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Perfectly Clear for on-the-go
Silver Spring is pouring its Perfectly Clear range into 500ml bottles as part of its strategy to claw share of the flavoured water category from Volvic.The Kent-based bottled water supplier said the lines, available now (rsp: 65p), would...
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Cold weather and low prices spell hard times for stone fruit
European stone fruit producers are warning that poor weather and low prices have decimated profits and that many of them face ruin as a result.Cold winter and spring weather delayed the summer stone fruit season, hitting production of...
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Nestlé is committed to playing a valuable role
We were disappointed to see Joanna Blythman take such a negative, outdated and ill-informed view of Nestlé. Long before Greenpeace's Sinar Mas campaign, Nestlé announced a...
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Danepak makes its debut in sausages
Danepak has extended its reach from bacon and fresh pork cuts into sausages for the first time.Two lines traditional pork and pork and bacon have gone into Tesco, The Co-operative and Somerfield (rsp: £3 for a 475g pack of 10).
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Inspirit deal inspires off-trade push from Global
Global Brands is to launch a nationwide network of cocktail schools and roll out its newly acquired spirits brands to the off-trade in a bid to boost sales 40% to £100m over three years.The first cocktail school will open in November at...
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Dedication is what you need
With the dedicated supply group model gaining ground, multiples and producers are getting cosier. So, asks Richard Ford, how do the supermarkets measure up on farm friendliness?
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Dolmio takes region names off its sauces
Mars is relaunching its Dolmio Taste of Italy range and ditching the use of Italian regions on labels.The overhauled range of pour-over pasta sauces hits shelves this week. A new Tomato & Chilli flavour will join existing cherry...
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Martyn Jones heads trade promo event
Morrisons trading director Martyn Jones heads a star-studded list of speakers at The Grocer's new Trade Promotions Conference sponsored by Promax.As trade promotions reach record spend after two years of economic turmoil, Jones will...
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Müller swells exec ranks with Rolston and Miller
Müller Dairy has moved swiftly to plug gaps in senior roles following a period of uncertainty in its sales and marketing departments.The yoghurt maker was forced to appoint internal interim heads of both functions in March following the...
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Focus On Scotland: Scotch gains more global fans
Scotch whisky contributes £99 to the UK trade balance every second, and saw a 3% hike by value in 2009 boosting its overall worth to £3.13bn, according to recently released figures from the Scotch Whisky Association.
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Focus On Scotland: The future of fish is farmed
Ever-dwindling stock quotas and reduced days at sea have seen many skippers and crew hands turn their backs on the fishing industry and seek more secure forms of employment.
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Walking a fine line
The recession put paid to a host of fine foods players, but RH Amar has emerged bullish, having boosted sales 40% by boldly taking on new brands, as Carolyn Wilson reports
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Focus On Scotland: Southern success stories
Homegrown products enjoy a loyal following in Scotland, but the nation's food and drink industry is heavily reliant on exports. It's an area that bodies such as Scotland Food and Drink have been working hard to develop and recent statistics suggest its efforts are working.
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Focus On Scotland: Retailer landscape
While Tesco currently has the lion's share of the grocery market north of the border (accounting for 31% of the food market according to CACI figures for 2009), it faces stiff competition from rivals.
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Focus On Scotland: Four to watch
BrewDog launched its 32% abv Tactical Nuclear Penguin in November. The unusual name comes from the fact that the beer is stored in an ice cream factory for 21 days at 'penguin temperatures'.
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Party Rings patent signals tactical shift for Northern Foods
Northern Foods has filed for its first patent and has plans to extend the policy to cover other product launches as well as manufacturing processes. The application has been filed for a product not yet launched called Mini Party Rings ...
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NewsTales of Titania: Lembit, Stella and low-hanging fruit
Babe, it's been ghastly. That £6bn of cuts may sound like "low hanging fruit" if you're in marketing but we have already seen our £500k Farming is Fun! campaign axed, which is an absolute disaster.
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Twinings promotes Hodge to global role
Claire Hodge has been promoted to global innovation director at Twinings.Hodge has been marketing director for Twinings UK for the past four years and is credited with creating Twinings campaigns such as the 'announcement ads' featuring...
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Volume sales of ham hit by higher prices
Higher prices have hit sales of cold ham, which have fallen 1.8% by volume over the past year [Kantar Worldpanel 52w/e 28 February 2010]. Loose ham sales have fallen particularly sharply by 10% as consumers increasingly turned to ...
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Sainsbury’s says IT system will help it weather the storms
Sainsbury's has claimed a new multimillion pound stock system will reduce waste and help it deal with unpredictable weather.The technology will capture real-time sales data at the checkout that will be used to update a store's next...