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Twice as ice for Jelly Babies
Bassett's Jelly Babies is having a second go at cracking the ice lolly category with a "wobbly" product from Fredericks Dairies.Available from this week, the lollies have been made to the same texture as a Jelly Baby, meaning they wobble...
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Babybel flags up its natural credentials
Bel UK is investing millions of pounds in a new TV ad for its Mini Babybel brand and the launch of a grated Leerdammer.The ad, which breaks on 10 March and kicks off a £3m spend for Mini Babybel this year, will highlight the fact that it...
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Organic suppliers hit back at TV detractor
Organic producers have reacted angrily to a BBC programme claiming organic produce is no healthier than standard produce - but insisted sales were unlikely to be affected.In Professor Regan's Supermarket Secrets this week, Lesley Regan...
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Bottled water suppliers hit back at green lobby
Bottled water suppliers claim a sales slump last year was caused by a poor summer and was not a result of repeated attacks on the category by the green lobby.Bottled water sales fell 4.5% to £291.3m in the year to 4 November 2007 [TNS...
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No more free bags at M&S
Marks & Spencer is to stop giving away free plastic bags under its Plan A eco-initiative. From 6 May each food carrier bag will cost 5p, which will be donated to charity. Trials of the scheme in more than 50 stores in Northern Ireland...
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Barramundi sales boosted by fillets
Sales of farmed barramundi in Waitrose have soared following a switch from whole fish to fillets.Sales have risen more than fivefold since Waitrose switched in November, said supplier New Forest Barramundi, because fillets were easier to...
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Price Basket
Meat and fish prices continue to creep up slowly, but generous special offers are keeping rises to a minimum. In the four weeks since the previous survey, just 1.6% has been added to the cost of the basket, but it is now more expensive than it...
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Fairtrade movement gets a big sweetener
Last week was a momentous one for the Fairtrade movement and not just because it marked the start of Fairtrade Fortnight. Tate & Lyle's announcement that it would be switching its entire retail cane sugar range to Fairtrade within two years...
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Newcastle Brown fits bill for Heineken stable
Heineken has hinted it will keep Scottish & Newcastle's famous Newcastle Brown Ale - but may sideline Kronenbourg 1664 if its joint acquisition with Carlsberg of the company goes through.The publication of the official recommendation...
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the brand'sa bit special
The 2008 mergers and acquisitions season has officially kicked off. This week, babyfood company Organix Brands became the first major signing when it was snapped by Swiss food company Hero. It joins innovative, premium companies such as...
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Halal supplier target of boycott campaign
Europe's largest halal food company, Tahira Foods, has been forced to deal with emails and phone calls from concerned Muslim shoppers after an email smear campaign urged consumers to boycott the company.Campaigner Abdul Raja, who last...
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Spall brings Tesco's supply chain expertise to Innocent
Innocent has appointed former Tesco director Stephen Spall to head up its supply chain and help drive ongoing expansion. Spall will be responsible for a 40-strong supply team and will oversee the company's entire supply chain "from field...
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Wheat planting in Britain gains pace as soaring demand pushes up prices
British farmers are increasing the amount of wheat they grow this year in a bid to meet soaring demand.Global wheat shortages have been blamed for sending food prices spiralling upwards. But pressure is expected to ease within months...
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Food from Britain stunned by Defra's move to pull funding
Food from Britain admitted it would be forced to scale back its support for UK manufacturers after learning its £5m annual budget from Defra would be pulled in three years.The promotional body, which champions British food abroad to...
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Morrisons praised for support of British lamb
Morrisons has come out best in a survey by the National Farmers' Union tracking retailers' support for chilled British lamb.As part of the union's Storewatch initiative, 50 farmers went to supermarkets in England and Wales to find out...
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The Challenge - 'Schweppes, Britvic should be delighted'
Fever-Tree faces formidable competition from Coca-Cola's Schweppes brand which, including mixers and soft drinks, is worth just shy of £100m at retail. Coca-Cola has paid more attention to both the mixer category and its Schweppes brand in recent...
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Mounsey leaves M&S for Budgens sales role
Musgrave Retail Partners GB has named Andrew Mounsey as sales director for Budgens.Mounsey, who takes up the role on 10 March, joins Budgens from Marks & Spencer, where he was divisional executive for southern Simply Food...
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gazza lacks red bull control
Last weekend The Sun reported that Paul Gascoigne was addicted to Red Bull. The ex-England soccer ace had told staff at a hotel he was drinking 50 cans of the stuff a day - on top of pints of beer, cider and double brandies - before voluntarily...
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campaign trail - Ugo's Deli Cafe Panini
Ugo's Deli Café Panini is kicking off its £1.6m drive for 2008 with press ads targeting women looking for alternatives to sandwiches. The activity positions the microwaveable brand as "the hot alternative to boring cold lunchtime sandwiches",...
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Extra-moist cakes debut in Waitrose
Bettys & Taylors of Harrogate is launching an extra-moist chocolate cake in response to complaints from shoppers about how dry other products on the market are.The chocolate & orange cake, which hits Waitrose shelves this week, contains...