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Iceland’s fishing fleet hit by banking crisis
Iceland’s fishing industry is under severe pressure as a result of the country’s banking crisis, producers are warning. The freezing of bank accounts in the Nordic country – which is one of the major exporters of Atlantic cod to the UK – has made it...
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UK wheat takes further battering from weather
Wet weather has ruined at least a third of the UK wheat crop, farmers and millers have claimed. The crops still to be harvested would almost inevitably be no better than animal feed quality, they said, adding that they would find out how much of the...
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UK urged to consolidate dairy to battle big boys
The UK dairy industry must consolidate to compete with the multi-billion-pound businesses increasingly dominating the sector, say industry leaders. Speaking exclusively to The Grocer, Joop Kleibeuker, secretary-general of the European Dairy...
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Shoppers urged to boycott multiples over cost of organic
The Soil Association is advising consumers to save money on organic food by spurning the supermarkets – using box schemes, co-ops and farmers’ markets instead. In an apparent u-turn for the association, policy director Peter Melchett said organic...
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Key’s brings in the first pink onion
Key’s of Lincolnshire has launched what it claims to be the first pink onion grown on a commercial scale in the UK, in response to growing demand for different vegetable varieties. The variety, Rosanna, has a mild and sweet flavour and is being...
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Browning launches nitrite-free salami
Organic producer Helen Browning has produced a nitrite-free salami aimed at consumers looking for food with nothing added. Nitrites were originally adopted to allow safe curing in the absence of reliable refrigeration and the company had been...
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BWG in talks to buy Fresh supermarkets
BWG, the Irish-owned retail group that runs the Spar and Mace franchises, is in talks to acquire Fresh, a Dublin-based supermarket chain with four outlets across the city. Fresh was set up two years ago by local businessman Noel Smith with the...
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Charlie’s class conflict
There’s no escaping class in the UK. Last week former Fast Show funnyman and kids’ author Charlie Higson was scoping out his local Waitrose researching a new book about a post-apocalyptic world without adults. The book sees one gang of middle-class...
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Thorntons snaps up master chocolatier
Thorntons has appointed Keith Hurdman as master chocolatier in a move to modernise the specialist chocolate retailer’s image. Hurdman joins from Melt Chocolates, where he has been master chocolatier for two years. He has more than 25 years’...
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Recession raises spectre of Christmas jobs freeze
Fears are mounting that grocery retailers will have to dramatically scale back on the usual temporary staff recruitment drive this Christmas as the economy dips into recession. This week, a Manpower survey revealed that 13% of retailers expected to...
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Yorkshire range by Co-operative Group
The Co-operative Group has teamed up with local producers in Yorkshire to bring together products from the county in a branded range. Made In Yorkshire, available in 38 The Co-operative stores in Yorkshire, includes products such as beer, ice cream...
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Tight Scots to see Nectar points cut
Sainsbury’s is changing the terms of its Nectar card in Scotland so shoppers spending under £50 will now earn just one point per pound rather than two. An incremental scale has been introduced to reward shoppers with extra points for spending more,...
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It's time to reopen the GM debate
As food price inflation bites and fears over global food security mount, experts are asking whether GM could be the answer. But the silence of the food industry has been deafening. Nick Hughes reports
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Venison pizza ready to debut in Scotland
A venison pizza, thought to be the first commercially available on a wide scale, will make its debut in Sainsbury’s stores in the first week of November. The pizza has been developed by game processor Highland Game and Scottish-Italian pizza...
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Suppliers use desperate tactics to get price rises
Suppliers are threatening to stop deliveries to supermarkets in a desperate bid to negotiate increased prices for their goods. The week after leading own label manufacturer McBride announced a 47% fall in UK pre-tax profit, a leading investment...
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Netto’s top dog
The credit crunch is doing Netto more than a few favours, as its British boss Richard Lancaster tells Peter Cripps in the latest Big Interview
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Favourable harvest to ease global vegetable oil prices
A drop in crude oil prices followed by the confirmation of good oilseed harvests has led to a sharp fall from June peaks, says Mintec’s James Hutchings
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Spotlight: Why eat out if you can eat in?
The Grocery Company specialises in taking the sting out of staying in, allowing consumers to enjoy their favourite chain-restaurant meals in their own homes. Joanne Grew reports
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QSM label moved to front of Tesco pork
Tesco has moved the British Quality Standard Mark on to the front of pork packs to underline its support for struggling British pig producers. The supermarket previously included the marque on the backs and sides of packs, but has now printed some...
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Processors hit out at migrant jobs omission
The British Meat Processors Association has expressed disappointment at the Migration Advisory Committee’s failure to include boning and trimming in its recommended shortage occupation list. The Committee, which was charged with recommending changes...