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Dorset adds bran flakes to its line-up
Dorset Cereals is adding a bran flake range to its portfolio for the first time.Tasty Fruit and Fibre, which is being rolled into Tesco and Waitrose now, is positioned as an "easy and tasty" way to add fibre and bran flakes to a diet....
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Adnams distributes Greek beer Mythos
Popular Greek beer Mythos is set to become more widely available in the UK following a distribution deal with Adnams.
The Suffolk brewery has won the rights to distribute the Greek brand, and manage its sales and marketing, from this week in… -
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Voluntary code for alcohol sales agreed by stores in Republic
Retailers in the Irish Republic - including most of the multiples - have agreed to a new voluntary code for the display and sale of alcohol.Under the code, alcohol-only TV and radio advertising will be banned, as will window displays and...
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South American fall in beef production to keep UK prices high
UK beef prices are set to remain high for the foreseeable future as the double whammy of falling production in South America and tightening European supplies hits home.EU countries have found it harder to source beef from South America this...
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NewsA balanced approach
In four years Balance Foods has built up a portfolio of organic, Fairtrade and licensed goods set to top £10m in sales. And it's still hungry, writes Nick Hughes
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Asda sizes down with Co-op buys
Asda is set to open three of its smallest-ever stores after buying them from The Co-operative Group, which has been forced by the OFT to shed 133 stores following its acquisition of Somerfield. The stores - located at Wellington in Somerset,...
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Bed and beer blamed for Tesco attack
Rare drama in otherwise sleepy Andover last week when a Rolls Royce ploughed into the local Tesco's windows, demolishing checkouts and terrifying shoppers - most of whom would only have seen such an impressive vehicle on Pimp My Ride.
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Farms expect boom in PYO berry sales
Farm retailers are bracing themselves for a surge in pick-your-own as shoppers look for quality bargains.With the PYO strawberry season starting, UK sales are expected to follow the US trend of strong growth, according to the National...
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Outsourcing: is it outdated? Del Monte broker, he say no
Why did it go so wrong for food broker Jenks? And does its collapse pose questions about the viability of outsourcing, asks Ronan Hegarty
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Coles swipes Buffin for finance director position down under
Australian retailer Coles has continued its recruitment drive in the UK with the appointment of Tony Buffin as finance director. Buffin was European managing director of Groupe Aeroplan, which manages the Nectar scheme, having been promoted...
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Campaign Trail: Red Bull feels the power
Battersea Power Station will roar back to life on 22 August as the venue for the Red Bull X-Fighters World Series Finale. Twelve of the world's best freestyle motocross riders will perform gravity-defying tricks as they battle it out for the world...
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Picture This... Holland's Pies drops burnley
Holland's Pies boss Neil Court-Johnson said he had no regrets over the company no longer sponsoring high-flying Burnley as they enjoy life in the Premier League next season. The pie-maker took staff to Wembley to watch Burnley clinch promotion in...
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It's serious business, says Yorkshire Tea
Yorkshire Tea has teamed up with cult Sheffield singer/songwriter John Shuttleworth in a £3m marketing campaign to encourage people to "do teatime properly".The Taylors of Harrogate tea business said the quirky TV, radio and online campaign...
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Elbrook goes into mobile food catering
Elbrook Cash & Carry is diversifying into mobile catering in an attempt to mitigate the impact on its grocery business of increased alcohol promotions by the multiples.The wholesaler has launched a service that prepares Indian food for...
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Picture This... The shop floor takes charge
Sainsbury's chief executive Justin King has a plan. Starting next Tuesday, a new C4 series, I'm Running Sainsbury's, will see King hand over the keys to the boardroom to four shopfloor workers on the premise that the best ideas in business often...
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NewsCritical Eye... on hunger hormones and the cheese diet
It’s the time of year when men break into a cold sweat over the prospect of a footie-less summer and women break into one over the prospect of having to squeeze into their bikinis (especially as, this year, they’ll be freezing their nips off in...
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Stocks of lager and cider may run dry if summer is a sizzler
A beer and cider drought is likely this summer, drinks suppliers fear, because retailers are not keeping enough back-up stock.
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Northern to close Hull as Morrisons talks fail
Northern Foods has announced plans to close its Morrisons ready meal factory in Hull, with the potential loss of 349 jobs.However, CEO Stefan Barden revealed that these losses could be offset by the reopening of its Fenland Foods factory,...
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C-stores to focus on community status in Independents' Week
Convenience stores are being urged to use National Independents' Week, which starts on Monday, to reinforce their status as a vital part of their communities.This year's campaign is the best supported to date, with thousands of retailers...
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Co-op tells suppliers it wants improved terms
The Co-operative Group is flexing its new-found muscles following its acquisition of Somerfield by demanding backdated trading terms from suppliers.The Grocer has learnt that the society sent an email to suppliers last week asking them to...