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NewsHaribo invests £92m in new Yorkshire factory
Confectioner Haribo is investing £92m in a new factory in West Yorkshire.
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NewsHome Bargains hones in on the south with £70m Wiltshire depot
TJ Morris, the discounter that trades as Home Bargains, is to invest £70m in a new 1,013,150 sq ft distribution centre in Wiltshire as it looks to expand its presence in the south of England.
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NewsFirst Milk profits bounce back following £7.8m loss
First Milk has reported an improvement in profits to £1.1m in the six months to 30 September, turning around a loss of £7.8m in the previous full financial year.
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NewsGreggs boss Whiteside: Store revamps will hold back profits
Greggs’ CEO Roger Whiteside does not expect the bakery chain to return to profit growth for at least two years as the business continues to focus on improving the quality of its offer.
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NewsBadger cull extension piles pressure on Defra
Defra is under renewed pressure to call off its policy of badger culling in two counties of England after the company conducting the cull in Somerset asked for more time to complete the job.
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NewsMorrisons doubles own-label wine in major range overhaul
Morrisons has doubled its own-label wine offering as part of a major relaunch and rationalistion of its wine range.
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NewsTesco low-fat Cheddar by Joseph Heler cuts salt and fat by 30%
Tesco has unveiled a new weapon in the quest to allay health concerns about eating cheese with the launch of a Cheddar-style cheese that is 30% lower in both fat and salt than conventional Cheddar.
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NewsTen-packs and flavoured cigs to be banned under EU smoking regs
The European Parliament today voted to bring in a raft of new measures aimed at tackling smoking-related harm.
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NewsFarm Africa Tanzania trek ends in success
A team of food industry executives has completed a 145km trek across the Tanzanian highlands to raise money for the charity Farm Africa.
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NewsMichel Roux Jr and Andrew Fairlie star in Albert Bartlett ads
Michel Roux Jr (pictured) and fellow chef Andrew Fairlie are to front a new national TV ad campaign for Albert Bartlett potatoes.
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NewsABP feeds demand for British lamb with Dorset Crown range
ABP Food Group is looking to capitalise on growing demand for British lamb with a new branded range of English lamb for the UK foodservice and wholesale butchery sectors as well as export customers abroad.
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NewsMackerel stocks revised upwards despite overfishing fears
The North East Atlantic mackerel stock has grown bigger despite concerns about overfishing by Iceland and the Faroe Islands, the European Union’s fisheries advisory body has admitted.
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NewsWaitrose’s online shop adds ‘multi-search jotter’
Waitrose has revamped its online shop in an effort to make it easier to navigate and buy regularly purchased items.
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NewsCabinet reshuffle leaves Prisk among the casualties
Portas Pilot minister Mark Prisk was one of a number of heads to roll in the government reshuffle yesterday.
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NewsWilson’s of Kendal wins £500,000 loan for expansion
Wilson’s of Kendall has secured a loan for expansionCumbrian confectioner Wilson’s of Kendal has expanded its operations after securing a £500,000 loan package.The family-owned business, which manufactures ranges including Kendal Mint Cake, Duncan’s of Scotland and Creative Confectionery, and produces own-label chocolate, is using the funding to increase its chocolate ...
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NewsJTI pulls gantry from c-store linked to illicit tobacco trade
Japan Tobacco International has removed a tobacco gantry from a Cheltenham c-store after its owner was convicted of selling counterfeit and non-UK complaint tobacco products.
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NewsDan Rogerson replaces David Heath at Defra
Defra farming minister David Heath has been replaced just one year into the job, with Cornish MP Dan Rogerson being moved into the role in today’s reshuffle
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NewsTesco to pay farmers more for milk
Tesco is to increase the milk price paid to dairy farmers by 1.02 pence per litre to reflect the increased cost of cattle feed.
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NewsRichard Benyon replaced by George Eustice as fisheries minister
Richard Benyon has been replaced by George Eustice as Defra fisheries minister in David Cameron’s government reshuffle today.
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NewsTesco Finest relaunches with 400 new products and a makeover
Tesco’s Finest line has undergone a major overhaul, with the retailer introducing 400 new products and ditching a further 200 from the range.