British poultry processors are missing a trick by paying for disposal of chicken feet,which could be exported to China where retailers such as Tesco are struggling to meet demand. So wrote environment secretary Owen Paterson in his online ...
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Irish co-op The Irish Dairy Board is to supply own-label butter to Tesco stores in four markets in central and eastern Europe. The IDB said the EUR20m(US$25.6m)deal will see it produce private-label products for Tesco in the Czech ...
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Tesco announced the launch an Apparel Skills Foundation to support the Bangladesh ready-made garment industry.The Skills Foundation's objective is to equip the industry with training,expertise and tools to improve productivity while ...
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Growth in own-label food has helped Sainsbury achieve a 2.5%rise in profits to £405M in the six months to September 29. Underlying profit before tax climbed by 5.4%to reach £373M. The retailer's ceo Justin King told BBC ...
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Ireland's grocery sales have increased in the last three months,Kantar Worldpanel has revealed,although the analyst firm remains cautious about the sector's prospects. Sales inched up 0.1%in the 12 weeks to 28 October,Kantar said today(12 ...
The global retail giant Tesco has expressed concern over sourcing conditions of Indian Government for foreign trade investment(FDI)in multi-brand retail sector. Tesco said it is not an easy task for the foreign retailers to enter into the ...
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British multinational grocery Tesco is revamping its meat,fish and poultry range,by launching new packaging,in-store signage and enhanced products within the line. The store has increased the meat content in its burgers and sausages from ...
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Britain's pig producers are hopeful of a brighter future as Tesco follows Waitrose's example in entering a dedicated deal with farmers. Tesco announced today(November 8)that it would work directly with UK beef and pig farmers in a new ...
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Campaigners welcomed the news that more British companies are committing to paying UK workers a living wage, but said it was scandalous that firms are not forced to ensure a living wage in their overseas supply chains. The call for a ...
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UK retail giant Tesco has revealed a "multi-million" pound revamp of its meat, fish and poultry range as part of a GBP1bn (US$1.6bn) investment programme announced earlier this year. The re-launch, unveiled yesterday (5 November), ...
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Argos is to cut up to 10% of its 750 stores in a move to reposition itself from a catalogue-led business to a digital retailer. A spokeswoman from Argos said the store would wind down the existing branches as their leases expire over the ...
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Upmarket UK retailer Waitrose achieved its biggest share of the country's grocery market in the last three months, according to the latest data from Kantar Worldpanel. Waitrose accounted for 4.7% of UK grocery sales in the 12 weeks to 30 ...
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British multinational grocery Tesco is upgrading about 300 of its ready meal ranges,without transferring any extra price to consumers. A multi-million pound revamp will see the company improving and increasing ingredients in many of its ...
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Tesco plc announces interim results 2012/13. Financial headlines: •Group sales up 1.4%to£36.0bn(up 3.2%at constant rates);Group sales exc.petrol up 1.6%(up 3.7%at constant rates) •Statutory profit before tax ...
Doncaster-based delivery drivers at an Eddie Stobart distribution centre are planning a 48-hour strike that union officials claim will disrupt deliveries to Tesco stores in the Yorkshire and Humber regions. Logistics firm Eddie Stobart ...