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NewsNew formula for Shaken Udder drinks
Shaken Udder has been revamped and its sugar content reduced in a bid to appeal more to the lunchbox market. The premium milkshakes which are sold in Waitrose, Ocado and high-end food halls now contain less than 5% sugar, down from 6%....
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London HDC for expanding Tesco.com
Tesco has opened a multimillion-pound home delivery distibution centre in North London as it continues to expand its online business. The 150,000 sq ft facility in Enfield will act as a combined home delivery centre and a logistics hub...
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NewsFocus On Frozen Food: For meat, it’s murder
Frozen food sales are in value growth – just. But sales are not evenly distributed across its various sub-categories and meat is struggling even more than last year. Jon Severs reports
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Focus On Frozen Food: Innovations
Birds Eye's bid to tap into the £140m convenient rice category features four products combining rice with Birds Eye's frozen vegetables. Consumers can pick from four flavours, including Mediterranean Vegetable and Pilau with Peas and Spinach, in packs of two for £1.79.
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Makro suspends its pick-up point trial to focus on foodservice
Makro has shelved plans to install pick-up points in areas where it lacks a cash & carry, and has closed its two pilot sites. The trial sites for Makro Drive in Milton Keynes and York were heralded by the company in September as "a UK...
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NewsMultiples follow Tesco milk increase
Sainsbury's and Waitrose have followed Tesco's lead and increased the price of four pints of milk to £1.49 [BrandView.co.uk]. As in Tesco, the 24p rise applies to whole, skimmed and semi-skimmed variants of Sainsbury's and Waitrose's...
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Levi Roots now unveils Rasta Pasta
He’s at it again! Reggae Reggae founder Levi Roots has now expanded into the pasta sauce category.
Rasta Pasta sauce (rsp: £1.89), now in Morrisons, is described as “lightly spiced, with sun-ripened tomatoes, pineapple, guava and herbs”…. -
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Nestlé Waters pushes multibuys
Sir, I am writing in response to your recent Nestlé Waters article ('Nestlé seeks a place for Buxton water at the breakfast table', 28 May), which stated that Nestlé Waters was encouraging independent retailers to offer multibuy deals, such as...
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NewsNew-look Rombouts rolls into Sainsbury’s
Rombouts is rolling out its revamped coffee range to Sainsbury's next month. The brand has been relaunched by the Rombouts family, who bought back its distribution rights from Premier Foods in 2009. "The product had been...
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NewsArla megadairy gets first ACRID whiff of opposition
The campaign to stop Arla's proposed £150m Aylesbury dairy has officially kicked off amid rising concerns about the impact it could have on traffic and transport infrastructure. Last week, Aylesbury Chiltern Resistance to Inappropriate...
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NewsMakro directors in shock exit
Four of Makro’s five board directors, including MD Hannes Floto, left suddenly on Friday, and Makro Group has replaced them with external consultants, The Grocer can reveal.
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NewsRecord trading for Iceland
Iceland has announced a record year of trading for the year ending 25 March 2011. Pre-tax profits jumped 14.8% up to £155.5m. Sales were up 5.9% to £2.3bn, with like-for-like sales up by 2.1%...
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NewsMorrisons buys supplier Flower World
Morrisons has bought wholesaler Flower World, in the latest move by the supermarket to integrate its supply chain. Flower World already supplies around a third of Morrisons’ fresh flowers, including supplying its Fresh Lab concept store in Leeds.
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NewsPatak’s turns up heat with new extra spicy range
Patak’s is spicing up its range of Indian cooking sauces with a new extra-hot line. Its new Hot & Spicy range comprises a Tikka Masala, a vindaloo and – hottest of all – a phal (rsp: £1.59 each).
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NewsTrust is key to ‘new retailing’ says Tesco boss Clarke
Philip Clarke has set out his vision of a “new retailing” based on consumer trust, where technology removes the boundaries between online and in-store shopping.
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NewsRasta Pasta is latest launch from Levi Roots
Levi Roots has added to his ever-expanding line-up with Rasta Pasta, marking his second product launch in a week. The Caribbean-themed pasta sauce features sun-ripened tomatoes, pineapple and guava. It is available now in Morrisons (rsp: £1.89).
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NewsHeineken caught up in row over S&N pensions
Heineken has denied breaking promises to Scottish & Newcastle workers over pension commitments passed on following its takeover of the company in 2008.
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NewsGreencore squares up to Samworth in Uniq tussle
Greencore is facing a new takeover tussle as it bids to gain control of debt-hit sandwich maker Uniq. The Irish convenience food group recently lost out to Ranjit Boparan in the battle for Northern Foods.
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NewsSainsbury’s targets Nectar holders with new car insurance plan
Sainsbury’s is targeting Nectar card holders in a drive to ramp up its car insurance business.
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NewsCostcutter hatches plan to bring back Kwik Save fascia
It was a household name known for its cheesy 'Top Brands at Rock Bottom Prices' TV ads, but also for its long and drawn-out collapse into administration four years ago. But now the Kwik Save name could be set for a return to Britain's...