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B&H Gold and Silver get new look
Gallaher is tweaking the design of its B&H Gold and Silver following a mixed performance last year when B&H Kingsize Gold fell 6.9% to £632.5m and Kingsize Silver grew 8.6% to £327.5m.From next month, both products will feature a modernised...
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De Bortoli gives wine a bit of sparkle
Aussie wine producer De Bortoli is expanding its portfolio with a new sparkling wine to cash in on the growing popularity of the drink in the UK.Rococo is the company’s first sparkling wine from the Yarra Valley to be released in the UK....
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Booker launches new Scots range
Booker is stepping up its activity north of the border with the launch of a 30-strong range of Scottish lines to meet growing customer demand.
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Co-op switches pork to Hampshire breed
The Co-operative has switched supply of its Truly Irresistible pork range to meat from Hampshire-breed pigs raised on higher-welfare farms.All fresh pork, bacon and sausages in the retailer's premium own-brand range is now sourced from...
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Plum enters chillers with fromage frais
Plum is moving out of the baby aisle for the first time and into the chiller cabinet with a new fromage frais.Developed for babies from four months, the dessert pots contain “baby botanicals” such as sweet fennel, rosehip and chamomile....
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The last FreshXpress store closes its doors
The last store in the FreshXpress chain that emerged out of the collapse of Kwik Save will be sold to a major multiple in the next couple of weeks. Three stores have closed since November, leaving just the store in St Helens still open.This...
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Collapse in sterling fuels fresh hike in food price inflation
The price of food in the big four supermarkets rose sharply in December – flying in the face of retailer claims that inflation had peaked.
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Retail & Commodity Prices: Recession is good news for frozen food manufacturers
The average price of frozen food may be up 12.3% year-on-year but the sector is still set to pass the £5bn barrier this year. Michael Barker reports
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Growers hail concession over seasonal workers
The Government has increased the number of foreign workers that growers are allowed to employ so there is no repeat of last year’s “nightmare” of unpicked crops left to rot in fields.
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Constellation promotes Mills to European level
Constellation Europe has reshuffled its management team in a drive to streamline the business.Gaymer Cider Company MD John Mills moves to the new role of senior vice president for European sales, where he will take responsibility for wine...
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NewsCritical Eye... on the pointlessness of dotox
January detoxes are so 2008. Who can be bothered? Especially when Wetherspoon has cut the prices of a pint of Greene King IPA and a bottle of San Miguel lager to 99p. But if rubbing shoulders with the local alchies isn't your pint of beer,...
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Discounters in frame for high street grave dance
In the week Woolworths closed its doors for the last time, the discounters have been tipped to be the main beneficiaries of empty property and land in 2009, according to analysts from property consultants King Sturge.High-street retail space...
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Own Online stays defiantly local down in Devon
Dave Stickland and Keith Rawlinson are West Country patriots determined to prove it is possible to source a complete grocery range locally. Chloe Smith reports
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Rising demand for oat products prompts revamp at Mornflake
Mornflake is to launch new packaging, new products and a new marketing campaign at the end of the month following a root and branch review of its oat-based cereal portfolio.The move, which came as Mornflake celebrated its 333rd anniversary,...
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Duerr's eyes gap left by Robertson's
Duerr's is introducing a five-strong range of premium preserves to cash in on the demise of Premier Foods' Robertson's brand.The range, rsp £1.59 per jar, is available in apricot, blackcurrant, raspberry (in seedless and ordinary variants)...
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Noble Foods offers new hen-friendly Happy Eggs
Noble Foods has launched a new branded egg in a bid to invigorate the category and boost free-range sales.The Happy Egg Co will focus on promoting the wellbeing of its hens, which will live on Freedom Foods-accredited farms.Branded...
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Honours for leading food industry figures
David Jones, former deputy chairman of Morrisons, has been knighted for services to business and charity - heading a list of luminary figures in grocery recognised in the New Year Honours list.Sir David led fashion retailer Next for more...
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Women's one-stop hair removal gadget
Wilkinson Sword is introducing what it claims is the first girly razor gadget to address all women’s hair removal needs in one tool.
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Musgrave GB snaps up Tesco man Hamilton
Budgens and Londis owner Musgrave Retail Partners GB has appointed Tesco veteran Willie Hamilton as its new trading director.Hamilton has held various senior positions in his 24 years at Tesco, and has been commercial director of the Tesco...
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Princes relaunches its tinned pie range
Princes is hoping to take on tinned meat market leader Fray Bentos with a re-launch of its major pie range.The company said there was a gap in the £25m market for a trusted brand to take market share from Fray Bentos as tough times turned...