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Nestlé staff pondering strike over pay freeze
Nestlé is facing strike action across its UK plants this summer amid worker fury over its plans to freeze basic pay in 2010.
Unions argue the pay freeze is unfair as the Swiss food giant performed well in 2009 and proposes to up its… -
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A fresh look at frozen
Mark Escolme, managing director of Findus Group’s UK frozen businesses, tells Alex Beckett he relishes the challenge of making consumers fall in love with frozen
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Waitrose planning to open on Prince’s land
Waitrose is set to strengthen its ties with the Prince of Wales after revealing plans to open a store on his estate in Cornwall.
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Mackie’s makes ice cream Extra Posh with new tubs
Mackie’s of Scotland is launching a super-premium ice cream range to challenge Häagen-Dazs and Ben & Jerry’s domination of the 500ml-tub market.
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NewsTesco swoops for Scotmid’s largest store
Scotmid Co-operative Society has sold its largest store to Tesco for an undisclosed sum.
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NewsCoca-Cola ups Innocent stake to 58%
Coca-Cola has upped its stake in Innocent, as the smoothie maker continues to develop its plans for international expansion.
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NewsThe Co-op debuts first 100% recycled basket
The Co-operative Group has launched what it claims is the UK’s first 100% recycled plastic shopping basket.
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NewsFrijj wraps itself in England colours for World Cup
Frijj is stripping the branding off its bottles and replacing it with a St George’s cross as it looks to tap into football fever ahead of this summer’s World Cup.
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NewsTesco is England’s official World Cup supermarket
Tesco has been named the official World Cup supermarket of the England football team, becoming the only supermarket able to display the Football Association’s official England crest.
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NewsMPs slam ‘irresponsible’ Kraft over Cadbury deal
Kraft Foods acted “irresponsibly and unwisely” during its takeover of Cadbury, according to a report by MPs to be published later today.
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Banana prices set to smash £1/kg barrier
The retail banana price is set to the break through the symbolic £1/kg barrier on the back of huge hikes in the price of oil and the weakness of sterling, importers are predicting.Bananas are currently selling for 97p/kg in the big four,...
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World News 3/4/10
Lidl and Aldi could be sued for infringing patents, according to a leading licensing company. MPEG LA said several patent holders had registered separate enforcement actions against Aldi Nord, Aldi Süd, Lidl...
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Porn review EDM backed by 154 MPs
Nearly a quarter of MPs have signed an Early Day Motion calling for a review of how porn and lads mags are displayed in shops.As The Grocer went to press, 154 MPs had backed Labour MP Lindsay Roy's EDM, calling for the government to...
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No 25p eggs this year, as retailers avoid oversupply
Consumers hoping to grab cut-price Easter eggs are set to be disappointed.Wholesalers are reporting limited excess Easter egg stock this year, unlike last year when supermarkets returned hundreds of thousands of eggs to manufacturers,...
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Nisa Scunthorpe DC gets £30m facelift after DHL contract win
DHL will splash out £30m on Nisa-Today's depot in Scunthorpe when it takes over the contract to supply Nisa's entire supply chain next year.The investment will be spent on building a 65,000 sq ft temperature-controlled facility within...
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DBC confident new contracts will boost sales £30m a year
DBC Foodservice has outlined plans to grow sales by at least 10% over the next year, claiming it has the potential to grow as big as Brakes and 3663 First for Foodservice.
The foodservice provider, which turns over £270m a year, aims to… -
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Grocer 33: Enthusiastic staff win it for Waitrose
The Waitrose store in Evington was heaving this week, thanks to the launch of the Delia and Heston campaign, and it took the top spot this week, despite two out-of-stocks, thanks to the super-speedy checkout and the friendly, proactive staff, who...
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Rubicon puts £5m into marketing and cricket sponsorship
Ambient juice Rubicon is reinforcing its large ethnic consumer fan base with a £5m marketing investment for 2010, including sponsorship of Sky Sports cricket coverage this summer. It was the brand's biggest-ever marketing investment and...
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Ex-Kettle man Milner to expand Tyrrells abroad
The former boss of Kettle Chips Australia has been named as the new commercial director of Tyrrells.
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NewsAcid Test: Panda Cherry Licorice
I enjoy the rich dark taste of liquorice but found this unpleasant: it was sickly sweet, had a rubbery texture and there was no liquorice flavour.