All The Co-op articles – Page 109
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The Co-operative Group has launched a new range of own label
German hard discounter Lidl is moving into the Hungarian market this year, according to local press reports. Kraft Foods has boosted its ready meals portfolio with the purchase of Borden Foods' US ready meals business It's Pasta Anytime! C-store...
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More trials for smaller Welcome c-store format
The Co-operative Group is to extend its trial of a Welcome format for small c-stores. The concept was unveiled at a former CRS outlet in Kingston in south London earlier this year. Ranging at the 1,100 sq ft store was changed so that 65% of what...
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Co-operative Group: Three in One divi card is a hit with sho
The launch of a new variation on Co-operative Group's Dividend card has proved a hit with more than 200,000 customers signing up. The Three and One Dividend card, which earns 3% back on all Co-op branded and fresh goods and 1% on all other...
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Co-op decides honesty the best policy for selling own label
The Co-op is extending its honest-labelling policy to cover its entire range of own-label wines and is celebrating the move in its first ever women's press campaign. The £1m push, which aims to highlight the group's self-proclaimed position as a...
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Lamb: Longer tail looms to FMD than predicted
In Cumbrian hotspot cases more than doubled in week to August 4 Leaflets from the Co-Op promoting fresh lamb shoulder at half price, £1.99 per kg, dropped into household letter boxes at Penrith, Cumbria on Monday, a day after the announcement by...
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Co-op: Farmcare overhauled
The Co-operative Group has carried out a major overhaul of its farming operation Farmcare which is intended to make it more customer oriented. Following the review and a restructuring of the management team, Farmcare, one of the UK's largest...
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Food Standards Agency: Co-op blasts FDF stance on labels
Manufacturers and retailers have clashed over government proposals to ban potentially misleading phrases such as natural', farm fresh', country style' and authentic' from food labels. The Food Standards Agency is drawing up a list of guidelines...
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Rural action: Charles pushes local sourcing
Clive Beddall Chief executives of Sainsbury, the Co-operative Group, Spar and the IGD stood alongside the Prince of Wales at St James's Palace on Tuesday to give a high profile send-off to what could be the biggest ever boost for locally produced...
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CWS: Citrus hits the Jackpot
More than 1,200 Co-op stores are participating in a summer citrus Juice Jackpot promotion during three weeks starting on August 4. It will feature a quarter of a million mandarin, clementine, orange and lemon prepacks with a fruit jackpot machine...
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United Co-op: Daily delivery boosts fresh produce sales
Sales of fresh produce have soared by up to 70% in some United Co-op convenience stores thanks to a new daily delivery service. Paul Griffiths, who heads up the society's food business, said 15 stores in the Potteries had been involved in trials...
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Somerfield: It's Progressive and a fresh approach
Somerfield has signalled its desire to be better at fresh foods with the opening of the first its so called Progressive format stores. The format being trialed in Rustington and Crowthorne is designed to appeal to consumers in upmarket areas....
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Apple keeps VK drinkers sweet
In order to maintain interest in its VK Vodka Kick range GBL has added an apple version. The brand made its name in the on-trade but has been picked up by the major players in the take home market. It is listed by Safeway and Somerfield and ...
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Adderley helps Somerfield to call it quits with Sainsbury
Somerfield has headhunted the marketing director of TV channel Taste CFN, the joint venture between Sainsbury and Carlton TV. It has appointed Nick Adderley group brands director for Somerfield and Kwik Save stores. Adderley headed up Sainsbury to...
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Somerfield: Results vindicate Kwik Save retention'
Somerfield's decision to retain its Kwik Save stores and operate two separate fascias has been vindicated by the results announced this week, according to chief executive Alan Smith. He said: "Some suppliers had doubts about Kwik Save, but had it...
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Somerfield: Relationship will grow' says Smith as Nisa-Toda
Somerfield is set to expand its relationship with Nisa-Today's to include buying. Chief executive Alan Smith told The Grocer this week: "This is certainly a relationship that will grow." He suggested Nisa-Today's could be used to buy items such...
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Dairy: Milk Link plans European co-op style restructuring
South of England dairy farmer co-op Milk Link has announced plans to restructure its operations along the lines of a European style producer cooperative. The change in structure will allow Milk Link to raise the capital it needs to finance a move...
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Co-op ban on pesticides goes too far say farmers
The National Farmers' Union has accused the Co-operative Group of overstepping the mark after it announced a ban on suppliers using 20 types of pesticides. A spokeswoman for the NFU said only three types of pesticide on the Co-op's banned list had...
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National Vegetarian Week: A week for the veggies
The Co-operative Group and Tesco are marking National Vegetarian Week (June 25-July 1) with a series of instore initiatives and promotions. The event is organised by the Vegetarian Society, which is also launching an awards ceremony to recognise...
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Can the giant really wake up?
For industry folk with long memories, and this writer is among them, the speeches at last weekend's Co-op Congress in Birmingham had a familiar ring. Sadly, some well meaning Co-op people have, for far too long, indulged in masochistic annual...
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Whitworths has been bought by its management, headed by chie
A reward for information leading to conviction of a gang of shop raiders has been doubled to £10,000 by Leeds Co-op, Yorkshire Co-op, Jacksons Stores and T&S Stores. Nield Group, which claims to be the biggest independent wholesale distributor and...