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NewsScots name minimum price: 45p a unit
The Scottish government has for the first time set out the minimum price per unit it wants charged for alcohol.
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McBride completes Czech skincare swoop
McBride has moved into skincare after swooping for Czech manufacturer Dermacol.
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NewsFresh & Easy under fire in row over workers’ rights
Tesco’s American arm, Fresh & Easy, has been slammed in a report on exploitative working practices in the US.
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NewsLondis launches frozen ready meals range
Londis has launched a range of own-label frozen ready meals.
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NewsScots booze commission knocks back SNP pricing plan
Scotland should wait for a UK-wide ban on the below-cost selling of alcohol, according to the commission set up last year to curb excess drinking.
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NewsTax drink on strength not type, says Diageo
Diageo has called on the government to tax alcoholic drinks according to strength rather than type.
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NewsRaw deal? OFT cracks down on promotions
Popular promotional tactics will be banned under new standards to be outlined by the Office of Fair Trading next week with retailers facing prosecution and fines if they fail to comply, The Grocer can reveal.
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World News 28/8/10
Carrefour has opened two new concept stores in France this week in a bid to lift European sales. The two hypermarkets, in the Lyon suburbs of Ecully and Vénissieux, are designed to offer consumers a new shopping experience by splitting...
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First Milk plans to seize no3 Cheddar brand slot
First Milk is revamping its Lake District brand in a bid to turn it into the country's number three Cheddar brand within the next five years.New packaging for The Lake District Cheese Co. is being rolled out across the multiples from...
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Focus On Batteries: Button cells power 3D TV specs
With just a 2% share of the overall batteries market, the specialist sub-sector may be small but it's punching way above its weight.
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NewsGrocer 33: Asda back on top after two-week absence
Asda snatched back its crown this week after a two-week absence from the top of the table. Its basket was £1.95 cheaper than Tesco's and it had the highest number of cheapest items (5). Asda also recorded the most promotions and was the only...
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NewsGrocer 33: Helpful staff secure win for Tesco
This week's winner is Tesco in Burnage, Manchester. One assistant showed our shopper to the avocados with a big smile while another left her home shopping trolley to take him to the Birds Eye curry. The only downside was the Tilda rice being out of...
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A new younger Aunt Bessie is unveiled in £6.5m brand facelift
Aunt Bessie has gone under the knife and ditched the specs in a bid to boost the frozen brand's appeal with younger consumers. Sales have risen just 1.7% over the past year to £151m [Nielsen 52w/e July 2010] and her facelift is part of a...
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NewsAcid Test: Raspberry Ribena
Raspberry Ribena is one of the sweetest beverages I've tasted in a very long time. It does taste of artificial raspberry in a familiar way, but with ice and a bit of watering down it is refreshing.
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Müllerlight Inspired by... new TV advert
Müller is aiming to cream off extra sales for its new Müllerlight 'Inspired by...' range with a new £1.5m campaign.A TV ad, which hits screens next week, shows three female friends lost in their own dreamworld as they enjoy the fat-free...
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UB picks up its Penguin brand again
United Biscuits is relaunching its McVitie's Penguin brand with a lower calorie content and revamped packaging.The reformulated range (excluding Penguin Wafer), which is rolling out now, contains 106 calories per bar, compared with the...
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First Cape sails ahead as Jacob’s Creek flounders
South African wine brand First Cape has nudged Jacob's Creek out of the top five biggest off-trade wines in the UK, leapfrogging its Aussie rival for the first time.First Cape has taken fifth place following a 40% sales hike over the...
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Novelli cured meats aimed at multiples
Novelli is launching a branded range of cured meat snacks this month.Novelli's Nibbles are miniature versions of saucisson a cured French sausage made from ground pork which will be sold in 90g wooden baskets in three variants: cumin,...
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Halewood eyes alcopop generation
Lambrini owner Halewood International has launched a lower-abv fruit-flavour aimed at alcopop-loving ladies. Botany Creek has a 7.5% abv and is available now in white and rosé (rsp: £3). Although Halewood already owns a...
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Kellogg’s hits out at Ofcom for giving Dispatches the all-clear
Kellogg's this week insisted it had been harshly dealt with by a Channel 4 Dispatches documentary, despite having its complaint rejected by broadcast watchdog Ofcom.