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Holden to step down from Soil Association
Patrick Holden is leaving the Soil Association to promote sustainable farming internationally. The outspoken director will leave at the end of September following more than 20 years with the association, 15 as director.
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Profits bounce back at Delamere Dairy
Pre-tax profits at Delamere Dairy have climbed 51% as the company got back on track following its 2008 management buyout. Pre-tax profits increased by £180,512 to £534,399 in the year ended 31 December 2009, according to the latest...
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Focus On Butters & Spreads: The healthy BSM battle rages on
As PR campaigns go, Unilever's attempt to get some column inches for its Flora brand in January this year was certainly eye-catching.
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Beer on uneven duty playing field
Sir, While we welcome the decision in the Budget not to further increase duty, beer drinkers continue to live in the shadow of the beer duty escalator, by which the government has indicated it will raise duty at subsequent budgets by 2% above...
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Patak’s onion bhaji is first starter mix
ABF-owned Patak's claims its new onion bhaji mix is the first starter dish in the ambient Indian category.Comprising a standard and hot & spicy variant, Patak's Easy Onion Bhaji for Two (rsp: £1.20 for 65g) is rolling out now and...
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NewsThe four price options to curb binge drinking
The government has put forward four options to ban below-cost selling of alcohol and is planning to take the proposals to a public consultation within weeks, The Grocer has learned.
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Struggling Waverley TBS hires Blood as chairman
Jeremy Blood has taken over as chairman of loss-making Waverley TBS after leading a buyout of the company.
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Highland Game takeover boosts its clout in venison
Venison processor Highland Game is set to double the size of its business to become the UK's biggest game supplier after snaring English game dealer Rick Bestwick.The takeover, for an undisclosed sum, became effective on 1 July and means...
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Probe into chemical leak at Brakes depot
An investigation has been launched after a chemical leak at a Brakes distribution centre in Tamworth.Eight people were taken to hospital following the ammonia leak from a refrigeration system during routine maintenance.
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Starbucks breaks into instant coffee market
Starbucks is hoping to shake up the instant coffee market with a new premium range it claims marks the next step in its "natural evolution" from high street chain to retail brand.Following its debut in the chain's 700 coffeehouses a year...
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British Lion Eggs returns to TV in July
British Lion Eggs is set to hit TV screens for the first time in three years with its first ever sponsorship deal.Eight sponsorship spots will run during each hour-long episode of Ten Mile Menus, a new celebrity cookery show that will...
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Budgens hails success of new sausage range
Budgens has put the success of its new sausage range down to the hot weather.The retailer has already shifted 250,000 bangers after launching the range as part of its Budgens Best offer. Varieties include pork variants with chilli, apple...
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NewsFocus On Butters & Spreads: Promos cut like a knife through butter
Supply shortages and demand from Asia have pushed up the wholesale cost of butter a staggering 60%. But that doesn’t mean retail prices will follow suit, says Claire Murphy
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Focus On Butters & Spreads: Posh butters are on the up
As a sector, flavoured butters are a tiny but burgeoning portion of the market. Worth £5m, sales grew well ahead of the rest of the category up 4.5% on last year [Kantar].
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Focus On Butters & Spreads: A home-cooking revolution
Baking, it seems, has become the latest retro pursuit to be given a boost thanks to recession chic. Cookware specialist Lakeland says it has seen a spike in sales of its baking tins of 150% over the past two years.
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Focus On Butters & Spreads: Four to watch
A gold winner in The Grocer's Food & Drink Awards 2010, this is a healthier spread, with reduced fat and salt, that retains the taste of butter.
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NewsVisions of the future: Unilever's Customer Insight & Innovation Centre
Unilever is using cutting-edge virtual reality technology to find out what makes shoppers tick. Nick Hughes tours the company’s Customer Insight and Innovation Centre
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CJ Lang gets stores fitter to sell fresh
CJ Lang is educating store bosses in how to manage the fresh category. The Scottish Spar wholesaler last week held two 'Fit for Fresh' workshops, where retailers talked over key issues in the category.
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A Smirnoff revolution in ready-to-serve cocktails
Diageo plans to "explode" the fledgling pre-prepared cocktail category with the launch of Smirnoff Perfect Pour Cocktails. A £1.9m print and PoS campaign begins this month to coincide with the national retail roll-out of Mojito and...
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Vita Coco sales tripled by the ‘Isner effect’
The winner of the longest ever tennis match has helped June sales of Vita Coco triple over the previous month.