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Local food investment cuts threaten industry
More than a decade of investment in the £5bn local food movement could be undermined by government plans to take business support away from the regions.According to the English Food & Drink Alliance set up last year by eight...
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NewsWhy the fellas at Northern Foods don’t feel too good
Dismal results have thrust scrutiny on the failure of the Goodfella’s campaign to revive Northern Food’s frozen division. Hannah Stodell reports
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Focus On Lunchbox: Drink prices squeezed
Sunny Delight stunned observers in April when it announced it was cutting its fruit juice content from 70% to 15% to allow it to move to a lower pricing position.
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Drinkaware to stay, says health minister
The drinks industry's Drinkaware campaign will not be forced to operate under the Change4Life initiative, parliamentary under secretary of state for public health Anne Milton has confirmed. The minister told The Grocer there was "no...
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Tesco Express scraps duty manager role
Tesco Express stores will scrap the role of duty manager in a major shake-up of senior management. Staff at the 1,000 sites have been told there will be a 90-day consultation period during which duty managers can apply for the new role...
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Linden Foods profits from efficiencies
Profits at Northern Irish meat processor Linden Foods are up 17% thanks partly to increased efficiencies and a strategy of targeting the top end of retail and foodservice. Pre-tax profit rose 17% to £2m for the year to 30 September 2009...
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Wilkinson plans major expansion in Scotland
High-street retailer Wilkinson has unveiled plans for a major push north of the border and a significant expansion of its own-label offer.
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Flatbreads from Jacob’s
UB is giving flatbreads some mainstream appeal with the launch of Jacob's Flatbreads. The NPD is rolling out now in Salt & Cracked Black Pepper and Mixed Seeds flavours (rsp: £1.42). "Consumers have traditionally...
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Focus On Lunchbox: Hand-held pastry products
Not so long ago, the pastries market was looking limp and tired, with little to offer shoppers besides the same old traditional sausage rolls or pork pies.
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Focus On Lunchbox: Time is ripe for fruit snacks
Back in the day, when a mum packed a fruit snack for her child's lunch it was just that: an apple, or maybe an orange.
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Focus On Lunchbox: Four to watch
Derbyshire brand Crips, which makes low-fat oven-baked wheat and potato snacks, is hoping to take low-fat crisps to a new level (or new low, depending on how you look at it) with the launch of Crips 99 Cals.
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NewsFocus On Lunchbox: Losing the lunchbox
The downturn boosted the lunchbox sector, but the uplift proved short-lived and adults are already returning to their old ways. What can tempt them back? Nic Paton reports
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NewsHot Topic: I can take or leave Marmite, but it's still my mate
There was more good news for Birds Eye this week, with Myleene Klass signing up to TV ads that will feature get fit exercises.
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Makro launches Spend and Save loyalty scheme
Makro is hoping to increase customer loyalty by launching a Spend and Save card.As part of the incentive, which runs until 4 December, every time a customer spends £20 in a Makro depot, they will receive a stamp in their card. Once they...
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NewsP&H boss Etherington next in The Grocer's hot seat
Next week Palmer & Harvey chief executive Chris Etherington is joining The Grocer team as guest editor, following the likes of Asda president Andy Bond and Unilever’s Dave Lewis.
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NewsTesco plots global F&F chain
Tesco will take its F&F clothing brand worldwide if the first standalone store in Prague is a success.
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NewsNestlé to set up drinks innovation centre
Nestlé, the world’s largest food manufacturer, is to set up a new technology hub to encourage innovation in its drinks business.
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NewsBrewDog unveils world’s strongest (and weirdest) beer
BrewDog is courting more controversy with the launch of its strongest – and weirdest – beer yet.
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Heineken completes Femsa takeover
Heineken has completed the acquisition of the beer operations of Fomento Económico Mexicano SAB (Femsa), producer of Sol and Dos Equis beer brands.
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NewsOcado share price tumbles on debut
Ocado chief executive Tim Steiner said he would not sell his current shareholding in the company at 275p per share - despite shares falling as low as 163p this morning.