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Pomegreat unveils new luxury blend
Pomegreat is continuing its drive to add luxury to the healthy pomegranate juice category with the launch of a new juice made from a blend of two varieties of hand-cut and pressed pomegranates.The company claims this method produces juice in...
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Own-label contract wins boost profit at Milk Link
Milk Link has reported solid half-year results on the back of a number of new contract wins this year.Turnover at the farmer-owned co-op was up 18% to £278m, while pre-tax profit rose 24% to £9.3m. Group EBITDA rose 14% to £17.5m.The...
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Brakes closes two Woodward depots
Two of Woodward Foodservice's eight depots have been closed and a third is under threat following its acquisition by Brakes in August for £20m.Woodward Foodservice depots in Barnsley and Durham have shut and Brakes is consulting over the...
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Own-label lines pinch brands' featured space
Supermarkets have dramatically changed their promotional tactics in response to the economic downturn, reveals exclusive research carried out for The Grocer.They have slashed the number of branded lines on promotion in high-value featured...
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Enco Products brings Caribbean cuisine to microwaveable rice
Caribbean specialist Enco Products is taking on Uncle Ben's and Tilda with what it claims is the first range of microwaveable Caribbean rice pouches.The Caribbean Traditions line, rsp £1.69, consists of Rice & Pigeon Peas Mix, Rice & Kidney...
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EC private storage scheme expected to slow butter price fall
The dairy industry has welcomed a move by the European Commission to tackle falling European butter prices, but warned it may be too little too late.The EC will allow producers to put their surplus butter into private storage two months...
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William Reed buys Harpers magazine
Harpers, the wine and spirits magazine, has been acquired by William Reed Business Media (WRBM), the UK's leading publishing company for the food and drink industry. The deal, completed on Friday November 14, also includes the Harpers...
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Careers File: Hidden risks and costs mean redundancies can be a false economy
Cadbury, McBride, Paramount Foods, Arla, PepsiCo, Bakkavör - the list of grocery companies making redundancies is growing longer. Though not all such decisions are solely a response to the current economic downturn, in such times employers...
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Carrefour replaces CEO Duran with Nestlé's Olofsson
Carrefour has tasked its new chief executive with driving the group’s own-label offer and shifting its focus from non-food back to food in the wake of José Luis Duran’s dismissal. Lars Olofsson, Nestlé’s vice-president in charge of strategic...
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NewsMeat promotions entice consumers to splash cash
Meat lovers can find plenty to cheer about with a number of key lines coming down in price this month. Michael Barker and Richard Ford report
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Editor's Comment: Is it really a rip-off to run products at sale prices for longer than the higher ones?
It isn't the season to be jolly. That's next month. But already, the Christmas bargains are coming thick and fast. As well as 20% off on clothing at Marks & Spencer, this week saw buy one get TWO deals at Morrisons, for example. And while no-one...
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Gissing: why Waitrose and Ocado are not competitors
The John Lewis Partnership has moved its stake in Ocado to the pension fund. Should the online delivery company be delighted or nervous, asks Chloe Smith
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Don't let the crunch steal Xmas
As consumers rein in their spending, retailers are hoping for a festive sales boost before the recession kicks in during January and February. The outlook remains tough, says Noli Dinkovksi, but the grocers could come out on top if they...
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Silk Cut menthol launched
Tobacco giant Gallaher has responded to the growing trend for Menthol cigarettes by launching a Silk Cut variant. Gallaher's head of communications Jeremy Blackburn claimed menthol was one of the fastest-rising trends in tobacco and now...
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Knight the latest exec to leave DFB
Rob Knight has quit as non-executive chairman of Dairy Farmers of Britain, becoming the latest high-profile departure.Knight's resignation closely follows the exits of commercial director David Potts and non-executive director Philip...
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Union probes double shifts at Waitrose
Waitrose has been asked to attend a formal meeting with shopworkers' union Usdaw after migrant workers were found to be doing double shifts in its warehouses, sleeping in cars in between.The retailer has launched an investigation after Usdaw...
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Processor Dunbia exposed for selling mutton as lamb
Dunbia, the northern Irish meat processor that labelled Brazilian beef as British, was also cautioned for selling mutton as lamb, it has emerged .An investigation by The Grocer has discovered that Kenny Swann, MD at the Dungannon plant, was...
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Mitchell quits Innocent for private equity role
Innocent Drinks UK MD Jamie Mitchell is set to leave the company to explore new opportunities in the world of private equity.He would not give full details of his plans, but said he was talking to private equity firms about potential...
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Every Lidl helps, except this one
Forget mere accidental melamine contamination - one Lidl store in Sweden is in trouble for deliberately poisoning discarded food. The genius plan was hatched to stop those pesky homeless types feasting on expired lobster ready-meals and...
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Lancashire takes on the sausage giants
Northern retailer Booths has launched a limited-edition Lancashire Sausage to celebrate Lancashire Day on 27 November.The sausage, made from local pork, black pudding and beer, was designed to bring together flavours from around the county....