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Milk Link puts Lockerbie in blue packs
Milk Link's Lockerbie Cheddar has been given a brand revamp to emphasise its Scottish origins.The cheese, which relaunches in Scotland this month, has been given blue packaging. The range includes sliced, grated and various new block...
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Stubby bottle first for cider's Brothers
Brothers Cider is claiming a category first by pouring its Pear Cider and Strawberry Mixed Pear Cider into stubby bottles.The new multipacks (rsp: £5 and £8 respectively) consist of 10x250ml 'stubbies' in a fridge-ready, rip-open case the...
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Campaign Trail: Giving Red Bull hell
Red Bull faces new competition from Hell. Hungarian-based Hell Energy Drinks are to launch in the UK through a sponsorship deal with leading British Formula One team AT&T Williams. With a £49m annual turnover, Hell is already popular in Eastern...
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Hall buys plant to lift retailer sarnie profits
Spar wholesaler James Hall & Co has bought a sandwich factory to supply Spar stores in the north of England, cutting Greencore out of the chain.Hall has spent more than £1m buying the plant in Blackpool and seven lorries to help deliver the...
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Sainsbury's to create energy from car parks
Driving over bumps in a new Sainsbury's car park will generate enough energy to power the store’s checkouts. Kinetic plates, installed in the car park of its new green store in Gloucester this week, capture energy when a vehicle passes over...
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Carbon Trust labelling first for Kingsmill
Kingsmill has become the first British bread supplier to use the Carbon Trust's Carbon Reduction Label. Packaging on its bestselling Great Everyday White, Tasty Wholemeal and 50/50 lines will carry the Carbon Reduction Label in stores from...
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In Season: Picota cherries
Spanish Picota cherries hit the shelves this week and producers are hoping to entice consumers by presenting them as an affordable alternative to the English crop. The Picota cherry season kicks off 10 days earlier this year than last, with...
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NewsFirst Quench, now drench, as the shine comes off Majestic
Although Majestic's profits have been hit, the real worry in the drinks off-trade is the future of First Quench Retailing. Graham Holter reports
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Milk invoice theft plot exposed in High Court
Johal Dairies orchestrated the theft of a rival's confidential invoicing data and used it to poach customers with the offer of free milk, a court judge has ruled.In a High Court case last week that sheds light on the fiercely competitive...
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Mackie's diversifies into premium crisps
Ice-cream brand Mackie's of Scotland has ventured out of frozen to launch a range of premium crisps. Mackie's will produce the crisps in partnership with potato grower Taypack and they will be officially launched at the Royal Highland Show...
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Tesco to keep Localchoice despite downfall of DFB
Tesco has re-affirmed its commitment to stocking locally sourced milk, despite the closure of three key dairies last week.Dairy Farmers of Britain's Bridgend, Lincoln and Blaydon dairies, which supplied Localchoice milk to the retailer, were...
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Diageo to double spend on Morgan's Spiced rum
Diageo has more than doubled its marketing spend on Morgan's Spiced rum for the next year to £3m following a shift in brand strategy to seek 'modern adventurers' and distance itself from the competition.The new advertising push for Morgan's...
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NewsRetail Prices: Summer drives up spend on tanning and healthy eating
It's all change in the top 10 rankings for featured space promotions, with L'Oréal and Kellogg's pushing up their spends. James Ball reports
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Two new ranges set to send Ella's Kitchen sales soaring further
Infant food brand Ella's Kitchen plans to further boost its rocketing sales with the launch of new breakfast and stage 3 ranges designed for babies and toddlers.Earlier this year, founder Paul Lindley predicted company sales would double to...
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Eureka! UK gets seed-free lemons
Seedless lemons will be widely available in UK retailers and the foodservice market this year following a successful trial.Redbridge Worldfresh debuted Eureka SL lemons this month. They are sourced from South African producer Sundays River...
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Ex-Unilever veteran Miller Smith named Premier non-exec
Private equity group Warburg Pincus has picked Charles Miller Smith to join the board of Premier Foods as a non-executive director.
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Tetley's Unsworth eyes NPD in shake-up at Tata
Global tea giant Tata Tea has appointed the UK chief executive of its Tetley tea business, Peter Unsworth, to a newly formed management team, following a strategic reorganisation of the $1bn beverage businesses.
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NewsSanguinello pulled as quality of harvest falls
Dry weather in Sicily has forced Tropicana to withdraw its blood orange juice from supermarkets and it is adding two new flavours to compensate.
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Hardys and Stowells hit by hikes in price of wine
Supermarket sales of top wine brands have plummeted due to retail price rises in the past year.Among the worst hit is Hardys, the bestselling brand in the multiple grocery market, which saw volumes collapse by 22% and sales value by 18%...
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Lactalis launches into mini and spreadable
Lactalis McLelland has accelerated its drive into snacking with four spreadable and mini portion variants across its Société and Président brands. The French dairy giant is targeting busy consumers with its new Société mini Roquefort cubes,...