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Beefy and Lamby lose places in Eblex squad
It's not just England's current cricketers that are having a bad season - Beefy and Lamby have been ditched as the faces of Eblex's meat adverts. Ian Botham and Allan Lamb have promoted beef and lamb since 2004, but Eblex did not renew their...
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Euro Shopper range proves hit for Booker
Booker's value range Euro Shopper is raking up sales of £1m a week, with more than 29,000 shoppers a week buying products, the cash & carry giant said. The range was launched in July 2007 and boasts 35 lines including energy drinks, washing...
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Certification first offers boost for halal suppliers
A new halal certification scheme is being hailed as the first "farm-to-fork" traceability system for halal meat and a major opportunity for British suppliers.The Qurbani Project, a West Midlands-developed tagging and online certification...
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Importing costs force Brindisa shop to shut
Spanish food wholesaler Brindisa has been forced to close one of its two shops in London due to rising rents and the weak pound, which has pushed up the cost of importing. The shop in Clerkenwell sold Spanish meats, cheeses and deli...
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NewsCadbury turns Caramel rabbit into a bunny girl
Cadbury's Caramel rabbit has had a sexy makeover as part of a £1.2m revamp for the brand. Cadbury has given the bunny extra curves and make-up for its Still Got It campaign, which will see her adorning press and outdoor advertising. She was...
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Thames buys Produce World fruit subsidiary
Fruit and veg specialist Produce World has sold its British & Brazilian subsidiary to fresh food marketers AG Thames Holdings.British & Brazilian, which supplies grapes, melons and stone fruit from around the world to the UK market, will...
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Refusal of PASS hologram card as ID 'should be made illegal'
The Government must strengthen legislation on ID cards to combat underage sales, Andrew Chevis, CEO of ID card scheme CitizenCard, has warned.
Speaking on the 10th anniversary of Citizencard, Chevis said all ID cards with a PASS hologram… -
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Cheap Cheddar imports soar as UK slims output
There was a sharp rise in the amount of cheap Cheddar imported last year as UK cheesemakers switched their focus to higher-value premium products - and Irish producers picked up the slack.The UK imported 113,000 tonnes of Cheddar between...
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Pilgrims Choice offers a taste of mini packs
North Downs Dairy is planning a major sampling campaign for Pilgrims Choice Mini Portions this year to capitalise on the demand for snacking cheese.Some 10 million taster samples would be distributed to consumers, said the company, adding...
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Nando's tells home cooks to rub it in
Consumer enthusiasm for cooking at home has prompted Nando's to launch its Peri-Peri Seasoning Rubs into Tesco.The rubs, rsp £1.19, will be available next week in four flavours: Lemon & Herb, BBQ, Wild Herb & Garlic and Hot Peri-Peri. They...
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NewsTwo sign up for The Co-operative fascia
Peter Marks' vision of a unified co-operative movement received a boost this week after leading independent societies Midlands and Southern agreed to adopt The Co-operative fascia.
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NewsYorkshire Crisps gets Sainsbury's listing
Yorkshire Crisps has won a deal to supply 17 Sainsbury's stores across the region. Bags of its newest variant, Henderson’s Yorkshire Sauce, and its Natural Sea Salt flavour, are now available (rsp: 80p per 50g bag). The...
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NewsCritical Eye on... wine. Just wine
I didn't appreciate how risky - or quasi-religious - the world of top-end wine making was until I started watching a new BBC4 series, innovatively entitled Wine. Having discovered in the first of the three-part series how posh London wine...
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NewsNew Magnum defies packaging criticism
Unilever has launched a Magnum hand-held ice cream in its own box - just one week after a report claimed supermarket packaging was undermining recycling efforts. Temptation, which carries a £1.76 rsp, is available in chocolate and caramel &...
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New sea terminal will cut reliance on road freight
The north of England’s first dedicated fresh produce sea terminal is set to slash the amount of fresh produce transported to the UK by lorry.
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Daniels Group takes on Tropicana with new premium juices
Daniels Group is going head to head with Tropicana in the premium juice market with the twin launches of New Covent Garden Juice and JU - a new functional brand.The five-strong NCG range marks the brand's first foray into the juice sector...
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NewsWaitrose in for Paddy & Scott's debut
Gourmet coffee brand Paddy & Scott’s has secured its first major retail listing with Waitrose. The brand’s three-strong range, rsp £3.95, aims to help consumers differentiate between blends by highlighting whether they are best drunk in the...
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Well done to Sir Terry for promoting from within
Three cheers for Sir Terry Leahy for appointing internal candidate Laurie McIlwee finance director.
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Dunnes returns fire at Tesco in Irish price war
Dunnes Stores, the main domestic challenger to Irish market leader Tesco, has finally hit back in the Republic's price battle. More than a month after Tesco fired the opening salvo with price cuts averaging 25% in 11 stores along the border...
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Quality Test: Sausage rolls, own-label, five or six-pack
Which own-brand sausage roll packs the most punch?