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Grocery's biggest moneybags revealed on annual Rich List
The founder of Grampian Country Food Group, the owners of Northern Irish wholesaler Henderson Group and the CEO of Reckitt Benckiser have all made the Sunday Times Rich List for the first time.Fred Duncan, founder and chairman of...
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Heineken UK appoints Blood as its new MD
Jeremy Blood has been named managing director of Heineken UK following the completion of Heineken and Carlsberg's joint £7.8bn takeover of Scottish & Newcastle this week.The Dutch brewer takes control of S&N's UK portfolio as part of the...
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Caribbean rum to get new badge of quality
The West Indies Rum & Spirits Producers' Association (WIRSPA) has created a new "badge of quality" for rum as the body looks to boost sales of golden Caribbean rum in the UK, Spain and Italy.About €10m will be invested in the promotion...
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Company Profile The Cake Bake Company
When Sharon Goodyer received a phone call asking if she could supply 400 huge sponge cakes that would be used to build a car, she assumed someone was pulling her leg. The owner of The Cake Bake Company didn't say no, though. "We are a young...
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Greenpeace calls for ban on bluefin sales
Environmental campaigners have called for a worldwide ban on the sale of endangered tuna until stocks recover.Last week nearly 100 Greenpeace activists stormed the European Seafood Exposition in Brussels - the largest trade show of its...
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Grolsch wheat beer rolls into off-trade
Coors is rolling out the wheat version of its Grolsch lager brand into the UK off-trade this month, following its on-trade launch last year.Grolsch Premium Weizen, rsp £1.98, is a 5.3% abv beer brewed to reflect a combination of the...
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Leaf UK goes, handing sales and marketing to Bendicks
The UK subsidiary of Leaf International, which makes Chewits, is closing barely two years after production was moved to Slovakia.Bendicks of Mayfair will take on the UK marketing, sales and distribution of the Chewits brand from...
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campaign trail - Blue Dragon
Blue Dragon is investing £2.5m in an ad campaign that features real Thai staff to help get across the authenticity of its recipes. Its first TV ad for three years, the campaign has the strap 'The East made easy' and runs from next week until August....
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death of the bogof?
The bogof, or buy-one-get-one-free, was once a much-loved piece of promotional jargon, even transferring into popular usage. Somehow two-for-the-price-of-one never had the same satisfactorily expletive impact. A tftpoo doesn't exactly roll off...
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Stun machine to boost halal sector
A new stun monitoring machine has been introduced to guarantee animals used in halal meat have been properly stunned before slaughter. The Stun Assurance Monitor, developed by Meat & Livestock Commercial Services and Hellenic Systems,...
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One Stop deal as P&H boosts chilled ranges
Palmer & Harvey McLane, the UK's biggest wholesaler, has won a contract to supply Tesco's c-store business One Stop with chilled lines, The Grocer can reveal.The move marks a major expansion of P&H's chilled offer in the week it also...
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Glasgow refit boosts Makro
Makro has reported significant sales hikes following a revamp of its Glasgow depot.The wholesaler began refurbishing its 33-depot network three years ago with improved fixtures, new signage, extra lines and greater focus on fresh...
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Bpex questions where the profits have gone
The British Pig Executive is demanding meetings with retailers to ask where the past year's profits from increased pork prices have gone and why some supermarkets are now heavily discounting pork products.Farmers claim that despite sharp...
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Brahma gets a makeover
InBev is hoping limited-edition bottles and packs will boost the off-trade profile of its Brazilian lager Brahma.The brewer ran a competition asking young artists to create a design for the beer encapsulating the spirit of Brahma and...
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Britvic Drench launches into supermarkets
Britvic is launching its Drench water brand into supermarket channels for the first time backed by a £5.5m marketing campaign from next week.The brand, which was launched into impulse in 2006, will now be available in 1.5 and 2-litre...
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Ferrero's Bueno White squares up to its rivals
Ferrero is attempting to fend off competition in the light chocolate market from Mars and Kit Kat with the launch of Bueno White, which it hopes will become a £10m brand within the year.The white chocolate version of the seven-year-old...
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DFB cancels share in Westbury plant
Dairy Farmers of Britain has exited Westbury Dairies and cancelled its shares, leaving joint venture partners First Milk and Milk Link now in full control of the facility. Westbury, which produces milk powder and butter and is regarded...
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Eastern Med and Caribbean are latest celeb chef ranges
The trend for celebrity food ranges is alive and kicking. Ethnic lines from Saturday Kitchen chef Silvena Rowe and 80s kids' TV star Floella Benjamin will hit shelves this month.Rowe has joined forces with Waitrose to create Delicatezze,...
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Duerr's celebrates its family heritage
Spreads brand Duerr's is revamping its marmalade range with an old-fashioned look highlighting its heritage as a family-owned brand.The new look includes bespoke jars, lids and labels, which feature the strapline 'A Family Business' and...
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Indian restaurant chain enters retail
A Leicestershire Indian restaurant chain is launching a range of frozen ready meals in Asda this month.The family-owned business set up The Tiffin Food Company to develop the eight-strong curry brand following customer...