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Jameson Silver returns for St Patrick’s Day
Premium Irish whiskey Jameson is using St Patrick's Day to engage younger adult drinkers by returning its limited-edition silver bottle to shelf.
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Industry fearful further VAT high jinks will follow election
The public purse is worse than empty and the next government will need to act. But would it really extend VAT to all food and drink? Ronan Hegarty reports
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NewsFish fingers fall out of favour as prices go up
Volume sales of fish fingers and fishcakes are falling as higher prices and fewer promotions hit consumption levels.
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Tucker promoted to regional Ferrero role
Ferrero has promoted UK & Ireland marketing director Dave Tucker to the role of regional commercial director at its headquarters in Luxembourg.Tucker will take responsibility for Ferrero's boxed chocolate brands in the US, South...
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An old-fashioned fix
Morris & Son is a “problem-solving business” specialising in buying excess or unwanted stock – and more recently struggling confectionery businesses, as Beth Phillips reports
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Second Opinion: Where’s food in our land policy?
A new report on land use is a jumble of issues with no clear priorities, says Tim Lang
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NewsShoppers want to see more local food but won’t pay more
Consumers are not willing to pay more for locally produced food despite wanting it to be more readily available, a new survey for The Grocer has indicated.
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NewsPalmer & Harvey poised for fourth round of redundancies
Palmer & Harvey is poised to make a fourth major round of job cuts in less than two years, The Grocer can reveal.
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Tesco gets new wine manager
Claire Lorains has been appointed wine category manager at Tesco.Lorains joined Tesco in 2002 and replaces Andrew Carpenter, who has moved to the health and beauty category. She was previously senior buying manager for household.
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Quality Test: Pure set honey
Honey is my spread of choice on toast, although I usually stick to runny honey. However, Waitrose’s offering has tempted me to switch to set honey.
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NewsTesco hands clothing role to ex-Sainsbury’s man Jones
Tesco has appointed former Sainsbury’s non-food chief Richard Jones as the new boss of its clothing business.
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NewsProfits up a quarter at buoyant Waitrose
Waitrose has reported full-year results showing like-for-like sales up 3.6%.
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Producers want PDO protection for Yorkshire pudding
The Yorkshire pudding is the latest food bidding to win protected status under European naming rules.
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World News 6/3/10
Walmart has opened a new headquarters in Florida for its Latin American regional operations and announced a new chief executive for the region, Eduardo Solórzano. The former head of Walmart de Mexico has overseen the...
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Grocer 33: Asda best for service, with lots of extras
The Asda supercentre in Spondon, Derby, provided the best service this week, with plenty of extras on offer.
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Barnes steps down from 3663 in global revamp of Bidvest ops
Fred Barnes has stepped down as CEO of 3663 First For Foodservice owner Bidvest Europe, following a restructure by its South African parent company.
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British lamb gets pricey as producers sell abroad
British shoppers are paying up to 19% more for their lamb chops as processors capitalise on the growth of lucrative export markets. The cost of lamb chops in the big four is now £13.18/kg, 19% more than a year ago [Grocer 33]. The...
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NewsAcid Test: Galaxy Bubbles
"An unattractive brown package and sickly pink edges didn't inspire me to try the contents, although the description 'bubbly' on the packaging was accurate."
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NewsGum brands get fresh with marketing action
Wrigley and Cadbury have outlined plans to restore the fortunes of the embattled chewing gum category.
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CCE adds blueberry juice to revamped Ocean Spray range
Coca-Cola Enterprises has taken struggling cranberry juice Ocean Spray under its wing and given it a new premium look and a blueberry variant.Marketing spend will double to £7m this year and a new TV ad from April will highlight the...