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Crown Crest: Instore offer unconditional
Leicester-based wholesaler Crown Crest has said its offer to acquire value retailer Instore has become “unconditional in all respects”. Last month, Crown Crest’s investment vehicle Seaham Investments launched a 5p-a-share bid for Instore, which...
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Innocent finally makes its orange juice debut
Innocent finally makes its orange juice debut: Innocent finally makes its orange juice debut: After years of waiting for the right moment, Innocent is finally introducing its first straight orange juice to compete with Tropicana and Minute Maid. The smoothie company claims that its new Innocent Orange Juice, available with ...
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Tesco meets discounter threat with new range
Tesco has launched a major assault on discounters in the Republic of Ireland with the introduction of a bold amber and black Cash Savers fixture, and is set to launch a similar scheme this October in the UK. The range includes 1,000 “everyday” items...
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Skimmed ‘as effective as sports drink’
Skimmed ‘as effective as sports drink’: People can recover just as quickly from sporting activities by drinking skimmed milk as they can sports drinks, a study has claimed. Milk was very good at rehydrating the body, said the study in the European Journal of Applied Physiology. The...
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Morrisons to stock Natures Nest eggs
Morrisons to stock Natures Nest eggs: Morrisons is stocking a new line of environmentally friendly eggs that meet high animal welfare standards. Natures Nest eggs, which will be sold in 150 Morrisons stores in Cumbria and Cambridgeshire, come from farmers with biodiversity action plans...
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Tesco targets ex-military as new recruits
Tesco has launched a scheme to recruit ex-military personnel and help them adjust to life on Civvy Street. So far, more than 30 ex-Army, Royal Navy and RAF personnel of all ranks have joined Tesco in a variety of roles under the scheme, which was...
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Protest fails to get through to Vodafone
Vodafone has refused to back down in its stand-off with independents who rebelled against a move to cut the rate of commission by a single percentage point. Led by Spar, retailers organised three boycotts by refusing to sell its top-ups. But the...
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Harry Hill’s going nuts for Fairtrade
Comedian Harry Hill will launch a Fairtrade nut range this autumn. Hill has joined forces with Fairtrade nut company Liberation to develop the brand, Harry’s Nuts, which will hit shelves in September. The first to market will be a salted peanut...
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Are revised FSA reduction targets worth their salt?
Manufacturers warn of the risk of blandness, crumbling Cheddar and botulism. But is the whole premise suspect?
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Sales up as public gets taste for long-life milk
Sales up as public gets taste for long-life milk: Sales of long-life milk are staging a dramatic recovery on the back of improved branding and packaging. UHT milk sales have risen steadily this year, and are currently at their highest point since December 2006, according to DairyCo. In the 52 ...
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Hard line shirked by government
The government’s verdict on the Competition Commission’s grocery inquiry has caused anger and relief in equal measure this week. While retailers are welcoming the hands-off approach revealed this week by the Department for Business Enterprise &...
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Hovis reveals retro new look and logo
Hovis reveals retro new look and logo: Hovis has replaced its wheatsheaf logo with the ‘boy on a bicycle’ image from its iconic 1970s television advert as part of a retro overhaul of the brand. The new packaging will run across the entire bread range as part of the brand’s ...
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The man for the merger
The Co-operative Group has persuaded Guy McCracken, its influential CEO of food retail, to delay his retirement to integrate Somerfield into the business. McCracken officially stepped down as head of food on Sunday but will take up the new post,...
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Forget sweet and sour. Think sweet and salty
Tomorrow's supermarket shoppers will be looking for foods that are "sweet and salty", "healthful" or that mix "humble" with "exotic" ingredients, a group of leading chefs has predicted.At the Givaudan Chefs' Council annual meeting this...
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What the papers said - 26th July 2008
The Observer: Coors UK has set up a new division dubbed ‘Eve’ to persuade women drinkers to switch from wines and spirits to beer, The Observer reported. “We’re trying to get to the heart of why beer is not seen as an attractive proposition by women,” said...
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Seeds of Change given £4m push
Mars Food is backing its organic Seeds of Change brand with a £4m marketing push and doubling its 500g pasta sauce menu by adding two new variants. The marketing campaign kicks off in September with specific print advertising for the two new...
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Acid Test: Organix Savory Pots
Organix Savoury Pots COMPANY: Organix RSP: £1.79 to £1.89 for a twin pack containing 2x120g or 2x130g
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Linco makes shower gel for morning after
British holiday makers, famous for being slack with the sun cream and over-indulgent with the booze, could be in for a treat with new shower gel products that the maker claims can automatically apply sun cream or help cure hangovers. Linco Care,...
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Asda could be used as a pawn to get back at Tesco for daring to pitch up in Wal-Mart’s backyard
This week (20th July 2008) saw the first signs that crude oil and commodity prices – the conditions responsible for the rampant food price inflation we have – are abating. And not before time. As a number of expert commentators have observed, the balance between...
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Bad weather blamed as asparagus slumps
British asparagus sales slumped almost 7% this season as a result of bad weather and issues over availability. In the 12 weeks ending 15 June, sales were down 6.9% to £16.5m, according to TNS, with market penetration static at 12.4%. Poor growing...