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spotlight - Dan Bennett
It is the International Year of the Potato and The Jersey Royal Company's new potatoes have had an earlier than usual start. Commercial manager Dan Bennett explains the life of the Jersey Royal Our first indoor Jersey Royals were the earliest they...
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Dairy farmers rattled over Jersey's PDO bid
Dairy producers have warned that a Protected Designation of Origin application for Jersey butter could have a damaging effect on the UK dairy industry if granted. Jersey Dairy originally made the application last December. Last week...
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Pringles Pocket Pack and Bite Size
The Pringles brand has been enhanced with two genuinely innovative and exciting pieces of NPD. New Pringles Pocket Pack and Rice Infusions Bite Size are both aimed at satisfying the increasing demand for Pringles in the single-serve snacks...
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In Brief: GM potatoes on trial; Leaves go kid-friendly; Tomatoes in spotlight
GM potatoes on trial A GM potato trial at Leeds University has been given the green light by Defra. The research will examine potatoes that have been modified to resist infection by potato cyst nematodes. Leaves go kid-friendly The British Leafy...
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Red Bull: the energy to challenge Coke?
It is one of the biggest drink launches of the past decade. For Red Bull, single-handedly creating the energy drink market in the UK is not enough. The brand, which developed a cult following among adrenaline junkies thanks to its links...
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Ryvita and Burton's face off over snacks
Burton's Foods and Ryvita are going head to head with two major launches in the healthy savoury snacks market this summer.Burton's Foods is making its first move into savoury impulse snacks under its Bertolli licence next month,...
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Cameron promises support for indies under Tory power
Conservative Party leader David Cameron has promised tax breaks and regulatory reform to help small shop owners compete with major supermarkets.Speaking at a Campaign to Protect Rural England event this week Cameron offered independent...
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Customers don't care
We have never had anybody come into our store and ask where our products come from, but then we don't stock a lot of products that can be sourced locally anyway. I suppose people would like to buy things such as local meat and...
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Sip launches over the Channel at Monoprix
Beauty water brand Sip is being launched in France this month as part of plans to grow the specialist drink into an international £1m player within the year.The £200,000 UK 'cosmeceutical' brand, which was launched 12 months ago, has...
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Prince Charles joins the pig pay debate
The Prince of Wales has backed the pig industry by calling for higher prices to be passed on to farmers. The Prince, who sent a statement to be read out at this week's Pig & Poultry Fair, commended those retailers who have raised the...
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Nisa-Today's Pullen to succeed Chatha
Mark Pullen has been elected non-executive chairman of Nisa-Today's.Pullen, who is an independent non-executive director of Nisa-Today's Holdings Board, replaces Raj Chatha who took on the role in May last year following the shock...
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Consumers 'unsure of what organic' means
Many shoppers do not understand what 'organic' really means, and retailers and suppliers are failing to get the message across, a study by the Dunnhumby Academy of Consumer Research has found. As a result consumers tend to buy organic...
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Unilever pays Mars over ice cream debate
Unilever has agreed to pay Mars an unspecified sum in compensation to end a dispute over ice cream sales.The row began in 1991 when Mars said Unilever's strategy of giving branded freezers to Irish retailers on the condition they stocked...
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Unilever forecasts ice cream demand
Unilever is launching a weather-forecasting service this week to help retailers plan ice cream purchasing.The model correlates average weekly temperatures and sunshine hours with sales data for the past three years, enabling the company...
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Taypack in talks with potential customers
Taypack has opened discussions with potential customers as it looks for new outlets for the 80,000 tonnes of potatoes it has been supplying to Asda.The Perthshire potato giant severed ties with Asda this month, saying its contract offer...
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Talking shop - Dairy UK policy director Peter Dawson
Dairy prices will become more volatile as a result of the upcoming CAP reforms, says Dairy UK policy director Peter Dawson It's Common Agricultural Policy reform time, and the dairy sector is the focus of many of the changes. The European...
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Heinz Deli Mayo
Heinz has unveiled plans to expand the £187m ambient dressings category with the launch of Heinz Deli Mayo, a range of four flavoured mayonnaises with no artificial colours, flavours or preservatives inspired by New York delis. Four...
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Sheep milk iced desserts launch in tubs
Cornish ice cream producer Styles Farmhouse is making its first move into retail with a tubbed version of the sheep milk iced desserts it sells from its van business. Slim Ewe, which contains 2.1g of fat and 68 calories per 100ml, is...
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Fancy Stilton in that doughnut?
This week was National Doughnut Week , and what better way to celebrate than by tucking into a nice Stilton-flavoured one?High-street baker Greenhalgh's Craft Bakery has teamed up with the Stilton Cheese Makers Association to create a...