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Dettol fights bacteria and winter flu germs
Reckitt Benckiser has launched an audacious campaign to get people to do their spring cleaning in the autumn.
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Co-op bakery offer taken in-house
The Co-operative Group has taken its in-store bakery offer in-house. It has launched a 57-strong range of products including bread, rolls, pastries and cakes across its 1,483 in-store bakeries, as well as a further 433 Co-op stores run by smaller...
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Ex-Cadbury man Baldry takes top CCE GB role
Former Cadbury Schweppes UK confectionery managing director Simon Baldry has been named vice president and general manager of Coca-Cola Enterprises Great Britain. Baldry replaces Hubert Patricot, who was made president of Coca-Cola Enterprises’...
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Tobacco display ban call comes under fire from industry
The tobacco industry has slammed an Action on Smoking and Health report endorsing bans on tobacco displays and branding and reiterated its warning that display bans in shops would boost illegal trade. Published a week after graphic warnings...
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Britain’s biggest chameleon
On a busy results day for Sir Terry Leahy, Adam Leyland talked exclusively to Tesco’s CEO about discount brands, the downturn, Fresh & Easy and the noble art of retailing
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Global Brands looks to future with new management team
VK Vodka Kick producer Global Brands has reshuffled its senior management team to drive growth in its premium drinks portfolio. Mark James has been promoted from sales director to replace Steve Perez as managing director. Perez has been named...
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Brands threatened as own label gains fans
Coca-Cola remains the most valuable grocery brand in the UK – but big brands are coming under increased pressure as consumers switch to own-label goods in the credit crunch, according to a new report from Intangible Business. The report, which...
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Food expert tries to broaden kids’ tastes with ethnic range
Children’s food expert Annabel Karmel has launched World Foods multi-ethnic ready meals in an attempt to encourage children aged four and up to eat more exotic dishes. The new range, which includes chicken tikka masala & rice and salmon...
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Ocado broadens offer with non-food range
Ocado has set out to double its range by the end of the year and has made its first foray into non-food. Magazines, toys, books and fresh flowers went on sale this week and there are ambitious plans to push deeper into non-food as well as broadening...
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Discounters steal share with cheaper fresh meat
Cash-strapped shoppers are increasingly turning to the discounters to buy fresh meat, new research has revealed. In the 12-week period to 10 August, purchases of fresh meat from discounters were up 17% by volume year-on-year, according to an AHDB...
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In dire need of a health check?
Health food stores are meant to be havens of life and vitality. Yet they are frequently unattractive to look at. Jane Bainbridge asks whether it’s time for a makeover
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Uniq shares plunge as City winces over pessimistic update
Shares in beleaguered European chilled food supplier Uniq fell sharply after the company issued a gloomy Q3 trading update. The company’s share price fell by over a third, falling as low as 42p during Wednesday trading, after a previous close price...
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Cost-hit Irish suppliers ‘should plan relocation’
Food manufacturers operating in the Republic of Ireland are facing such stiff cost pressures they could be forced to relocate to Eastern Europe, industry experts have warned. Food suppliers in the country had traditionally benefited from low costs,...
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Milk retail price hike to offset production costs
The retail price of milk has risen this week as supermarkets reacted to higher farmgate production costs. The big four have all increased their milk prices in the past seven days from £1.44 to £1.53 for four pints – the first rise since May. The...
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Cowen and Eaux de Vie to merge
Speciality spirits distributors Malcolm Cowen and Eaux de Vie are to merge in January. The deal will bring together Cowen’s Bruichladdich and Tullibardine malts and Lejay-Lagoute liqueurs with Eaux de Vie’s spirits. Cowen owner Rupert Wilkins will...
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Discovery’s revolution in dipping
Mexican food specialist Discovery Foods has introduced a range of dips on the back of its £2m La Revolucion ad campaign. The Salsa, Guacamole and Nacho Cheese dips (rsp £1.29-£1.59) are the latest in a string of launches from the brand since...
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Should Sainsbury’s fear the hard discounters?
While headlines suggest middle-class shoppers are flocking in their 4x4s to Aldi and Lidl, the true picture may not be so simple, reports Sarah Butler
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Retailers must do more to keep prices down, say shoppers
More than four in five shoppers say the credit crunch has forced them to change their grocery shopping habits – and only one in five think the supermarkets are doing enough to help, exclusive research for The Grocer has revealed. Consumers said they...
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Take a fresh look at dried fruits
Urban Fresh Fruit produces healthy snacks that also address environmental and ethical issues. Now it’s on a mission to crack the food-to-go market. Joanne Grew reports
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Waitrose offering a drop of the God stuff
God is hitting the drinks aisle at Waitrose in the form of a new lager from Sweden. God Lager – whose names translates as ‘good’ in Swedish – is produced by the Nils Oscar micro-brewery. The dark lager is bottled at 5.3% abv in 33cl packs and will...