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NewsBig four listing in UK for Mash Direct veg
Prepared veg supplier Mash Direct has won its first national listing with a big four retailer on the UK mainland. The Northern Irish mashed veg specialist currently supplies Tesco, Asda and Sainsbury's in Northern and the Republic of...
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NewsFocus On Pasta & Pasta Sauces: Pasta goes off the boil
The category enjoyed buoyant sales at the height of the recession, but over the past year its fortunes have deteriorated – just as the economy’s have picked up. Why, asks Beth Phillips
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New Booths store to feature double ‘first’
Booths will be able to boast two 'firsts' when it opens its 26th store, in Hesketh Bank near Preston, next week. The store, which opens on Thursday, will feature the chain's first ice cream parlour and a new pizza concept. The ice cream...
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NewsWarburtons director recruited to develop Genius Foods brand
Warburtons commercial director Roz Cuschieri has left her job with the UK's best-selling bread brand to join gluten-free baking specialist Genius Foods. Cuschieri, who has more than 20 years' experience in fmcg and retail, will be...
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NewsCritical Eye... on why bread is the new cocaine
It was feast rather than famine as far as food programmes went this week but the one to watch was definitely Turn Back Time The High Street (9pm, BBC1, Tuesday 2 November), even if there was a risk of OD-ing on the odious Gregg Wallace.
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NewsTuffins builds permanent market home
Harry Tuffins is building the biggest covered market in Mid Wales at its Churchstoke HQ to house its long-running Sunday market and car boot sale. The independent retailer is investing £200,000 in the new 20,000 sq ft structure, expected...
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NewsCaffè Nero’s Hart is new Thorntons CEO
Jonathan Hart, the MD of Caffè Nero, has been named as the new CEO of Thorntons. The struggling chocolatier has been on the hunt for a "retail savvy" CEO since the departure of Mike Davies earlier this year. Hart has been CEO...
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NewsCampaign Trail: PG knits Christmas giveaway
Forget Mini Me. Mini versions of the PG Tips Monkey are making their television debut this Christmas as the knitted primate and his sidekick Al return to TV screens. The £0.5m campaign breaks on 10 November in support of limited-edition packs giving...
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Pub shop and deli saves car trips for locals
An enterprising pub owner in Yorkshire has opened a new shop and deli in the pub itself. TB's Pantry officially opened for business in The Butchers Arms in Hepworth, run by Tim Bilton, last Saturday. The shop stocks everyday...
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Modern look revealed for Hamlet cigars
JTI has revealed a "more contemporary" packaging design across its Hamlet cigar brand ahead of the key Christmas season. The new-look packets and tins, rolling out next month, will feature a more modern-looking font and will be finished...
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The proof is in The Pudding Club
What started as an invite-only event for sweet-toothed foodies in Gloucestershire has turned into a mass production business serving retailers nationwide. Nick Hughes finds out more
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NewsGerman organic giant in UK debut with lassi drink
Germany's largest organic dairy company is gearing up to take on Britain's flavoured milk and smoothie makers with the launch of its bestselling 'lassi' drink into UK supermarkets. Andechser Lassi (rsp: £1.49/250ml) is made with organic...
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NewsWill learning to love farmers deliver stable food pricing?
As the global food market continues to change, both sides of the farm gate need to be taking collaboration more seriously. Julia Glotz reports. As rallying cries go, 'greater collaboration between the food and farming industries' may not sound like the stuff of revolution but could well be the difference ...
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NewsFrom My Farm to the digital highway
The winner of our £30k Digital Marketing competition is finally poised to launch its first digital marketing campaign – with a little help from Untitled and On&Off Communications. Liz Hamson joins the team on their journey
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NewsMyCoke pairs up with Old El Paso for fajita nights
Coca-Cola is teaming up with Old El Paso as it taps into what the soft drink company described as a "huge opportunity" to cross-merchandise soft drinks and food. The joint promotion will run exclusively this month in Sainsbury's, pairing...
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Focus On Pasta & Pasta Sauces: Five to watch
Premier Foods promised to make meals for one less depressing with the launch of single-serve Italian sauces under its Loyd Grossman brand.
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NewsThe new generals of retailing
In just over six months a new generation has emerged in grocery retailing, with new leaders at Asda, Morrisons, M&S and, early next year, Tesco. What are they like? And what are they likely to do? Adam Leyland interviewed all four, along with insiders, ex-colleagues, rivals, analysts and other senior ...
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NewsSpar switches own-brand lager supplier
Spar has lowered the price of its own-label lager and given it a rebrand following a change in supplier. The retailer has switched from a Netherlands-based supplier to a UK brewery, reducing the price of its 4% abv lager to £6 per 8-pack...
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NewsNow is time for weight loss at Tesco
Scottish weight loss brand Now Slim has won listings for its products in Tesco, three years after it first approached the retailer. The Now Slim range, in Tesco stores across the UK now, consists of day and night capsules, "hunger strips"...
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NewsTesco tackles peak time staff shortages
Tesco has claimed it will eradicate staff shortages with a new system that allows employees to sign up for overtime even at another store. Using the online booking system, which went nationwide last week, staff input their home...