The Co-op news and analysis – Page 84
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Co-op Group's produce gets upmarket revamp
New-look packaging is being rolled out across the entire fresh produce category at The Co-operative Group. By the end of June, packaging on all 330 fresh produce lines will have been revamped, and many products improved, according to Sue...
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Hi-tech line polishes the look of salad
A new, high-speed production system that eliminates the need for drying salads and enhances shelf life and appearance has been commissioned by Lancashire-based Salads to Go, which supplies The Co-operative Group with salad.A vacuum and...
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still in the fight
?It's been a tough year for the top overseas and private equity-owned chains - none more so than Kwik Save. Since its split from Somerfield, it has endured the departure of four MDs, plummeting market share, shocking availability and speculation...
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cop a load of this - shoot-out in somerfield
Staff at Somerfield's Wells store got a taste of Hollywood when Simon Pegg, creator of the zombie comedy Shaun of the Dead, asked to film his latest movie in the supermarket he worked in as a teenager. The film, Hot Fuzz, in which Pegg...
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Fairtrade importer names Bowes MD
Fairtrade fruit importer Agrofair has appointed a former Co-operative Group man as managing director. John Bowes spent 20 years at the Co-op and was chief general manager of strategy before he left to write about Fairtrade in...
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Somerfield shakes up its retail field teams
Somerfield has completed a major revamp of its retail field teams in a bid to better support its newly restructured 977-strong store estate.Former regional director Nick Wood moves to the new role of retail development director. He will...
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Co-op's on a roll with sustainability
Co-operative Group chief executive Martin Beaumont (pictured) got his roll out for the society's latest roll-out this week. In what is far from a bogstandard initiative, the Co-op has vowed only to sell household tissue products made from...
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Birds stay on shopping lists despite avian flu
Shoppers are showing little sign that they have been scared off by bird flu with only Tesco and Somerfield reporting a dip in poultry sales. Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Asda all said sales were unaffected. Sainsbury's added that calls to...
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Top-Up shop
Who we visited. Sainsbury's Local Chessington, Surrey. Your Local Co-op Elburton, Plymouth. Keystore Kirkintilloch, Glasgow. Londis Morpeth Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Spar Brockham, Surrey. How they...
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Staff sacked in immigration crackdown
A swoop by police and immigration officers on The Co-operative Group's food distribution centre in Coventry has led to 26 people being dismissed. The workers were fired for a number of different reasons and some had subsequently been...
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Property prices force Anglian sale to co-op
Independent retailer Anglian Convenience Stores has sold up to East of England Co-operative Society, blaming competition for sites from the multiples. Anglian joint MD Bob Surridge said the chain was unable to achieve economies of scale...
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Skiving Somerfield staff film Jackass pranks for YouTube
Bored supermarket staff are competing with each other to stage the wackiest stunt in their stores - and posting the videos on YouTube. Skiving workers from Somerfield branches across Britain have filmed more than 50 home-made videos of...
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Arla buy-out set to tidy up loose ends
Arla's branded dairy portfolio is expected to get a cash injection if the recommended 71p-a-share take-over bid from its biggest shareholder goes through. Danish-Swedish dairy co-op Arla amba already owns 51% of Arla Foods UK and has been...
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Oakes takes MD role at Dairy Crest
Martin Oakes has been named as managing director of the dairies division at Dairy Crest.Oakes joins Dairy Crest from Somerfield where he was group logistics and IT director for six years. He has previously worked at Safeway, Wincanton and...
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Top-Up shop
Who we visited. Spar Kirkintilloch, Scotland. The Co-operative group Ifield, Crawley. Budgens Amersham, Bucks. Nisa Yardley, Birmingham. Tesco express Harrogate, North Yorkshire. How they...
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United Co-op pours millions into developing new stores
United Co-operatives intends to break through the 700-store barrier within three years - thanks to a £150m investment in its food business. Tim Hurrell, general manager for United Co-operatives' Food Group, said the society would use the...
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Top-Up shop
Who we visited. Jones Trowbridge, Wiltshire. Londis Surbiton, Surrey. Budgens Melbourne, Derbyshire. Co-operative Group Bexhill, East Sussex. tesco express, East Hunsbury, Northamptonshire. How they...
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Co-op Group hails Christmas success
It was a bumper Christmas for The Co-operative Group - thanks to better availability and new products. In an exclusive interview with The Grocer, Guy McCracken, chief executive officer of food retail for the society, said total...
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Co-op withdraws crisps
The Co-op has withdrawn all batches of its own-label multi-pack crisps because the ready salted flavour contains casein which is not declared on the label.Casein is unsafe for people with a milk allergy or milk intolerance.The...
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Top-Up shop
Who we visited. Cost Cutter Eden Street, Kingston-upon-Thames. Budgens Queen Charlotte Street, Bristol. Mace Monkstown Road, Newtownabbey, Belfast. Co-op Group High Road, South Benfleet, Essex. Tesco express,...