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The limequat joins Asda's Latin range
A cross between a kumquat orange and a Mexican lime went on sale exclusively in Asd this week.The limequat originates from China, where farmers crossed the two trees to grow it. It has a thin greenish-yellow skin that tastes sweet and...
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opinion - "Tesco is so over Slough. These friendly bombs matter not a jot versus its assault on the US market"
Competition inquiries are like buses. This week saw the termination of the Tesco Slough case, Arla co-operating in the alleged milk price-fixing case, and last orders called by the Competition Commission in the big groceries inquiry. For the trade,...
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Grampian axe falls on Attleborough
Grampian Country Food Group is reviewing its unprofitable chicken processing business at Attleborough in Norfolk.Although the company said there would be no redundancies before February, closure is the most likely outcome, as plant...
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A very Comely performance - Q&A and Availability
With Edinburgh Castle on one side and the majestic steeples of Fettes College on the other, Waitrose certainly chose a beautiful spot to open one of its first two Scottish branches last May, but winning this week's Top Store award proves its Comely...
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Back to the tap for water
A backlash against bottled water will prompt many consumers to return to tap water next year, Mintel has predicted.Sales of bottled water in the UK were now worth £2bn a year, five times more than ten years ago - but this trend would...
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Bell rings for c-stores in the last chance saloon
The bell for last orders has rung. Yesterday was the deadline for final submissions in response to the Competition Commission's provisional findings. The ACS and the FWD remain furious about the commission's assessment that c-store...
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Dairylea determined to stay the big cheese
Kraft's Dairylea accounted for 36% of featured space activity among the top five brands last weekend, 15 points ahead of second-placed Boursin. Asda and Somerfield allocated featured space chilled ends to the Dairylea range using save, x-for-y...
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the big steal
This is no ordinary shoplifting, this is M&S shoplifting...It sounds bizarre doesn't it? But experts say retailers are being so lackadaisical about shopper and employee theft as well as other forms of stock loss - known as shrinkage - that they...
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Multiples blamed for Scottish licensing laws
Supermarkets are using "crazy" alcohol promotions to drive the Scottish government to introduce tough licensing laws because they want to hurt independents, according to JW Filshill director Simon Hannah. In an extraordinary outburst,...
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Innocent cuts emissions with greener bottles
Smoothie maker Innocent Drinks says it has cut its carbon footprint by 15% just six months after joining the Carbon Trust's eco-labelling scheme.The company said it had cut emissions by switching to 100%-recycled plastic bottles...
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Wilks brings expertise of Mars to Dairy Crest
Martyn Wilks has been appointed to head Dairy Crest's foods division, which is responsible for top-selling brands such as Clover spreadable butter and Cathedral City cheese.He will take up the post as executive MD of foods at the Esher,...
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Company Profile British Curry Company
Most UK food and drink start-up companies establish their brand close to home before branching out into the export market. But it seems the British Curry Company is not aware of this. Its premium curry sauce and chutney brand, Bombay...
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Sainsbury's signs deal to source British wheat
Sainsbury's has become the first chain to achieve full traceability for its fresh own label bread by sourcing wheat for its in-store bakeries from named British farmers.A multimillion-pound deal with miller Whitworth Bros and farmers in...
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Mason vows 'brutal' cost controls as Fresh&Easy takes keen price position
Tesco has told City analysts its Fresh & Easy operation will be taking a "brutal" approach to cost control as it seeks to compete with traditional grocers in the US.The business has been designed to be low cost to support Fresh & Easy's...
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The Challenge - 'there is no product quite like ours'
The ambient curry sauces category is a tough market to crack, with two major brands, Sharwood's and Patak's, as well as own label accounting for the majority of sales. According to TNS, the Indian cooking sauces market is worth about £80m and is...
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Whole grain claims given clarification
The food industry has developed a definition for whole grains in foods and set a minimum level of inclusion.IGD's working group on nutrition has recommended that packaged goods claiming the presence of whole grain should contain at...
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Lower harvest pushes up price of cranberries
A poor cranberry harvest and rising global demand could push prices of cranberry-based products to their highest level for eight or nine years, according to Ocean Spray.The world's leading cranberry brand said there was a big shortage of...
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Jamie cries fowl play over TV documentary
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has reacted angrily to claims he plans having a pop at the chicken industry in a Channel Four programme to be made in the new year.Last week Channel 4 said he intended to expose "the hideous realities of...
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Food and drink fails to deliver on green efficiency promises
Despite a raft of high-profile green pledges, there has been virtually no improvement in supply chain efficiencies in the food and drink industry since 2002, a survey by the Department for Transport has found.Almost 9,000 vehicles from...
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Unilever ups spend on deodorant in revamp
Unilever plans to shake up the deodorants category next year with a raft of new sub-brands backed by a £65m ad spend - 50% higher than last year.The launches for women include sensitive variant Sure Skin Care, teen brand Sure Girl, Dove...