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NewsSwedish cider hopes to change UK tastes
A new Swedish cider is heading over to the UK to offer a "new flavour profile" to British cider fans. The 4.5% abv Briska comes from Spendrups, one of Sweden's largest breweries, and was launched there last year. It is described as being...
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NewsFood price hikes in check but meat could yet go up
Amid declining consumer confidence, food price inflation is being contained but the price of meat could still see significant increases, new forecasts suggest. In its latest quarterly retail price report, published this week, agrifood...
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NewsFarmers to scrutinise multiples’ CSR claims
The NFU is about to put the CSR claims of the UK’s 10 biggest supermarkets to the test with a benchmarking exercise that will measure what retailers say in their corporate social responsibility statements against their actions.
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Co-op signs depots to FareShare supply
The Co-operative Group has joined forces with food redistribution charity FareShare. The society joined up after completing a successful pilot with FareShare's North East operations from its distribution centre in Birtley, County...
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NewsTwinings freshens up its Earl Grey offering
Twinings is giving its 180-year-old classic Earl Grey tea a modern twist by launching two new blends. New Twinings Earl Grey contains bergamot to enhance its citrus taste, while Sunshine Grey has a lemon flavour and is designed to be...
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Focus On Own Label & PLMA Show Preview: Innovations
This limited-edition tart is one of 50 products being added to The Co-operative's premium Truly Irresistible range. Baked in puff pastry, the tart has a creamy cheese sauce, with pea shoot and mint pesto and a pancetta garnish.
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NewsFocus On Own Label & PLMA Show Preview: Own label ups its game
Shoppers traded down to own label in droves when the economy faltered, but retailers have been working hard to make sure they don't trade back up, finds Guy Sheppard
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NewsLabels still hard to understand for shoppers
More than a quarter of consumers are grappling with food labels but many are still not bothering to read them, says new research. A survey of more than 1,000 consumers conducted by research company Harris Interactive between January and...
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NewsKids ‘at risk of overdosing on super-strength squash’
Double-concentrate squash may be good for the environment but it is encouraging children to be sweet-toothed, Bottlegreen MD Simon Speers claims. Speaking to The Grocer at the UK Soft Drinks Conference in Leeds this week, he said kids...
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NewsSainsbury’s switches sights to Paralympics
Sainsbury’s CEO Justin King tried his hand at sitting volleyball this week to mark the 500-day countdown to the London 2012 Paralympic Games. The retailer, which is sponsoring the games, launched the One Million Kids Challenge to…
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Brakes finance chief Fearn to join brewer Greene King
Brakes Group finance chief Matthew Fearn is leaving the foodservice giant to join Greene King. Fearn, who joined Brakes in 2007, will start at the brewer on 1 September.
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NewsSainsbury's sets out ‘biggest-ever’ own-label revamp
Sainsbury’s has embarked on “the single biggest own-label development we’ve ever done as a business”, according to group commercial director Mike Coupe. All the retailer’s standard own label products will be revamped to feature the new By Sainsbury’s label over the next 12 months.
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Krispy Kreme hands UK reins to top twosome
Krispy Kreme UK has named finance head Richard Cheshire and chief operating officer Rob Hunt as joint managing directors following a restructure. The company said the move would help it double its presence in the UK over the next five years.
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NewsCVAs all the rage as retailers bid to dodge insolvency
In the month Oddbins fell into administration after failing to secure a Company Voluntary Agreement, a new report shows rising numbers of retailers turning to the controversial practice to stave off insolvency.
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NewsUnilever and P&G fined €315m over EU detergent cartel
Two giants of fmcg manufacturing have been fined hundreds of millions of euros for anti-competitive activities across a host of European countries. Unilever and Procter & Gamble were fined a combined €315.2m (£280.85m) for their part in a three-year cartel that fixed the price of washing powder in eight European Union nations.
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NewsFood inflation eases as high street suffers ‘worst month in 15 years’
Food retailers have continued to keep a lid on inflation, official figures show, as the high street suffered its worst month in 15 years. The Consumer Price Index fell from 4.4% in February to 4% last month – with food prices down 1.5% month-on-month, according to the Office of National ...
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NewsHolland & Barrett pilots Rewards For Life loyalty scheme
Holland & Barrett has launched a customer loyalty scheme, dubbed Rewards For Life. A pilot scheme began this week in 40 stores across the Midlands and the north of England.
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NewsSainsbury’s calls on 1 Million Kids to get into Paralympic sport
Sainsbury’s has unveiled a new scheme, dubbed the 1 Million Kids Challenge, designed to get more youngsters involved in disabled sport.
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NewsBogofs get blame for £14bn food waste mountain
Multi-buy deals have come under fire again after new data laid bare the extent of the UK’s food waste mountain. Food worth £13.7bn was binned in England last year – equivalent to each household throwing away £520 of food.
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NewsMakro begins talks to cut up to 135 jobs
Makro has become the second wholesaler in as many weeks to announce redundancy plans. The cash & carry wholesaler told staff last week that up to 135 jobs could be affected in HR, admin and four in-store coffee shops.