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Here's the £1.99 chicken from Tesco
Tesco has been accused of sending out confusing messages to consumers over its latest chicken pricing strategy.In a bid to appeal to shoppers on a tight budget, standard whole birds will be reduced to £1.99 from £3.30 for five...
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Egg advert banned
An advert for omega 3 eggs has been banned because it uses children's voices.The ad, for Noble Foods' omega 3 eggs, had included children singing the song “Chick, chick, chick, chick, chicken, lay a little egg for me”, but the Broadcasting...
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Bernard Matthews is going 'back to basics'
Bernard Matthews has appointed Leigh Edwards as sales director to help improve the fortunes of the East Anglian turkey producer.Edwards will be managing the UK sales team and described the task of revitalising Bernard Matthews as a "back...
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Harsh realities of welfare hit a nerve with shoppers
Celebrity chefs' efforts to overhaul the way we think about chicken is getting through - 23,000 people are already behind our campaignWhen it comes to the chickens we eat in Britain, I'm beginning to think we may be on the verge of a...
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Bernard Matthews offloads sandwich business to Kerry
Bernard Matthews is to sell its sandwich production and van sales division to Kerry Foods in a bid to focus on its core business of turkey farming. Kerry Foods is expected to take control of the £14m-sales Dunstable-based operation this...
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Opinion - "The M&S price position right now is more Kerry Katona than Myleene Klass, and that doesn't feel right"
The chickens are coming home to roost. And I'm not talking about the vengeance that is being meted out on Sainsbury's et al by Jamie Oliver and his ingrates, as grocers get it in the neck for their poultry welfare. I'm talking about Marks &...
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Hot Topic - Intensive farming and low prices: we can find the best of both worlds
It's unlikely this week's TV-inspired furore over intensive farming of poultry will have any long-term effect on the sale of chicken produced in this way. Consumers are attracted by low prices - used to them even - and many will never be able to...
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Turkeys fly off shelves despite avian flu fears
British turkey sales were much higher than expected over Christmas. There had been fears that last year's outbreak of avian flu would damage the crucial festive period, but many retailers have reported sales figures above those of 2006,...
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M&S organic turkey sales go over £1m
Organic turkey sales in Marks & Spencer are set to break the £1m barrier this Christmas for the first time.Sales of organic turkey through its food customer ordering service are already up 40% on last year.Steven Esom, director...
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Asda: CIWF's made a pig's ear of this study
Asda's £2 chickens came under fresh scrutiny from the press last week after Compassion in World Farming named it the worst UK retailer for animal welfare. Asda sits at the bottom of the list - which is topped by M&S - following the...
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Christmas turkey trade resilient after avian flu
Fears the November avian flu outbreak would have an adverse impact on the Christmas turkey trade are beginning to recede.There had been widespread concern that the cull of thousands of birds in Suffolk would cause major shortages over...
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In Brief: Filling goose fat gap; Hot Cross loaf back; Butcher sells; Organic juice; Retro rewards; Med inspiration
Filling goose fat gap RH Amar has launched a French duck fat under the Maison Rivière brand to cash in on the popularity of goose fat during the festive season. Available from Asda stores now, a 330g tin is priced £2.99. Goose fat has been in short...
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Grampian axe falls on Attleborough
Grampian Country Food Group is reviewing its unprofitable chicken processing business at Attleborough in Norfolk.Although the company said there would be no redundancies before February, closure is the most likely outcome, as plant...
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Jamie cries fowl play over TV documentary
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has reacted angrily to claims he plans having a pop at the chicken industry in a Channel Four programme to be made in the new year.Last week Channel 4 said he intended to expose "the hideous realities of...
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Surprise departure for veterinary chief
Britain's chief vet Debby Reynolds quit unexpectedly last week, just days before a case of avian influenza was discovered at a turkey farm in Norfolk.Reynolds said she planned to take early retirement after four years as the UK's chief...
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Christmas: will things turn ugly for Bernard?
Christmas could be a lean one for turkey tycoon Bernard Matthews. Perhaps unfairly, the best-known brand and largest producer of turkeys in Britain acts as the lightning conductor for the entire sector. And last week lightning struck in the form...
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Ugo's Deli Cafe
Ugo's Deli Cafe is the delicious range designed to inspire from Kepak Convenience Foods. It is offering 10 readers the chance to win the new range of panini hot snacks, worth £50. There are two products in the range: chargrilled chicken with...
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Christmas turkey shortage threat
Thousands of customers may have to go without fresh turkey this Christmas following the latest bird flu outbreak in Norfolk and Suffolk, according to risk management experts.As The Grocer went to press, up to 30,000 turkeys, ducks and...
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Doh! Bernard Matthews was too 'stuck in the past' for Bart
Bart Dalla Mura quit Bernard Matthews last week over frustrations about the slow pace of change at the company, a close source to the former UK chief executive has claimed. He left unexpectedly after less than a year in the job, without...
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Bernard Matthews workers plan strike
Some 1,300 workers at turkey supplier Bernard Matthews are planning to strike next week in a dispute over pay.Union T&G warned turkey supplies to Sainsbury's, Tesco and Morrisons could be threatened in the run up to Christmas unless the...