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Place your bets on what Tesco will do next
Tesco's surprise move into used cars this week has prompted bookmaker Paddy Power to offer odds on what the UK supermarket will attempt to sell next.The Irish bookie is offering novelty bets on pets at 33/1, lonely hearts at 25/1 and...
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Happy Egg Co goes large with Biggies
Noble Foods' The Happy Egg Co is launching a new line of supersize free-range eggs, aimed at consumers who need larger eggs for home baking.A pack of six Biggies will be sold for £2.09 a 31p premium over six large eggs. Boxes will...
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Mitchell made multi-channel boss at Makro
Makro has created a new senior role in a bid to push forward the company's multi-channel operations. Peter Mitchell, formerly a logistics director at Musgrave Foodservice in Ireland, has taken on the new head of multi-channel sales...
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Seabrook breaks into London cash & carries
Seabrook Crisps is hoping to crack the London c-store market after securing new cash & carry listings with Bestway and Dhamecha Group. The family-owned brand is already available in the UK's major multiples but will now be stocked in...
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Chilled fish sales crash as Brits take frozen option
Sales of chilled fish have fallen off a cliff as cash-strapped Brits opt for cheaper frozen fare. Over the past 12 months, volume sales across the chilled category have fallen nearly 5%, while frozen has increased 1.4%.
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Brits show off quiff upper lip
First it was milk, putting a creamy smear on the top lip of stars like Pixie Lott, Gordon Ramsay and Usher.Now the awesome marketing power of the moustache has been deployed twice in a week. Absurdist nut lover Captain Tiptoes, a…
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Poultry to overhaul pork as king of cheap protein
Poultry is set to overtake pork as the single-biggest meat sector worldwide by 2030 as emerging markets look for greater amounts of cheap protein to feed booming populations.Rabobank, the leading agricultural lender, is forecasting that...
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NewsHas the outlook soured for long-term dairy contracts?
Has the “innovative” Milk&More contract failed to stand the test of time thanks to high levels of cost inflation? Richard Ford and Julia Glotz report
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NewsKings of convenience
They’re this year’s stars of the convenience retailing world. Along with our sister title Convenience Store, The Grocer celebrated the sharpest c-store operators at this year’s Convenience Retail Awards in London. Ronan Hegarty reports
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Davenport heads new Wiseman trading team
Robert Wiseman Dairies has announced the creation of a new trading department as well as a raft of new appointments to its operational board.Patrick Davenport who has worked for Wiseman for the past 12 years has been appointed as...
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NewsWhy fmcgs are turning to direct selling
As tensions between manufacturers and retailers continue to grow over pricing, fmcg players are starting to investigate new ways of growing sales – by cutting out the retail middleman and selling direct online. But does the maths stack up, asks Michael Carolan
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NewsFacebook friendzy: the fmcg giants making social media pay
Since 2004, Facebook has promised to “help you connect and share with the people in your life”. Now, brands are using the social networking site to connect and share with consumers and even sell direct – not that driving online sales is their primary objective. Daniel Selwood reports
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Team Milk ready to sign up retailers and farmers
The organisers behind the Make Mine Milk campaign are gearing up to extend their activities beyond dairy processors for the first time, with plans to involve retailers and farmers. The three-year generic campaign, which this month...
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Mentos targets number two spot in gum market
Perfetti Van Melle is aiming to make Mentos the second-biggest chewing gum player in the UK ahead of Cadbury. The company said it wanted to "achieve a clear number two position" following a 110% year-on-year hike in sales of Mentos gum...
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Multiples kick off thin plastic wrap recycling
The UK's biggest supermarkets are to make it easier to recycle thin plastic packaging such as bread bags and cereal liners in-store. The big four supermarkets, the Co-operative Group and Waitrose will start taking back the plastic used...
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Warburtons rolls on to Royal shopping list
Warburtons is rolling out its first-ever burger buns and hot dog rolls in time for the bank holiday and Royal Wedding.The company said it expected to grow the £238m wrapped rolls category [Nielsen 52w/e 19 February 2011] with the launch...
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NewsMakro nabs Asda procurement man Edwards
Makro has named Asda executive Huw Edwards as its new offer management director. Edwards spent 15 years with the Leeds-based supermarket, most recently as procurement director. He has also previously worked for Marks & Spencer.
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NewsM&S raids Morrisons again for new head of Simply Food
Marc Bolland has returned to his former stamping ground to recruit a new head of Simply Food. Christopher Taylor joins the high street giant from Morrisons, also taking responsibility for the franchise and hospitality business.
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NewsCoconut prices set to soar amid civil war and crop failures
The cost of Thai curries could be set to soar as global events conspire to squeeze coconut supply and push up prices. The European price of average desiccated coconut used in curries and cakes is up 116% year-on-year and currently...
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NewsMars and Cadbury unveil latest NPD in fight for bite-size
Mars and Cadbury have both unveiled products targeted at the growing demand for bite-size chocolate treats. In a first for the Cadbury Dairy Milk brand in the UK, Chocos will offer consumers 11 round pieces of chocolate in a roll-pack…