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Cravendale signs up Muppets in price war
Arla is to launch a major campaign for Cravendale centred on new Disney movie The Muppets in a bid to “take the fight away from price”.
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Whitby-Rockall deal sorts scampi supply
Scampi supplier Whitby Seafoods has swallowed up Northern Irish processor Rockall Seafoods.
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Food engineering degree gets support from industry heads
Universities are being invited to bid to run the UK’s first degree course in food engineering.
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NewsGovernment slammed for stance on illegal eggs
The British egg industry has launched a blistering attack on the government for its stance on illegal imported eggs.
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NewsUB's single-serves get taste of Jamaica
United Biscuits has unveiled a new range of single-serve cakes to tap the trend for mini treats.
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NewsGrant's sends out its haggis to our heroes
Haggis supplier Grant’s will be sending Scotland’s national dish to British troops serving abroad.
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TJ Morris site starts to sell wholesale
TJ Morris has started selling wholesale items from the food and drink section of its Home Bargains web site.
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NewsCalls for EU action on rocketing cost of sugar
Food suppliers have called on the EU to help manufacturers crippled by the soaring cost of sugar. Ice cream and confectionery are among the sectors struggling to keep up with the rising cost of sugar, which last year had an average…
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NewsYoung's owner set to snap up Cumbrian Seafoods
Lion Capital – owner of Young’s Seafood – is set to swallow up chilled fish supplier Cumbrian Seafoods after it went into administration.
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NewsMorrisons and Asda 'likely to pull out' of the race for Iceland
Morrisons and Asda are unlikely to pursue their interest in Iceland Foods as the second round of the auction gets under way, according to a City source close to the deal.
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NewsCoke puts Innocent in the Olympic spotlight
Innocent has pole-vaulted its way onto the podium of Olympic sponsors after leveraging the fi nancial muscle of its majority stakeholder Coca-Cola, The Grocer can reveal.
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NewsTesco trials screens ahead of ban on tobacco display
Tesco is gearing up for next year’s tobacco display ban by trialling screens across the front of tobacco kiosks.
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NewsBestway predicts 25% indie sales lift in 2012
Independent retailers could be set for the “best year” yet in 2012, with sales predicted to rise by as much as 25%.
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NewsSlow start to winter leaves the mince pies stuck in Sainsbury’s
Sainsbury’s shoppers have shunned mince pies because of the unseasonal warm weather.
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Total opens £2.9m depot in Clitheroe
Total Foodservice has opened its second depot, in Clitheroe, Lancashire.
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All eyes on Aldi in new German design exhibit
A museum in Germany is launching an exhibition called ‘I love Aldi’.
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NewsNow China develops a taste for Tyrrells crisps
Upmarket crisp maker Tyrrells has signed a distribution deal to enter the Chinese market as it eyes annual export growth of 60%.
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Lidl trademark signals ready meal launch
Lidl has trademarked “heat, eat & enjoy”, leading to speculation that it is gearing up to launch a new range of ready meals.
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NewsRetro ain’t what it used to be: Arctic Roll listings crash
Birds Eye Arctic Roll – whose relaunch came to symbolise the creditcrunch- inspired retro food craze – has fallen on hard times, with only one of the big four retailers still listing the ice-cream logs.
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Booker rolls out Red Band tobacco line
Booker has relaunched its own-label Red Band handrolling tobacco.