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Glendale frozen puds set to appear in stores
Foodservice supplier Glendale Foods is poised to launch its premium range of frozen sweet and savoury suet-based puddings into the retail sector.The Great British Pudding range has pitched itself against premium pie producers in the...
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Get ready for a perfect storm over Christmas, Asda warns
The grocery industry is heading into a "perfect storm" as Christmas approaches because consumers are being forced to tighten their belts while raw material prices are on the rise, Asda's food trading director Darren Blackhurst has...
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Morrisons' winning formula - Q&A and Availability
This small Morrisons store in the Derbyshire Dales may seem unassuming from the outside, but inside it is a shining example of the retailer's countrywide rebranding project. Just six weeks ago, Chapel-en-le-Frith was the second Morrisons store in...
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NFU move may revive the polytunnel battle
Soft fruit growers are playing the anti-polytunnel lobby at its own game in a move that threatens to reignite the battle over the plastic structures.Growers are asking NFU members nationwide to support a planning application for 20ha of...
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Tesco starts selling big pomegranates
Giant pomegranates the size of Galia melons have gone on sale in 500 Tesco stores around the UK.The huge fruits, called Wonderful, have been supplied by major Israeli exporter Agrexco and weigh in at 650g each - nearly twice the size of...
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Injunction blocks McVitie's fig rolls
Thousands of packets of McVitie's fig rolls in the Irish Republic may have to be destroyed because of a dispute over their packaging.The High Court in Dublin granted an injunction to an Irish company, Jacobs, preventing their sale by...
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B&M Retail plans to double size of estate
Independent discount chain B&M Retail has set its sights on more than doubling its estate within the next five years.The retailer currently operates 48 B&M Bargains stores across the north of England - including eight recently acquired...
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Retailers rally to boost British light lamb sales
Hill farmers have welcomed a strategy by Sainsbury's to boost lamb consumption, but called on retailers to take further steps to clear the glut of light lamb - smaller animals that are usually exportedSainsbury's is introducing two ...
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Is Cadbury losing the Bournville identity?
Cadbury's reputation as a company founded on philanthropic values took a knock last week when it announced 700 job cuts in England and the offshoring of significant production to Poland . But does its decision to close the 88-year-old...
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In Brief: Time to taste; Pringles jingles; On-pack celebration
Time to taste Duchy Originals has unveiled its autumn ad campaign , Less Haste More Taste, to communicate the time taken to produce each product. It includes poster s, press ads and a radio campaign.
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British sarnies are still rubbish
The once-ghastly fillings in sarnies are better but the bread is still a national embarrassment. Simple, wholesome bread could improve our nutritional status overnightI'm not a fan of the British sarnie, so when I face a long journey I...
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Sainsbury's widens by-the-case choices
Sainsbury's is the latest supermarket to push wine-by-the-case sales as part of a revamped online offer.Last month Asda indicated it s plan to mirror the success of Majestic Wine Warehouses by looking at by-the-case...
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OFT called on to give merger green light
Dairy industry sources have called on the OFT to give the go-ahead to the proposed merger of First Milk and Milk Link.Opponents of the merger have argued that although the combined co-op would control less than 25% of Britain's raw milk...
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campaign trail - Quality Street
Nestlé Rowntree has turned the spotlight on Quality Street in a new TV ad, which forms part of a £4.5m marketing push. The commercial, which airs from next month, tracks a flurry of colourful crystalised snowflakes whirling through the air. The...
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Campaign trail: Taylors of Harrogate
Taylors of Harrogate has turned the spotlight on its Yorkshire Tea brand in the latest burst of TV advertising for the range. Due to hit the small screen from 21 October, the ad focuses on the brand's newly-launched marmalade cake and...
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Fruit & veg imports to take Tesco carbon test
Shoppers will be able to compare the environmental impact of imported fruit and veg with that of homegrown ones after Tesco said it was to trial the Carbon Trust's carbon footprint label on 30 own-label lines.The products in the pilot...
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Langoustine catching goes hi-tech
If the word 'nephrops' is meaningless to you, it shouldn't be. Better known as langoustine, or scampi when its rear end is dressed in batter or breadcrumbs, it's the UK's most lucrative seafood - netting the fishing industry £200m a year, 10...
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Footprint launches into green cleaner category
Sweden's number one laundry brand is bidding to make its mark in the UK with the launch of its eco-friendly products. Footprint is a range of washing powders and a fabric conditioner produced by Preston-based Footprint International....
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The grocer cup's first convenience champ
"Chuffed to bits," was how Spar UK MD Jerry Marwood said he felt as he picked up The Grocer Cup for Outstanding Business Achievement. He beat off stiff competition for the award, voted for by readers of The Grocer, from the likes of Sainsbury's...
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Co-op claims Fairtrade first for Christmas
The Co-op is launching what it claims will be the UK's first Fairtrade Christmas pudding and mince pies.The pudding has been made using 52% Fairtrade ingredients including raisins, demerara sugar, muscavado sugar, dates and...