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Salmonella: EU sounds alert over UK pig levels
One in five slaughter pigs destined for human consumption in the UK could be infected with salmonella, a new report from the European Food Safety Authority has warned. The survey sampled more than 19,000 slaughter pigs across 25 member...
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Real Beauty campaign to move along
Unilever looks set to launch a new CSR campaign following the success of its Dove initiative.The Vaseline Skinfund, which the company has applied to register as a trademark and logo, would follow on from the four-year Dove Campaign for...
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Andrex claims an eco first in green toilet roll
Andrex is to become the first major toilet tissue brand to boast certification from the Forest Stewardship Council , as part of a new green sourcing drive from brand owner Kimberly-Clark, The Grocer can reveal.
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Q&A with Andy Davies Store manager of the week
So is Waitrose well regarded in Marlborough? Absolutely. I belong to the Marlborough Chamber of Trade, which means I work closely with the town's smaller food and drink shops. We are also showcasing the work of local artists in our lobby...
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Asda Prices to go Global
As Asda was crowned Britain's cheapest supermarket for a record-breaking 11th year running at The Grocer Gold Awards this week, The Grocer learned of plans by the Leeds-based supermarket to lower the price of branded goods still further by...
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We ask... Do retailers show less loyalty in hard times?
Deals improve loyalty Delivered wholesaler. Retailers are looking around the various wholesalers for bargains at the moment, but probably more worrying is the amount of grey market stock on issue this...
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Tesco Ireland asks UK suppliers to cut prices
Tesco Ireland has been pressing its UK suppliers for price cuts to take account of the fall in the value of sterling against the euro, according to company spokesman Dermot Breen. A number of meetings had been held on the issue and about...
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mars attacks
Life just got sweeter for Fiona Dawson. It is now two months since Mars announced it was acquiring Wrigley for $23bn in a move that will make it the biggest confectionery company in the world, and Dawson, as MD of Mars UK, one of the industry's...
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Asda Livingston, West Lothian1Customer service was one of the highlights of this huge Asda. A sales assistant proved his worth when he cheerfully went to search the stockroom for loose new potatoes, only to find the entire...
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MacCaig becomes new Cafédirect CEO
Ribena marketing director Anne MacCaig has been named CEO of Fairtrade hot drinks company Cafédirect. MacCaig replaces Penny Newman who has been CEO of Cafédirect since 1998 and received an OBE for services to ethical business in this...
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If you find your Blackberry in your bed, it's gone too far
Gadgets can enable us to be more flexible and productive in the way we work. But we need to ensure they don't become the means by which our job takes over our livesSomewhat to my surprise (and no little embarrassment), I am now the...
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Being organic isn't easy
Sales of organic may be soaring, but that doesn't mean the category offers the chance to make a quick buck. Just ask No Catch. The organic cod farm went into administration four months ago owing £40m. The plan was to farm cod on a scale...
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Better together: local and organic
The market for locally and regionally sourced food is expected to increase from £4.3bn in 2007 to £5.7bn by 2012. That's growth that even the organic sector would be proud of. But will that growth be at the expense of organic food?A...
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Tilapia touted as the next big opportunity
Livestock farmers are being encouraged to convert their barns and chicken sheds for tilapia production to help grow the market for the fish in the UK. Kent-based Weardale Fish Farms has called for farmers in the south east to install...
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Soaring costs blamed for One a Day's failure
Müller has axed its £12m One a Day brand, blaming rising costs for forcing it to increase its price and its failure to meet sales targets.The range of five yoghurts and three yoghurt drinks, which was less than a year old, will be phased...
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Manchester companies blast congestion charge
Plans to introduce a congestion charge in Manchester are "inappropriate", "completely arbitrary" and would hit business, leading food and drink companies have warned. Kellogg's, United Biscuits, Makro, Bestway, Parfetts and Joseph Holt...
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Organic gets trade body
"It seems bizarre that this hasn't happened before," says Ella Heeks, ethics director at Abel & Cole and vice chair of the newly formed Organic Trade Board (OTB). And she's right. The UK organic industry has been pretty much the only sector...
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Booker to tailor offer to Scottish customers
Cash & carry giant Booker plans to start tailoring its offer to suit Scottish customers, after trading director Warren Thompson admitted this week that it was still not performing as it would like north of the border. In the week Booker...
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UK flageolet first at Booths
Booths will begin stocking the first UK-grown frozen flageolet beans this week following a deal with Yorkshire grower Scholes.The beans, which are mostly grown in France and Italy and normally appear either dried or in tins, will be...
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Fury as FSA urges booze labels to include calories
The Food Standards Agency's plan to draw the alcohol industry into the obesity debate has been slammed by manufacturers as ridiculous and potentially damaging to the responsible drinking message. At a board meeting this week, the FSA...