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NewsWestbury buy prompts Arla own-label butter switch
Arla Foods is to leverage its recently acquired share in Westbury Dairies to make all its UK supermarket own-label butter at the Wiltshire site.
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NewsBuy one get two free deals soar to new heights as supermarkets 'buy growth'
Forget the bogof. The number of buy-one-get-two-free deals has almost quadrupled year-on-year as retailers dig deeper than ever in the fight for market share.
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NewsDragons’ reject says exports will double pre-filled glass sales
Dragons' Den reject James Nash is putting "two fingers up" to Duncan Bannatyne, Peter Jones and co, claiming new export markets will help double sales of his pre-filled wine glasses next year.
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NewsJust 9% of food waste goes to landfill
Food manufacturers have been lauded for their continued progress in cutting waste.
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NewsTesco brings back Big Exchange to kick-start Christmas push
Tesco has revived its Big Clubcard Voucher Exchange as the UK’s largest supermarket continues to ramp up its Christmas offensive.
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NewsGlayva bid to ‘save the British drinks cabinet’
Whyte & Mackay is launching its biggest campaign for Glayva ever this week, as it calls for consumers to ‘Save Britain's Drinks Cabinets’.
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NewsReckitt powers on despite European slowdown
Reckitt Benckiser has notched up double-digit improvements in sales and profits for the past three months, despite a slight dip in like-for-like sales in Europe.
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NewsReckitt completes deal for Durex maker SSL
Reckitt Benckiser has completed its £2.5bn acquisition of SSL International.
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Tesco in £40k poppy play after Hovis spat
Tesco is donating £40,000 to The Poppy Appeal after an investigation by The Grocer revealed the Royal British Legion had become the unwitting victim of a pricing spat.
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NewsAsda crowns King new chief operating officer
Asda has named Simon King as its new chief operating officer. King will be responsible for all of retail, supply chain, customer service and internal communications, in a role that has been vacant since Andy Clarke was promoted to chief executive in May.
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NewsWeightWatchers to get real with points change
WeightWatchers is ditching its famous fat and calorie-based ‘points’ plan in favour of a new system that allows weekend booze and the occasional fast-food binge.
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NewsEFSA leaves door open to claims for probiotics
The door is not yet closed on suppliers who want to make health claims regarding probiotic ingredients, despite last week's ruling by EU scientists that they had not proved their case.
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World News 30/10/2010
TANZANIA: Diageo's East African subsidiary, East African Breweries, has completed the acquisition of Serengeti Breweries. It acquired 51% of the share capital of SBL from shareholders for approximately £38.3m (US$60.4m). SBL...
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NewsGreenvale gets set for acquisitions with IPO
Produce Investments the holding company of potato supplier Greenvale is to become the first fresh food supplier to float on the London Stock Exchange in more than three years as it looks to broaden its horizons beyond potatoes.
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NewsEU under pressure to act on processed meat labels
Pressure is rising for a new EU-wide labelling 'obligation' for processed or reformed meat products to be introduced after Germany kicked off a new round of debate about food labelling practices. In a high-profile statement this month,...
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NewsBirds Eye adds zip locks to Field Fresh pea lines
Birds Eye hopes to stop frozen peas spilling out from split bags by introducing zip locks to some of its bigger packs. The frozen giant is adding zip locks to its 1.52kg pack of Field Fresh Garden Peas (rsp: £2.99) and 1.2kg pack of Field...
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NewsHeineken UK recruits rock band for ads
Heineken UK has recruited rock royalty to help raise the profile of its Kronenbourg 1664 brand in a new TV campaign. The 'Slow the Pace' ads will run across TV and press from this week, showing rock band Motörhead performing a slowed down...
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NewsHT Drinks advances north with Botl deal
London-based wholesaler HT Drinks has announced a strategic new business partnership with Belfast-based wine, spirit and beer wholesaler Botl. Botl which opened its first depot in Belfast in August 2007 is now equally owned by HT Drinks...
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Tanners back to profit after Platt buyout
Tanners Wine Merchant's acquisition of Terry Platt Wine has helped return the business to profit. In the year to 31 May, pre-tax profits at the new combined business were £183,818 a complete reversal on the £2,000 deficit posted by...
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Now Fentimans offers an alcoholic ginger beer
Boozy Dandelion & Burdock and intoxicating Victorian Lemonade could soon be hitting the market as botanical brewer Fentimans unveils plans to make alcoholic versions of its old-fashioned soft drinks. Fentimans’ first alcoholic drink,…