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Chicago Town offers a Feast for footie fans
Chicago Town is cashing in on World Cup fever with the £500,000 launch of its Footie Feast pizza.
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Sunny Delight drops fruit content and rsp to stem sales decline
The fruit juice content of Sunny Delight is being cut from 70% to 15% just one year after the brand was given a healthy makeover.The new lower juice content is the same that Sunny Delight had prior to its ill-fated £4.5m overhaul last...
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Holland’s to unveil Corrie pie selection
Pie maker Holland's is launching three Coronation Street-themed pies.The Northern Foods-owned company has joined forces with the soap to introduce limited-edition pies including a Steak & Coronation Street Ale variant (rsp: £2.49)...
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Tesco supplier Seachill faces court fight over fish
Tesco fish supplier Seachill is facing a court battle with a supplier over £1.2m of fish. The £200m-turnover whitefish supplier Ocean Trawlers claims Seachill, a UK subsidiary of multinational seafood giant Icelandic Group, owes £1.2m for...
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Walkers kicks off World Cup with kangaroo crisps
Walkers is fanning the flames of World Cup fever with 15 new crisp flavours inspired by food from participating countries.
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The Delia effect kicks off ‘staggering’ sales
The 'Delia effect' is already working wonders for Waitrose's sales, with the retailer forced to bring in imported reinforcements to meet demand.
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Makro testing delivery service at eight depots
Makro Cash & Carry is trialling a delivery service, The Grocer has learned.The ongoing trials are understood to be from eight depots, where Makro has recruited delivery customer consultants, in Glasgow, Washington, Hull, Leeds,...
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UK Mountain Dew to target energy market
Mountain Dew, the £1bn US sports drink brand, is storming into the UK next month to "revolutionise the energy drink industry".The drink, called New Mountain Dew, will be launched by PepsiCo and its UK bottling partner Britvic in a bid to...
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NewsDon Pumsey on scrumpy tax and eunuchs' tackle
It's difficult to imagine holding anything more useless than the hand I hold right now - with the possible exception of a eunuch's tackle.
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Jones tells ladies to eat more eggs
Dr Hilary Jones is to front a new campaign aimed at setting the record straight on eggs and cholesterol.The GMTV doctor's advice will feature in advertorials in 14 women's titles targeting key purchasers from April to June, stressing...
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Somerfield’s execs mark end of an era
Leading grocery figures past and present met in Bristol last month to share their memories of Somerfield.
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News‘So many labels out there’... so the EU wants one more
Despite the opposition and sheer disbelief of UK trade bodies, the European Commission looks set to forge ahead with plans for a new quality logo. Michael Barker reports
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NewsFocus On Suncare: Piling on the protection
We don’t need a blazing summer to worry about suncare, with anxiety about kids’ exposure prompting rising sales of higher SPF lotions, says Alison Coleman
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Focus On Suncare: Four to watch
Nivea Sun's latest innovation, Protect & Bronze, protects the wearer from UV rays while enhancing the tanning ability of the skin to give a natural-looking tan.
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Orange is not the only fruit, says Sunkist
Sunkist is having an image revamp in a bid to remind consumers that the range includes flavours beside orange.The Nichols-owned brand will be given a new logo and new packaging designed to "celebrate the drink's Californian roots" and...
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Granola on a roller
Lucy O’Donnell’s Lovedean granola is leaving its elitist roots for the big time, with listings in Sainsbury’s and Tesco at a lower price. Anna-Marie Julyan reports
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Second Opinion: Hurrah for a new, hardier potato
Not only is the Sarpo Mira blight-resistant, but it was bred without GM, notes Joanna Blythman
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NewsAnger over closure of ADM’s Hull cocoa factory
ADM Global is to close its Hull site as falling demand and overcapacity take their toll on the cocoa supplier.
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World News 27/3/10
Kellogg's, Sanitarium, Cereal Partners Worldwide, Woolworths, Coles and Aldi are to reduce the sodium content of ready-to-eat breakfast cereals containing more than 400mg per 100g by 15% over the next four years....
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Nestlé has fingers crossed for £10m Kit Kat promotion
Nestlé is ploughing £10m into a football-themed cash giveaway for Kit Kat twice the budget of the brand's 2006 World Cup activity. From 12 April, packs of Kit Kat four-finger, Chunky and Chunky Caramel are to feature a 'Cross Your...