Uniq deal boosts Greencore sales by 50% Subscription
Greencore’s acquisition of Uniq helped the convenience food business deliver a 36.7% rise in group operating profits to £31.7m…
Milk Link and Arla to form UK’s biggest dairy Subscription
Milk Link is set to be merged into Arla Foods in a deal that will create the UK’s biggest dairy player, with an annual turnover of more than £2bn.
Irn-Bru maker shrugs off rain to hike sales Subscription
AG Barr has claimed a “robust” performance over the past three months despite the wet April and wider gloom on the British high street.
analysis & features
There's 'little runway left' in the promotional takeoff Subscription
The eighth annual trade promotions survey by Ebiquity and The Grocer reveals rapidly diminishing prospects for brand growth.
more supplier news
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Cranswick boss Hoggarth steps down Subscription
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Profits surge as Milk Link defies dairy gloom Subscription
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C&C celebrates Magners success but Gaymers crashes Subscription
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No cause for alarm, says meat packer Hilton Subscription
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Slow Easter hits sales at confectioner Zetar Subscription
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MPs demand new strategy for ‘damaging’ food system Subscription
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NFRN to hold first supplier conference Subscription
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Diageo forced into BrewDog apology Subscription
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Banana co Fyffes hikes profits forecast Subscription
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First Milk joins rush to cut farmgate price Subscription
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Adjudicator plan confirmed in Queen’s Speech Subscription
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Tesco turns to suppliers for help with in-store theatre Subscription
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Margins down but profits up for resilient Cranswick Subscription
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Premium ales help brewer Marston’s profit Subscription
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Profits up but promos hit Bakkavör margins Subscription
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Doctors demand 20% ‘fat tax’ on unhealthy food Subscription
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Thai giant eyes £2.5bn move for Birds Eye Subscription
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E-commerce site for Multibrands Subscription
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No more ditching suppliers at ‘drop of a hat’, mults told Subscription
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Unilever investors back Polman pay hike Subscription
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Troubled Dairy Crest takes axe to field sales team Subscription
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Molson Coors’ Hunter Czechs out for StarBev Subscription
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Start-up to rival Cadbury (after two-year wait) Subscription
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Glisten still on the M&S trail Subscription
opinion
The quest for sustainability Subscription
I note the word ‘sustainability’ in your recent coverage of Unilever, and indeed other companies.
Don't crumble in the face of the Cookie Law Subscription
Last May, the Information Commissioner gave industry much-needed breathing space by deferring for one year the deadline for compliance with the ‘Cookie Law’.
Unilever's design for life Subscription
There’s a hint of Marlon Brando about Paul Polman, chief executive of Unilever, making him an unlikely godfather for a subject like sustainability.
you say...
An appetite for exporting Subscription
Your feature on Best of British prepared the ground nicely for this week’s news from the FDF that 2011 UK food and drink exports hit a record £12bn.
Insects, glorious insects Subscription
I was surprised you did not mention of a very widely eaten insect: the cochineal beetle used to colour so many things red “naturally”.
