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NewsIs Innocent planning a posher Pot Noodle?
Innocent is keeping a lid on its NPD plans but The Grocer understands it is working on a "completely new" posh Pot Noodle-style product to launch in September.
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World News 16/4/11
Walmart has launched a campaign promising to offer 'Low Prices. Every Day. On Everything'. The retailer said it would increase competitive checks and partner with suppliers to lower prices. It would also increase lines in stores by...
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NewsLittle Dish appoints O’Brien to double its sales by end of 2012
Natural kids food brand Little Dish has appointed a new sales director as it looks to double sales by the end of 2012. Andy O'Brien has joined the company from Innocent Drinks, where he worked for more than two years as a grocery...
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NewsASA cool over PETA ‘child abuse’ posters
The ASA has said it is not taking action against a controversial PETA campaign that equates meat eating with child abuse. The posters are a rerun of a four-year-old campaign. They show an obese child eating a burger and carry the line:...
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NewsCruzcampo aims to get drinkers sharing their beer like wine
Brits are being encouraged to treat beer more like wine by switching to larger bottles for sharing with friends. Distributor The Morgenrot Group is ramping up activity around Spanish beer Cruzcampo after securing exclusive rights to...
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NewsWaitrose to bring edible flowers to the salad aisle
They're usually associated with fine dining but Waitrose is hoping edible flowers and micro-leaves will appeal to adventurous home cooks as well. The supermarket has developed an eight-strong range of salad 'add-ons' with Bakkavör that...
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NewsAngry tweets fired over think tank’s large-store tax proposal
A row exploded on Twitter this week between Tory policy guru Phillip Blond and right-wing political blogger Paul Staines (aka Guido Fawkes), following the revelation that a report calling for new taxes on large out-of-town shops was funded by the...
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NewsAquafresh makes a splash at Cineworld with oral care promo
GlaxoSmithKline has struck a deal with cinema chain Cineworld to screen a 10-minute show promoting Aquafresh kids toothpastes. Under the sponsorship agreement, which runs from this month until the end of the year, the 10-minute show will…
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NewsFreshgro Chantenay carrot packs arrive
Freshgro is looking to shake up carrot snacks with the launch of Chantenay carrot snack packs. Carrot snacking was dominated by carrot batons, according to Freshgro. Chantenay snack packs would provide a point of difference because they...
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NewsAsda toasts its ASA victory with jump in guarantee shoppers
The number of customers using Asda's notorious Price Guarantee has increased fivefold to several hundred thousand since its relaunch in January, it claims. In the week the ASA threw out a Sainsbury's complaint against the guarantee and...
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NewsAsda switches its cod and haddock to line-caught
Asda is hoping to boost he amount of chilled cod and haddock it sells by 10% after switching to 100% line-caught fish despite hiking the price by 12%. Asda changed all of its 11 chilled cod and haddock lines across its 292 fish counters…
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NewsProcessing change behind Fenmarc fall
Fenmarc has experienced a 9% drop in sales as a result of its sister company Puffin Produce starting to process its own sales. Pre-tax profits at Fenmarc which supplies own-label veg to the multiples and owns the Very Very Veg Co brand ...
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Higgidy open top savoury slices hit Boots
Premium pie maker Higgidy has unveiled its first savoury slices. The open-top puff-pastry slices, which can be eaten cold or heated, are available in pancetta, red onion & mature cheddar and spinach, pesto & goats cheese (rsp:…
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NewsPowerade Energy to both stimulate and revive its consumers
Sports and fitness brand Powerade is moving into energy drinks with what it claims is the category's first 'dual energy' product. Brand owner Coca-Cola Enterprises said the current market was split into two types of product those that...
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NewsCampaign Trail: Bottling it for charity
Bottlegreen has brought style to the soft drinks aisle with the launch of three limited-edition bottles. The company will donate 10% of sales of the special bottles available in three of the brand's bestselling flavours (rsp: £2.40) to the...
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NewsWaitrose bullish in the face of website snags
Waitrose's director of e-commerce has revealed that despite a barrage of complaints about its relaunched website, it is to push ahead with extra features such as brand reviews and recommendations.
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NewsBurton’s duo take helm of R&D and food safety
Burton’s Foods has bolstered its team with two high-level appointments. The food manufacturer, which produces brands such as Jammie Dodgers, Maryland Cookies and Cadbury biscuits, has promoted Ben Arnold to the newly created role of head…
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NewsCapper fits chiller doors to save energy
Capper & Co has become the latest Spar member to test the impact of installing doors on its in-store dairy chiller cabinets. If the trial at Cefn Glas, Bridgend, is successful, the doors could be installed in further company stores....
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NewsMorgan’s Spiced gains a Captain
Golden rum Morgan's Spiced has been promoted to Captain as part of a rebranding by owner Diageo. Rolling out in June, the word 'Captain' will be added to the product's name to align it more closely with its stablemate dark rum.
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NewsNisa makes debut in garden centre market
Nisa-Today’s is breaking into the garden centre sector in a bid to diversify into new business areas in 2011. The buying group is currently supplying a fine food store at Johnson’s Garden Centre in Boston, Lincolnshire. The “concept…