All articles by Stefan Chomka – Page 2
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We ask... is crime a problem for your store?
New crime figures from the British Retail Consortium on violence against shop staff make depressing reading. They show violent acts against staff are up 50% in the past year and the number of incidents per store has risen 18%. Last year, retail...
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Are heritage brands a thing of the past?
Andy Warhol's famous poster has seared Campbell's tomato soup onto the consciousness of the nation. But it wasn't enough to prevent it from being canned. Premier Foods' announcement last week that the iconic soup would disappear from UK shelves...
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The NPM is 'little better than a crude calorie count'
As the FSA began the process of reviewing its controversial Nutrient Profiling Model this week, it was on the receiving end of more criticism. Dr Adam Drewnowski, a leading nutritionist and expert in obesity, published a peer-reviewed...
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Smile snapped up by Martin McColl
Martin McColl has bought c-store chain Smile Stores - just two weeks after The Grocer revealed it was the favourite to acquire the Bristol-based company. Martin McColl has been targeting a major acquisition for more than a year, but...
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Store visit Kingsgate Wines and Provisions
On a beam in Kingsgate Wines and Provisions is the Latin phrase 'multum in parvo', which means 'much in little'. The description is pretty apt considering the store, which sits between Winchester Cathedral and its public school, offers more than...
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will farm visits help the concrete kids?
One in five children have never been to the countryside. A fifth have never picked fruit and eaten it. A quarter of eight-year-olds have never come within touching distance of a cow or pig. Some children believe lemons are grown in Birmingham...
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Momentum building to get card game into every school
A Top Trumps-style card game created by kids at a school in Yorkshire - and featured in The Grocer - is now oversubscribed, with suppliers from Arla Foods to Unilever having signed up. In a letter to The Grocer, Mike England, head teacher...
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We ask... will you use contactless payment?
Contactless PIN-free payment will become a reality this month with more than 200 newsagents signed up for Barclaycard's OnePulse card, which uses OneTouch technology. But shop owners in our survey are not convinced that the new system will be...
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handover heartache
At 51, Steve Parfett is a long way from retirement. He intends to remain at the helm of the eponymous C&C business set up by his father for years to come. Yet Parfett has commissioned a study to look at ownership options when he does depart. The...
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the Rainmaker
Appearing alongside the Queen on a list of the greatest Britons of 2007 sounds pretty glamorous. And when Duncan Goose, who holds this claim to fame, suggests we meet in London's plush Waldorf Hotel, I'm expecting to meet someone familiar with or at...
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A spirited recovery
At 4.30 pm on Saturday 15 October 2005, Tony Sharpe, MD of gin and vodka distiller G&J Greenall, received a phone call from his operations director informing him that the company's sole plant in Warrington was on fire. There were only two...
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The Challenge
Dorset Cereals' move into the mainstream cereal aisle, including low-fat products and cereal bars, means it is up against larger players such as Kellogg's, Weetabix and Nestlé for the first time. Kellogg's continues to be the biggest...
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Company Profile Dorset Cereals
Dorset Cereals has been around for nearly 20 years, so to call it up-and-coming seems odd. But in the past two years the company has transformed itself from a traditional muesli manufacturer into a stylish, super-premium brand.
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Building a brand
The background Peter Farquhar has held a number of jobs in the food and drink industry, having worked with brands such as Coca-Cola and Powwow. However, he grew tired of working for large companies and when Nestlé bought Powwow...
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The Advice Shop - Peter Farquhar MD, Dorset Cereals
Peter Farquhar MD, Dorset Cereals We export to about 60 countries worldwide so it's an important part of what we do. We received a grant from the Home Grown Cereals Authority for £25,000, which provided funding for us to crack the US and Canada....
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Tories back The Grocer
The Conservative Party has thrown its weight behind The Grocer's Weigh It Up! campaign - calling for an immediate review of the Food Standards Agency's controversial Nutrient Profiling Model. Speaking exclusively to The Grocer, Tory...
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First crisps, now snacks slash the saturated fat
PepsiCo is reducing the saturated fat content of its Walkers bagged snack brands by 80% and cutting their salt content by a quarter, as part of its strategy to boost the health credentials of the Walkers portfolio. From next month its...
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Good pack, bad pack
The UK creates some 5.2 million tonnes of packaging waste each year. But even worse is the six million tonnes of food left out for bin men. Packs that prolong shelf life can have a huge impact in reducing the amount of food wasted each...
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Company Profile - Higgidy
Since they cut themselves a slice of the premium pie market in October 2003, Camilla Stephens and James Foottit have earned their crust in the own label sector. But with two product launches last November into the branded arena, the husband...
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Pick a flavour any flavour
When Procter & Gamble launched a variant of Pringles for Morrisons late last year it was apparently attempting to tap into the tastes of the northern retailer's consumers. Packs depicted a rural scene of a farmer tilling the land against a...
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