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Haddock price set to rise as Iceland's quota is cut
Shoppers are facing higher prices for haddock as a result of falling Icelandic supplies, experts have warned.
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First Quench optimistic despite top-tier exodus
Lloyd Stephens has become the latest member of the senior management team to leave First Quench Retailing, the owner of struggling off-licence chain Threshers.
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Veteran ops director Legro to join Makro UK turnaround team
Makro has made its third senior management appointment in two months as the cash & carry wholesaler attempts to turn around the business.Makro's German parent company Metro Group has parachuted in Patrick Legro, operations director at Makro...
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Ibiza's perfect drink for girls to hit off-trade
A sparkling wine cocktail range billed as "the perfect drink for women" and initially launched for Ibiza holidaymakers is set to hit the UK off-trade this autumn.Ibiza Ice - available in White Isle, which is made with white wine, melon &...
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Waitrose in talks to secure the future of Duchy Originals
Waitrose is thrashing out a deal with Duchy Originals to bail out the Prince of Wales' food brand.
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Will frozen still be hot when economy starts to recover?
Sales of frozen food have rocketed in the past year. But is its popularity sustainable, or will it end at the same time as the recession, asks Alex Beckett
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Red Mountain gets a more modern look
Typhoo Tea is overhauling its Red Mountain coffee brand to cash in on growth in the freeze-dried sector.The recipe for premium freeze-dried variant Red Mountain Gold would be reformulated to create a "higher-quality flavour", Typhoo said,...
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Spuds surplus sends prices - and grower margins - tumbling
An oversupply of British potatoes is putting serious strain on growers' margins - but giving consumers the chance to buy new season spuds at good prices.Excellent growing conditions at the start of the British season have produced 20% larger...
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NewsRetail Prices: Are retailers starting to run out of promotional space?
The number of offers keeps growing, as does the amount of space devoted to them. How much longer can retailers keep it up, asks James Ball
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Record year for grocery charity Caravan
Grocery charity Caravan received a record £2.24m during the last financial year enabling it to support support 1,849 people from the food and drink industry who have fallen on hard times through no fault of their own.
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NewsGovernment ‘must act on food security’ as cheap food era draws to a close
Food production must become a strategic priority for the government, the Food & Drink Federation has warned in response to the Food & Rural Affairs Committee’s report on food security.
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AB InBev could sell Scots lager leader Tennent’s
The Tennent’s beer brand could be sold as owner Anheuser-Busch Inbev seeks to reduce its multibillion-pound debts.
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Organics sector gears up for £1m generic campaign
Sustain is launching the UK's first generic organic ad campaign next year in a bid to inject fresh growth into the ailing category.The environmental group is currently leading a cross-industry initiative to raise £500,000 from UK organic...
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Organics sector gears up for £1m generic campaign
Sustain is launching the UK's first generic organic ad campaign next year in a bid to inject fresh growth into the ailing category. The environmental group is currently leading a cross-industry initiative to raise £500,000 from UK organic...
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NewsEditor's Comment: For the industry's sake, ask your MP to back Early Day Motion 1885
Between moat cleaning services, dodgy mortgage claims and duck house constructions, the MPs' expenses scandal has created the sense that government is utterly unaccountable.
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"For the sake of the grocery industry - and democracy for that matter - please ask your local MP to sign up in support of Early Day Motion 1885"
Between moat cleaning services, dodgy mortgage claims and duck house constructions, the MPs' expenses scandal has created the sense that government is utterly unaccountable. It's not, of course. The ballot box, freedom of speech, and the...
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Commodities: Will bread cost more or less dough after 2009 harvest?
Bread. Brits can't get enough of it. They're not quite so into price rises, though. Mintec's Liliana Gonzalez looks at the forecast for this year's harvest
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Will bread cost more or less dough after 2009 harvest?
Bread. Brits can't get enough of it. They're not quite so into price rises, though. Mintec's Liliana Gonzalez looks at the forecast for this year's harvest
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TJ Morris set to grow Home Bargains chain with 30 new outlets
TJ Morris, the company behind discount chain Home Bargains, is planning to open a further 30 stores in the next six months.The discounter, which has 190 stores, has opened 30 since January after picking up around 20 former Woolworths sites...
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TJ Morris set to grow Home Bargains chain with 30 new outlets
TJ Morris, the company behind discount chain Home Bargains, is planning to open a further 30 stores in the next six months. The discounter, which has 190 stores, has opened 30 since January after picking up around 20 former Woolworths sites...