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Bacardi takes its pre-mixes into off-trade
Bacardi is extending its Originals range of pre-mix cocktails into the off-trade, four months after its on-trade launch.Single-serve bottles of 5.4% abv Bacardi Mojito and 5% abv Bacardi Cuba Libre will launch into the major...
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Jug It milk bag jugs get Tesco listing
Jug It, the reusable milk bag jug from Dairy Crest, has been listed in 270 Tesco stores following a 10-store trial.
The jugs along with Country Life milk bags started rolling out into Tesco stores at the end of June. Jug It is already… -
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Focus On Butters & Spreads: Imported butter beats best of British
Food writer Alex Renton recently pointed out to readers of The Times that three-quarters of butter sold in the UK was now imported.
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NewsBirds Eye’s Murphy fills new Boots trading role
Boots is shaking up its commercial operations, with Anne Murphy general manager UK & Ireland at Birds Eye taking on one of two new senior trading posts the UK business is set to create.
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Crackdown on illegal booze lifts wholesale
Wholesalers across the country have reported improved alcohol sales as HMRC’s clampdown on rogue traders in the supply chain begins to bite.
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Tesco brings healthy Goodness kids’ meals brand over from US
Tesco is rolling out a brand of kids’ foods originally developed for the US market and sold through the retailer’s Fresh & Easy stores.
Launching this month, the Goodness range of more than 70 healthy eating products includes snacks,… -
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WI plans mass-market options for busy cooks
The National Federation of Women's Institutes is gearing up to launch its first range of WI-branded foods. As well as the almost obligatory jams, the line-up is likely to include baked goods and cakes. Marketed as an alternative to...
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NewsFocus On Butters & Spreads: Promos butter up consumers
Soaring commodity costs caused by drought have prompted a promotional frenzy in yellow fats as retailers try to counter the impact of sharp retail price rises. Simon Mowbray reports
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Focus On Butters & Spreads: Goats butter butts its way out of a niche
Originally launched as an alternative for people intolerant to cows milk, goats butter has been in supermarkets for more than a decade, with the market now estimated at £5m-£6m by leading producers and retailers.
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Focus On Butters & Spreads: Caught in Kerrygold’s honey trap
Kerrygold brought out Honey Spread in April this year, at a premium rsp of £1.79 for a 250g tub. Aimed at "revitalising the butter and spreads aisle", Honey Spread blends Irish butter and honey to provide a sweet alternative to standard butter.
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Focus On Butters & Spreads: Innovations
Determined not to waste any cream passing through its dairy, South Caernarfon Creameries invested £250,000 in old-fashioned churns so it could replicate the traditional way of making Welsh butter.
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Milk industry decries cadmium testing plan
The dairy industry is intensifying efforts to convince the European Commission not to "waste everyone's time" with proposals to introduce safety limits on cadmium in milk.The EC is in the process of reviewing existing maximum levels for...
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Danone changes its Shape with relaunch
Danone is relaunching its entire Shape yoghurt portfolio under the name Shape Delights and introducing a new slogan 'uncompromise your life' to boost the appeal of the range.The company is already selling a range of low-fat desserts...
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Marketing chief Wright in exit from Thorntons
Thorntons marketing director Peter Wright has left the chocolate retailer following the completion of its strategic review this week, which will result in the closure of at least 120 stores.Wright, who joined in August 2007, left on...
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Sainsbury’s to team up with City & Guilds
Sainsbury's food colleges and bakery college have gained accreditation from City & Guilds the largest-ever accreditation in the training provider's history.The colleges, which opened last year, offer training to staff on meat, fish,...
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New code of practice for Tesco dairy farms
Tesco has introduced a new code of practice for its dairy group farmers ahead of a planned drive to communicate the group's work to consumers later this year.The code, which lays down new environmental, animal welfare and health...
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WRBM sets up one-stop shop for data
William Reed Business Media, the publisher of The Grocer, has announced a major partnership with data giant Nielsen to create the most complete and consistently up-to-date database of grocery chains and stores in the UK.Nielsen has...
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Save money on sourcing, Spar is told
Spar's outsourced procurement team has warned retailers they are paying over the odds by buying services and goods not for resale direct. Brightsourcing, founded by Somerfield's purchasing managers, was hired by Spar last year to improve...
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NewsTesco's Premier cull: the delisted products in full
Below is a full list of the products delisted by Tesco in its recent spat over pricing with Premier Foods. Read about how the spat occurred here, while Adam Leyland offers his take on how Tesco "ran rings" around Premier in his Editor's Comment.