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Third Party: The level of festive food waste is far too high
Premier Foods is using Great Little Ideas to help reduce the amount shoppers throw out, says Teresa Arbuckle
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NewsOcado to launch pet food microsite with help from TV’s Inglis
Online grocery retailer Ocado is to launch a virtual pet store on its website early next year. The Pet Corner microsite will bring together all of Ocado's existing pet food lines into one place as well as incorporating some new...
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NewsTesco grows One Stop with swoop for northeast indie Mills Group
Tesco’s convenience chain, One Stop, has acquired northeast independent retailer Mills Group for an undisclosed sum.
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NewsWaitrose to open store in home town of Bracknell
Waitrose is to open its first store in Bracknell - almost 40 years after setting up its head office there.
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NewsVodkat name axed as Diageo seals dispute victory
Diageo has claimed victory in its long-running dispute with Intercontinental Brands’ Vodkat.
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NewsKit Kat gets £5m wafer production boost
Nestlé is set to boost production of Kit Kats following yesterday¹s opening of a £5m new manufacturing line in York.
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NewsDiageo ploughs £2m in Belfast packaging plant
Diageo has stumped up £2m to upgrade its Guinness packaging factory in Belfast.
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NewsGSK in £162m deal for Maximuscle maker
Lucozade maker GlaxoSmithKline is set to beef up its sports nutrition portfolio with the acquisition of Maximuscle owner Maxinutrition.
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NewsNestlé calls time on Castleford After Eight factory
Nestlé is to close the factory in Castleford that makes its After Eight mints.
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NewsSupplier alarm over whistleblowing line
Suppliers are up in arms after Tesco rolled out a confidential whistleblower scheme calling on their staff to report any concerns they have over product quality or safety directly to the retailer.
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NewsSingle-price chains squeeze suppliers as VAT hike looms
Single-price discounters have promised to squeeze suppliers, change pack sizes or go elsewhere to maintain profitability when next month's VAT rise kicks in.
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World News 11/12/10
US: Kellogg's president and CEO David Mackay is to retire on 1 January. He will be replaced by chief operating officer John Bryant, who will take up his new role on 2 January. Mackay has been at the helm of Kellogg's since...
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NewsCherrygood sets goal of £100m sales in 10 years
Ambitious juice brand Cherrygood is hoping to compete with Ocean Spray by using a new £600,000 loan from Clydesdale Bank to expand into world markets and introduce new lines to its blossoming UK line-up. The London-based company, which...
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NewsPremium fresh food to flag up ethics and provenance in 2011
The provenance and ethics of fresh foods will be in the spotlight next year as compelling premium lines become increasingly important to the category's success, according to market analyst Kantar.
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NewsSales are great, but will Fresh & Easy really break even by 2013?
Sales at Tesco’s US chain are growing. So why do experts maintain it doesn’t have a future unless it undergoes dramatic change, asks Liz Hamson
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NewsChange4Life’s fruit and veg chillers hit the east
Change4Life's convenience store programme has been rolled out to stores in the east of England. Under the scheme the Department of Health offers funding to 'beacon' stores in deprived areas with poor provision of fruit and veg. The...
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NewsAB InBev and Pernod Ricard get technical
Stella Artois and Absolut vodka are interacting with tech-savvy drinkers over Christmas with the latest forms of digital marketing. AB InBev is building on Stella's current 'Christmas Origins' marketing activity with the launch of an iAd...
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Greencore acquires US sandwich maker
Greencore Group pushed ahead with its US expansion this week, acquiring Massachusetts-based sandwich maker On a Roll for an undisclosed sum. On a Roll, which had gross assets of $3.4m as of 30 September, would provide an additional...
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Budvar online ads spread seasonal cheer
Premium Czech lager Budvar is embracing the digital age with its debut online ad campaign.The activity targets Budvar's Facebook fans and Twitter followers with a daily quiz about the brand, running over the 12 days of Christmas. Prizes...
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NewsFarmfoods ‘agrees to talks’ over milk prices
Farmers For Action (FFA) has shifted its focus to the discounters and has already won a mini-victory in its campaign to get better milk prices for farmers.