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Farmer plans to rear England's first Kobe
A farmer has revealed plans to create an English version of the world's most expensive beef. The first English-reared Kobe beef could be available in 2009 as Northumberland's Steve Ramshaw has imported 12 Japanese Wagyu cattle embryos...
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Scotland enters a new era
The Scottish food and drink industry has been given a welcome shot in the arm by the rise of local and regional sourcing. But though sales have risen, it hasn't put its full weight behind a cross-industry marketing campaign - until now....
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Meat must escape price straitjacket
Farmers could escape supermarket pricing pressures by returning to traditional free-range and slow-maturing ways of producing meat. Arable farmers are sitting pretty. Thanks to drought and flood in key grain-growing areas of the world,...
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Stormhoek teams up with Facebook
Stormhoek is pairing up with social networking site Facebook to promote its new look and the launch of a premium range. The South African wine, distributed by Orbital Wines, will carry neck tags featuring Facebook. The company has set up...
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Farming the future of fish
Seafood is one of the key growth categories in grocery with total retail sales of seafood up 4% to £2.4bn in the year to May. Scotland's fish industry is in pole position to tap the potential of both farmed and wild catch, two powerhouses of the...
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Why food scares have got a whole lot scarier
At around 8pm on Monday 13 August, Marc Bolland was called back to the office. The news was serious. There had been an E.coli outbreak in Scotland and two Morrisons stores were under suspicion. His team swiftly swung into action, firing off...
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Sales grow organically
Scotland's dairy industry has recorded success through a focus on provenance and innovation, as well as a consumer interest in all things organic. Sales in the organic sector of dairy have been strong, particularly in milk. But the...
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handover heartache
At 51, Steve Parfett is a long way from retirement. He intends to remain at the helm of the eponymous C&C business set up by his father for years to come. Yet Parfett has commissioned a study to look at ownership options when he does depart. The...
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The healthiest performer
Fruit and veg is currently the fastest-growing sector in Scotland, which is good news for growers and retailers seeking to improve their regional purchasing policies. Its success is down to the fact that it ticks the right boxes in terms...
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Shredded Wheat to use Red Tractor logo
Shredded Wheat will become the first cereal to carry the Red Tractor logo from the end of this month in an effort to flag up its commitment to home-grown wheat to consumers. Parent company Cereal Partners UK will put the Assured Food...
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Minute Maid sets sights on wellness
Coca-Cola Enterprises has added variants to its Minute Maid range and given the brand an image overhaul. The company wants to turn the brand into a leader of the wellness juices category with an £8m investment over the next 12 months. The...
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monitor - milk
Recent declines in UK milk production have been taken by some in the industry as a threat to the liquid milk supplies. If milk output continues to decline - likely following the wet summer, which made silage and hay production difficult - the...
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Ocado: 'online as reliable as shopping yourself'
Online grocery retailer Ocado is promoting its service and environmental credentials in its first TV advertising campaign, which launches next week.The multimillion pound UK-wide campaign will include two commercials. The first shows a...
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Vodkapom to overhaul RTD
Glaswegian entrepreneur Carlo Citti is hoping a new vodka and pomegranate juice drink will achieve success in the ailing RTD category. He is launching Vodkapom, a 4% abv sparkling vodka and pomegranate juice mix, this autumn. The...
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Shop Profile - Costcutter
Store Numbers: 124 (company-owned)Staff: 686Turnover: £114m (company-owned)Type of operation: c-storesCostcutter's future within buying group Nisa-Today's appears to have been secured by the deal with Bibby Line. Bibby...
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Reader survey - holiday
The majority (67%) of Top 50 independent retailers who replied to our latest poll claimed to have been able to have taken more than two weeks off work as holiday so far this year.However, although retailers may be taking holiday, they are...
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Glisten to buy Dormen Foods
Confectioner Glisten has acquired speciality nut company Dormen Foods from its founders for £7.5m.Glisten will also make further payments subject to certain conditions, with a maximum total consideration of £12m.Dormen, which has...
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Food additives in spotlight
Food manufacturers could come under increased pressure to scrap artificial colours and flavours from products following the results of a study suggesting a link between additives and hyperactivity in children.The Southampton University...
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Unilever to sell Boursin
Unilever is planning to sell its French soft cheese brand Boursin as part of its ongoing efforts to streamline its operations.Unilever bought Boursin, which employs 150 people, from founder Francois Boursin in 1990. Dairy Crest has been...
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New clothing boss at Asda
Asda has named Anthony Thompson as managing director of its clothing brand George.Thompson will take up the role on 17 September, joining Asda from Marks & Spencer where he was retail director.He replaces Angela Spindler who quit the...