All articles by Richard Ford – Page 50
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NewsSainsbury’s pipped by Tesco in grapple over British apples
Tesco has lauded its British credentials after overtaking Sainsbury's as the UK's biggest seller of homegrown apples and pears. Tesco has sold 31,408 tonnes of its British-grown fruit this season 35.4% more than in 2009-2010, while...
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NewsFPC considers collective buying to help growers
The Fresh Produce Consortium is consulting on whether it should create a 'collective purchasing consortium' to help fruit & veg growers and suppliers cope with soaring raw materials costs. If the plans go ahead, the FPC would start...
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Costcutter enters Africa with store in Morocco
The Costcutter fascia is set to make its debut in Africa through a joint venture between three UK retailers, The Grocer can reveal. Sunstar Group, Thothaal Group and Payless Group each of which own a number of Costcutter stores in London...
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NewsAsda's new strawberry pricing is sound as a lb
Asda is to sell 1lb punnets of strawberries for the first time in more than 10 years to gauge shopper demand ahead of a potential roll-out of imperial measurements to other fruit & veg.
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‘Cutting-edge’ chilled lines from John West
John West is about to massively bolster its presence in the chilled fish category with the launch of two first-to-market ranges one of which was inspired by Heston Blumenthal.
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Vion targets £77m uplift from new pork campaign
Vion is to launch a generic marketing campaign for pork in a bid to boost category sales by £77m a year.The 'Put pork on your fork' push kicks off in June and will be fronted by TV presenter and farmer Jimmy Doherty, who will give radio...
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The Big InterviewMeat & Fish Supplement 2011: The man behind the mask
The tycoon who snatched Northern Foods from Greencore is one of the most private entrepreneurs in grocery. Who is the real Ranjit Singh Boparan, asks Richard Ford
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Analysis and Features
Meat & Fish Supplement 2011: Hugh's fish fight lands stunning catch
The seafood supply and retail industry feared the worst from Hugh’s Fish Fight, but the chef’s campaigning has brought a sea change, boosting sales of less familiar species, encouraging greater sustainability and spurring the EU into action, says Richard Ford
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Meat & Fish Supplement 2011: How to get pork on more plates
Sales of pork are flat, and suppliers blame excessive levels of promotion. What can be done to put a premium into the category, asks Richard Ford
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Princes lifts ethical cred with pole-and-line tuna
It came bottom in Greenpeace's 2011 tuna league table, but now Princes is looking to improve its sustainability credentials by becoming the first major brand to offer a 100% pole-and-line-caught range of tinned tuna.The six-strong range...
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Importers calm fears of Moroccan produce hikes
Fruit & veg importers have downplayed the likely impact on retail prices of a planned minimum wage hike in Morocco, after it sparked concerns that retailers and suppliers would soon have to pay more for Moroccan produce.
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News‘The home of Stilton’ gets crushed by the recession
One of the UK's oldest producers of Stilton has gone into administration after being hit by cashflow problems in the economic downturn. Quenby Hall Dairy, which lays claim to being 'the home of Stilton', is one of only six producers to be...
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NewsSlump in beef supply set to send prices rocketing
Brits may soon have to pay more for their burgers, as a 10-year low in UK beef supplies threatens to send beef prices soaring. UK beef production is forecast to fall 3.7% on 2010 levels to 875,000 tonnes, driven largely by a decline in...
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NewsCanned sweetcorn prices likely to soar as shortages loom
Shoppers could soon be left without sweetcorn for tuna sandwiches as suppliers warn of looming shortages and higher prices for the canned product.
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NewsMeat and fish added to Asda Chosen by You
Asda is expanding its new Chosen By You mid-tier range into meat and fish in a move it hopes will generate an additional £20m in annual sales.
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NewsFormer Gü directors to launch posh yoghurts
Two former directors of Gü Chocolate Puds are preparing to launch gourmet New Zealand yoghurt brand The Collective in the UK. Mike Hodgson and Amelia Macleod ex-Gü MD and sales director respectively have formed a joint venture company,...
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NewsCollier’s takes to Twitter after Sainsbury’s axing
Collier's Powerful Welsh Cheddar hopes to mobilise shoppers to lobby more supermarkets into stocking the brand following its delisting by Sainsbury's last month. The Fayrefield Foods brand is using Facebook and Twitter to get consumers to...
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NewsMorrisons and Waitrose join heavyweight campaign to beat fish discards
A heavyweight coalition comprising some of the UK's biggest retailers and seafood suppliers has come together to push for a more sustainable seafood supply chain. Retailer members of the Sustainable Seafood Coalition include Morrisons, The Co-operative Group, Waitrose and Marks & Spencer.
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NewsAsda switches its cod and haddock to line-caught
Asda is hoping to boost he amount of chilled cod and haddock it sells by 10% after switching to 100% line-caught fish despite hiking the price by 12%. Asda changed all of its 11 chilled cod and haddock lines across its 292 fish counters…
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Davenport heads new Wiseman trading team
Robert Wiseman Dairies has announced the creation of a new trading department as well as a raft of new appointments to its operational board.Patrick Davenport who has worked for Wiseman for the past 12 years has been appointed as...