Archive of all Waitrose articles – Page 112
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Waitrose turns up price heat
Waitrose is asking suppliers for keener prices in a bid to capitalise on the sales opportunity its new floor space can offer them.Waitrose recently boosted its selling space by 20% with the acquisition of 18 Safeway stores and one Morrisons...
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Harrison quits Baxters for Rachel’s Organic
Martin Harrison, sales and marketing manager for Baxters Foods chilled soups division, has been recruited as national account manager for the Rachel’s Organic brand.He initially takes responsibility for managing the Tesco, Waitrose and Asda...
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Waitrose: not aimed at posh people
In an interview with the Sunday Times this week Waitrose’s managing director Steven Esom objected to the company being referred to as “the posh person’s supermarket”.Esom stated that he liked to introduce himself as a “niche regional grocer”...
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Fairtrade first at Waitrose
Waitrose is set to help South African farmers with the launch of a Fairtrade avocado.The retailer is the first to sell the Fuerte Large avocado, grown near the Kruger national park. The fruit will be available until June 27 when it will be...
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Buffalo stance
Liz Hamson explores how a Waitrose supply deal has changed the life of specialist milk producer Buffalo House in the second feature in our series about buyer-supplier relationshipsLocal and regional produce is big news in the...
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Six of the best juices and smoothies buyers
>>nominated this monthAMBIENT and CHILLED JUICE BUYER, WAITROSEOwens became a trainee buyer for Sainsbury in 1990. Having progressed to a buying role in the health and beauty category, he became a buyer for household products,...
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Six of the best bread and pastry buyers
>>nominated this monthBAKERY BUYER, WAITROSEDickson joined Waitrose as a management trainee in 1987 after leaving the Royal Navy. Following training he was appointed fresh foods department manager at Waitrose's Dibden store,...
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Waitrose gets a perfect fit
The Safeway stores Waitrose has picked up in the north of England are a perfect fit for its upmarket format, new research has revealed.Analysis conducted by CACI has revealed that the Safeway store Waitrose has acquired in Harrogate – the...
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First Safeways go to Waitrose
Tesco and Sainsbury are frontrunners in the race to pick up the remaining Safeway stores that Morrisons must sell to satisfy regulators.Waitrose this week picked up 14 stores from the disposal list plus four other Safeway stores and a Morrisons...
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JLP unveils credit card
The John Lewis Partnership has launched a credit card for John Lewis and Waitrose. The HSBC-backed card offers six months interest-free credit on balance transfers and rewards of up to 1% of spend issued as vouchers. JLP card director Caspar...
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Thresher appoints new CEO
Independent drinks retailer, Thresher, has appointed Roger Whiteside as its new chief executive.Whiteside helped set up and lead Ocado, the online grocery service supplied by Waitrose, as well as heading up Marks and Spencer’s food business....
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Goldman Sachs buys into Ocado
Goldman Sachs the US investment bank has bought a 4% stake in Ocado, the online grocery business of Waitrose. The US company is believed to have paid £12.5m for the stake in Ocado which is now valued at £312m.Ocado services 145,000...
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Waitrose catches the up swing
Waitrose has been quick to react to Wandsworth’s rise up the demographic ladder, with the opening of its 144th store.Until recently the postcode SW18 would not have drawn one of Britain’s most upmarket grocers to even pay a visit, let alone...
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Waitrose move axes Chitty plant
A meat producer has been forced to axe a large part of its business after the loss of a major retail customer.Slaughterer and meat processor Chitty Food Group is to close its Congerstone killing plant in Warwickshire, which it bought in...
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Soignon champ
Soignon’s Chevre de Caractere Goat Camembert – Supreme Champion at the World Cheese Awards – will now be available in the UK through Waitrose. Waitrose, the first UK retailer to offer the award winning Chevre de Caractere, is making it...
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Milk for our body clock
St Helen’s Farm is launching a branded cows’ milk which it says is an to aid sleep.Night Time Milk, which has secured a listing in Sainsbury, comes two years after Red Kite Farms launched Slumber Bedtime Milk, which is stocked by Waitrose....
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Geest hit by fire
A fire has destroyed one of three buildings at a Geest factory in Milton Keynes. The plant, which supplies ready meals for Waitrose, turned over about £20m last year, said finance director Mark Pullen. “We are evaluating the options in terms of...
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A solo forecourt first for Waitrose
Waitrose has denied it is about to roll out standalone forecourt stores after opening its first in Portishead, near Bristol. The 1,500 sq ft store forms part of an Esso-branded petrol filling station on Portishead High Street and is a short...
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Online services – sorted!
Grocery retailers have pulled up their Christmas stockings and put in their best performance to date in The Grocer’s quarterly online shopping survey.Sainsbury and Waitrose both succeeded in delivering a full basket on time and with no...
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Water takes on the Glenlivet name
The Glenlivet name is being extended beyond its whisky heartland – and into water.Speyside Glenlivet natural mineral water is rolling out to Waitrose nationwide after an exclusive launch period inHarrods. The water, from a source in the...