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NewsCook refutes auditor's concerns over viability
Frozen ready meals retailer Cook has insisted it is in a strong financial position despite its auditor expressing doubt over the company’s future. The retailer’s accounts revealed Cook reported a pre-tax loss of £328,850 in the year to 31...
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NewsNescafé gets stronger with rising bean count
Nestlé is embarking on a £24m relaunch of its entire Nescafé coffee range, The Grocer can reveal. The company will kick off its campaign by reformulating its 71-year old Nescafé Original brand in a bid to rejuvenate flagging sales. It had...
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NewsSecond Opinion: What's behind Tesco cost cuts?
Jonathan Pritchard asks whether Tesco's strategy is based on the recession - or overseas expansion
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NewsBill's Produce Store to hit the expansion trail
Greengrocer and café operator Bill's Produce Store is planning a major expansion programme to capitalise on the popularity of its 'farmers' market' format. The East Sussex operator, which runs two stores in Lewes and Brighton, is looking at...
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Industry bodies unveil streamlined operation
The Dairy Council is to move into the offices of Dairy UK in an attempt to streamline the way industry organisations operate.Under the new structure, Dairy UK and the Dairy Council will focus on promoting human health and nutrition, while...
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Coppola role boosts technical innovation at Northern Foods
Northern Foods has appointed John Coppola to the new role of group technical innovation director as the food manufacturer bids to increase its NPD. Coppola joins Northern, which makes products including Goodfella's pizza and Fox's biscuits,...
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NewsCommodities: Chocolatiers brace as poor harvests inflate cocoa price
As other manufacturers breathe a sigh of relief at falling costs, the cocoa industry is taking a deep breath as it watches prices rise. James Ball reports
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Should brand giants ride out the storm or face it head on?
When even the likes of Unilever refuse to predict what 2009 could bring, it is time to question the position of the major players in brands, writes James Ball
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NewsImperial's RYO for smokers who don't have money to burn
Imperial Tobacco is targeting smokers who want to trade down rather than give up with the first Golden Virginia brand extension in 130 years. Golden Virginia Yellow is to be launched on 2 March at a lower price point than the original green...
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Fires burn Constellation and Foster's vineyards
The wildfires sweeping across south Australia have destroyed vineyards supplying two of the country's biggest wine producers.Constellation Australia, which makes household brands such as Hardys and Banrock Station, has company-owned and...
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NewsWalkers earns right to keep carbon label
Walkers has become the first company to have its right to use the Carbon Trust's Carbon Reduction Label on crisp packs renewed, after smashing its carbon footprint target. The PepsiCo company has reduced carbon emissions 7% since 2007,...
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EC oversight could force eggs to carry high satfat warning
Eggs may be branded "high in saturated fats" due to an oversight in EC plans for foods that make nutrition and health claims.If eggs claim they are high in protein, for example, under the EC proposals this would have to be qualified by...
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NewsChapati Man wins listing in Morrisons
Festival caterer Chapati Man is making its retail debut with a national supply deal with Morrisons. The Indian spicy wrap business has been a mainstay at events such as Glastonbury and the British Grand Prix since 2007. Company...
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Cheap Easter eggs from Woolies set to hit stores
A glut of cheap eggs will flood on to the market this Easter because of the demise of Woolworths, retailers and wholesalers have predicted.
Tesco this week snapped up container loads of Easter eggs destined for the now-defunct chain, which… -
NewsTesco under fire for misleading labelling of chicken
Tesco has been slammed for its "misleading" labelling of chicken following a consumer poll. More than 10,000 people voted in a Chicken Out! poll on whether labelling of standard own-label chickens sold in Tesco, Asda, Iceland, Morrisons and...
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NewsDole gives consumers direct line to Costa Rica
An interactive sticker system is being introduced by fresh produce supplier Dole to help reassure consumers over its banana sourcing policies.
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Co-op unveils new products and promos for Fairtrade Fortnight
The Co-operative Group is launching a host of new products and promotions to coincide with Fairtrade Fortnight, which starts on 23 February. The society is adding two new wines to its Fairtrade offering - a Chilean Fairtrade Rosé and an...
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NewsCross-border shopping prompts cuts to hours
Tesco has followed Superquinn in store cutbacks along the Irish Republic's border as shoppers continue to flood into Northern Ireland for the cheaper prices. Last month, Superquinn announced it was closing its store in the border town of...
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Revealed: how money-off deals hide price rises
Money-saving deals at the big four are being used to conceal price rises, research from The Grocer reveals.While more than a third of branded products are on promotion, according to Nielsen, analysis of data from The Grocer 33 database shows...
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The pension drag
Retailers and manufacturers have seen their pension deficits soar over the past year. But is the burden as heavy as it seems, asks Chloe Smith