commercial director of food has revealed.During a speech in which he sensationally branded the retailer "complacent" and "fat", Jim Waller said online was "the way...
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M&S reducing fat in fish ready meals
Marks & Spencer has reduced saturated fat levels across its fish ready meal range, with new and reformulated meals going on sale this month.Fish ready meals are often high in saturated fats because of creamy sauces, but M&S said its...
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Marks & Spencer to axe six buyers as trading toughens
Marks & Spencer is carrying out a major review of its buying department in a move that will affect 40 buyers, at least six of whom will lose their jobs. The retailer was rationalising its headcount in response to tough trading...
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M&S bunny reassures over testing
From this week all Marks & Spencer household and beauty products will carry a leaping bunny logo certifying they have not been tested on animals.The retailer has introduced the logo to all 1,200 household products from lavender laundry...
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UK retailers in the Middle East
Marks & Spencer No of stores: 17Marks & Spencer has international franchises in seven Middle East countries, including Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait and Dubai, which are operated by the Al-Futtaim Group. Its latest opening was a...
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Fury as Marks drops deli product supplier
Marks & Spencer has been accused of putting 183 workers' jobs in jeopardy by switching suppliers of deli fish products.The Unite trade union said this week that the management at the Coldwater Seafood plant in Redditch had begun a 90-day...
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Asda to revamp George
Asda is planning to increase sales of its George clothing brand by up to £500m in three years.Speaking at a business update of the brand yesterday, new George boss Anthony Thompson said he wanted Asda to replace Marks & Spencer's as the UK's...
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M&S packaging expert casts doubt over its Plan A targets
Marks & Spencer has admitted it may not fulfil its Plan A pledge to ensure all packaging can be easily recycled or composted by 2012.Speaking at the industry's monthly Food Club meeting, senior packaging technologist Dr Mark Caul told...
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Esom rises to board in restructuring at M&S
Steven Esom, head of food at Marks & Spencer, was appointed to the board of directors this week as part of a radical management shake-up in which Sir Stuart Rose was also made executive chairman in addition to his existing duties as...
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M&S gives roses the Autograph treatment
Marks and Spencer is to launch a range of roses branded with the Autograph logo, which has so far been used only on premium clothing, beauty and homeware ranges.The roses are an extension of the Flowers & Gifts Delivered range and will...
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Mounsey leaves M&S for Budgens sales role
Musgrave Retail Partners GB has named Andrew Mounsey as sales director for Budgens.Mounsey, who takes up the role on 10 March, joins Budgens from Marks & Spencer, where he was divisional executive for southern Simply Food...
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No more free bags at M&S
Marks & Spencer is to stop giving away free plastic bags under its Plan A eco-initiative. From 6 May each food carrier bag will cost 5p, which will be donated to charity. Trials of the scheme in more than 50 stores in Northern Ireland...