Retail news from FPJ – Page 363
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ArticleFT reports Sainsbury's fallout
According to the Financial Times, Sainsbury's chief executive Sir Peter Davis and his soon-to-be successor Justin King have fallen out over the presentation of tomorrow's trading statement.
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Safeway man heads for BRC
A Safeway director is taking the top job at the British Retail Consortium.
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M&S hunts missing £100,000
Staff at a branch of Marks and Spencer have received letters telling them £100,000 is missing from the tills.
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Gangmasters jailed for migrant worker fraud
A gangmaster father and son team have been jailed for seven years each for employing up to 1,700 illegal workers in a multi-million pound scam.
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NFU announces Farm Retailer of the Year
A Sussex farmer who attracts half a million visitors a year to his farm shop has won Farm Retailer of the Year at the NFU Farming Excellence Awards.
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Natureseal extends freshness and shelf life
Agricoat promoted its NatureSeal formulations at the Food and Drink expo show for the third time.
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ArticleManchett to leave MBM
MBM Produce has announced that chairman of the board John Manchett will be leaving the company on June 25 2004.
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ArticleSomerfield expands into convenience market
Somerfield has confirmed its plans to expand into the convenience store market with the purchase of Scottish chain Aberness.
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Morrisons price cuts continue
Morrisons has announced it plans to reduce prices on a further 2,000 Safeway products over the next month.
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ArticleLeading Edge achieves award success
Leading Edge has won a silver award for technical achievement at this year’s Flexographic Printing Awards.
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ArticleGeest reports healthy profits
Geest has reported growth of 12 per cent and sales of £106 million for the year ending January 3.
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Morrisons reports profits surge
Morrisons has reported a healthy increase in its annual profits as it embarks on the challenge of absorbing Safeway into the business.
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ArticleMorrisons 'all things to all men'
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.
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UK businesses join forces to fight climate change
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.
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EMRA top fruit storage day to see innovation
This year's East Malling Research Association top fruit storage members' day will see the launch of a new innovation.
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ArticleNational Vegetarian Week gets mushroom support
The Mushroom Bureau has announced it is supporting National Vegetarian Week for the third consecutive year.
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ArticleCmi prepares for Tesco Nature's Choice
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.
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ArticleProsser to meet Sainsbury's opponents
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.
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Ocean Spray relaunches website
Ocean Spray ITG has boosted its online capabilities by relauching its website at www.oceansprayitg.com.
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New poll shock for Atkins dieters
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.