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Tilda extends Rizazz brand with five premium sauces
Tilda is extending its Rizazz brand with the launch of a five-strong range of premium ambient sauces in pouches. In Waitrose, Sainsbury and Asda next week, the new arrivals join the brand's pre-cooked microwaveable flavoured rice range, which...
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Kumala in the pink
Western Wines is adding a pink and a red to Kumala, its leading South African wine range. Its new rosé (rsp: £4.49) will be going into the trade from next week and has been listed by Waitrose. A new Reserve Shiraz (rsp: £8.99) will be released in...
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Waitrose no to ethics rank
Waitrose has rejected a leading research body's attempts to rank its ethical policies against those of its supermarket competitors. The other big supermarkets have agreed to take part in the new annual Race to the Top independent annual monitor of...
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Waitrose flags up sources
Waitrose is individually identifying dessert apples by variety and source with a new colour coded sticker in a move which will rationalise the style of labels used across its full range. The first fruit with a new look, South African Royal Gala, is...
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Drink away with Falstaff
Thatchers is adding to its range of single variety ciders with the introduction of Falstaff and Redstreak. Falstaff apples are grown by the Somerset cider specialist in its own orchards. The cider will be listed exclusively by Waitrose from...
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Tesco's hi-tech route for HR
Tesco is poised for the global launch of a new HR computer system in a deal with software provider PeopleSoft. A spokesman for PeopleSoft said it provided HR software for other multiples such as M&S, Waitrose and Sainsbury and was set to announce a...
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David Felwick moves to JLP on a high
As Waitrose md David Felwick this week prepared for his move to a new role at parent group the John Lewis Partnership, he said he looked back with a great deal of pride and satisfaction at what had been achieved during his time with the supermarket...
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Buoyant Waitrose now hunts for new sites outside its traditi
Julian Hunt Waitrose confirmed it was closer than ever to breaking into new trading areas as it reported a record set of figures for the last financial year. The chain has made no secret of its desire to move further into the north and the west,...
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Waitrose Deliver on the road to move into profit quickly'
Waitrose is gearing up for rapid rollout of its store based online shopping service Waitrose Deliver after ironing out technical problems in its picking system. So far, progress has been tentative, with the service only available from six stores in...
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New stores on the way Waitrose is opening five new stores this year after a period of consolidation in 2001 while it integrated a clutch of Somerfield stores into the estate. The new sites will bring store numbers up to 141. The store…
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The grain from Spain
Riso Gallo, Italy's brand leader in rice, has added Bomba Paella Rice to its range of Italian risottos. The newcomer is made up of bomba, the finest variety of Spanish paella rice, and is currently being distributed through selected Waitrose and...
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Ocado off to flying start
Ocado is already attracting big spenders in its first full week of operation. The home shopping service, set up with the backing of the John Lewis Partnership using Waitrose products, is proving popular with shoppers taking advantage of the free...
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n Waitrose's new training course aims to make supplier relat
While many retailers and suppliers put a brave face on sometimes strained relationships, Waitrose has become a de facto marriage guidance counsellor. Its new training course Developing People in Partnership aims to build a competitive...
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Evian links with Waitrose for detox
Evian has a January Detox programme lined up for festive season over-indulgers and has invested £1m of the brand's £10m 2002 support in PR. As part of its out of season penetration' campaign, the company has organised a cross-promotional offer in...
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Waitrose in Wandsworth
The Arndale Centre in Wandsworth, south London, is undergoing redevelopment and rebranding as Southside by Portfolio Holdings. The £70m programme will involve rebuilding part of the complex. Waitrose is in discussions expected to be tied up...
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Waitrose contributes to probe into accentuating the positive
Waitrose employees are being invited to contribute to a research project designed to identify how people make positive life changes. The supermarket is just one organisation being canvassed by Graham Price, postgraduate student at Birkbeck College's...
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What's in store?
This year retailers have taken to heart the criticism being hurled at their bacon fixtures and have been busily overhauling them. Waitrose says it has been improved by continual rationalisation and regeneration of the product mix. Its best sellers...
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Few categories are so in tune with consumer tastes and tren
This outstanding performance has been bolstered by the huge amount of development that has taken place in the market. The multiples have led the way, with Waitrose and Safeway creating fresh pasta bars, and Tesco, Safeway and Sainsbury extending...
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Felwick to be next BRC chairman
Waitrose David Felwick is to be the next chairman of the British Retail Consortium. He becomes chairman designate on November 27 and takes over as chairman from Sir David Sieff in March 2002 when Sir David retires. Felwick's term of office at the...
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Another round of supermarket price cuts was sparked this wee
Waitrose is extending its support for the Focus on Food campaign by three years, to 2005. The campaign, to raise the profile of food education in schools, is run in conjunction with the RSA. M&S has upgraded its website with improved functionality...