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Patak's goes premium with restaurant quality
Indian food brand Patak's is taking on the takeaway with a new range of premium cooking sauces targeted at a younger market looking to save money by eating in.The eight-strong Meena range of sauces and accompaniments, which feaures the...
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Milk Link turns up Oswestry volume
Milk Link has completed the first phase of a major upgrade of The Cheese Company's Oswestry packing plant in a bid to transform it into the most advanced facility of its kind in the UK.It has spent £2.5m so far on phase one of Project...
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Morrisons the master of small to medium-size supermarkets
Morrisons is looking to open more small to medium-sized supermarkets, it has emerged - even if it doesn't snap up any of the Somerfield estate.Speaking as the retailer recorded a 7% increase in first quarter like-for-like sales, chief...
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Shloer targets mums-to-be
Shloer hopes to increase the popularity of its sparkling juice drinks among pregnant women following government recommendations on complete abstinence from alcohol during pregnancy.A six-figure push by Shloer includes sponsorship of part...
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waitrose st neots
Tim Cobley, manager of the St Neots branch of Waitrose, recently cycled to one of his store's local suppliers to taste the product before it went on shelf. He even helped the owner develop new recipes, although Cobley admits the producer didn't...
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More veg please, we're british
L ocal and organic are yesterday's news. Seasonal and British are where it's at these days - or so the fresh produce industry would have us believe. Next week, the NFU unveils a new scheme, endorsed by the Department of Health, that...
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The Co-operative Group
No-one could accuse The Co-operative Group of not understanding the plight of farmers. It owns its own farms - 17 of them in fact - making it the largest farmer in Britain.The Co-op's agricultural heritage stretches back to 1896, when...
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Research Notes
Growth in the fresh produce market slowed from 5.2% to 4.6% in the past year to just under £8bn [52w/e 23 March]. With 99.8% of UK households buying into the category, growth is highly dependent on increasing basket size - with price therefore...
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Indian retailer delists Cadbury
Indian retailer Pantaloon Retail has delisted Cadbury products from its stores amid allegations of discrimination.The retailer, which has 200 stores in India, claims Cadbury had given preferential prices and treatment to rival retailers...
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Union launches campaign against Fresh & Easy
US union the United Food and Commercial Workers' Union launched a campaign in London yesterday for union recognition at Tesco's US c-store venture Fresh & Easy.Its campaign, 'The Two Faces of Tesco', claims Tesco has failed to recognise the...
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Jordans and Ryvita to merge
Cereals business Jordans is to merge with Associated British Foods' Ryvita business.Associated British Foods, which took a 20% stake in Jordans last year, will have a 62% interest in the combined business, with the balance held by the...
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Price Survey - 31st May 2008
Asda has wrested the cheapest retailer title back from Morrisons as milk and bananas bore sweeping price changes this week. Asda sparked the banana price war last week by reducing them from 77p to 72p. The rest of the big four followed suit, but on...
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Talking shop - 31st May 2008
Recent moves by the European Commission and Parliament to remove many pesticides from the farmer's agrochemical armoury could not have been timed more inappropriately. This move not only puts at risk our farmers' ability to produce food efficiently,...
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Southern Co-operatives CEO ends 25-year reign
Graham Bennett is to step down as chief executive of Southern Co-operatives after 25 years at the helm of the UK's fifth-largest co-op.Bennett, who has worked at Southern Co-op for 30 years, will step down in October. He will be replaced...
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Warburtons opens £45m Bristol plant
Soaring demand for Warburtons bread has prompted the brand to build a 520,000 sq ft bakery in Bristol.Warburtons is investing £45m in the Severn Beach-based facility, which is expected to be fully operational by December. More than 450...
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Anchor cream taps a 5-a-day message
Anchor hopes to drive summer sales of its Real Dairy Cream range by associating the brand with the 5-a-day health message.Under the banner Little Squirts, Anchor will be targeting mums and kids, encouraging them to use the squirty cream...
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High achievement all round - Q&A and Availability
In a week characterised by poor availability, Waitrose's enthusiastic and efficient staff were integral to the Chesham store being crowned this week's best in class. Employees at the 16,000 sq ft branch complete an extensive customer service...
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acid test - Elkan Wine in can and Tungi
Elkan Wine in can Company: Elkan Wine Company RSP: £2.49 per 37.5cl can Expert's verdict...7/10 ?The wine was good quality with both red and rosé giving ripe red berry flavours. The selling point, though, has to be the packaging. Aluminium is...
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Food costs will keep soaring unless action is taken on oil
Food prices will continue to escalate if the Government fails to address spiralling oil costs, an industry expert has warned. Geoff Dossetter, external affairs director for the Freight Transport Association, said urgent action was needed...