Archive of all Waitrose articles – Page 88
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Waitrose chef Nugent poached by Morrisons
Morrisons is set to give its own label a touch of Waitrose-style quality after poaching its executive chef Neil Nugent. It is understood Nugent will work with group commercial director Richard Hodgson and new own-brand director Belinda...
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NewsChase lands national Waitrose listing for its posh vodka lines
Chase Vodka has struck a new national listings deal with Waitrose that it reckons will help boost turnover from £1m to £15m by 2016. The upmarket distillery, which is owned by Tyrrells founder William Chase, revealed this week that its...
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NewsWaitrose eyes North American exports push
Waitrose is planning to export food to the US and Canada as the supermarket continues to broaden its horizons overseas. The supermarket has identified the North American markets as the next targets for its exports business, which is currently worth £100m.
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NewsEsom appointed as new BRC Trading chairman
Former Waitrose managing director Steven Esom has been appointed chairman of BRC Trading the commercial arm of the British Retail Consortium, The Grocer can reveal. Esom will take over at the beginning of April from David Adams, who has...
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NewsWaitrose duck supplier hit by welfare exposé
Waitrose has been caught up in a row over animal welfare after undercover footage revealed that ducks on a supplier's free-range farm had been subjected to cruel treatment.
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Grocer 33Waitrose Worcester Park
The Grocer 33 is a weekly mystery shopping survey, tracking price, service and availability at the five leading grocery retailers: Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose. Each week the winning store manager is interviewed by The Grocer.
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NewsWaitrose is the worst for coupon misredemption
Tesco attracts the most criticism, but it's actually Waitrose that's the worst offender when comes to coupon misredemption, a mystery shopping survey has revealed. Waitrose pledged last January to "eradicate" misredemption, but shoppers...
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Focus On Cereals: Four to watch
Rude Health, known for healthy, largely organic, cereals, launched a new gluten-free range this month. Available in Waitrose, the range includes Honey Puffed Oats (£3.89 for 240g), Honey Rice Flakies (£3.19 for 300g) and Puffed Rice (£2.20 for 225g).
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NewsHeston’s puddings help Northern to third-quarter growth
Northern Foods has reported strong third-quarter performances for its chilled and bakery arms, helped by the success of Heston Blumenthal’s Christmas pudding at Waitrose.
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NewsThe Pickled Village listed by Waitrose
Quirky pickle, conserve and chutney producer The Pickled Village has won its first listing with a multiple retailer. A six-strong range of products from the Northants company is now available in four regional Waitrose stores, with more...
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Fresh Pasta Co wins listings with Waitrose
Posh pasta producer The Fresh Pasta Company is entering mainstream retail. Three variants are now available in Waitrose stores butternut squash & sage tortelli, venison tortelloni and spinach, ricotta & walnut tortelloni.
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NewsPrince hands Waitrose second warrant
Waitrose is to be awarded a Royal Warrant from 1 January as grocer and wine and spirit merchant to Prince of Wales.
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NewsWaitrose to open store in home town of Bracknell
Waitrose is to open its first store in Bracknell - almost 40 years after setting up its head office there.
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NewsWaitrose 'still on a learning curve' with c-stores
Waitrose has admitted it still has a lot to learn about the convenience market as it opened its 12th c-store in the Buckinghamshire town of Amersham last week.
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Baked beans debut in Fairtrade sector
The ethical credentials of the classic English breakfast are set to receive a boost as Geo Organics launches the first Fairtrade baked beans.The beans, rolling into Waitrose now (rsp: 99p), resemble and taste like regular baked beans...
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NewsSt Mungo beer from Glasgow exclusively hits 200 Waitroses
Glasgow-based St Mungo lager is set to hit the big time following a new listings deal with Waitrose and a £6.5m manufacturing investment to expand into the off-trade. Produced by the West brewery, St Mungo (rsp: £1.69 per bottle) has been...
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NewsTyrrells joins ranks of ridged posh crisps
Tyrrells is the latest posh crisp maker to launch a range of ridged potato chips, following the roll-out of Kettle Ridge Chips in July. The Furrows range from Tyrrells is available in Waitrose and Booths stores now in sea salted, sea...
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Comment & OpinionEditor's Comment: Supermarkets have power to create game-changing new brands
Own label is undergoing a revolution. In particular, Tesco, Waitrose, M&S, Sainsbury's and, most recently, Asda, have been transforming entire ranges.
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Editor's Comment: Bolland did not compare M&S with Waitrose this time
Cocktail sticks. Every supermarket has to sell them. And Marc Bolland evidently views his food and drink brands in the same way.
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Classic French desserts arrive at Waitrose
Upmarket bakery Elisabeth the Chef is introducing two classic French desserts to Waitrose to add value to the own-label dominated dessert category. The Senoble-owned business is adding Flottante a soft meringue on a "floating island" of...