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Asda listing for Porrelli ice cream range
Family-run ice cream producer Porrelli has won listings in 30 Asdas across Scotland marking the company’s debut in the multiples.
The Paisley-based company, started by Italian Gerardo Porrelli in 1925, is next month rolling seven… -
NewsPoleStar assets sold but will production resume?
PoleStar's frozen desserts factory in Okehampton has been sold, but industry experts are already questioning how viable it would be to resume production in the "graveyard" category. FRP Advisory was appointed administrator of own-label...
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NewsPureVia to take on Truvia in battle of the UK sweeteners
Canderel is preparing to launch its PureVia natural sweetener in the UK and to go head to head with Cargill’s new brand Truvia.
Both brands are set to launch in autumn, pending the anticipated EU approval of stevia leaf extracts, which… -
NewsHeinz Big Soups get set for microwaves
Heinz is introducing microwaveable pots to its Big Soup portfolio to tap the trend for convenient lunchtime products. The format, rolling out now in seven variants, has been developed to drive out-of-home sales for Heinz's Big Soup...
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Campaign Trail: Time runs out for big cigars
Cover your ears, Hannibal Smith, Jimmy Savile and Winston Churchill. The cigar market suffered a 5.4% sales drop to £297m last year, dragged down by the extra-large cigar category, which crashed 53.3% [Nielsen 52w/e 30 December 2010]. Suppliers...
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NewsRivals blitz wholesalers to stymie Stella Cidre
Major cider makers C&C Group and Heineken are targeting wholesalers with competitive deals on their brands ahead of the launch of AB InBev's Stella Cidre, The Grocer has learnt.
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NewsCravendale’s Thumb Cats on board for new TV push
Arla's Cravendale brand is ditching its longstanding cow-pirate-cyclist TV ads for a new £12m campaign featuring cats with opposable thumbs in a bid to boost household penetration of its filtered milk. To return to penetration growth...
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NewsNow Kerrygold joins branded Cheddar rush
Butter brand Kerrygold is branching into branded Cheddar in a bid to boost the quality credentials and sales of named Irish cheeses in the UK. Kerrygold Cheddar, which is already available in other parts of the world, hits UK shelves...
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NewsGlobal Brands offers Cheeky new VK taste
VK claims to have bottled the taste of student favourite Cheeky Vimto with its latest launch VK Cheeky. The 4% ABV mixed berry flavour drink (rsp: £1.19 per 275ml bottle) is available from March and has been launched by Global Brands to...
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Tyrrells’ Brown moves to Firefly
Natural energy drinks company Firefly has recruited Paul Brown to the new role of sales director. He joins the company after four years at Tyrrells where, as sales director, he helped increase sales by 30% and forged deals with...
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NewsMarch of the mults could drive Budgens out of Sheringham
A Budgens retailer is on the verge of selling up after 20 years because of the impact of a new Sainsbury's and plans for a new Tesco on the business. Speculation over the Budgens store in Sheringham has grown after details of a bid for...
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Focus On Tobacco: Busy cigar fans get cut down to size
While sales of cigarettes and rolling tobacco continue to improve, the cigar market has taken something of a battering since the introduction of the ban on smoking in public places in 2007.
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NewsSuppliers fear stigma of frozen butter label
A new EU proposal to label all previously frozen butter 'defrosted' could confuse consumers and lead to more than 50% of butter having to be sold at a cheaper price, dairy industry experts have warned. The move would mislead...
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NewsChampneys wraps Sainsbury’s link-up
Sainsbury's exclusive seven-year partnership with Champneys Health Resorts has come to an end. The supermarket has been selling a range of Champneys bath, body and gift products in its stores on an exclusive basis since 2004 but this week...
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NewsChase lands national Waitrose listing for its posh vodka lines
Chase Vodka has struck a new national listings deal with Waitrose that it reckons will help boost turnover from £1m to £15m by 2016. The upmarket distillery, which is owned by Tyrrells founder William Chase, revealed this week that its...
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NewsTrudie Styler range makes the switch to cheaper ingredients
Sting's wife Trudie Styler has reacted to the economic climate by using free-range and outdoor-reared meat instead of more expensive organic options in her new ready-to-cook meal kit range, Lake House Table Kitchen Suppers. In March last...
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Waitrose chef Nugent poached by Morrisons
Morrisons is set to give its own label a touch of Waitrose-style quality after poaching its executive chef Neil Nugent. It is understood Nugent will work with group commercial director Richard Hodgson and new own-brand director Belinda...
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NewsDrop duty drawback says FWD as figures reveal level of fraud
The Federation of Wholesale Distributors is calling for the withdrawal of duty drawback on at-risk alcohol products after the government admitted a fifth of the money paid out was fraudulently claimed. The excise duty drawback system...
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EcoForce gets green goods into Oxfam
Green household brand EcoForce has won listings in Oxfam stores nationwide, the brand's first appearance in a charity chain. EcoForce's recycled clothes pegs, heavy duty kitchen scourers, sponge scourers and multi-purpose cloths (rsp:...
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NewsTetley Facebook site links to tea growers
Tetley has teamed up with Facebook to allow shoppers to communicate directly with tea growers in Malawi as it seeks to boost its ethical credentials. Tea farmers and estate workers will use phones and cameras provided by Tetley. The move...