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Festive fizz falls flat as beer and cider deals surge
The washout summer has prompted supermarkets to push more beer and cider offers than ever this Christmas at the expense of deals on sparkling wine and Champagne.
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Green & Black’s Lowe is seeking new challenges
Dominic Lowe, the MD of Cadbury-owned Green & Black's, is leaving the chocolate-maker to pursue "new entrepreneurial challenges".He will be replaced by Sarah Barron, currently developed markets chocolate category innovation centre...
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Waitrose set to try out several Boots formats
Waitrose and Boots are considering trialling several different store formats simultaneously as they thrash out details of their forthcoming tie-up, The Grocer has learnt. A source familiar with the negotiations said the two may launch...
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Picture This... Holland’s hits a bullseye with Bowen
In the week that Gatorade ditched Tiger Woods as brand ambassador, Holland's Pies has unveiled a backer who prefers a bit of Bully to a bit of the other. Mr Bullseye himself, Jim Bowen has been recruited to highlight its new online shop that gives...
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Del Monte launches new ‘naked’ fruit snack brand
The iconic Man from Del Monte is making a racy comeback to promote a major new fruit brand.Naked Fruit represents Del Monte's first major foray into the fresh prepared fruit channel and is the first fresh, pre-prepared fruit range in the...
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Monster fan lives the brand
Elsewhere in the world of puzzling endorsements, a Leicestershire man has changed his name. To Mr Monster Munch.The former Chris Hunt is not even on the payroll he's doing it purely for love."I used to eat three bags of...
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Sainsbury’s builds sustainability links
Sainsbury's has launched three crop sustainability groups to forge closer links with its grower suppliers.Groups have been set up for field crops, protected crops and orchard crops to assist growers in making the supply chain more...
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Dairy Crest to buy more milk from direct suppliers
Dairy Crest is planning a radical shake-up of its milk supply chain to bring stability and allow it to pay farmers more money.Britain's biggest dairy company, which has been conducting a year-long review of its milk procurement policy,...
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Is the FSA demanding too much of cheese suppliers?
Suppliers accept that there's a need to cut satfats, but actively promoting low-fat cheese puts them at odds with consumers, says Nick Hughes
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Midlands Co-op food helmed by Spencer
Michael Spencer has taken over as head of food at the Midlands Co-operative Society following the departure of Pete Whitmore last month. Spencer was formerly head of distribution operations at Musgrave Partners GB, which owns the Budgens...
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Cornish Rattler turned into drink for surfer dudes
Cider producer Healey's is revamping its Cornish Rattler Cyder brand to emphasise its surf culture provenance in preparation for national distribution next year.The new-look bottle, rolling out in February, will feature the silhouette of...
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Waitrose fish counters sell samphire
Waitrose has started selling samphire, sourced from Carmel Agrexco in Israel, as it looks to take the niche product mainstream.
The product, which is being stocked by a major UK retailer for the first time, goes well with fish and went… -
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Irish drinks trade warned: pass on duty cut to public or lose it
Irish finance minister Brian Lenihan has cut excise duty on alcohol and reduced the VAT rate in a bid to stem the cross-border shopper exodus that is estimated to have cost the Republic's exchequer €500m this year.
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The Grocer review of the decade: the Noughties in a nutshell
The decade began with a game of supermarket musical chairs. Somerfield chief David Simons was the first to go, followed quickly by Sainsbury's Dino Adriano, replaced by Alan Smith and Sir Peter Davis respectively...
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Focus On Hot Desserts: Marks & Spencer rules in hot puds
We eat more than 4.9 billion desserts a year in the UK and 1.4 billion of these (29%) are hot. The hot-served chilled desserts market has grown 11.4% to more than £150m over the past year. Growth has been driven by an increase in buyers...
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Picture This.. Inferno destroys Morrisons in Penrith
Morrisons is looking to open a temporary store in Penrith after a fire destroyed its town-centre branch last week. Meanwhile, it has re-opened its petrol station and extended the range of groceries it sells.
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A greener future will mean a drabber diet
A sustainable diet is achievable, but might require trade-offs in taste, quality or health, admits a new report by the Sustainable Development Commission to be published today.
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UK gets new non-alcoholic digestif drink
A non-alcoholic digestif drink is arriving in the UK to offer an alternative to brandy and grappa.Security Feel Better comes in a one-serve 30ml bottle (rsp: £2.99) and contains digestion-aiding plant and herb extracts, according to...
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First virtual farmers’ market sets out stall
Shoppers who can't be bothered to walk to their local market can breathe a sigh of relief with the launch of the world's first virtual farmers' market. Set up by entrepreneurs Marcus Carter and Roger Saunt, Virtual Farmer's Market is a...
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NewsWalkers highlights sub 99-calorie lines
Walkers is highlighting the 99-or-less calorie count of its Quavers, Wotsits, French Fries and Squares brands on front of pack.