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Focus On Crisps, Nuts & Snacks: Flavours finding favour
When Golden Wonder launched cheese & onion crisps 49 years ago, it could not have envisaged how massive and varied the sector would be half a century later.
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Focus On Crisps, Nuts & Snacks: Walkers dominates promotions
While market leader Walkers' 48.7% share of supermarket promotions is down slightly on last year, the brand's total number of promotions increased.
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Focus On Crisps, Nuts & Snacks: Innovations
Upmarket snacks specialist Filbert's Fine Foods has launched Mr Filbert's Impeccable peanuts to meet consumer demand for healthy snack products in a smaller, lunchbox-friendly format.
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NewsProfits slip as Heron opts to reduce debts
Pre-tax profits at frozen food discounter Heron Foods fell to £7.05m last year, down from £7.77m, accounts at Companies House have revealed. Accounts for the year to 25 December 2010 revealed the chain, which has 180 stores, closed a...
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Only Natural extends range of herbal teas
Only Natural Products, the company behind Dr Stuart's, is expanding its herbal tea portfolio with a new range of stronger-flavoured blends. The organic Higher Living range, available now, consists of eight herbal infusions.
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Tesco puts new quality logo on fresh food range
Tesco has rolled out a new logo across its fresh foods lines in a bid to ramp up its quality credentials.The Quality & Freshness Guaranteed logo started going on fruit & veg as well as salads and a number of meat and fish…
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NewsFormer boss Baile back for failed Oddbins stores
Former Oddbins owner Simon Baile has bought the leases to five defunct Oddbins stores from the chain's administrator and plans to re-open them as ExCellar wine shops. Baile was putting the final touches to two of the stores, in East Sheen...
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NewsWheat prices to soar as drought deepens
The food industry is on red alert again over wheat - and this time it's wheat used in food, rather than feed, that's most at risk.
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NewsResearch hub hunts for ‘quantum leap’ in brewing
Scientists at a new UK research centre will be hoping to develop the ‘holy grail’ of brewing: longer shelf life for beers. SAB Miller today announced it is building a £3m global brewing research facility, which will be sited at the University of Nottingham’s School of Biosciences.
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NewsJapan boss Fleming handed top Tesco strategy role
Tesco has promoted the head of its Japanese business, Michael Fleming, to a new global strategy role. Fleming is handed the title of group strategy director and has returned to the UK after three years in Japan.
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NewsBottlegreen bought by WKD maker
Bottlegreen Drinks has been sold to Northern Ireland’s SHS Group, the maker of WKD. The soft drinks producer was previously controlled by Piper Private Equity. Piper paid around £5m for a majority stake in 2007 and reportedly valued the company at £30m.
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NewsAsda to pioneer George franchise stores in Middle East
Asda is taking its George clothing brand overseas with the launch of two franchise stores in the Middle East. The outlets will be run under the George banner in the retailer’s first foray into franchising.
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NewsThe Sainsbury's coupon offering 1p off your next shop
The popularity of coupons is soaring, with a record 61% of consumers claiming to use the money saving device, up from 52% a year ago, according to a survey by coupon company Valassis. And coupon usage was just as high among shoppers in...
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NewsNo smooth outcome as Stella 4% sales fall
Sales of Stella 4% - hailed as the most successful alcohol launch of the past 10 years - have crashed by more than 30% over the past 12 months. The beer, which was developed for the UK market and debuted in August 2008, was called the...
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NewsHovis fights back after sales slump
Sales of Hovis have plummeted in the past year, The Grocer can reveal. The brand's pre-packed bread dropped 9% to £406m in the year to 19 February, with volumes down 3.3%, according to SymphonyIRI.
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Property and wage hikes hit Clearys
Manchester-based Spar retailer Clearys has blamed spiralling property and wage costs for falling into the red. Accounts filed at Companies House this week revealed a pre-tax loss of £41,502 for the year ending 30 June 2010 compared with...
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Technology & Supply Chain 2011: Untangling Tesco
As one of the original architects of Tesco.com – and now its head of research and development – Nick Lansley is charged with tapping technology to help consumers. He talks to Simon Creasey about apps, Facebook, iPads... and robots
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Technology & Supply Chain 2011: The shed of the future
The pressure to make logistics more efficient has never been greater. And it’s driving radical change. Sally Nash takes a tour of the shed of the future
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NewsOwn-Label Awards 2011: The Oscars of own-label
At a glittering and sellout ceremony, this year’s Own-Label Food & Drink Awards were the biggest and most fiercely fought ever. Rob Brown reports
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Tesco is hauled over coals after wine pricing ‘error’
Alcohol Concern has raised doubts over Tesco's commitment to responsible retailing after the supermarket this week sold wine at 4p below duty plus VAT.Tesco was selling a six-bottle case online for £12.78 equivalent to £2.13 a bottle ...