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NewsAnother new look for Goodfella’s pizza lines
Goodfella's is overhauling its frozen pizzas range again as it looks to take the brand "back to its roots" and stem a sharp decline in sales. Sales of the Northern Foods brand have fallen 17.3% over the past year [Nielsen 52w/e 6 August...
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NewsPoor growing season hits blueberry supply
British retailers have been hit by a squeeze on blueberries following poor weather in the UK and Poland. Sainsbury's has reduced its packs from 225g to 150g and cut its price from £3 to £2.50 after prices rose following a poor season in...
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Greencore grabs 98.13% of Uniq shares
Greencore has moved a step closer to sealing its £113m deal for Uniq after shareholders voted overwhelmingly in favour of the deal. As of 1pm on 30 August, Greencore announced it had received acceptances in respect of 115,001,506 Uniq Shares - 98.13 per cent of the company’s issued share capital.
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Nine out of ten shoppers expect food prices to rise
The vast majority of shoppers are resigned to forking out more cash for their groceries. According to the latest research from IGD ShopperTrack. 90% of those questioned believe that prices are set to get more expensive over the next 12 months.
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Tesco to quit Japan
Tesco is set to pull out of Japan admitting that it “cannot build a sufficiently scalable business”. The supermarket revealed today that it plans to sell its entire business in Japan, eight years after launching in the country.
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Analysts downgrade Nestlé shares
Bernstein Research has downgraded Nestlé shares for the first time since it began covering the stock in 2002. Downgrading the stock from ‘outperform’ to ‘market perform’, Bernstein analyst Andrew Wood said Nestlé shares may have been bid too high by investors eager to hold a strong company in Swiss Francs
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NewsAlcohol prices soar 10% as cost pressure mounts
Beer and spirits prices have soared almost 10% in the wake of commodity cost rises, duty and VAT hikes and weakened sterling as predicted by The Grocer in January. The retail price of spirits shot up 9.7% in the year to July and beer…
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NewsEx-Aldi MD Burger sets up kosher foods supplier Avenue 18
Former Aldi UK and Ireland MD Armin Burger has resurfaced with a new venture selling kosher foods. His new company, Avenue 18, specialises in finding manufacturers and suppliers capable of supplying food products in accordance with…
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News99p Stores to make its debut in Ireland
99p Stores is about to beat Poundland to the punch in the Republic of Ireland. Just weeks after Poundland announced it would open its first Dealz store in October, 99p Stores has revealed it will open its first store in the republic next…
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NewsHaldanes defies call to review its Co-op action
Arthur Harris, CEO of the collapsed supermarket chain Haldanes Stores Limited, has vowed to press ahead with a personal legal claim against The Co-operative Group. In a Statement of Administrators Proposals, made available at Companies...
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NewsAdams: ‘Kerrygold Softer still available’
Adams Foods has shrugged off claims made last week by Sainsbury's that its Kerrygold Softer Butter line has been discontinued. Last week, a shopper asked Sainsbury's via its Facebook page whether it intended to sell the "excellent...
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NewsIndustry asks science to cure salt addiction
The food and drink industry is calling in the boffins to help it meet its commitments on salt reduction under the Responsibility Deal. Retailers and manufacturers admitted this week that they had hit a brick wall in some areas and were...
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NewsBRC advice to Portas: ‘don’t focus on rioting’
The race to repair Britain’s riot-scarred high streets risks hijacking the review by the government’s retail tsar, industry leaders have warned.
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NewsMexican Den reject is go after winning private investment
A Mexican food brand rejected by the dragons of TV show Dragons' Den is seeking supermarket listings after securing private investment. Marcela Flores-Newburn appeared on the show last weekend seeking £75,000 investment for a 20% stake...
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NewsDeste rides again in bid to rescue Premier Foods
Premier Foods has appointed Coca-Cola veteran Ian Deste as its new group sales director as it looks to rebuild fragile relationships with its key customers. Deste joins Premier Foods after 20 years at Coca-Cola Enterprises, including...
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NewsTesco racks up ‘fans’ on Facebook...but they’re not all happy
Supermarket giant Tesco has proved an unlikely hit with the Facebook generation, after more than 260,000 people joined its social network in the past three months. ChannelAdvisor revealed Tesco had one of the fastest-growing retail...
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NewsMince makes a cheap meal? Not any more...
They constitute some of Britain's favourite dishes. But the cost of spaghetti bolognese, shepherd's pie, lasagne and other mince-based staples are soaring as supermarkets have hiked the price of value-tier beef mince by up to 25% since the same time...
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NewsPepsiCo’s mini cans to extend female appeal
Soft drinks brands including Pepsi and Tango are being launched in 250ml cans for the first time in the UK. PepsiCo and its UK bottler Britvic are about to roll out multipacks of Pepsi, Pepsi Max and Diet Pepsi in the smaller format and...
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Asda cafés to offer low-cal ready meals
Asda has teamed up with WeightWatchers to offer diners low-calorie chilled ready meals in a selection of its in-store cafés. Sheffield, Wakefield, Huddersfield, Dewsbury and Glasshoughton are among the stores trialling the low-fat...
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NewsElizabeth Shaw offers first choc bar
Chocolate brand Elizabeth Shaw has moved into bars for the first time as part of a brand revamp. Shaw has launched Dark Chocolate Mint Crisp and Milk Chocolate Butter-scotch Crisp bars (rsp: £1.79/100g), and has added a Milk Chocolate…