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Princes revives TV ads to push ranges
The Princes brand returns to the small screen for the first time in a decade next months in a £4m marketing drive. The TV campaign will centre on a new strapline - 'Yours to enjoy' - and feature the brand's tuna range being enjoyed at different...
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BSi fast-tracks food terror attack advice
Retailers and processors are to be given new guidance on how to prevent or deal with terrorist attacks. Amid growing fears of an attack on or via the food and drink industry, BSi British Standards is working with government security experts at the...
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Suppliers' pre-emptive strike against salt reduction lobby
Industry bodies in Europe are taking steps to seize control of the salt reduction agenda - and head off pressure from the European Commission. CIAA, the umbrella organisation for Europe's manufacturing associations, is consulting members - including...
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"The allegations of retrospective discounting that have now come to light feel very significant"
The Supermarkets Code of Practice has been in place for a number of years, yet it is difficult to recall more than a single instance when a supplier has lodged a formal complaint to the OFT about specific abuses. The most celebrated case involved...
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Ferndale angerat Code
The Supermarkets Code of Practice came under attack this week - just as the Competition Commission began the mammoth task of sifting through millions of emails following allegations that two supermarkets use retrospective discounts in a...
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Processors lift prices to appease farmers
Dairy companies have announced a raft of huge liquid milk price hikes for farmers, in an effort to quell frustration about low returns in the industry. Major processors Dairy Crest and Arla Foods have broken the 25ppl barrier with the price rises...
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Unilever axe set to fall on IT arm
Hundreds of jobs are at risk in north Wales as Unilever begins a major cull of its workforce. The food giant is in talks about outsourcing the IT work carried out at its office at Ewloe, Flintshire, to a contractor. The move follows Unilever's...
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Asda pushes halal and Polish ranges
Asda is to dramatically increase its ambient ethnic food offer with the roll-out of hundreds of new Polish and halal lines.
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We ask... is wholesailing going green - Reader Survey
Source: Email poll of wholesalers Wholesalers are as concerned about their environmental impact as the multiples and major suppliers. But until now they have been less willing to shout about their achievements. All the wholesalers who replied to our...
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Winning over local residents - Q&A and Availability
This week, our shoppers visited stores across the breadth of the UK from Ballyclare in Northern Ireland to Porthmadog on the Welsh coast, and Scotland's ancient capital Stirling. Last week, the story was one of long queuing times. This time, they...
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Spar to reduce bag usage by a quarter
Spar UK has pledged to reduce its use of plastic carrier bags by 25%. The retail group has given itself until the end of next year to meet the target, and will do so by training staff to be more aware of the number of bags they offer and through ...
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Chains ban staff from using Facebook site at their desks
Bosses at Britain's biggest three supermarket chains have banned office staff from accessing social networking site Facebook while at work. Senior executives at Tesco, Asda and Sainsbury's have ordered IT teams to block access to the site as part of...
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Heinz gets saucy with its beans for the boys
Heinz is launching a range of saucily named spicy bean meals aimed at young men. Beanz with Balls, Red Hot Balls and Big Saucy Bangers hit supermarket shelves in October and are being positioned as a premium option 'with a bite'. The cans of lamb...
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Oral-B gives users a better way to brush
Procter & Gamble is launching a toothbrush that tells users how to brush their teeth effectively. Oral-B Triumph SmartGuide, which will retail at just under £140, is an electric toothbrush with a separate wireless display that tracks brushing...
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Peroni boosts sales targets
Italian lager Peroni Nastro Azzurro has teamed up with Ferrari to help drive sales in the cash and carry sector. The SABMiller brand is offering a trip for two to Rome, including a stay at the luxurious Exedra Hotel, for the business that increases...
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Hines opts for festive gift box
A gift box shaped like a book has been chosen for Christmas by Hine Vintage Cognac. The box, which closes with a magnet, is lined in red fabric and uses the brand's signature gold, bronze, red and cream colours. It contains a bottle of Hine Rare...
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It's a cat and dog fight for key petfood brands
Purina's catfood brand Felix may have been licking its chops at the weekend after pouncing on 35% of the featured promotional space taken by the five most active petfood brands, but it has lost its top spot in the year to date to Mars dogfood brand...
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Falside Road twice pulled up for breaches in food hygiene
The investigation into the E.coli outbreak in Scotland is now focused on a single Morrisons store in Renfrewshire. The Outbreak Control Team initially investigated two Morrisons in Paisley as the potential source of the E.coli scare that has claimed...
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Cost of bread set to rocket as wheat price hits record high
The cost of a loaf of bread is set to soar even further following another dramatic rise in wheat prices. The average price of a loaf of bread has already gone up 10% this year to about £1. Experts warned that prices could rise a further 10 to 20p...
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In Brief: GM plum trialled; Mixed pack success; Herb drive on net
GM plum trialled HoneySweet, a disease-resistant GM plum, is undergoing field trials in the US after officials ruled it didn't threaten the environment. The NFU welcomed the trial because the variety resists Plum Pox Virus. Mixed pack success...