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NewsHard Kraft: an inteview with Nick Bunker, the next boss of Cadbury
Irene Rosenfeld has nabbed the headlines but if Kraft buys Cadbury, it’ll be Nick Bunker running the show here…
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Ex-Tropicana man brings Granini to UK
A former Tropicana boss is targeting “recession-proof” shoppers with a super-premium chilled juice.
Steve Wheatley, MD of the UK arm of German supplier Eckes-Granini, is spearheading the launch of the six-strong Granini Freshly Squeezed… -
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Will Mars carry more weight following satfat reduction?
In the first sign of agenda-setting in some time, Mars is cutting the satfat content of the Mars bar. Can it steal a lead over its rivals, asks Alex Beckett
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Yellow Tail launches a Crisp Chardonnay
Australian wine brand Yellow Tail is introducing a new Chardonnay and a range of reserve wines this spring to build on its meteoric rise from a £4.9m to a £20.1m brand over the past two years [Nielsen].Yellow Tail Crisp Chardonnay will...
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Nisa charges Stowe with smooth transition to DHL
Nisa-Today’s has appointed a new distribution director to prepare the buying group for its switch from Bibby Line Group…
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Long Clawson expands to satisfy overseas demand
Long Clawson Dairy is to spend £6.5m on expanding its Leicestershire facility to meet growing overseas demand for Stilton.The expansion will allow Britain's biggest Stilton producer to increase production by 25% within four years. The...
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NewsEditor's Comment: Reducing Mars' satfat content will be worth five-year wait
As well as fresh snow, this week brought bucketloads of policy-related proposals for consumer and public affairs experts to ponder, with the imminence of a general election providing plenty of impetus.
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Does the next decade herald more commodity price rises?
Commoedities have soared in price over the past 10 years. Are we set for the same volatility in the next 10, asks Mintec's Robert Mills
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Consumer preference for sweeter wines ‘ignored’
A leading Master of Wine is accusing the industry of ignoring the tastes of its customers by producing wines that are too dry for millions of palates.Tim Hanni a US flavour expert and industry commentator is appearing at the Bibendum...
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NewsAre the fmcg giants making the grade?
Fmcg manufacturing shares outperformed the stock market last year. But the picture was mixed…
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Second Opinion: UK needs to focus on real food
Why are we all talking about chocolate and ignoring fruit and vegetables, asks Tim Lang
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Producers join forces to push protected food
A group of UK food manufacturers is planning to establish the first-ever body to generically promote UK foods with EU food name protection.The producers, who include the Melton Mowbray Pork Pie Association and QMS, among others, hope to...
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Foreign marketer may take helm at Morrisons
The Morrisons board could be set to surprise the industry for a second time with a new chief executive who lacks retail experience…
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NewsJamie freshens range with Med-style NPD
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has revealed that Fresh Retail Ventures is adding 60 new SKUs to his supermarket range this year as well as introducing bold new packaging.
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M&S launches high protein ready meals
Marks and Spencer has launched a high-protein range of prepared meals, sandwiches and salads aimed at dieters.The 40-strong Simply Fuller Longer range, which includes Chargrilled Chicken & Vegetable Noodles with Savoury Miso...
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Why is nanotech treated as the industry’s little secret?
A new report has accused food manufacturers of a lack of openness over nanotechnology. Nick Hughes asks why secrecy is such a big deal for nanotech R&D
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NewsMars leads in race to reduce satfats
Mars has beaten rivals Cadbury and Nestlé in the race to slash satfats across its chocolate bars, The Grocer can reveal.
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Supermarkets rule in top-up shop market
Convenience stores are losing the battle against the supermarkets for the lucrative top-up shopping market, a new report has revealed.Only 30% of shoppers claimed to visit c-stores to do their top-up shopping, against 56% who claimed to...
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NewsLoyd Grossman helps Premier to rise in profits
Premier Foods hailed strong performances by brands including Ambrosia, Branston’s and Loyd Grossman…