Tesco - Latest News and Analysis – Page 273
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Year-round continuity
A leading potato packer has managed to ensure year-round UK supply for main crop potatoes. Tesco supplier Branston potatoes has already begun lifting Marfona three weeks earlier than usual thanks to improved techniques. Field director David Nelson...
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Tesco's refurbishment of its Catford store in south-east Lon
Tesco states that the store refurbishment incorporates an improved fresh food and non-food offer as well as general improvements to the facilities and the shopping experience. These improvements are likely to result in the store attaining the...
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Tesco's refurbishment of its Catford store in south-east Lon
Tesco states that the store refurbishment incorporates an improved fresh food and non-food offer as well as general improvements to the facilities and the shopping experience. These improvements are likely to result in the store attaining the...
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House that Tesco built
It's not just mortgages that shoppers can buy from the supermarket multiples these days. They can also buy homes. The last few months have seen a rash of residential development from the supermarkets as they try to sweeten their planning...
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House that Tesco built
It's not just mortgages that shoppers can buy from the supermarket multiples these days. They can also buy homes. The last few months have seen a rash of residential development from the supermarkets as they try to sweeten their planning...
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Chiefs: no GM appetite
Bosses at Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury and Safeway have told the government that there is no real appetite for putting GM foods back on the shelves. In a meeting held at DEFRA on Wednesday, chief executives at the top four multiples told DEFRA secretary...
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Chiefs: no GM appetite
Bosses at Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury and Safeway have told the government that there is no real appetite for putting GM foods back on the shelves. In a meeting held at DEFRA on Wednesday, chief executives at the top four multiples told DEFRA...
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Goats cheese Caerphilly proves hit
An idea to try something new with goat's milk has led to a top award for a struggling small cheese maker. Somerset based John Longman took the top prize in Tesco's inaugural Cheese Challenge with his goats cheese Caerphilly. The win means his...
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Tesco names new non-executive director
Tesco has appointed Mervyn Davies as non-executive director with immediate effect. Davies was group chief executive of Standard Chartered, which has operations in more than 50 countries and is a leading bank across Asia, Africa and the...
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Vitelma's no-cholesterol mayonnaise
Belgian company Vandemoortele claims its new Vitelma mayonnaise offers a low-fat, no cholesterol, dairy and egg-free option. Rolling out now, initially in Tesco and Morrisons stores, the newcomer is made with rapeseed oil, which is rich in...
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Milk Link gets Tesco man
Robert Hirst, category manager for dairy at Tesco, has left to join farmers' co-operative Milk Link in the newly created role of trading director. He will be responsible for more than £220m worth of milk and ingredients sales. He will manage a...
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Scots suppliers at risk
Research from the IGD suggests suppliers will be caught out as Tesco and Sainsbury introduce factory gate pricing in Scotland. Half of suppliers who took part in the research commissioned by Scottish Food & Drink had minimal or no knowledge of...
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Pork trade must try harder'
The British pig industry was given a tough must try harder' message by a supermarket chiefs at the World Pork Congress in Birmingham. Pork was failing to appeal to customers looking for convenience and a healthy diet, said Colin Smith, Tesco's...
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Tesco extends student scheme
Tesco is extending its Swap Shop scheme in which its part-time student employees transfer to the Tesco in their home town in university holidays The initiative was trialled in six Scottish stores last December, using a hotline for students to...
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Regeneration exec quits
Tesco's regeneration manager Martin Venning has left to set up a consultancy specialising in property, planning and regeneration. Venning has more than 16 years' experience in retail store and shopping centre management. He held his most recent...
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Drinks in a party mood
Morrisons has continued its upward movement and takes the number one spot, standing a full five percentage points ahead of Asda which has moved two places to number two. Tesco remains stable at number three. The success of Asda and Morrisons is...
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BP powers up Connect offer
Anne Bruce Petrol giant BP has created a convenience operations division and recruited buyers and other staff from Alldays, Aldi, Marks and Spencer, Tesco and Sainsbury. The division takes in all 1,240 BP forecourt stores, which clocked up...
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Tesco gets entry into Japan
Elaine Watson Tesco is planning an aggressive store opening programme in Japan after closing a £139m deal to buy C Two-Network, a Tokyo-based convenience chain. Publicly quoted C2 operates 78 stores ranging from 1,000 to 10,000 sq ft under...
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There is life after Tesco for this young company, says Liz H
The Food Doctor is one of those brands that sound familiar even if you have not seen the distinctive green-packaged snacks bearing cheeky instructions to Get it on' or Cleanse'. Yet since the company ended its one-year licensing agreement with...
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Peak of professionalism
Confectionery suppliers admire fairness, logic and a clear strategic direction when it comes to the buyers with whom they deal. Tesco's Rebecca Brindley was praised across the board. "She instantly impresses you. She knows her subject, is...