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NewsUS grape shortage puts sourcing spotlight on EU
Retailers may be forced to turn to Europe for more of their own-label wine as the price of Californian wine rises. The weakening US dollar has made it more expensive for America to import wines, boosting demand for domestic products. This...
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News‘Truly inspirational’: execs pay tribute to John Halewood
The industry is mourning the loss of John Halewood, chairman, CEO and co-founder of wine and spirits supplier Halewood International, who passed away last weekend. Halewood, 64, was a popular industry figure and tributes describing him as...
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NewsUK leads the world in Fairtrade recognition
Consumer awareness of the Fairtrade mark in the UK has hit an all-time high of 96%, a global report on attitudes towards Fairtrade has revealed. The figure, up from 91% last year, remains the highest in the world, ahead of Ireland (91%),...
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Focus On Winter Remedies: Innovations
GSK's first ever pharmacy-strength hot drink product (rsp: £4.49 for a pack of five) combines the comfort of a medicated hot drink with the decongestant properties of menthol, says its owner.
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NewsFreedom Food switch for JS ham
Sainsbury's has claimed another Freedom Food first by switching its entire own-label range of canned cooked ham and pork to meat sourced from Freedom Food farms. The six-strong range has been redesigned and three new lines Basics ham,...
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NewsPoundworld: ‘Premier Foods is snubbing us’
Fast-growing round-pound indie Poundworld is desperate to do business with Premier Foods but keeps being snubbed, it claims. The discounter, which ranks grocery as its number one category across its more than 150 Poundworld and Discount...
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NewsSeabrook hunts for MD with ‘fresh perspective’
Braford-based Seabrook Crisps is searching for a new managing director with a "fresh perspective" to take the business into its next phase of growth. The hunt follows the departure of Seabrook Crisps MD John Tague who left unexpectedly at...
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NewsGinsters launches range of Reggae Reggae pasties
Levi Roots has announced his latest assault on the aisles of Britain’s supermarkets the launch of a range of spicy pasties and wraps with Ginsters.
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NewsVitalite pledges a return to Sainsbury’s
Dairy Crest has pledged to do its utmost to get Vitalite back on Sainsbury’s shelves after the dairy-free spread was delisted last month. Sainsbury’s stopped stocking Vitalite spread less than 18 months after it went into stores in May…
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NewsAsda supply arm IPL quadruples its profits
Asda's strategy of cutting out the middleman by sourcing fresh produce direct appears to be paying dividends. Its direct supply arm, International Produce Limited, made a £6.1m pre-tax profit in the year to 1 January 2011 a £4.6m...
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NewsGolden Wonder puts Christmas dinner in a pot noodle format
Even kitchen-shy students can get an early taste of Christmas this year from a limited-edition Christmas dinner-flavoured pot noodle snack. The festive version of Golden Wonder: The Nation's Noodle which even comes with a sachet of...
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NewsDunsmore quits C&C after three years in charge
John Dunsmore will step down as chief executive of C&C Group at the end of the year. He will be succeeded at the helm of the Magners maker by Stephen Glancey, currently chief operating officer and finance director.
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NewsOnline channel to lead grocery growth
Online sales of groceries will almost double over the next five years, according to new research. IGD data suggests online sales in the grocery trade will surge from the estimated £5.9bn to £11.2bn in 2016.
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NewsWalmart China boss goes in wake of ‘organic pork’ scandal
Walmart’s top man in China has resigned. Ed Chan had headed up the Chinese business of the world’s largest retailer since 2007.
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Henderson snaps up Newry catering supplier
Henderson Foodservice has acquired Independent Catering Services in Northern Ireland. ICS, which is based in Newry, supplies chilled and ambient products to caterers in Northern Ireland but also has a significant client base in the Irish republic.
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NewsEvian owner Danone eyes sale of water business
Danone could be poised to sell its water business, including the Evian and Volvic brands. The French dairy giant is holding talks over a possible sale with Japanese drinks group Suntory, according to press reports.
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NewsAsda adds £5 sweetener to Price Guarantee this week
Asda is offering shoppers a £5 sweetener in return for using its Price Guarantee. The supermarket is offering a fiver to anyone who spends £40 on groceries at Asda this week and subsequently uses its online price comparison tool.
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NewsWaitrose products head to New Zealand in new tie-up
Up to 100 Waitrose products will be hitting the shelves of a small New Zealand grocer called Nosh Food Market this Christmas. The two companies have signed a partnership deal that will bring Waitrose products to six Nosh stores.
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NewsRecord UWS profits hit by £1m legal bill
United Wholesale (Scotland) incurred an exceptional charge of more than £1m in legal costs covering the successful appeal against the conviction of former MD Athif Sarwar for money laundering. Accounts published this week at Companies...
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World News: 15/10/11
Carrefour has slashed its full-year profits forecast as consumers continue to turn away from its hypermarkets. The supermarket giant said it expected 2011 operating profits to be down 20% compared with its previous forecast of a 15%...