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Coffee prices rise
Coffee manufacturers are being forced to increase their prices because of the soaring cost of robusta and arabica coffee beans.Kraft Foods, owner of the Maxwell House brand, has increased the price of its coffee by 4% after wholesale coffee...
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Unilever searches for Cescau successor
Unilever has started the search for a successor for group CEO Patrick Cescau.Members of the board's nominations committee have begun to sound out a number of internal and external candidates, although a decision on his replacement is not...
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Asda to close George stores
Asda is closing its chain of George stores following a four-and-a-half year trial.It is part of a strategic decision by Asda to focus its efforts on its clothing and homeware chain Asda Living, according to the Daily Telegraph.Ten of...
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Company Profile - Fever-Tree
Established: 2004Turnover: £1.2mLines: FiveIf you offer Charles Rolls a gin and tonic you'd better have a well-stocked drinks cabinet. The MD of premium mixer company Fever-Tree takes his tipple seriously - so seriously he set up a...
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The Advice Shop - outsouring production
Should you outsource production?Charles RollsMD, Fever-Tree“We outsource our production because I didn't want to go down the route of having to do it myself. I knew my way around the drinks industry from my previous job, so I...
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Dairy farming 'on brink of collapse'
UK dairy farming is “on the brink of collapse” and a new formula to calculate a consistently fair price for milk should be introduced, according to Peter Humphreys, CEO of First Milk.His warning follow a report by the dairy company which...
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Price Survey - 1st March 2008
Asda's attempt to record a fourth week as cheapest retailer has been foiled by Morrisons as the price gap between the big four becomes narrower than ever. Only 62p separated Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Tesco from each other after they matched...
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What the papers said - 1st March 2008
Supermarkets were preparing for an online price war to gain market share, according to the Daily Mail. Last week Tesco started offering shoppers £10 off first-time orders of £50 or more, following Ocado's price cuts on hundreds of lines since...
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Serious sets £10m goal for revamped desserts
The Serious Food Company is relaunching its desserts and juice business in an attempt to polish its premium credentials and double pudding sales to £10m in two years.As part of the relaunch, six new chilled dessert lines will hit shelves...
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Morrisons polishes up its act - Q&A and Availability
Tapping into the tastes of the local Polish community in the Crewe Toll district of Edinburgh has helped Morrisons scoop its first Top Store win for 19 weeks. Morrisons' 28,000 sq ft Ferry Road branch was warm and welcoming and provided a full...
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In Brief: Blossom Hill revamp; Korean beer added; Californian venture
Blossom Hill revamp Blossom Hill has followed up its launch of wines from Italy, South Africa and Chile with new-look packaging to make the range more appealing to women aged 35-plus. Korean beer added Speciality beer importer Pierhead Purchasing...
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The Advice Shop - Should you outsource production?
Charles Rolls MD, Fever-Tree "We outsource our production because I didn't want to go down the route of having to do it myself. I knew my way around the drinks industry from my previous job, so I knew people who had the experience to do the job...
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Londis embarks on ambitious plan to sharpen supply chain
Musgrave Retail Partners is planning a shake-up of Londis in a bid to improve sales, availability and service for independents operating under the fascia.It will plough £1m over the next year into cutting wholesale prices on key KVIs...
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Tropicana turns up the health appeal of fizzy
PepsiCo is launching a sparkling version of Tropicana juice drink backed by a £5m push in a bid to bring a healthier edge to the carbonates sector.Tropicana Spirit, which is rolling out now across the trade, is a blend of 70% juice and...
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Union puts spotlight on Asda in equal gender pay debate
Supermarket giant Asda is paying its female-dominated shopfloor staff less than its male-run distribution workforce despite the similarities in job function, the GMB union claimed this week.Test cases against Asda are looming as the...
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Sainsbury's loses out in English asparagus race
Tesco has beaten Sainsbury's in the race to get the first English asparagus into stores this year.Asparagus grown by S&A Davies in Worcestershire hit shelves in Tesco's Evesham store last week, beating the previous record by four weeks,...
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How astroturf can enrich hens' lives
The so-called enriched colony system of egg production offers a cheaper and more animal-friendly alternative to free-range, producer Kfresh has claimed.Under the system hens are reared indoors but have access to astroturf, perches, rest...
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Supermarkets try to avoid ending up in the drink
Since being hauled before the prime minister for a bit of a kicking at the end of last year, the supermarkets have been working on proposals to help solve Britain's binge-drinking problem. Over the past two weeks, Tesco and Asda have...
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Morrisons awaits decision over E.coli
Morrisons' wait to discover whether it will be prosecuted over the death of a woman in Scotland is drawing to a close after police filed their report on last summer's E.coli outbreak.Margaret Rowan, 66, from Paisley, died last August...