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Tesco stumps up for property apprentices
Tesco has partnered with 48 suppliers to offer 200 apprenticeships in courses ranging from plumbing to structural engineering. The retailer will foot half the bill for apprentices' training costs during The Property Apprenticeship scheme,...
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NewsUnited Biscuits wins clutch of FDF awards
United Biscuits fought off some stiff competition in this year's FDF Community Partnership Awards to scoop several gongs. UB earned a gold award for its work in the environment with its Achieving Sustainability programme, alongside gold...
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Lipton sales soar on back of sampling
Lipton is reporting hefty sales and distribution increases of its ice tea following its summer sampling push Don't Knock It Until You've Tried It. The campaign gave out one million free samples at universities and multiples between June...
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NewsThe beer hunter: Molson Coors' Mark Hunter
Molson Coors boss Mark Hunter has been on the lookout for new beers – and just bagged Corona Extra. He tells Anna-Marie Julyan it will help transform the company’s fortunes
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NewsSpotlight on Opies: A second bite of the cherry
Cocktail cherry sales may have withered at Opies of late, but with caper exports to China on the rise, there’s plenty to sweeten this family company’s fortunes. Sue Scott reports. The Opie family owes much to the Babycham generation. Twenties flappers may have helped put Opies' cocktail cherries behind every ...
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Seasonal promotional blitz builds up with Halloween
Own-label promotions have shot up over the past month while big confectionery brands have also massively boosted spend, says Alex Beckett
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M&S logistics boss moves to Waitrose
Waitrose has poached M&S logistics chief Ian Mumby to become its new head of supply chain development and support. Mumby, who will join on 8 November, has been head of logistics, supply chain & IT at M&S's food division for...
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NewsFocus On Winter Remedies: Branded remedies looking peaky
The downturn has persuaded consumers that they don’t need to cough up for expensive dedicated remedies and the major brands are starting to really suffer, says Michelle Perrett
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NewsBritvic and PepsiCo link to ‘Reward Your Thirst’
Britvic has launched a new venture with PepsiCo’s drinks division in a bid to boost the on-the-go soft drinks category. The Reward Your Thirst text-to-win promotion is billed as Britvic and PepsiCo’s first-ever cross-brand push and the…
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Costa Rica pineapple workers call for talks
Costa Rican trade unions have called for talks involving all stakeholders to address problems in the pineapple industry, following claims in the British press of alleged environmental and ethical problems. Central Social Juanito Mora...
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NewsCathedral City offers seasonal packaging
Dairy Crest is giving packs of Cathedral City a seasonal facelift to ensure the brand stands out from its rivals in this year's pre-Christmas cheese-buying frenzy. The seasonal packaging will roll out across all retailers from 1...
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NewsWhich way forward for the stalling discount chains?
Netto has thrown in the towel, leaving Aldi and Lidl as the UK’s only true limited assortment discounters. What’s the future for them, asks Peter Cripps
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NewsHovis: clearer packaging will distinguish thickness of loaves
Hovis is decking out its loaves in colour-coded packaging to highlight the different slice thicknesses and reignite sales. In a revamp that will encompass the brand's Soft White, Best of Both, Wholemeal and Granary ranges from later this...
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NewsFDF’s Hunt takes up GB communications role with Coca-Cola
Julian Hunt is leaving his role as communications director of industry body the Food and Drink Federation after more than four years to join Coca-Cola Enterprises. Hunt, a former editor of The Grocer, will leave his post in early February...
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NewsManflu drink gives comfort to ill males
Start-up company Manflu has claimed a market first with the launch of a male comfort drink to help soothe men with the sniffles. Manflu (rsp: £1.99), which is being positioned as "comfort and sympathy" in a bottle, is a natural...
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NewsGü targets grown-ups with in-store cookies
Gü is bringing some upmarket chocoholic flair to in-store bakery fixtures with its debut in cookies. The chocolate dessert specialist introduced Gü Cookies (rsp: £1.09 per two-pack) to Asda stores this week to add some adult appeal to a...
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NewsIs innovative NPD at Sial set to define the future of food?
An increase in entrants for Sial’s innovations section shows a worldwide focus on NPD, from microwaveable toast to “ultra” foods, says Anna-Marie Julyan
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Tesco signs up star of Dragons’ Den and her recipe website
Tesco has signed an exclusive partnership deal with recent Dragons' Den star Carol Savage and her recipe website MyDish.co.uk. The supermarket has linked its online shopping site to the MyDish site so the latter's users can click a new...
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NewsExtra funding given to fight tax evasion
The FWD has welcomed an announcement in the Comprehensive Spending Review that HMRC will receive a £900m cash injection to help it fight tax evasion, including alcohol duty fraud. By giving HMRC more funding the government said it hoped…
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NewsSweet purple potato first for Tesco Finest
Not to be outdone by Sainsbury's which launched Purple Majesty spuds from Albert Bartlett last week Tesco is introducing a purple potato of its own. Purple Mountain, which is being sold in Tesco's Finest range, is a sweet potato with a...