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NewsLurpak takes sea salt butter mainstream
Lurpak has moved to inject some much-needed NPD into butters and spreads with the launch of a sea salt variant this week. Lurpak Sea Salt (rsp: £1.54/200g) comes in the traditional block butter format instead of the smaller pack sizes...
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NewsPatience pays off for Colley as Rippleglen buyout saga finishes
Rippleglen managing director Mike Colley has finally agreed terms for the long-awaited management buyout of the company. The Birmingham-based CTN specialist revealed this week that Colley is to lead a vendor-assisted MBO that will...
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NewsNational press campaign by Lactofree
Lactofree has launched a nationwide press campaign to raise awareness of lactose-intolerant shoppers. The £1.3m campaign, running exclusively in the Metro newspaper, features illustrations to help people recognise its symptoms.
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NewsDouwe Egberts guns for ground coffee fans
Douwe Egberts hopes to take the grind out of making ground coffee with the launch of a compressed ground coffee tablet a UK first, it claims.
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Free WiFi will connect shops and shoppers
Supermarkets are set to benefit when O2 rolls out a free nationwide WiFi network accessible by anyone regardless of whether they are O2 customers. "Anyone walking into a supermarket will have free access to the WiFi," said Gavin Franks,...
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NewsCornish Larder lines join Milk Link range
Milk Link has bolstered its cheesemaking portfolio with the takeover of cheesemaker Cornish Country Larder. The acquisition for an undisclosed sum will see Milk Link add the Gevrik soft goats cheese and St Endellion Cornish Brie brands to...
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NewsMilk prices expected to rise as feed costs rocket
The price of a pint of milk is set to rise sharply as soaring feed costs force farmers to switch to cheaper but less efficient feed reducing milk yields and supply. In a bid to reduce their overheads, some dairy farmers have started...
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NewsOliver range escapes Cranswick price cut
'Save our bacon' crusader Jamie Oliver found himself in the spotlight this week after the company that manufactures his pork range decided to cut what it pays to farmers at a time when they are struggling with soaring input costs.
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NewsKingsmill unveils four new loaves for c-store sector
Allied Bakeries is targeting the convenience sector with four new loaves. The new four-strong line-up is available now and comprises an Extra Light Danish loaf (rsp: 85p/ 400g), a Doorstep loaf (rsp: £1.39/ 800g), a Soft White Farmhouse...
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Milestone for c-store DVD rental service
A DVD rental service for convenience retailers has signed up its 150th store. The Webb Group's Rent It Here service, a touchscreen system that allows customers to choose and rent DVDs and Blu-Ray films, reached the landmark last week with...
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NewsCustomer Satisfaction Index: Good service isn’t dead
It is looking positively perky, despite the scepticism of Mary Portas. A new survey reveals increased satisfaction levels, with supermarkets coming out on top. Rob Brown reports
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Tesco wins planning for Enfield DC
Tesco will create 550 new job opportunities after winning planning permission for a new e-commerce distribution centre in Enfield, North London. The supermarket giant signed a £20m deal with Gazeley, a global provider of sustainable...
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NewsGillette’s ProGlide rakes in orders despite price tag
Gillette’s Fusion ProGlide razors landed in stores this week following an unprecedented number of orders but amid predictions from rivals that the high price tag could put men off the clean-shaven look.
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Preservative-free tortillas for Discovery
Discovery Foods has claimed a market first with the launch of preservative-free tortillas. Preservative Free Plain Tortillas are available now, and feature bright red packaging that highlights the fact that it contains British flour and...
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NewsJobs threat at Findus Grimsby fish factory
As many as 84 jobs are under threat at Findus Group’s Humberstone Road frozen fish facility in Grimsby, after Sainsbury’s confirmed it had ditched Young’s as the supplier of some of its lines.
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Farmer milk prices raised by processors
Major milk processors have heeded farmer calls for milk price increases to cope with soaring feed costs. Dairy Crest wrote to its farmers this week informing them of a 1ppl increase in the price it will pay to its non-aligned farmers ...
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Focus On Meat Free: Innovations
Garden Gourmet is a four-strong range from frozen meat-free specialists Tivall that was launched into 150 Sainsbury's stores in October.
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NewsSustainable intensification: does Thanet point the way?
It’s seen as the way forward for global food and farming by the Foresight think tank, but is sustainable intensification really achievable, asks Julia Glotz
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NewsFinance veteran Carr joins McBride as non-exec
McBride has added a wealth of fmcg finance experience to its board with the capture of a new non-executive director.
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NewsSoaring costs 'will turn orange juice into a luxury’
Fruit juice prices are set to rise sharply this year as spiralling raw material costs turn orange and apple juice into luxury items for many households. Poor weather in key growing areas coupled with burgeoning demand from countries such...