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Meat chiefs optimistic over end to export ban
Further moves to ease the official restrictions on movement of livestock and meat seem likely in the coming week, as further fears of more foot and mouth outbreaks proved unfounded. However, among meat processors and regional farmers, notably in the...
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Kellogg's leads pack in cereal/health bar offers
Weetabix's Alpen Groove Bars shared fourth place last weekend in the combined top five chart for cereals and cereal/health bars with 5% of activity. The only other cereal bar on featured space offer last weekend was McVitie's Go Ahead! Yoghurt...
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Select & Save drive targets Bargain Booze
Symbol group Select & Save is taking on Bargain Booze with a new marketing campaign claiming to beat the off-licence chain on price. The convenience store operator has added the strapline 'Better bargains than Bargain Booze' to its consumer...
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Booths redraws plan for Barrowford store
Northern supermarket chain Booths is to submit fresh plans for a new store in Barrowford, Lancashire, in a bid to overcome local opposition to the development. The chain's original plans for the store were rejected by the local council in February...
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Um Bongo dances to regulatory beat
Um Bongo, the kids' juice drink celebrated by comedian Vic Reeves, is adding two pure juices to its line-up and getting a new look. Um Bongo Tropical and Exotic Smoothie are aimed at fulfilling regulations governing children's in-school diets. Both...
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Inquiry 'blind to vouchers threat'
Small shops leaders have accused the Competition Commission's grocery inquiry team of underestimating the impact of supermarket voucher promotions on independents. The Association of Convenience Stores claims the vouchers, offering deep discounts on...
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Tesco bogof on Magners a fresh blow to Irish firm
Irish drinks group C&C and its embattled Magners brand has been dealt a fresh blow on its own doorstep by Tesco, which has been offering the cider - sold under the brand name Bulmers in the Republic of Ireland - at a knockdown price. In a...
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New stores in India a boost for Waitrose
Waitrose's presence in India is set to receive a boost with retailer Hypercity's plans to open 15 new stores. The British supermarket chain currently supplies 200 own-label products to Hypercity's Mumbai hypermarket, which opened last year....
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Calpol to boost kids' remedies in grocery
New symptom-specific products from Calpol are likely to add an extra £2.9m to the children's medicines grocery channel next year, according to owner Pfizer. Available next month, new Calpol Night, CalCold and CalCough, in Chesty and Tickly variants,...
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Store visit Budgens Crouch End, London
Life in the north London suburb of Crouch End revolves around The Broadway, a shopping area bursting with trendy boutiques and cafés catering for local foodies and Guardian readers. It comes as no surprise, then, that one independent retailer is...
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Midcounties switches cards
Midcounties Co-operative has become the first society to join the Co-operative Group's new membership scheme. It has ditched its Superdividend card for the group's co-operative membership card, which was relaunched last September. Midcounties,...
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Chef creates dishes in Peroni lager deal
The beer and food movement has taken a step forward as Italian lager Peroni Nastro Azzurro hooks up with celebrity chef Giorgio Locatelli. Brand owner SABMiller is hoping the partnership will further strengthen the beer's positioning as a...
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Eureka - Spanish Chocolate
It is hard to believe the sweet-toothed British are missing a trick when it comes to chocolate. That, however, is the conclusion of Shafiq Shafi, who is stepping up his campaign to introduce the thick hot chocolate of Spain, France and Italy to the...
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Lager stuck in decline as drinkers get classy
There is more to this summer's decline in lager sales than just bad weather, says a new report from market research specialist Mintel. The report suggests that brewers are facing a shrinking market in the long term not just the short term, as...
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Fears of FMD spread recede but pricing concerns persist
Fears of a widespread outbreak of foot and mouth have receded. But with an export ban still in place as a result of the discovery of the disease in Surrey, fears persist over the impact of extra supplies of domestic meat on the market on prices. The…
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FFB confident UK exports will weather foot and mouth crisis
Food from Britain says it remains optimistic about the long-term future of Britain's food and drink exports in spite of the foot and mouth outbreak. British meat exports are currently banned by the EU under measures designed to stop the disease...
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insight - Milk consumers
Milk benefits from health drive Milk is seen by parents as an important part of a healthy diet for children but the decline in milk consumption in this group shows just how vulnerable the dairy industry is to the Nutrient Profiling Model developed...
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Sun Cottage gets new look
Dorset-based snacks and cereals producer Sun Cottage Wholefoods has given its portfolio a makeover, ready for a move into a broader UK-wide market. The updated packs have a more premium image and the product's Fairtrade and organic credentials have...
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Local food makes its English debut in Tesco Express store
Regional food and drink manufacturers could be in line for a bonanza after Tesco began selling locally sourced products in a convenience store in England for the first time. A new Tesco Express store in Falmouth, Cornwall, is stocking 76...
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It's a winning draw
?A National Lottery terminal is probably the biggest customer draw a c-store can have. It certainly is for me. I went for six months without one when the lottery started but the difference in sales of grocery items now that I have one is...