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Kraft plots sister brand to Dairylea
Kraft looks set to launch the first sister brand to Dairylea in the cheese spread's 50-year history. It has applied to register Creamylea as a trademark under a number of categories, including yoghurts, cheese and cheese products as well...
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British develop taste for whole pineapples
Sales of wholehead and prepared pineapples are soaring as consumers take a greater interest in exotic fruit. Prepared pineapple sales rose 41% in the 12 months to 20 April [TNS], compared with 38% growth in prepared fruit generally....
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Dinner with Joss Stone? Nah, too busy
Imagine the scene. Singer Joss Stone is sitting alone in her hotel room in Rogers, Arkansas, bored. Her performance at the Wal-Mart shareholders meeting isn't for a couple of days and she's got nothing to do. She knows the Asda crowd is...
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Cadbury set for fountains and fondues
Cadbury is set to introduce its first branded non-food range in the UK, including a mini chocolate fountain and drinks maker.
The confectionery giant has teamed up with chocolate fountain maker Giles & Posner to create a range of… -
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Morrisons first to carry healthy logo
Morrisons has become the first UK company to carry a healthy logo from the US Whole Grains Council.The stamp, which flags up the wholegrain content of a product, will be rolled out initially on one bread line throughout its UK stores....
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can organic rise to the challenge?
After years in the ascendant, the organic category is approaching a cross-roads. Though sales soared 13.4% in the year to March, taking the category through the £1bn barrier to £1.1bn [TNS Worldpanel 52w/e 23 March 2008], some experts are...
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Highest-ever surge in sales for Chip Shop
Leading battered fish brand Young's Chip Shop recorded its highest-ever sales growth over the four-week Easter trading period this year.Some 2.5 million packs were sold during the period. Young's has put the rise down to a repositioning...
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Climbing the ladder
What was your first job? Working for Fine Fare as a graduate management trainee in its Shoppers Paradise store in Penge, South London.Give us a quick rundown on your career to date. After starting in retail at Fine Fare I moved through...
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Spar contract won by Southern Salads
Southern Salads has started to supply its first UK grocery retailer. The Kent-based grower, which previously only supplied ready-prepared leafy salads, fruit, vegetables and stir-fries to fast food outlets and restaurants, is supplying...
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Co-op Group sizes up Lerwick store as Tesco sticks its oar in
The Co-operative Group is ploughing £2m into its store in Lerwick in a bid to combat Tesco's entry on Shetland.The society will increase the size of the store from 11,600 sq ft to 13,900 sq ft to offer an increased range of products and...
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Costco says farmers lose on Fairtrade
Farmers are not receiving enough of the profits from Fairtrade, a senior executive at discount wholesaler Costco UK has claimed."Fairtrade is a good thing, but some suppliers are making bigger margins than they should," Costco assistant...
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Pearson promoted to refresh Danone water
Danone Waters UK, the owner of Evian and Volvic mineral water, has promoted James Pearson to the role of commercial director in a bid to restore growth in bottled water sales. The former sales development director at Groupe Danone will...
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Organic debut for Troy Foods
Troy Foods is eying entry to the organics category with a new range of prepared and dressed organic salads.The prepared veg and salad specialist is in listings talks with several multiples over its new Org@nic range, which includes...
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No thirst for organic drinks
The most recent organic market report from analysts Mintel suggested that making a success of organic drinks could be tricky. Some brands are hell-bent on trying, however.RDA Organic grew by 110% last year, achieving sales of £2.3m. It's...
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Eat... or be eaten
The credit crunch may have put the kibosh on the big private equity deals in UK food and drink, but it hasn't reduced the number of mergers and acquisitions - or business failures. Rather the reverse, reveals new research. The figures in...
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Ecover launch targets the male eco-warrior
Ecover is broadening its horizons beyond household cleaners with the launch of boat and car care products, ahead of a major push into personal care next year.The boat and car ranges, available now, are targeting the largely untapped...
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Frozen ready meal sales fall slows...
The decline in the frozen ready meal category is easing off, indicating that the aisle could be back in growth in the coming years.Although new data from Keynote reveals sales in the £612m category were down 3% in 2007, it is a marked...
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McCartney family to support revamp of meat-free range
Three new ingredients lines have been added to the struggling Linda McCartney range of frozen ready meals, as part of a review of the Hain Celestial portfolio that will involve the McCartney family in a brand rejuvenation.Vegetarian...
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Norman: stand up to regulatory fists
Former Asda chairman and Tory MP Archie Norman claimed the current breed of politicians and regulators are the most reactionary yet and retailers need to stay ahead of the tide of regulation. In a provocative speech at The Grocer Gold...
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Growers save Jersey Royals from flooding
Growers of Jersey Royal potatoes have been in a race against time to salvage the remainder of this season's crop following heavy rainfall on the island. Producers have worked around the clock over the past week to remove Jersey Royals...