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Eureka! falls on deaf ears in UK
Major UK multiples are failing to tap into the full potential of seedless lemons, according to Capespan trading director Martin Dunnett.Dunnett said no multiple here had placed orders this year for Capespan Eureka! seedless lemons. Sainsbury...
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Poland’s supply impact is set to mushroom
The boss of Morrisons’ mushroom supplier says the appointment of a Polish woman to head up its producer group indicates that Poland is to become a far more significant player in the UK market.C John Smith, MD of marketing and distribution...
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Bath cheese the best
A west country farmer has been given a national listing in Tesco stores after winning the retailer’s coveted Cheese Challenge.Alex Dunbar of Bath Soft Cheese looked stunned last week as he was given news of his coup by Tesco commercial director...
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Tesco nut policy ‘could backfire’
Tesco’s plans to help nut allergy sufferers by imposing strict traceability controls on all own-label pre-packaged processed foods may backfire.It has introduced a new nut code of practice that will require suppliers and their raw material...
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White sister for sambuca
The sister brand to black sambuca label Opal Nera is set to enter the off-trade this summer.Opal Bianca, which is a white sambuca, will be available from mid-August at Waitrose stores nationwide.Bianca has been available in the on-trade...
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Tesco TV ad ‘misleading’
Tesco has been slammed for a TV commericial promoting its on-line diet plan. The ad, which stated “log on and you’ll get your meal plans and shopping list designed by a professional nutritionist”, was branded as misleading, as it did not...
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Asda on track for NI expansion
Asda has gained planning permission for four development sites for new stores in Northern Ireland as it gets under way with growth plans for the province.Three of these will replace existing Safeway stores, in Ballyclare, Enniskillen and...
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CSR key for Co-op
The Co-operative Group is to review its Corporate Social Responsibility programme over the next six months with a view to strengthening the established values of the Co-op brand.Martin Beaumont,chief executive, said this week that CSR was...
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Unions gun for Asda over jobs
Asda faces the threat of an employment tribunal following its axing of 1,400 head office and store management jobs.The GMB union claimed that the manner in which Asda had carried out the cuts was in breach of employment law because there was no...
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Tesco rivals in double trouble
On August 1 Tesco plans to open its newly refurbished and extended 101,000 sq ft Extra store in Slough.In August 2003, the retailer made headlines by buying a 50,000 sq ft Co-op shop down the road from this store. The OFT took an interest in...
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How to make RRP work in your store
Confused by retail ready packaging? Worried by its implications? Help is at hand, says Beth BrooksWalk around Tesco’s Extra hypermarket near its headquarters in Cheshunt and you will grasp fairly quickly how retail ready packaging...
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UK carrots now available all year
The search for the Holy Grail of the carrot world appears to be over, after Marks and Spencer claimed this week it was the first retailer to achieve year-round British supply.M&S said the development, which was down to weather conditions...
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Sprout the difference
Sainsbury will introduce Brussels sprouts to its Taste The Difference premium range for the first time this Christmas.The retailer said the sprouts had a distinctive nutty flavour and a natural sweetness that would make them popular even with...
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Innovation in turkey hailed
The big four retailers plus Somerfield and the Co-op have been shortlisted in the Retailer of the Year category in this year’s British Turkey Awards.A record 145 entries were received for the 10 categories in the awards scheme, which this year...
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M&S “on the right track”
Marks and Spencer is “on the right track”, despite a seventh straight quarter of falling sales, chief executive, Stuart Rose, has said.Speaking at the retailer’s annual general meeting yesterday, Rose told shareholders that he was quietly...
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M&S foods sales reverse downward trend
Food sales at Marks and Spencer increased by 5% for the 14 weeks to July 9, reversing a downward trend for the retailer.In a trading statement issued to the City this morning ahead of its annual general meeting this afternoon, M&S said that...
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Co-op bans MSG and food colourings
The Co-operative Group has banned monosodium glutamate and certain food colourings from its own label products as part of its Shopping With Attitude campaign.The ban covers 12 new colourings, which takes the co-op’s list of banned colourings in...
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JS engine for deflation
Justin King’s strategy of cutting prices at Sainsbury is making the chain more competitive. But new research by The Grocer shows it is fuelling deflationary pressures on prices as a whole.Sainsbury’s prices have been slashed by 5% year-on-year...
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Taking it to extremes
Retailers will have to go up or down for growthThere is room for growth in today’s Tesco-dominated grocery environment, but retailers will have to go to extremes – either upmarket or discount – to achieve it, delegates at The Grocer’s Going for...