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Burton's set to boost brands with organic
Burton's Foods is making its first foray into the organic market and extending its iconic biscuit brands into cakes, as part of a strategy to broaden its repertoire.The biscuit manufacturer, bought by private equity group Duke Street...
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Booth stuns as he quits Nisa-Today's
Nisa-Today's non-executive chairman Edwin Booth has sensationally stepped down after just five months in the role.Booth, who stood down on Thursday, said the resignation was because his chain Booths was about to reduce the amount of...
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Here's the brand new Kwik Save
Kwik Save is to shed its soft discounter image and adopt a new high street convenience-focused format - a move that could take it into direct competition with former owner Somerfield.Speaking exclusively to The Grocer, Kwik Save chief...
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In Brief: Haines' presidency; Private equity move; Quality chairman; Direction for Zig-Zag; Finard leaves Kraft
Haines' presidency Andy Haines, head of logistics at Tate & Lyle Sugars Europe, has been appointed president of the Freight Transport Association. Haines succeeds John Russell, chairman and MD of Scottish freight transport company John G...
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Sainsbury's Carter takes helm at ECR
Diane Carter, Sainsbury's zone managing director for the east is to become ECR UK's new retail co-chair with immediate effect.Her remit at ECR UK, the retailer and manufacturer-led initiative managed by IGD, will be to drive...
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Nivea dispensed at cash machines
A new advertising venture for the Nivea skincare brand is set to take advantage of cash machine advertising features that target consumers by gender.The brand is the first to make use of the ATM:ad cash machine advertising's new...
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Jackie Chan gives energy drink a kick
An energy drink endorsed by kung fu film star Jackie Chan is heading to the UK
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Court-Johnston returns as commercial director
Neil Court-Johnston is returning to Northern Foods as commercial director of ready meals after its recent sale of Pork Farms to Vision Capital. Court-Johnston first joined Northern Foods as group customer director in March 2005 after...
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New Zealand plans lamb super co-op
New Zealand lamb producers are considering forming a 'super co-op' to drive up prices in the $2.2bn per year export market.Agriculture minister Jim Anderton said the government would help the industry get round anti-monopoly legislation....
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US venture 'on course' as start-up costs treble
Tesco insists it is on track to launch its US venture later this year - even though estimated start-up costs have trebled and progress has been dogged by planning delays.Tesco is to begin recruiting and training for its Fresh & Easy...
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monitor - price increases for dairy look more promising
It has been the standard retort of processors to dairy farmers' complaints about low prices that falling commodity values dictate the price of raw milk. In response, UK dairy farmers have warned that falling milk prices combined with higher...
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UK debut for Tungi imports
A spirit made in limited quantities from wild cactus fruit is being imported to the UK for the first time.Tungi is the name for the cactus or prickly pears that grow on the remote island of St Helena. The spirit has a fruity nose and a...
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'Farmers will go under if incomes don't rise'
The NFU has admitted it is struggling to communicate the challenges faced by farmers to meat processors and retailers.After more than two years of it trying to explain the impact of CAP reform, chief livestock adviser Peter King said...
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Hot Eats New Restaurants
The Ginger Pig is a self-styled 'food pub' from Ben and Pamela McKellar, proprietors of the Brighton-based Gingerman Restaurant Group. It is the pair's third venture and joins the original Gingerman at Norfolk Square, founded in 1998, and The...
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Does voodoo economics stack up for Sainsbury's?
All high finance involves some sorcery, but if billionaire property tycoon Robert Tchenguiz can bring about a £4bn cash payout to Sainsbury's shareholders, will it amount to a piece of accounting wizardry, or an act in black magic?
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Ski revamped to give mums more energy
Struggling yoghurt brand Ski has had a full-scale functional overhaul so it can compete against booming lines with added benefits. The rejuvenated product contains a new ingredient called Activ8, a combination of eight vitamins and...
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The path to excellence
Simon Stevens mD commercial, Arla foods UK: "We have focused on three key areas: service levels, innovation and assistance with category management. We have worked hard to improve availability. Of 150 new products launched this...
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Retailers say... Fair trade: what's that?
Chris Pollard Barlby Village Stores Yorkshire?I think customers probably don't understand what fair trade is or the different marks that are around today, and I'm not sure they are that interested. We have been in this...
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First fat-free soya milk targets skim milk fans
A fat-free soya milk is hitting shelves this month to draw in skimmed milk users looking for a skinny soya alternative. So Good Fat Free, which the eponymous producer claims is the first fat-free soya milk in the UK, blends filtered...
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FSA to shame stores for mislabelling fish
Food fraud is under the spotlight again as the FSA prepares to name and shame retailers that sell farmed fish as wild.In a report due in the next ten days, the FSA will identify sea bass, sea bream and salmon as having been mislabelled....