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Former Gü director turns outrageous with Mr Bunbury
The January dieting rush hasn’t deterred Sainsbury's from stocking a new and indulgent chocolate cake range created by the former commercial director of Gü Puds.Mr Bunbury was set up last May to supply two independent London cafés with...
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Dunbia buys Stevenson pork business
Northern Ireland's Dunbia has acquired Stevenson's pork processing business.Dunbia claims the move will save 100 jobs and create a further 70 at the Cullybackey facility.Stevenson had previously said the site would have to close due to...
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UK businesses welcome return of export refunds
The European Commission has reintroduced export refunds to ease falling EU dairy commodity prices in a move welcomed by the UK dairy industry.The EC suspended export refunds in June 2007 following a period of high prices for EU dairy...
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Irish suppliers call for government protection
Suppliers in the Irish Republic have called for the establishment of a new legal framework to protect them from "coercive practices" being employed by the multiples. Food and Drink Industry Ireland (FDII), the representative body, claims that...
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Long Clawson given OK over Hartington
Long Clawson's acquisition of Dairy Crest's Hartington Creamery has been given the go-ahead by the Competition Commission.Following a three-month investigation, the commission concluded last week that the creamery would have been closed by...
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Farrington picked to design Costcutter's new store formats
Costcutter has appointed Craig Farrington as head of store development, tasked with designing five new shop formats.Farrington joins from Musgrave Retail Partners GB, where he was head of format development for Budgens and Londis...
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Walkers Sensations turns to the dark side to revive sales
PepsiCo is relaunching Walkers Sensations with dramatic new black packaging and an elaborate logo in a bid to rejuvenate flagging sales.The new-look packs, which are being rolled out now, have a black background and an s-shaped logo with...
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Wine market set to defy the recession
The UK wine market will grow over the next five years but at a slower rate, predicts new research.Figures compiled for wine exhibition organiser Vinexpo forecast five-year growth of just over 6%, a marked slowdown from the 12% uplift in UK...
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Do Sainsbury's directors have right experience?
Analysts have expressed concern that senior trading directors appointed as part of Sainsbury's head office shake-up, which could cause up to 250 job losses, lack commercial or trading experience.New directors Helen Buck and Luke Jensen come...
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Mystery Shop: Indies get down with the kids
In addition to the usual 10 essential products, we decided to also test this month's indies on another footfall driver - infant care. Balihar Khalsa reports
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TV dragon hopes Sip is next Reggae Reggae
Dragons' Den tycoon Peter Jones hopes to replicate the success of Reggae Reggae Sauce with beauty water brand Sip
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Premier encouraging switch to wholemeal
Premier Foods is encouraging shoppers to switch from white bread to wholemeal in a new marketing campaign backed by ex-Spice Girl Emma Bunton. The £1.5m campaign, which will run for eight weeks, aims to persuade some of the 18% of consumers...
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Hall & Woodhouse keep it in the family
Hall & Woodhouse, brewer of Tanglefoot and Badger, has appointed Anthony and Mark Woodhouse as joint managing directors following the sudden death of MD David Woodhouse earlier this month. David, who had been MD since 1998, died on New...
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Wholesalers keep profits strong but fear for foodservice
Sales and profits in the wholesale sector were up in 2008, according to The Grocer's Big 30 survey. But 2009 is set to be different altogether, experts warn. Despite the continuing expansion of the multiples into the convenience sector, a...
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Johnson opens new H Forman & Son site
Britain's oldest salmon smoker has opened its new £4.7m factory after the company was forced to relocate to make way for the Olympics 2012 site.H Forman & Son's new 50,000 sq ft salmon-shaped building was opened by London Mayor Boris Johnson...
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Israel offers longer shelf life for poultry
Israeli food technologists are claiming to have produced packaging that can double the shelf life of fresh poultry to eight days.The new packaging approach, from manufacturer Teva-Off, uses Hera SLB (Shelf Life Booster) technology to allow...
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Can own label make its mark?
C-stores have woken up and smelled the own-label coffee and are now making shelf space alongside the brands, reports Beth Phillips
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Tell us your views on trade promotions
Suppliers spend a lot of time and money seeking to make their trade promotions as effective as possible in growing business.
They also spend a lot of time worrying about whether they worked.
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Fifteen former Woolies shops become 99p Stores
99p Stores has snapped up 15 former Woolworths stores and has already started trading in a third of them.
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Around the Papers 22/1/09
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