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Multiples squirm in dock
Heads have rolled, staff retrained and investigations launched following a BBC Whistleblower documentary - but Tesco and Sainsbury's were insisting this week that the shocking practices were isolated incidents. Falsified records, serious breaches of...
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Waitrose lays down ethical standards
Waitrose is to raise the bar in ethical trading by issuing suppliers with a new responsible sourcing manual.The 80-page Responsible Sourcing Workbook will be sent to more than 700 of the retailer's key own-label suppliers as it attempts...
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Ingredient rises set to drive up retail prices
Rising dairy prices mean Britons will soon be asked to pay more for daily staples from ice cream to babyfood.Though dairy farmers stand to gain, food manufacturers warned that hikes were inevitable as the cost of ingredients such as...
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Pak superstore to tap ethnic food potential
Birmingham-based independent chain Pak Supermarkets is opening the UK's largest ethnic food supermarket, it claims, in a bid to tap the fast-growing market for speciality foods.The 80,000 sq ft superstore is due to open in August and its...
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Staff warned of job losses as Woodward fights to recover
Problems have deepened at troubled foodservice provider Woodward Foodservice just weeks after MD Ed Hyslop and trading director Dave Howarth were dismissed by controlling investor Baugur amid rumours of cashflow problems.Jobs at...
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Wine trade told to find more marketing tools
The wine trade is "obsessed" with provenance and needs to find other ways to persuade consumers to pay more than £5 for a bottle, delegates at the London International Wine & Spirits Fair were told this week."Provenance might be a...
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Non food is not just for the major multiples
The food market in the UK is worth £100bn a year, according to Verdict. Non- food is worth £175bn. It doesn't take a genius to work out the maths - or why the supermarket giants are keen to expand ever further into non-food. According to...
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insight - strawberries
685 million meals featured strawberries last year The strawberry grocery market is worth £350m a year and grew 8% in the 52 weeks to November Over 55% of strawberries are eaten by the over 45s As many are eaten for health reasons as for enjoyment...
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WORLD NEWS - Koc moots Migros stake sale
Koc moots Migros stake sale Istanbul, Turkey: Turkish industrial company Koc Holding is considering selling its 50.8% stake in supermarket group Migros. In a statement, Koc said:...
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Life at Mars: there's peril if you meddle
If a week is a long time in politics, then in the food industry it must feel like an eternity. At least it will for Masterfoods, which is coping with the fallout from its decision to add animal-based rennet to its bestselling chocolate bars....
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Rebranding for Ruddles
Ruddles Ale has dropped its trademark oak-tree logo as brewer Greene King rebrands the beer in its ongoing efforts to tempt more drinkers into the real ale category.The tree has been replaced with a horseshoe, the symbol of England's...
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Talking shop
Contrary to what some would argue, Britain needs to buy meat from different countries around the world, says Guy Odri, CEO of French poultry producer Groupe Doux
United Kingdom plc is a major importer of food in general, and poultry in… -
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Build the connection now for our future generations
Industry, the farming community and government need to act now to reconnect consumers, especially children, with the countryside and re-create a food culture in Britain.Sadly, over the past few decades, young people have lost touch with...
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The advice shop - budgets
How can you best promote your products on a shoestring budget?Jeremy MartinMarketing director, For Goodness ShakesYou need to know your brand's target with absolute precision. There is no such thing as a product for everyone so...
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Company Profile - Rude Health
Established: 2005Products: Mueslis, porridges and gojisListings: Tesco and Sainsbury'sTwo years ago, four friends were sitting around a breakfast table pondering the state of the British cereal industry. Why was it, they...
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BAT sells cigar business
British American Tobacco has sold its Belgian cigar business to the cigars division of Danish tobacco company Skandinavisk Tobakskompagni for an undisclosed sum.The sale, which is expected to be completed later this year, includes a factory...
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Wine players confident public won't cut spend
The wine industry remains confident that cash-strapped consumers will continue to treat themselves to a bottle of wine despite rising utility and food bills.New research commissioned by the Wine & Spirit Trade Association suggested...
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Asda ditches CD singles
Asda is to stop selling CD singles due to lack of demand for the product.The retailer said it would axe singles as stocks ran out and would instead sell CD albums at £7.97 each.“We're saying goodbye to one of the most important...
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Supermarkets accused of breaching hygiene rules
A BBC programme has accused Sainsbury's and Tesco of breaching health and safety legislation.The programme, Whistleblower, which will be shown on BBC1 tonight, claims counter staff at two branches of Tesco and Sainsbury's falsifed food...
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McCambridge considers Inter Link approach
Bakery group McCambridge is considering withdrawing its bid approach for struggling cake manufacturer Inter Link Foods.McCambridge had made repeated attempts over the past three weeks to engage in discussions with Inter Link and to commence...