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Tesco baffled as ASA bans sausage advert
Tesco said it was "baffled" by the ASA's decision this week to ban a TV ad for its Butcher's Choice sausages. The watchdog upheld four complaints that challenged whether the ad, showing pigs roaming in a field and walking freely in a...
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NewsRustlers back in Tesco after two-year break
Rustlers burgers will return to Tesco's shelves next month after a two-year break as Kepak Conven-ience Foods ramps up NPD and distribution in a bid to double the size of the business in the next five years. All of Kepak's products were...
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NewsCan Fairtrade help UK farmers bag a fairer retail deal?
Within weeks of Tesco escalating the milk wars by rolling out its Creamfields brand to whole and semi-skimmed, the Fairtrade Foundation is working on a groundbreaking initiative with British farmers to see whether elements of the Fairtrade model...
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Dobbies aligns structure with parent Tesco
Tesco-owned Dobbies Garden Centre has made changes to its board to "align the company with the Tesco group structure" following the change in registration from plc to limited company this month. Kevin Grace, Tesco UK property director,...
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NewsRetailers unite to fight campylobacter threat
Eight of the country's biggest food retailers and the three largest chicken processors have joined forces to tackle the most common cause of food poisoning campylobacter in raw meat. Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's, Morrisons, The Co-operative...
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Analysis & Features
Waitrose ramps up its deal activity, acting on impulse
The only retailer to increase its year-on-year promotional activity last month was Waitrose.
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NewsOcado signs supply deal with Scheckter's ‘university of organics’
Ocado has signed a new supply deal with the ‘biodynamic’ organic farm run by former Formula One champ Jody Scheckter.
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Grocer 33Asda Ashton
The Grocer 33 is a weekly mystery shopping survey, tracking price, service and availability at the five leading grocery retailers: Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose. Each week the winning store manager is interviewed by The Grocer.
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NewsNew Sainsbury’s slogan tells shoppers to Live Well For Less
Sainsbury’s has unveiled a new slogan to replace its long-standing ‘Try Something New Today' strapline. The successor – ‘Live Well For Less’ – aims to drive home a message of quality and value.
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NewsTesco in hot water over pig welfare claims
Tesco has been slammed by the advertising watchdog for misleading shoppers about the conditions in which pigs used for its Butcher's Choice sausages are reared.
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NewsInvestment dents Waitrose profits but food sales stay on upward curve
Waitrose has suffered a drop in half-year operating profits of almost 14%, despite food sales growing impressively on a like-for-like basis. Profits for the past six months fell by £17.6m to £110.2m, Waitrose announced today. The performance follows heavy investment on its stores and squeezed margins on some lines as ...
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s Braehead
The Grocer 33 is a weekly mystery shopping survey, tracking price, service and availability at the five leading grocery retailers: Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose. Each week the winning store manager is interviewed by The Grocer.
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NewsAsda adds two to executive elite
Asda has announced the addition of two senior managers to its executive team. Karen Hubbard, currently operations director for Asda’s supermarkets, takes on the new role of executive director of store proposition.
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NewsBolland bids to make M&S more 'special'
Marks & Spencer is bringing back delis and investing in its bakeries in a bid to give it a “specialty” edge over the competition.
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Food Doctor unveils new noodle pot
The Food Doctor is rolling out a new noodle pot snack to Tesco stores this week as the company seeks to attract female shoppers looking for a healthy twist on Pot Noodles. The snackpots (rsp: £1.39) are among 15 Food Doctor lines...
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Morrisons to launch host of new own-label brands
M Kitchen, M savers and M Mm Morrison are among the sub-brands set to feature in Morrisons' new look own-label range, The Grocer can reveal. Morrisons announced plans to redevelop its own-label ranges in May and the first products are...
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Spar UK is ‘fantastic and entrepreneurial’ says incoming MD
Debbie Robinson officially took up the reins as MD of Spar UK this week.Speaking exclusively to The Grocer, the former Co-op food marketing director said it was an exciting time to be back in food retail. "The convenience...
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Booths gets funds to drive expansion
Booths has received the financial backing needed to support its ambitious expansion plans.The northern supermarket chain this week revealed it had refinanced its existing £56m debt facility and extended its credit by a further £37m.
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Yog extends frozen yoghurt to Waitrose
Frozen yoghurt retailer Yog is making its products available for the first time outside its own stores with an exclusive rollout in Waitrose next month.Yog operates six café-style stores across the UK, including sites in London, Brighton...
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Fonterra and First Milk to put EU whey ahead
Fonterra has hailed its new partnership with First Milk as the "first step" towards changing its European business model from importing New Zealand dairy products to supplying European-produced dairy ingredients. The New Zealand co-op...