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Focus On Rice & Noodles: Promotions spur quick rice sales
Microwaveable rice formats, although selling in relatively modest volumes compared to dry, have nevertheless delivered good value growth this year.
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Focus On Rice & Noodles: Four to watch
Premier Foods responded to consumer demand for an extra taste hit in savoury noodles with the launch of Batchelor's Super Saucy Noodles (rsp: 69p) in June.
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NewsStrange fruit
Bompas & Parr have brought the world pulsating puddings, vaporised vitamins and more foodie weirdness. Catherine Dawes finds out what’s next on the menu for the creative duo
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NFRN management shake-up will give support to members
The National Federation of Retail Newsagents has restructured its management team and pledged to be a "fully joined-up" association for its 18,000 members.The Grocer revealed last month that the NFRN had come under fire from members who...
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Staycations help sales at J&J Wilson
A combination of Brits holidaying in the UK and new store openings have boosted full-year sales at J&J Wilson.The retailer, which runs 55 Costcutter stores in holiday parks across the UK and is ranked number 45 in The Grocer's Top 50...
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Independent View: On a winning streak
Indies have made the most of a sporting summer, bagging big names and capitalising on smaller events. With one eye on the Olympics, it’s time to push on. Beth Phillips reports
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New smoothie has UK-only ingredients
The first smoothie to be made exclusively from British milk and fruit has launched into Waitrose. Frumoo is made from fresh milk and fruit and comes in a resealable pouch. The brainchild of marketer Maria Leavesley, it was developed...
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Pukka targeting lads with only pies tailor-made for microwave
Pukka-Pies is about to make the nation's lads very happy it is launching what it claims is the market's only frozen pie range tailor-made for the microwave.
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Walker is new MD of Lyons
Lyons Seafoods has appointed Craig Walker as MD. He joins from Nutricia where he was general manager, France, and brings more than 20 years of management experience at leading food companies including Groupe Danone and Jacob's Bakery.
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Tesco goes to San Francisco
Tesco has announced it will open eight new Fresh & Easy stores in Northern California in early 2011. The stores, located in the San Francisco Bay Area and Modesto, will be...
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B&M moves into Scotland in bid to be ‘new Woolworths’
B&M Retail is pushing further into Scotland and Northern Ireland with the £48m acquisition of Opus Homewares.
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Peperami reveals Animal's family of cannibals
Unilever is revealing the offspring of its deranged Peperami brand character Animal to TV viewers, in what is the first crowd-sourced advert for the meat snack. The FMCG giant used crowd-sourcing to create the ad, and settled on two...
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Asda shaves fuel prices
Asda has cut the price of fuel by 1p per litre for unleaded and 2p for diesel, meaning customers will now pay a maximum of 111.9p for unleaded and 114.9p for diesel. It is the fourth time Asda has announced lower fuel prices since...
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WI wages into milk price war
The National Federation of Women’s Institutes (NFWI) has waded into the milk price war by calling for reassurance from supermarkets that they will support British dairy farmers. The move comes after Asda cut the...
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World News 14/8/10
Sara Lee chairman and CEO Brenda Barnes is stepping down permanently "to focus on improving her health". Barnes has been on medical leave since May after suffering a stroke. Sara Lee's board has initiated a process to select a new CEO and is...
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RSPCA flagged up cloned meat risks back in 2008
The RSPCA warned Defra of the danger of 'cloned meat' entering the UK food chain as early as March 2008, The Grocer can exclusively reveal. Last week, the Food Standards Agency confirmed meat from the offspring of a cloned animal had...
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Grocer 33: Sainsbury’s service wows our shopper
Sainsbury's in Cheadle, Greater Manchester had a full basket this week and a glowing report from our shopper.
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NewsGrocer 33 Online: Delivery of fresh veg impresses
Sainsbury's was the only supermarket to deliver a full basket of 33 items. The website was easy to navigate and the products arrived in good condition, including very fresh-looking fruit and veg.
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Nisa-Today’s wins new members after record £4.5m payout
Nisa-Today's is toasting a bumper crop of new members just two weeks after paying out a record £4.5m trading surplus. CEO Neil Turton said 29 new members, with a total of 46 stores, had joined the buying group during July. It...
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Acid Test: Nivea Protect & Bronze
This sunscreen stood up well to the test of a week's holiday in the south of France, during which my pale skin was well-protected both in and out of the sea.