Supermarket News... Shepherds Purse Wins Waitrose National Listing For Olde York Cheese
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Shepherds Purse of Thirsk, North
Yorkshire, has secured a national listing with Waitrose for Olde York,
its award-winning, premium ewe's milk cheese. Traditionally hand
made
using an old French method of cheesemaking adopted by York monks in the
18th century, the cheese will be stocked in more than 180 stores on the
deli counter from mid May. Judy Bell, chief executive of Shepherds Purse Cheeses said: "Olde York
was originally launched in 1988, but had to be discontinued more than a
decade later due to a lack of availability of sheep's milk. We
reintroduced the cheese in 2004 and are delighted to have now secured a
national listing with premium retailer, Waitrose. We are certain it
will be a favourite among discerning shoppers."
Waitrose is to open its first ever shop in York later this year,
creating up to 180 new jobs for the city. Read more
'Emerging Stronger' was the theme for this year's annual Budgens
conference, with emphasis on the essence of the Budgens brand: "real
food for today's communities". Read more
Crystal Palace’s ill-fated football
ground, Selhurst Park, is in danger of becoming a supermarket if its
creditor, Lloyds TSB, decides to sell it to Sainsbury’s rather than
accept the lower bid made by the fan consortium, CPFC 2010. Read more
Slow
Food and regional food and drink retailer Booths are delighted to
announce a partnership deal, which will see the two companies working
together to promote the quality, provenance, seasonality and regionality
of food.
The partnership will enable Slow Food to build on its core
infrastructure, serve its network of local groups more efficiently and
support its education projects. It will also see a number of initiatives
put in place, including; Taste Adventure interactive workshops to
communicate the excitement of food to families, membership of Slow Food
for both Booths staff and customers alike and recipe cards throughout
the store highlighting ‘good, clean and fair’ food.
A sharply divided federal appeals court has exposed Wal-Mart Stores to billions of pounds in legal
damages when it ruled a massive class-action lawsuit alleging gender
discrimination over pay for female workers can go to trial. Read more
In the latest moves linking
up milk producers with major retailers, M&S will from next month
become the first UK retailer to introduce a milk payment scheme that not
only takes into account the costs of production, but also rewards
farmers for their animal health and welfare standards.
As part
of the deal, the supermarket will also link the price paid to its
farmers to its retail price for milk. Read more
Tesco’s move into housebuilding will bring a new meaning to the term
“one-stop
shop”. Read more
Spar continues to grow in Denmark and
has opened 18 new Eurospar stores simultaneously around the country. The launch of the Eurospar
stores will strengthen Spar independent retailers' position in Denmark
and provide them with an opportunity to grow. Read more
Jamie Oliver is starring in a new ad for Sainsbury's during the break of 'Britain's Got Talent' on ITV1. Read more
Spar is investing £2m in a promotional campaign to help its symbol group
retailers make the most of this summer's top sporting events, comprising the
World Cup, European Athletics Championships and Wimbledon. Read more
Tesco has recalled some packs of its own-brand Flaked Pudding Rice
because the product might contain wheat, which is not mentioned on the
product label. This means this product is a possible health risk for
anyone who is allergic to or intolerant of wheat or gluten. The Agency
has issued an Allergy Alert. Read more
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