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Beckham launches Omega-3 line in UK
David Beckham is the face of a new Omega-3 supplements brand coming to the UK this autumn.Beckham has personally invested in the GO3 brand, which will be the first product line to carry his signature, specially adapted with the number...
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Innocent plans 800% growth for This Water
Innocent Drinks' water brand This Water will become an £80m brand within three years, the company is predicting, thanks to new formats, international expansion and the addition of vitamins to give the drink a functional edge.The brand...
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acid test - Grolsch Weizen and Asam Bock And Barock Hell
Expert's verdict...7/10 Grolsch Premium Weizen has the cloudy amber appearance typical of wheat beer with good carbonation. The aromas are mostly yeasty but there is also clove and orange peel that add a bit more interest and continue onto the...
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What next for Taypack after saying no to Asda?
Amixture of admiration and puzzlement greeted last week's announcement by packer Taypack Potatoes that it had ended its £32m contract with Asda. Why would one of the UK's most significant packers make such a move after 10 years investing in and...
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King says all targets met in plan to become great again
Despite pre-tax profits climbing by just 0.4% to £479m in the past year, Sainsbury's CEO Justin King has declared its recovery complete and has outlined plans for growth. The disappointing pre-tax profit figure was put down in part to a...
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YouTube antics earn eight C&C workers the sack
Good old YouTube. Our favourite refuge for the funny and stupid has thrown up another incident of staff misbehaving, this time at Magners and Bulmers cider maker C&C Group.While company execs contend with a profit decline due to a slump...
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Big Prawn Co turns up appeal of packs
The Big Prawn Company has revamped its packaging to reflect the freshness and health benefits of the brined seafood specialist's lines.The brand and packaging redesign covers the entire range, with the chilled brined products the first...
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Farmers enter the boardroom at Arla
A new company is being set up to give Arla dairy farmers greater control and influence in the business. Under the new structure, which starts at the end of May, 11,000 British, Danish and Swedish farmers will become part-owners of Arla...
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Eco-friendly household range arrives at Co-op
The Co-operative Group is the latest retailer to launch an environmentally friendly household range as the trend for eco-products gathers pace.The seven-strong Co-operative Ecological brand, which hits shelves this week, includes laundry...
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Machin leaves Asda for role at Oz's Coles
Asda operations director Stuart Machin is to quit the chain in the summer to move to Australian supermarket group Coles as retail director.Machin leaves after two and half years with Asda, where he was responsible for operations at 175...
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We ask... do you source locally?
Supermarkets have started to embrace the notion of local food, with all of the big four multiples having made pledges to work with more local producers to meet what they say is growing demand for products with lower food miles. ...
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Loch Fyne Oysters get Scot Excellence award
Meat and fish took starring roles in this year's Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards.Loch Fyne Oysters came out on top in the retail fish and seafood category for its oyster products, while Edinburgh-based Jian's Dumplings took the...
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Duchy axing one third of lines in strategy to quadruple sales
Duchy Originals, the organic food brand established by Prince Charles, is set to remove a third of its lines in order to focus on an ambitious growth strategy.In an exclusive interview with The Grocer, chief executive Andrew Baker said...
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Bassetts Jelly Baby Wobbly Lollies
Fredericks Dairies has furthered its innovative product credentials with the launch of an exciting new product - Bassetts Jelly Baby Wobbly Lollies. The unique lollies are a first for the ice cream market. The Bassetts Jelly Babies brand is...
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Sainsbury's spurs rivals to bring the bogof back
Sainsbury's decision to buck the trend with bogofs appears to have led to a flurry of me-too activity among its rivals. The mechanic accounted for a whopping 65% of Sainsbury's featured space promotions last weekend.
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Mad science or bad journalism?
Why pizza could cut risk of skin cancer' screamed a recent headline in The Sun. In true tabloid fashion, the story reported how the chemical lycopene, found in tomatoes, offers increased protection against the sun's rays, based on a report by...
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Co-operative Group to trial in-store banking
The Co-operative Group, which is currently in talks to buy Somerfield, is planning to test a range of banking services in its food stores later this year in an attempt to bring together its diverse portfolio of businesses.Over the next...
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raising the bar of own-label excellence
The unheralded stars of food and drink took centre stage at The Grocer's Own Label Excellence Awards on Tuesday. Now in their third year, the awards took place at London's Sheraton Park Lane hotel in front of a sell-out audience....
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Holsteins 'can save UK from beef supply crisis'
The UK is facing a beef supply crisis from June 2009 if it doesn't accept more Holstein cows into the supply chain, a leading expert has warned. Robert Forster, former chief executive of the National Beef Association, is working with the...
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Parfett plans transfer to staff ownership before retirement
Cash & Carry operator Parfetts is planning to hand over ownership of the business to staff, borrowing from the business model of Waitrose-owner the John Lewis Partnership.A spokesman for the wholesaler said MD Steve Parfett was...