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Yorkshire Provender aims its fresh soups at young workforce
Premium soup supplier Yorkshire Provender is stepping into Innocent Veg Pots territory with the launch of fresh single-serve soups. The three-strong range described by the company as combining the convenience of soup with the sustenance...
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WWF inducts Alpro into Climate Savers
Alpro has become the first European food manufacturer to be granted entry to WWF's Climate Savers programme.The soya product supplier joins a list of companies including Coca-Cola Enterprises and Supervalu, who the WWF believes are...
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NewsWhat’s behind the amazing resurgence of discounters?
They are grabbing market share gains as they wow shoppers with quality and value, but does their financial model restrict further growth, asks James Halliwell
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Animal protein return to feed is a step closer
Controversial feeding practices from pre-BSE days are one step closer to being reintroduced, after an influential EU committee produced a document endorsing the feeding of animal by-products to pork, poultry and farmed fish.
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Retail associations hit out at ‘failure’ of PDF
The self-regulatory body for the newspaper and magazine sector has been branded a "failure" by retail associations.The Press Distribution Forum was formed last year by newstrade wholesalers and publishers in response to an Office of Fair...
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Oat So Simple gets two new ranges as Paw Ridge is axed
PepsiCo is rolling out two new ranges under its Oat So Simple brand one of which will replace failed children’s range Paw Ridge.
The company is axing the kids range after less than two years and introducing a range of four new kids’… -
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Soda bagels for Genesis Crafty bakery
A bakery is bringing a modern twist to traditional Irish soda bread by moving it into the bagel market.Genesis Crafty's Soda Bagel (rsp: £1.39) is being rolled out to 400 Tescos following test marketing. The Northern Ireland-based bakery...
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NewsFocus On Bakery: Bakery falls flat
Over-promotion has left the bakery sector flat and white bread is still losing favour. But suppliers remain stoic, looking to innovation to grab market share. Nick Hughes reports
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Focus On Bakery: Innovations
Kingsmill is following rival Warburtons into the sandwich alternatives sector with a range of flatbread products. Developed to meet growing consumer needs for lunchtime products that offer variety, the range includes 50/50 Wraps, 50/50 Pockets, Pockets and Deli Softs.
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Blue Dragon in barbecue sector debut
Blue Dragon is eyeing the barbecue market with a new range of sticky sauces. The four-strong range, available now, comprises Chinese BBQ, Char Sui, Peking and Teriyaki (rsp: £1.49 for 300g).
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The big grocery money in the Rich List ranks
Galen and George Weston, whose family interests include ABF the Kingsmill to Primark conglomerate as well as stakes in Selfridges and Fortnum & Mason, were once again the highest ranking food and drink figures in The Sunday Times Rich List,...
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Illy iced coffee set to keep ‘cold hot’ drink category on the boil
The market for 'cold hot drinks' - one of the fastest-growing sub-sectors in soft drinks - is set to receive a further boost with the launch of an iced range from premium coffee producer Illy. Issimo, which made its debut in the US and...
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Importers calm fears of Moroccan produce hikes
Fruit & veg importers have downplayed the likely impact on retail prices of a planned minimum wage hike in Morocco, after it sparked concerns that retailers and suppliers would soon have to pay more for Moroccan produce.
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D’Acampo lunchbox push for Cheestrings
Kerry Foods will encourage mums to "reappraise" Cheestrings as a healthy lunchbox snack for kids by teaming up with TV chef Gino D'Acampo for a new campaign.Gino's Good Food Fight is backed by a £500k budget and will be run in...
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NewsA solid start for the coalition, but time to deliver on ‘good intentions’
The coalition’s first year has not had the disastrous impact on the industry many feared it would, but now actions need to match words. Nick Hughes reports
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Cracking the QR code
They may have come of age in Japan and the US but in the UK the use of QR code technology is still in its infancy. Are networks and the general public ready for an fmcg QR revolution, asks Jon Severs
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DBC wins Notcutts food supply contract
DBC Foodservice has won an exclusive £2.5m supply contract with Notcutts, the UK's third largest garden centre group.The contract is DBC's first account with a garden centre and was awarded by food purchasing company Equinoxe Solutions....
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Refusal of insurance puts paid to Cook’s prison staff scheme
Frozen ready meals retailer Cook has been forced to suspend an initiative offering jobs to prison inmates at its Kent factory following an insurance wrangle.Head of brand James Rutter said its insurance company Tokio Marine claimed that...
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Haldanes: Co-op Group ‘sold us down the river’
Independent supermarket chain Haldanes has "withheld rent" from The Co-operative Group to make the society take notice of allegations that the Co-op "materially" breached terms of its agreement when it sold 26 former Somerfield stores to Haldanes in...
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Princes lifts ethical cred with pole-and-line tuna
It came bottom in Greenpeace's 2011 tuna league table, but now Princes is looking to improve its sustainability credentials by becoming the first major brand to offer a 100% pole-and-line-caught range of tinned tuna.The six-strong range...