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NewsFruit giant S&A in low wage controversy
One of the UK’s biggest fruit suppliers is paying its foreign fruit pickers less than half minimum wage, according to press reports.
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NewsAbsolut refuses to be labelled in ‘naked vodka’ stunt
Absolut Vodka will appear in a ‘naked’ label-free bottle as part of a new campaign entitled ‘In An Absolut World There Are No Labels’.
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NewsNew contracts boost Robert Wiseman
Robert Wiseman Dairies has reported improved sales for the quarter on the back of a number of new contracts starting.
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NewsWeak pound helps ABF to revenue surge
The weakness of sterling has helped Associated British Foods to a 19% increase in revenue in the first three quarters – even as the tough UK market continues to put pressure on margins.
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NewsCoffee Republic eyes swift sale after administration move
Administrators for Coffee Republic are looking for an instant sale of the business after reporting significant interest from third parties.
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NewsSainsbury’s completes UK flour conversion
Sainsbury’s has claimed it has become the first supermarket to source all flour for its in-store bakeries from UK farms.
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NewsTesco share option plan survives AGM rebellion
Tesco suffered the biggest protest vote against a FTSE 100 company for more than a decade over proposed changes to its share option scheme at its AGM.
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NewsRetail prices: June prices fell 0.2% - but that's not the whole story
All quiet on the inflation front? Not quite, says James Ball. Beneath that innocent-seeming 0.2% fall in prices there lurks a hive of pricing activity...
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World News 4/7/09
Rewe Group has set itself a target of cutting carbon emissions 30% by 2015. It said it was looking at ways to reduce refrigerating agents (15% of emissions), heat (12%), logistics (8%), paper consumption (3%) and business travel (2%). "With our goal to reduce...
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Other Movers 4/7/09
Robert Birch, Dino Ransome and James Campbell have joined the field sales team of Young's Seafood. A further two appointments are expected to be confirmed this month.
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Poundland's £1 sandwich offer set to be rolled out to 150 stores
Poundland is aiming to grab a bigger share of the growing food-to-go market as it prepares to roll out a range of £1 sandwiches to 150 of its stores. A range of eight sandwiches, trialled at three stores for about a year, is currently being extended...
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NewsGrocer 33: Asda beats Sainsbury's by a whisker
Two retailers boasted strong availability and impressive service this week, but Asda in Dunbar clinched our top store award thanks to its helpful staff and chatty checkout assistant.
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NewsPicture This...M&S serves an ace pepper
M&S has got into the Wimbledon spirit and launched what must be one of the most tenuously tennis-linked products of the season - the ACE pepper. The Essex-grown pepper, (pictured right) which is said to provide the entire daily quota of vitamins A,...
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NewsAcid Test: New Covent Garden Soups Watercress & Crème Fraîche
Can be served hot or cold, but the reaction is distinctly lukewarm
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Yoplait adds strawberry-only Choobs
Yoplait has introduced a Limited Edition Strawberry Choobs yoghurt under its Wildlife brand to boost summer holiday sales. The kids yoghurt specialist expects the limited-edition pack (rsp: £1.15 for a 6x40g pack), along with the regular...
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New Omsco adverts push affordability of trading up to organic
Omsco is set to launch a campaign this autumn to persuade consumers that trading up to organic milk is more affordable than they think.The £1m TV campaign will run from September to December and focus on the low price premium organic dairy...
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Suffolk ales get a Springer in their step
Greene King is highlighting Suffolk’s ale heritage with new beer Suffolk Springer, which will hit shelves in Sainsbury's and Morrisons next week.
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Wine all the way from Blighty
Producing wines in a Sussex-based vineyard good enough to sell alongside the classics is no mean feat. But Bookers is doing just that - and doing it well. Alex Beckett reports
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Full sale or return on all Booker's Best Sellers
C&C giant Booker, which this week moved from the AIM to the main market, is offering sale or return on all full cases from its Retail Best Sellers range.
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Warburtons guns for Hovis in south west with Bristol bakery
Warburtons' dominance of the British bread market is set to expand across Hovis-dominated south west England following the opening of its £45m Bristol bakery this week.The Bolton-based business has opened the hi-tech plant with the intention...