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Lavazza adds a splash of style to pod coffees
Lavazza is going head to head with Nestlé’s Nespresso and Kraft Foods’ Tassimo with its first coffee ‘pod’ machine. The Italian coffee specialist has developed A Modo Mio (which means My Way in Italian) in partnership with coffee machine maker,...
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Advertising: Hovis bucks downward spend trend
Hovis launched its new advertising campaign a fortnight ago with a headline-grabbing spot lasting more than two minutes in the middle of Friday’s Coronation Street
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After milk, melamine fears spread to meat
Chinese meat destined for the food supply chain may contain the potentially lethal chemical melamine, a British expert has warned. Melamine has been at the centre of a scandal in China over the past fortnight following the deaths of a number of...
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Cadbury to Twist again at Halloween
Cadbury is bringing back its Creme Egg Twisted advert in time for Halloween. The ad will run alongside a national sampling campaign, starting at the end of October, with the strapline Have a Twisted Halloween. The mock horror of Twisted’s brand...
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Ice pops aim to soothe sore throats
Ice pops designed to soothe sore throats have been launched by LanesHeath. Already successful in the US, Throat Coolers are sold as ambient pouches and then frozen at home. They come in an adults’ and children’s range – the latter in strawberry or…
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Waitrose, Booths alliance 'is not prelude to merger’
Waitrose has ruled out a future acquisition of northern chain Booths, after the two retailers announced plans to join forces on a new buying alliance. The move will allow both retailers to make savings by negotiating together on branded goods....
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Company of Wine to bring out Tetra Pak alongside eco pouch
South African wine producer The Company of Wine People has announced plans to launch wines in Tetra Pak packaging under its Arniston Bay brand. The range will consist of a Chenin Blanc, a Pinotage Rosé and a Cabernet Merlot, rsp £6.49, and will hit...
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Milk Link sells Staplemead to Andros
Milk Link has completed the sale of its Staplemead Creamery to French food and dairy specialist Andros. The sale, which confirms Milk Link’s exit from fresh dairy ingredients, sees 213 of the company’s staff transferring to Andros. Staplemead is...
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Second Opinion: It need not be just another cuppa
The true potential of tea has been lost in commoditisation and gimmickry, argues Joanna Blythman
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Musgrave makes budget EPoS available to small Londis stores
Musgrave Retail Partners GB has launched a low-cost EPoS system for Londis retailers, designed to provide the essential EPoS functions at an affordable price. For £4,000, retailers will get two tills, two cash drawers and scanners, as well as two...
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Forgotten berries to make a comeback
Survival expert Ray Mears may be among its fans, but it has taken conserve maker Mondo Berry to turn little-known sea buckthorn and aronia berries into a modern hit. Although the medieval favourites grow naturally in England, Anabela Hardwick,...
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Tesco boosts selection of organic meat
Tesco has boosted its organic portfolio by increasing the range of Helen Browning meats it stocks and adding a new leg meat product. As well as doubling listings of Browning’s Organic Speedy Sausages to 200 stores, the supermarket has introduced...
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New image for Freixenet wine bottles
Wine producer Freixenet is relaunching its portfolio with new livery to bring the brand up-to-date. The art nouveau logo has been reworked to make it more contemporary and the text uses classic, easy-to-read typography. The new-look bottles also...
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Tertiary Tesco: It’s a brand, Jim, but not as we know it...
Tesco’s new tertiary brand ranges aim to fight off the advance of the discounters. But do they run the risk of confusing consumers, asks Chloe Smith
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Latvian caviar brand Mottra highlights its ethical credentials
Latvia’s only caviar brand, Mottra, is bringing what it claims is the only ethical caviar in the world to the UK. The company allows its sturgeon to mature after removing the eggs – rather than following the traditional practice of immediately...
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Heinz uses sauce brands to sell sandwich range
Heinz is moving into the pre-packed sandwich market for the first time – using its sauces as a key selling point for the 19-strong range. The Heinz line-up, which is being rolled out across convenience stores next week, consists of sandwiches, baps,...
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Single-outlet indie sells ‘cheapest fuel in Britain’
An independent store has launched a price war with the multiples by selling what it claims is the cheapest fuel in Britain. Stans Superstore, which operates from a single outlet in the Shropshire village of St Martin, near Oswestry, has slashed 4p...
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Graham’s launches new unsalted butter
Independent Scottish company Graham’s the Family Dairy has launched a new organic unsalted butter. The new butter will be packaged with the company’s usual ‘tartan wellies’ imagery to convey the local farming message. “We have had increasing...
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Cappoquin falls victim to cheap imported chicken
One of the Irish Republic’s largest poultry businesses, Cappoquin Chickens, is to close with 200 job losses. Talks to secure a buy-out of the plant, which would have involved a substantial investment by Derby Poultry, a British company, collapsed...
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‘Last chance to create a fifth player,’ says Co-op's Hurrell
How is Tim Hurrell, head of The Co-operative Group’s food business, going to propel it into the premiership of grocery retailing, asks Beth Phillips