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McBride blames multiples as 250 jobs face axe

05/09/2008

Household goods manufacturer McBride has blamed its inability to pass rising costs on to major supermarkets for its decision to axe up to 250 jobs.
McBride, which produces a number of own-brand household products for Tesco and Sainsbury’s, said yesterday it would be shedding up to 10% of its workforce as it shifts work to a new production centre in St Helens.
The manufacturer currently employs around 2,500 UK workers across sites including Coventry and Warrington...
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Sacked M&S mole to go public this weekend

05/09/2008 (No Comments)
The whistleblower sacked by Marks & Spencer after allegedly leaking details to the press of planned cuts to the company’s redundancy pay will hold a press conference this weekend at the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in Brighton...

Thorntons finally replaces Colenso

05/09/2008 (No Comments)
Ten months after the dismissal of Barry Colenso, the former Thorntons master chocolatier who trashed the chocolates of a rival retailer, the confectionery retailer has announced his replacement...

Celeb chef Vickery leads £10m Aldi push

05/09/2008 (No Comments)
Aldi is to plough £10m into a new advertising campaign featuring Michelin-starred celebrity chef Phil Vickery...

Unilever names Nestlé man as next chief

04/09/2008 (No Comments)
Food giant Unilever today announced the appointment of Nestlé Americas head Paul Polman as its next chief executive...

Food inflation slows in August

04/09/2008 (No Comments)
Food prices rose by just 0.3% last month – the lowest rate in five months – according to new figures, although food price inflation for the year to August now stands at 10%...


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