Archive of all supplier articles – Page 184
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NewsSmall businesses kept waiting eight weeks for payments
Small and medium-sized suppliers in the UK’s retail and distribution sector are being kept waiting up to eight weeks for payments, a new study has suggested.
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NewsRotten apples soar after last season's record rainfall
Apple suppliers and retailers have been hit by a sharp increase in rotten apples after last year’s heavy rains…
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NewsFMCG becomes biggest spender on digital display ads
The FMCG sector has overtaken finance as the biggest spender on digital display ads, a new report from PwC and IAB suggests.
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Comment & Opinion
Ella's overseas success shows why British brands are best
I was pleased to read about Ella’s Kitchen’s sales surge in international markets…
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco axing Saucy Fish Co rings alarm bells for brands
Imitation is said to be the sincerest form of flattery. Try telling that to Seachill, maker of the Saucy Fish Co…
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NewsP&G, United Biscuits and BAT 'way ahead' on green targets
Three of the world’s largest suppliers claim to be years ahead of target in cutting their environmental impact…
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Comment & Opinion
The supply chain scandal of slavery
I recently attended the launch of a report on equipping the UK to fight modern day slavery…
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NewsBritish farmers fear lost opportunity as snowfall hits
Producers hoping to capitalise on interest in British produce in the wake of ‘Horsegate’ fear they will miss out…
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NewsBibby wins Lavazza foodservice distribution contract
Bibby Distribution has won a new warehousing and distribution contract to handle Lavazza’s UK foodservice business…
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NewsKinnerton launches Magnum, Cornetto and Mini Milk as sweets
Magnum, Cornetto and Mini Milk are entering confectionery through a tie-up between Unilever and Kinnerton…
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NewsSat fat in food must be cut by 100,000 tonnes, says DH
The government has set out plans to cut more than 100,000 tonnes of saturated fats from food products…
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Analysis & FeaturesSalt reduction: Can technology overcome the DH's bombshell?
The government now wants a red light for any portion containing more than 1.8g of salt…
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NewsSuppliers and stores battle UK snow and ice
Retailers and wholesalers have gone above and beyond the call of duty to keep the nation fed and watered as the nation shivers in Arctic winds and snow.
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Comment & Opinion
Foreign-owned brands - so what?
When a ‘great British name’ is sold to a foreign owner, there is usually a momentary twinge of regret…
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Comment & Opinion
The high water mark for retailer milk pools?
Dairy Crest has announced a new milk price formula, a cross between a market-related and a cost-of-production price…
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Comment & Opinion
Reject UK manufacturing at your peril
Following the decline of the British Empire, we have overseen a similar decline in British manufacturing…
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Analysis & FeaturesBritain's Biggest Brands 2013: The List
Which are the biggest grocery brands in Britain on 2013? Who’s up and who’s down? The Grocer’s special report reveals all.
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RankingsHow to survive as one of Britain's top brands
Some of Britain’s biggest grocery brands are fading fast. In just five years since The Grocer’s first-ever survey of Britain’s Biggest Brands 17 have dropped out of our top 100…
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Analysis & FeaturesSoybean outlook hit by heat in Argentina
Suppliers and growers are watching South America as the weather threatens an otherwise brighter outlook for soya…
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Analysis & FeaturesBritain's Biggest Grocery Brands 1: Coca-Cola
“It’s not quite been the year we were planning for,” admits Nick Canney, vice president of sales at Coca-Cola Enterprises…