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News"S Budget" lines replace Spar Extra Value range
UK Spar stores will start selling the company’s successful European value range, “S Budget”, from the end of the month. The 33-strong economy range of everyday essentials, which includes chicken fillets, baked beans, energy drinks, bleach…
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NewsButter packer Castle hit by soaring costs
Profits at Castle Dairies have crashed 80% as a result of the soaring wholesale price of butter and cream. Castle, which lays claim to being the biggest independent butter packer in the UK, saw pre-tax profits fall 79.9% to £67,366 in the…
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News(Nisa buying) power to the people’s co-op store
The People’s Supermarket - the co-operative retailer that opened in a blaze of publicity last year, promising to offer an alternative retail model - has joined Nisa-Today’s.
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NewsCalon Wen turns to QR codes to tell its ‘story’
Calon Wen, the Welsh organic milk co-operative, is looking to tap into consumers’ growing interest in provenance and local produce by bringing its own story to life on its packs through QR codes. The co-op is gearing up to re-label its…
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NewsCereal sales slump as only Tony is spared
Britain’s biggest cereal brands have fallen out of favour with shoppers, with eight of the top 10 products recording a year-on-year drop in value or volume sales - and often both.
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NewsSymington’s: sky is the limit for Chicken Tonight and Ragu
Chicken Tonight may expand into fresh cooking sauces after new owner Symington’s declared “the sky was the limit” for the brand. Speaking this week after acquiring the Ragu and Chicken Tonight ambient sauces from Unilever, Symingtons CEO…
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Ocado cooks up recipes for tweet success
Ocado has teamed up with celebrity chef Sophie Michell to develop a range of recipes for its followers on Twitter.
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Co-op Group’s new wind farm
The Co-operative Group has started work on an £18.5m wind farm in Cambridgeshire as part of a plan to generate 25% of its electricity from its renewable energy projects by 2017.
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NewsLorman tasked with driving growth of Mars ice cream lines
Tony Lorman has joined Mars Chocolate UK as general manager of the ice cream category. Lorman stepped into the newly created role last week, taking complete responsibility for the Mars ice cream category in the UK, reporting into the UK…
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NewsDespair of stores hit by days of riot destruction
Retailers bore the brunt of the worst violence to erupt on Britain’s streets for 30 years this week, as rioters caused millions of pounds worth of damage to high streets across England. Although PM David Cameron eased pressure on…
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NewsMeat Merchant set for mainland debut
Northern Irish meat business The Meat Merchant is to embark on an expansion drive that will see the company setting up its first mainland UK store. Owned by meat wholesaler Hannan Meats, The Meat Merchant is based in Moira, Co Down. It…
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NewsFirst Drinks to launch Grant’s RTD
First Drinks has unveiled Grant’s Scotch Whisky and Cola the whisky brand’s first RTD product. The 6.6% abv 250ml canned drink is rolling out this month (rsp: £2) and is set to be joined imminently by a Grant’s and ginger variant.
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NewsOcean Spray gives sauces easy-open lid
Consumers should have strength left to pull the Christmas crackers this year, as Ocean Spray has introduced an easy-open lid to its cranberry sauces. Following research that showed 40% of women aged 40-plus struggle to open glass jars,…
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NewsProducers fear for future in wake of RPA’s review
The future of up to 25 fresh produce businesses and their suppliers hangs in the balance following a controversial review by the Rural Payments Agency that could see vital financial support withdrawn. The bodies have been left in limbo…
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NewsUnilever site to suggest swaps to smarter foods
Unilever is testing a new shopping comparison website that analyses people’s favourite foods and suggests healthier alternatives. Smartswaps.co.uk works by assessing consumers’ online shopping histories and applying an algorithm to…
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NewsYork to leave Premier Foods for pastures new
Ian York, group sales director of Premier Foods, is leaving the group at the end of the year to pursue “exciting new opportunities”. After various jobs with Quaker Oats, Associated British Foods and Blue Crest, York, 52, has spent 17…
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NewsJerky Group supplies own label for M&S
Beef snack company The Jerky Group, supplier of the Wild West Beef Jerky and Bundu Original Beef Biltong brands, has launched an own-label beef jerky range for M&S. Available in Classic and Peppered, the new range is made in the UK…
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NewsSwadling takes role as head of Premier
Musgrave Retail Partners GB veteran Martin Swadling has joined rival wholesaler Booker as head of its retail symbol group Premier.
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Kitchener: sad loss of ‘a man of integrity’
The industry is mourning the loss of Paul Kitchener, who has passed away after a long illness. Kitchener held a number of senior roles in the industry, including chief operating officer of Brakes and CEO of Burton’s Foods. He joined…
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NewsLineker low-profile as Walkers switches tack
Gary Lineker is to take a back seat in the latest ad for the Walkers range following a brand revamp. The former England striker has been associated with Walkers for almost 20 years.