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We ask... how important Fairtrade is to independents
Fairtrade Fortnight, which runs from 25 February to 9 March, is the Fairtrade Foundation's major annual event, designed to encourage more retailers and consumers to buy into the Fairtrade movement. The Fairtrade mark guarantees a minimum price...
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We ask... What's Fairtrade?
? I've never heard of Fairtrade and I couldn't tell you what it is, to be honest. Fairtrade Fortnight is not something that I have come across before, so if there is a group that promotes it they have never spoken to me about it. They need to do...
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Tesco offers halal to wider audience
Tesco has quadrupled its halal range to cater for the growing Muslim market.For the past couple of years Tesco has stocked a range of 10 meat products in a dozen London-based stores. But last week it launched a range of 45 products in 43...
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Aunt Bessie proud to be a Delia Cheat
Heinz and Whole Earth Foods are to slap 'Delia Cheat! Ingredient' stickers on packs this week after celebrity cook Delia Smith named the brands in her new book. The companies have bought the rights to use the logo on two Aunt Bessie's...
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Sainsbury's defies the data - Q&A and Availability
No retailer is less suited to the East Sussex town of Newhaven than Sainsbury's, according to CACI data, but store manager Tim Maginnis has instilled real competitive spirit in his staff and they reaped the rewards with this week's service award....
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Cadbury breaks away with Easter egg offers
Cadbury, Nestlé and Mars continue to be the dominant brands in the confectionery category, but this year marks a distinct change in promotional spend.
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Duchy lines facethe axe
Duchy Originals, the organic food brand established by Prince Charles, is believed to be on the brink of a dramatic range review that could result in a significant cut in the number of products sold under the brand.Suppliers have told...
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Red Tractor makes its debut on British beer
A beer bearing the Red Tractor food assurance mark will be the first of many British alcoholic drinks to use the logo, hopes Assured Food Standards, the organisation behind the scheme.The new beer, Farmers Harvest, has been created to...
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How convenience stores can get behind Fairtrade
Gina Overton Trade marketing manager, CafédirectSays: The big retailers take Fairtrade seriously but convenience stores are still a huge area for future development. The majority of Fairtrade sales come from the multiples but...
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Prices soar as biofuel hits pasta wheat
Pasta supplies are set to run short by the summer, experts have warned. Italian farmers, who provide wheat for 99% of all pasta products sold in the UK, are increasingly growing durum wheat for biofuel production rather than food,...
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Scottish retailers blast plans for off-trade levy
Plans by the Scottish government for a levy on supermarkets and c-stores selling alcohol have been branded "disproportionate" and "unfair" by trade organisations. Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill is proposing introducing a...
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Trade bodies blast renewed threat of HACCP exemption
There are fears a controversial EU plan to exempt small food businesses from HACCP food safety requirements could be revived.The Portuguese presidency dropped the proposal last year because an agreement on the issue could not be...
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PJ's founder blasts PepsiCo for reducing it to a 'me-too'
The founder of PJ's Smoothies, the pioneering smoothie brand in the UK, has hit out at PepsiCo's treatment of the brand after its repositioning as a rival to cheap own label.Harry Cragoe, who created the UK smoothie category in 1994 with...
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VAT ruling deals blow to Innocent
A VAT tribunal ruling in favour of a wheatgrass juice supplier has indirectly dealt a potentially severe blow to Innocent Drinks.This week, Tonic Attack won a three-year battle to get its product considered by HM Revenue & Customs as a...
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Direct delivery boosts Localchoice milk sales
Tesco is rolling out its Direct to Store local milk sourcing initiative nationwide after a trial significantly boosted sales of its Localchoice milk brand.The sourcing trial led to a three-fold increase in sales of Localchoice in the 10...
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Defra minister sparks fury by saying bottled water is 'daft'
Irate bottled water producers have called on Defra minister Phil Woolas to retract a claim that bottled water is "daft".The comment was made in an interview for an episode of Panorama, which will examine issues surrounding bottled...
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Flagstone chief to lead Kumala brand
Constellation Europe is hoping a packaging revamp, marketing investment and a new winemaker will unlock the potential of its South African wine brand Kumala.Following the purchase of South African winery Flagstone, the company is putting...
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Unilever brands muscle in on own label territory
Unilever is launching three of its key brands, Bertolli, Knorr and Colman's, into chilled ready meals in an attempt to leverage their brand equity in the own label-dominated category.The nine-strong range, which will be backed with a £1m...
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Northern Foods set to buy Pasta Reale
Northern Foods is the front-runner in the race to buy fresh pasta and sauces manufacturer Pasta Reale, The Grocer has learnt.Executives from Northern Foods have twice visited Pasta Reale in Crawley, West Sussex, in the past week to tour...
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Welford at helm of Somerfield buying
Somerfield has promoted Guy Welford to head of buying in the convenience chilled category. Welford has been buyer for in-store bakery, pre-packed cheese, butters, spreads & margarines, but his most recent role was as buyer for milk,...