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World news: 18 February 2012
The Netherlands: Heineken has posted a 9.2% increase in full-year profits to €1.58bn, ahead of expectations. Sales rose 3.6% to €17.1bn during the year. However, it warned that input costs would increase by 6% in 2012 due to rising malted barley prices. “The company expects to mitigate this impact through ...
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KMI streamlines offer as it looks to grow its sales by 50% to £20m
Beauty company KMI Brands is looking to sell some brands and invest more in its core business.
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Tesco complains about 'avoidable damage' of late deliveries
Tesco has accused its suppliers of costing it millions in lost sales after imposing a new system of fines to tackle availability problems.
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NewsSuppliers: 'fines from Waitrose are an abuse'
Small suppliers have accused Waitrose of “an absolute abuse of power” following its introduction of fines for late deliveries.
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NewsCrime-cutting scheme is rolled out across UK
Retailers are set to gain free access to a new weapon in the war against retail crime.Facewatch, an online system for reporting low-level crime, has been released for free to all UK businesses. The system makes it easy to report crimes and share CCTV footage with police.Trials of the system ...
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Lactofree backed by 'say yes' TV advert
Arla has recruited a hedgehog for a new ad campaign for Lactofree in a bid to get shoppers to ‘say yes to dairy’.
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NewsFarmright collapse won't affect beef supplies, says Sainsbury's
Sainsbury’s and ABP insist that the administration of four companies in the Farmright Group will not affect the supply of beef into stores.
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NewsCumbrian prawn lines pulled from Asda after Young's alert
Asda has pulled two prawn lines from shelves after discovering they do not meet aquaculture industry standards.
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UK ahead on grapefruit from Florida
Export volumes of Florida grapefruit to the UK are currently 5% up on last year after the crop matured early.Overall, however, volumes were expected to be down from 12,000 to 11,500 tonnes this year because the crop was not as big as last year’s, according to the Florida Department of ...
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NewsCould climate be right for bottled ales boom?
Bottled ales are set to steal share from mainstream lager and beer as government and social pressure on the drinks industry mounts.
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Bored with own-label hummus? G'Nosh has a premium alternative
A new supplier is about to boost the branded presence in the own-label dominated chilled dips market.
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NewsArla calms fears over Anchor butter recall
Arla has moved to reassure UK customers that an Anchor butter recall issued by producer Fonterra does not affect UK products.On Monday in New Zealand, dairy giant Fonterra voluntarily recalled 500g packs of Anchor salted butter with a best-before date of 26 January 2013. The move followed two complaints by ...
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Arla trialling power from waste system
Arla Foods is testing new technology that will allow it to power its plants by converting waste into energy.
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NewsFish Fight gets gurnard on to Asda shelves
Asda is set to roll out gurnard fillets to over 100 stores following a trial of the fish in the wake of Hugh’s Fish Fight.
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Asda faces heat for chip pan promo
Asda has run into trouble with the Fire Brigade after it promoted chip pans in the February edition of its Asda Magazine.
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ICBINB cut to a round pound at Asda stores
Unilever has produced special 400g packs of I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter for Asda in a bid to help the retailer meet its EDLP strategy.
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NewsGwyneth backs Spar Austria veggie range
She may have just published a recipe for duck ragu, but Spar Austria has signed up Hollywood star Gwyneth Paltrow as the face of its new range Spar Veggie.
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NewsPepsiCo extending its Quaker Oat So Simple range into cereal bars
Quaker Oat So Simple - the UK’s fastest-growing top 10 cereal brand - is moving into cereal bars.
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NewsShoppers miss out on a big choc drop
The biggest names in chocolate are still hoiking prices and shrinking the size of their bars - despite the falling cost of raw materials.
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DBC gets CCE's King as marketing boss
Foodservice wholesaler DBC has appointed Simon King as its new buying and marketing director.