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Focus On Cakes & Biscuits: Four to watch
Baker and former Mars marketing executive Denise Stevenson won a Great Taste Gold Award last month for her traditional almond amaretti, but the new citrus-flavoured Limonetti won the most plaudits at the Speciality & Fine Food Fair.
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NewsFarrant returns to grocery front line as MD of Booker
Guy Farrant, the former director of food for M&S, has returned to the front line of grocery as MD of Booker Cash & Carry. Farrant, who was at M&S for 30 years, was head of food from 2005 to 2007. He moved to the role of...
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News‘No more skiving’: Walker poised for buyback of Iceland
Iceland boss Malcolm Walker joked this week he had been guilty of "skiving" after four years of stellar growth, but declared his eyes were firmly back on the prize with plans to buy back his business. Walker's admission came at the...
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NewsThorntons cakes and cookies hit multiples
Thorntons is venturing into desserts, cakes and biscuits as it bids to boost its presence in the supermarkets. Just a week after warning that soaring cocoa costs could push up the price of its chocolate products, Thorntons has unveiled...
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NewsForget stickers: here comes tattooed fruit
In a threat to the sticky label, hi-tech lasers could soon be 'tattooing' prices, logos and sell-by dates on to fruit and veg skins, The Grocer can reveal. A Spanish technology company, which already lasers logos on to melons for French...
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Courvoisier in Loseley festive line
Courvoisier Cognac is among the boozy flavours in a new range of festive ice creams from Loseley.The company launched limited-edition whisky, Irish cream, mince pie and Courvoisier Cognac-flavoured ice creams (rsp: £2.99 per 500ml tub)...
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NewsIndustry still cracking whip on sustainability
Retailers and manufacturers have not taken their foot off the pedal when it comes to sustainability, despite the punishing economic climate. Polls conducted at the IGD Convention, held in London this week, revealed that 41% of delegates...
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NewsCritical Eye... on posh pals and Marmite gravy
These are dark, dark days my friends. I resigned myself some time ago to the fact I am now middle-aged despite my best efforts to remain down with the kids (even the outdated slang gives it away, for God's sake).
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FSA criticised for its fruit glaze response
The FSA has been criticised by fruit producers for its 'disproportionate' response to finding an unauthorised glaze on imported apples.The Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC), which represents the interests of fruit and vegetable producers,...
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Young’s cuts the weight of salmon packs
Young's has reduced the weight of its frozen wild pink salmon packs by 90g but kept the same rsp. The company's 450g packs were recently replaced with 360g packs, containing four rather than five fish fillets (rsp: £3.99).
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Potato Day kicks off hunt for master spud
A new generic marketing campaign for fresh potatoes kicked off this week with the launch of the first-ever Potato Day.Potato producers in the UK, France and Belgium are running the 4.75m Many Faces of Potatoes campaign to encourage more...
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NewsDoH gaffe puts Nestlé in spotlight over sugar
The Department of Health is reviewing Nestlé's use of its Change4Life logo online after the company came under attack by health campaigners for promoting high sugar products alongside the branding. It admitted it should not have allowed...
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NewsJohn Frieda launches first foam hair dye
John Frieda is making its hair dye debut with the UK's first permanent foam dye, which it claims is easier and faster to apply than existing formats. The range, which hits Tesco, Sainsbury's, Boots and Superdrug in mid-November and...
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Scientific review says eco-labels unworkable
EU plans to introduce an 'omni' label for environmentally friendly food products are unworkable because "the science isn't there", a damning new Defra funded review of food labels has found. The scientific methods used for mapping the...
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NewsNisa members energised by Graves furore
he spat between Nisa-Today's and its largest member, Costcutter, has made the buying group stronger than ever, its members have claimed. Nisa-Today's this week held its annual retail conference in Portugal. Members said the group was more...
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Tarbert Finest seals Scottish Tesco listing
Scottish cooked meat specialist Browns Food Group has more than doubled distribution of its Tarbert Finest brand after securing listings in Tesco for five of its branded products. The range of meats will go into 80 Scottish Tesco stores...
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NewsRivals say it's 'not if but when' hammered Makro will quit
Loss-making Makro is putting on a brave face and insists it has Metro’s support but rivals believe it has no option but to sell up, says Beth Phillips
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Loss-hit North Highland rebrands in Sainsbury’s
The company behind the premium Mey Selections brand has ditched the name in Sainsbury's after posting losses of nearly £200,000 last year.North Highland Products, which supplies beef and lamb for co-branded ready meals and products sold...
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Private label push pays off for Landmark
A greater focus on private label has sent sales of own-brand lines at Landmark Wholesale surging. August was the wholesaler's best month in 2010 for own-label sales, which were up 29% on last August. Sales of No3 tobacco were boosted by...
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Wholesome look for revamped Sun-Pat
Premier Foods has revamped and “refreshed” its Sun-Pat brand by introducing a new-look jar, reduced packaging and a new nuttier flavour.The labelling now features a photograph of peanut fields and unshelled peanuts to more clearly…