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Bernard Matthews drives premium NPD
Turkey processor Bernard Matthews has added another premium range to its sliced cooked meats portfolio as part of its brand refreshment activity announced earlier this year. The Rotisserie range will be available in three pre-packed...
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Better-for-you Juicy Jellies
Nestlé Rowntree has launched a better-for-you sweets range and has also upped the fruit juice content in some of its key offerings.Juicy Jellies, rolling out now, come in four flavours: blackcurrant, strawberry, lime and orange. All...
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Birch recruited by Sainsbury's
Sainsbury's has appointed a new head of asset management, with responsibility for getting the best value out of its property portfolio.Matthew Birch joins Sainsbury's after five years as property director for Tchibo, where he grew store...
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Top wholesaler - Charles Wilson, Booker
Wilson was our No1 in wholesale last year. But his place at the top this year is even stronger. Last year Wilson was lauded for putting in place a recovery programme to turn round the fortunes of Booker for the second time. This year, as...
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Thorntons boosted by Tesco expertise
Former Tesco director Peter Wright has been hired as marketing director of chocolate specialist Thorntons.He will take up his appointment by August 13, replacing Philip Douty, who left the company in November.Wright spent eight...
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Kellogg's raps FSA breakfast survey
Kellogg's has slammed a study by the FSA that asked consumers for their reaction to the sugar content of breakfast cereals - based on a 100g portion.The FSA ran the survey to help determine nutrition criteria for its traffic light...
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Milk Link to make organic cheese for Yeo
Yeo Valley Organic and Milk Link have joined forces in a production and marketing venture for organic cheese.Milk Link will be licensed to produce Yeo Valley cheese at its Taw Valley creamery and...
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Jobs lost as Galtee Meats plant closes
One of the Irish Republic's best-known food plants, Galtee Meats in Mitchelstown, County Cork, is to close with the loss of 70 jobs.The plant, owned by the Dairygold Co-op, has supplied pork products including ham, sausages and bacon...
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Thresher sold to consortium
Private equity firm Terra Firma has sold off-licence chain The Thresher Group to a consortium led by private investor Edmund Truell.Terra Firma bought the group, which operates around 2,000 Threshers, The Local, Wine Rack and Haddows...
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Scotmid co-op stores are to get fascia lift
Scotmid Co-operative Society is rolling out a new fascia as part of an overhaul of its food stores.Store fascias will be changed from light blue and green to a darker shade of blue and the word 'co-operative' will be added to the...
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Why Kwik Save couldn't be saved
What went so badly wrong that Kwik Save should have slumped from being FTSE 100 stock to its current state of near-collapse?It is with a good deal of sadness that I read recently about the likely demise of Kwik Save. With no stock on...
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Reformulation: EU must note good work to date says FDF
Food manufacturers will urge the European Commission to backdate the scope of a survey of food reformulation programmes by at least seven years - because they fear those companies that have done the most work not getting the credit they...
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Healthy foods could be hit by demonising of trans fats
The demonisation of trans fats could turn people off perfectly healthy products, a leading nutrition expert warned this week.Trans fats have earned a notorious reputation because of their link with heart disease - and many major...
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non-food - why supermarkets have reined in their plans to develop plant sales
?Matthew Appleby, deputy editor of Horticulture Week, investigates why supermarkets have reined in their ambitious plans to develop plant sales Supermarkets have backed off from selling plants this season, having experienced two difficult years. The...
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Wholesalers say... New duty fraud laws are working
'It's a positive start' Cash & Carry operator?The problem we have in this area is that the people carrying out these duty frauds are organised criminals and will try to find a way around the law or move onto something else,...
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Wholesalers say... new duty fraud laws are working - Reader Survey
Source: Email poll of wholesalers Almost three-quarters of wholesalers believe new legislation introduced by the government at the last Budget to curb duty fraud on beer has had a positive effect. However, the rather gloomy news is that 71% are not...
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Wrigley fights Trident with something Extra
Wrigley has launched Extra Fusion, a new gum combining mint with fruit flavours, in a bid to corner a new market - and give rival Trident something to chew over.The gum manufacturer launches the new range in August in two flavours:...
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You can prevent food fraud by using the latest science
Suppliers that fail to use up-to-date scientific techniques to test the authenticity of ingredients and species will lack any defence if food fraud lands them in courtSupermarkets and major manufacturers have always been conscious of the...
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New store struggles to source local food
London's newly-opened Whole Foods is relying heavily on imported fruit and vegetables, as revealed last month by The Grocer.Despite an impressive range of produce on offer, when our mystery shopper called, many lines that were in season...
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top Supplier Robert Schofield, Premier Foods
Premier Foods' audacious £1.2bn purchase of RHM, a company that normally finds itself on the bidding side of any takeover, has sent out a clear signal that the company means business. Schofield may have lost out on United Biscuits to a private...