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NewsMarmitegate: brands urged to take action
Brand bosses have been urged to help get British products back on shelf in Denmark following the ban on the sale of fortified foods such as Marmite without a licence. Danish retailers have been told they cannot sell products including...
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News‘Nowhere else to go’: Haldanes calls in administrators
Haldanes Stores has confirmed it is calling in administrators following advice from its lawyers and an insolvency practitioner. The move comes just weeks after it issued proceedings in the High Court against The Co-operative Group, and...
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NewsSea buckthorn is set to Pep up adult fruit juice drink category
Sea buckthorn, hailed as the next big 'superfruit', is set to hit the UK in a new juice drink. Pep a blend of sea buckthorn, wild berry fruits and natural fruit sweetener would be the first drink of its kind in the UK, claimed marketing...
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NewsOatly Fresh makes debut in chilled aisle
Oat-based milk drink Oatly is to make its debut in chilled with the launch of its first fresh variant. Oatly Fresh (rsp: £1.69 for a one-litre pack) has a shelf life of four weeks and, once opened, will keep fresh in the fridge for up to…
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Row over extra hours has DBC on strike alert
DBC Foodservice insists it will be able to fulfil its MoD contract after a strike at one of its Scottish depots threatened to disrupt an order destined for HMS Illustrious.On Thursday, workers at the site in Dundonald, Ayrshire, walked...
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NewsNature Friendly Farming scheme signs Allied Mills
A sustainable produce scheme that pays farmers a premium for protecting wildlife on their land has received a boost after signing up Allied Mills, one of the UK's largest millers. Starting this season, Allied Mills will add 18,000 acres...
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NewsAppleby Westward’s Warren heads hiring
South West Spar wholesaler Appleby Westward Group has promoted Simon Warren to head of store recruitment, and has tasked him with adding 24 c-stores to the Spar fascia by the end of the year. Warren has been with the Saltash-based company...
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NewsArdo urges provenance push for frozen pea lines
East Anglian pea growers dropped by Birds Eye last year are set to fight back this summer with a provenance-based on-pack and social media campaign. Own-label frozen vegetable supplier Ardo, which struck a deal with The Anglian Pea...
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Netto ‘space opportunity’ fee stuns Asda suppliers
Asda has asked suppliers for payments of hundreds of thousands of pounds in negotiations linked to its acquisition of Netto.
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Asda’s grapes of wrath
Asda was ordered to pay £10,500 last week to Thomas Wardle, a shopper who slipped on a grape in one of its stores. Asda was also forced to pay £18,500 in legal costs. Imagine if he'd slipped on a melon."We have thorough procedures in...
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Heinz puts more beans in Fridge Packs
Heinz is expanding its Reduced Sugar and Salt Beans into the Fridge Pack format launched last year.Last September, the company rolled out its standard beans in the Fridge Pack, a re-sealable jar that keeps beans fresh in the fridge for...
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Focus On Frozen Food: The charm offensive begins here
Merchandising continues to be contentious for brands and sensitive for retailers, but there are signs the two are working together to lure shoppers into the frozen aisle. Take promotional placements, for instance.
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Iceland bidders face ‘nuisance and cost’ of restrictive leases
Supermarket chains looking to buy Iceland will be unable to convert close to half the frozen discounter's stores into small-format supermarkets without costly and time-consuming changes in the leases, The Grocer understands.
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Booker kicks off Shop Local promo club
Booker has launched a promotional club aimed at off-licences, CTNs, forecourts, and smaller c-stores.
The Shop Local 2 Go programme offers eight “market-leading” shopper deals every four weeks in confectionery, CSN and soft drinks,… -
NewsDoritos offers online game to boost sales of dips with its chips
Doritos has unveiled plans to get more shoppers particularly gamers buying dips with their chips. According to Doritos brand owner PepsiCo, half the American shoppers who buy chips also pick up a dip, compared with just one in 10 UK...
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NewsTesco lines help serve up a hero’s breakfast
Tesco is bringing together egg, bacon and sausage makers for a seven-week fundraising campaign in support of the Help for Heroes charity this summer. The campaign, which kicks off on 26 June, involves brands that already have close links...
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NewsBritish wine sales soar as it undercuts imports
Sales of budget "British" wines have soared more than 50% in value over the past year following price hikes at the low end of the import wine market. Unlike English wine, British wine is made from imported grape juice rather than...
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NewsTenderstem broccoli volumes to increase
Volumes of British-grown Tenderstem broccoli are tipped to be up 20% on last year, according to forecasts from UK Tenderstem licensor Coregeo. The total British Tenderstem crop for 2011 only the second year it has been widely available ...
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Focus On Frozen Food: Frozen free-from comes into its own
Free-from is enjoying rapid growth in the frozen category albeit from a low base, with value sales up 17.7% year-on-year to £7.4m.
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NewsDefra’s waste plan set to disappoint industry
The government's long-awaited review of waste policy will fall well short of industry expectations and deliver little in the way of direction over recycling, sources have told The Grocer. Suppliers and retailers claim they are massively...