Retail archive – Page 654

  • Article

    Morrisons price cuts continue

    2004-03-19T17:09:12Z

    Morrisons has announced it plans to reduce prices on a further 2,000 Safeway products over the next month.

  • (l-r) John Wilson, UK market manager for Flex-Light MacDermot Printing Solutions (Sponsors of Award Category) Paul Brown, technical director of Leading Edge and Steve Ryder, BBC sports presenter
    Article

    Leading Edge achieves award success

    2004-03-19T13:01:01Z

    Leading Edge has won a silver award for technical achievement at this year’s Flexographic Printing Awards.

  • Geest reports healthy profits
    Article

    Geest reports healthy profits

    2004-03-18T17:18:45Z

    Geest has reported growth of 12 per cent and sales of £106 million for the year ending January 3.

  • Article

    Morrisons reports profits surge

    2004-03-18T16:01:01Z

    Morrisons has reported a healthy increase in its annual profits as it embarks on the challenge of absorbing Safeway into the business.

  • Morrisons 'all things to all men'
    Article

    Morrisons 'all things to all men'

    2004-03-18T08:01:00Z

    Morrisons's takeover of Safeway could put it in a position to be "all things to all men", but the store must tread carefully, analysts warn.

  • Article

    UK businesses join forces to fight climate change

    2004-03-17T10:01:01Z

    Carbon Trust chief executive Tom Delay has welcomed the commitment by leading UK companies in the food and drink sector to fight climate change and cut CO2 emissions.

  • Article

    EMRA top fruit storage day to see innovation

    2004-03-16T15:01:01Z

    This year's East Malling Research Association top fruit storage members' day will see the launch of a new innovation.

  • National Vegetarian Week gets mushroom support
    Article

    National Vegetarian Week gets mushroom support

    2004-03-16T13:01:00Z

    The Mushroom Bureau has announced it is supporting National Vegetarian Week for the third consecutive year.

  • Cmi's technologists and technical managers were brought together for a training seminar
    Article

    Cmi prepares for Tesco Nature's Choice

    2004-03-15T17:01:00Z

    Cmi Certification has brought together its international and senior UK assessors for a training seminar in preparation for the launch of Tesco Nature’s Choice client assessments in April.

  • Prosser to meet Sainsbury's opponents
    Article

    Prosser to meet Sainsbury's opponents

    2004-03-15T15:01:01Z

    Sir Ian Prosser, who was forced to step aside as Sainsbury’s chairman-elect is to meet some of the institutional investors whose opposition forced his humiliating u-turn.

  • Article

    Ocean Spray relaunches website

    2004-03-15T10:01:02Z

    Ocean Spray ITG has boosted its online capabilities by relauching its website at www.oceansprayitg.com.

  • Article

    New poll shock for Atkins dieters

    2004-03-15T08:01:00Z

    Compassion in World Farming Trust (CIWF) has revealed results from a national opinion poll that show people who eat meat every day are more likely to consider themselves overweight, than those who eat meat once a week or less.

  • Article

    Hargreaves looks to expansion

    2004-03-14T15:01:02Z

    Soft Fruit Propagation, a department of Hargreaves Plants Ltd, has launched an ambitious overseas and UK expansion plan.

  • Article

    Seminar to address local produce procurement

    2004-03-14T12:01:01Z

    Farmers, food producers and public sector caterers are to meet to discuss the best approach to providing more sustainably produced foods for hospitals, schools and government catering.

  • Article

    Tesco TV launches adverts as you shop

    2004-03-13T13:00:59Z

    Tesco is to install television screens in the aisles of it supermarkets to target customers with advertising at the point that they make purchasing decisions.

  • Article

    Neate help for produce industry

    2004-03-12T16:01:01Z

    Neate Solutions is running a two-day course for future directors of produce industry companies.

  • Waitrose sales soar
    Article

    Waitrose sales soar

    2004-03-12T15:01:00Z

    Waitrose has announced a sales rise of 12 per cent increase for the year ending 31 January 2004.

  • Red alert for 5-a-day
    Article

    Red alert for 5-a-day

    2004-03-12T12:01:01Z

    COI Communications has awarded 23red the task of promoting the Department of Health's 5-a-day programme, following a three-way pitch.

  • Steve Murrells has been a high-profile leader for Tesco's fresh produce department
    Article

    Murrells moves up at Tesco

    2004-03-10T13:53:58Z

    Steve Murrells is to move on from his position as produce category director at Tesco.

  • The Lib Dems are asking: How green is your supermarket?
    Article

    Supermarket report slammed

    2004-03-09T15:15:03Z

    A guide for best environmental practice by supermarkets published today by the Liberal Democrat Party - How Green is Your Supermarket? - has been slammed as "nonsense" by the Freight Transport Association with other groups urging caution about some of its 26 recommendations.