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Fullers trials Honey Dew beer over ice
The usually staid ale category is the latest sector to try and cash in on the craze for drinks served over ice.Fullers has been promoting its Organic Honey Dew beer as a perfect drink for this type of serve in a selection of its pubs and...
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Bio-Synergy goes in for Skinny dipping
A new functional water claims to help maximise weight loss.Bio-Synergy Skinny Water contains naturally occurring amino acids and minerals to help suppress appetite and increase metabolism to burn more fat. The added chromium can stave...
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NFU blasts Morrisons for farmer treatment
The NFU has lashed out at Morrisons, accusing it of having a "provincial" attitude to its dairy farmers.The retailer had done nothing to engage with the industry in the three years since it bought Safeway and the NFU had run out of...
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Bond leads UK division as Cadbury sheds jobs
Trevor Bond has become the MD of Cadbury's newly created BIMA (Britain, Ireland, Middle East and Africa) division.His appointment is part of a global shake-up of the company, which includes a restructure of the company and the loss of...
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Retailers under fire from NZ lamb bosses
New Zealand lamb bosses launched a scathing attack on retailers last week, after a round of emergency meetings with UK farmers to defuse tension over low lamb prices."Retailers in the UK have been playing us off against British...
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Muslims boycott halal over 'lax' slaughtering
British Muslims are being urged to go vegetarian next month in a boycott of halal meat.A boycott is the only way to force the government to take action over "lax" halal standards in slaughterhouses, claimed the community leaders behind...
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To be novel, a brand has to keep its value
Sir; This summer, Coca-Cola is hoping consumers will turn Orange. As part of its 'Coke Side of Summer' campaign, Coca-Cola Orange will be hitting the shelves from July 2007. Coca-Cola's own research suggests 70% of consumers would definitely or...
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Opinion - "If we can't eat an egg a day, heaven help other staples. Potatoes, bread, water? Nothing is safe"
We couldn't get hold of Edwina Currie, but we are confident she would have lined up behind the FSA and the Daily Mail in condemnation, so monumentally stupid was the decision this week to ban an ad about food (the old 'Go to work on an egg'...
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In Brief: Fags are cheesy; Carbon roadmap; Morrisons milk
Fags are cheesy Eating dairy products can help people stop smoking, according to research published in Nicotine and Tobacco Research. Scientists found foods such as cheese or yoghurt made cigarette smoke taste much worse. Carbon roadmap
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Sainsbury's rolls out Bumblebee scheme
Sainsbury's has told all its fresh produce growers in the UK to adopt new wildlife-boosting conservation measures.As part of Operation Bumblebee, farmers have been asked to sow wild flowers on field margins to encourage bees, insects and...
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spotlight - Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses
Cheese production at Butlers follows the traditional methods and recipes handed down by our founders, Richard and Annie Butler, who started making cheese for the family on their Lancashire farm in 1932. We hold true to their principles, although the...
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Tangerine set to buy Cadbury's Butterkist
Tangerine Confectionery, the UK's largest independent confectionery manufacturer, is poised to swoop on Monkhill Confectionery business, a Cadbury-Schweppes subsidiary which makes Butterkist popcorn and own-label products for supermarkets....
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Kenyan growers 'lack trust in retail buyers'
Leading supermarkets met the anti-poverty charity Traidcraft this week after a report into the booming fresh produce industry exposed the "overwhelming lack of trust" Kenyan growers had in retail buyers.Importers and retailers including...
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Can Nectar catchup with Clubcard?
Cast your mind back a decade and all the major UK grocers were either operating their own loyalty card scheme or trialling one. Fast forward to today and most have been ditched, the money from running them ploughed into reducing prices...
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CBE for champ of pig industry
British Pig Executive (BPEX) chairman Stewart Houston has been appointed CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours for services to the pig industry.The North Yorkshire pig farmer is currently a commissioner of the Meat and Livestock...
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Town centre first policy will remain in place says DTI...
The government has denied it wants to water down planning policies that favour city centre retail developments rather than large out-of-town projects.In its Planning White Paper, published last month, the government proposed scrapping...
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A cheaper wash using less water and energy
Budget-conscious shoppers can now get clean clothes with a clean conscience.Aquados Simply laundry capsules need less water than standard detergents to become undetectable in the environment. They are also biodegradable and use 50% less...
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Come on Commission, be decisive and do your job
If the Competition Commission does not act decisively this time round, Britain risks being turned into a one-supermarket stateThe forthcoming Tesco agm will be a focus not just for the supermarket's established critics but also a new and...
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Patak's targets cooks with one-shot packs
Patak's is hoping to encourage more people to create quick Indian food at home with its new one-shot sachets.Coat & Cook is designed to provide all the flavour of Patak's curry pastes in an easy-to-use sachet, which can be coated onto...