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Higgidy turns to turkey for celebration pie
Higgidy is offering shoppers 'Christmas dinner in a limited-edition pie'. The handmade Christmasy Turkey Pie with Bacon Stuffing (rsp: £3.49/250g) is the first of a range of celebration pies to be launched by the company.
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Easter chocolate plans reveal novelty growth
Novelties and sharing bags play major roles in the big three confectioners’ plans for next Easter.
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NewsLidl embarks on Christmas promo drive
Eager to carve a big slice of the Christmas market, Lidl has gone all out to promote its seasonal offering. The German discounter has launched its first-ever smartphone app, as well as a ‘Lidl Bit of Magic’ festive website.
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Smaller, greener tubs for Dairy Crest spreads
Dairy Crest is overhauling the packaging of its spreads portfolio in a bid to address growing consumer concerns about packaging waste and to provide a more user-friendly tub.
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NewsNew tech will double ‘dark store’ pick rates
Tesco is to introduce a new automated system it claims will double its current pick rates for online grocery orders at its new London e-commerce distribution hub.
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NewsDH under pressure to rescue ‘nudging’ Deal
The Department of Health is planning to commission an independent review into whether the Responsibility Deal is working, The Grocer can exclusively reveal.
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NewsEcho Falls launches premix Spritz drinks
Echo Falls has launched its first premixed canned drink - taking it into a burgeoning sector dominated by spirit-based products. Four per cent abv Echo Falls Spritz, a blend of wine and sparkling water, is pitched at female consumers and…
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NewsSalmon prices drop in temporary oversupply
Retailers, manufacturers and consumers are set to benefit from a short-term plunge in salmon prices as global events have conspired to create oversupply and cause wholesale prices to plummet.
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Morrisons pitches itself as high street hero to Mary Portas
Morrisons is championing its own credentials as a positive force in the fight to save our town centres, in a new report it submitted to Mary Portas' High Street Review.
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Memorial service to be held next week for John Halewood
A memorial service is to be held on Monday (7 November) for Halewood International founder John Halewood, who died three weeks ago.
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P&G rolls out virtual store
Procter & Gamble has become the latest global giant to roll out a virtual store for customers, in a glimpse of a potential future bypassing traditional retail.
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NewsBillionaire Weston gives up seat on Fortnum & Mason board
Galen Weston, the billionaire Canadian whose father bought Fortnum & Mason in 1951, has stepped down as a director of the elite department store.
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NewsKraft to vote in May on post-split identity
A shareholder vote in May will decide the name of Kraft Foods’ spin-off global snacks business, which will house UK operations including Cadbury.
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NewsSainsbury’s bags Beckham to take over from Oliver
David Beckham is the new face of Sainsbury’s, fronting its Active Kids campaign and Paralympic Games sponsorship.
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NewsChosen by Prue: cooking school tie-up for revamped Extra Special
Asda is claiming to be the first supermarket to hand over the future of an entire range to a leading cookery school in a revamp of its Extra Special own-label range.
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News‘Nudging isn’t working’: MPs round on Responsibility Deal
MPs have launched a scathing attack on the government’s Responsibility Deal, branding voluntary agreements with the food and drink trade inadequate.
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NewsHeineken names new head of UK marketing
Heineken has handed the reins for its UK marketing to Jacco van der Linden. He is currently marketing director at the group’s Nigerian Breweries subsidiary, a role he has held since 2008.
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NewsImperial profits grow again despite sliding tobacco volumes
Imperial Tobacco relied on growth in emerging markets as profits improved by more than 4% over the past year. Operating profits at the Lambert & Butler maker grew to £2.64bn, while price hikes contributed to a rise in total sales of 3.7% to £29.22bn.
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NewsDrinks trade slams Scots pricing plan as new bill gets first airing
Drinks producers have lined up to criticise Scots plans for a minimum price per unit of alcohol. The Minimum Pricing (Alcohol) (Scotland) bill was published today, paving the way for a minimum tariff to be imposed on each unit of alcohol in drinks north of the border.
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Two in and Kelly out as Premier overhauls top brass
Premier Foods chief operating officer Tim Kelly is to leave the company following a management reshuffle.