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In Brief: Designer glasses; Asian sponsor; Smirnoff in Scotland
Designer glasses Exclusive Champagne glasses, designed by Serena Sutcliffe MW for Champagne Perrier-Jouët, will be made available in the off-trade for the first time. Champagne fans can now buy the glasses in a special gift pack, rsp £39.99 for two....
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A Welsh winner for Waitrose - Q&A and Availability
Waitrose at Barry in Wales won the Top Store award this week after ticking every box on our mystery shopper's list despite its profile being least suited of the top six supermarket chains in the local demographic. It provided a full basket and staff...
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Tories back The Grocer
The Conservative Party has thrown its weight behind The Grocer's Weigh It Up! campaign - calling for an immediate review of the Food Standards Agency's controversial Nutrient Profiling Model. Speaking exclusively to The Grocer, Tory...
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Bloomin Big Beans to boost Branston range
Premier Foods has launched yet another attack on Heinz with the introduction of Branston Bloomin Big Baked Beans, a limited edition using beans that are 50% bigger than regular haricot beans. The giant beans will be available at the end...
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Bernard Matthews escapes prosecution
Bernard Matthews has escaped prosecution for leaving bins of scraps uncovered at its Holton cutting plant. The FSA had been looking at evidence the turkey producer breached rules on disposing of animal by-products after BBC news footage...
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Foreigners snap up best of British
The UK's food industry has faced a foreign invasion in the past 10 years, with some of the country's most iconic food brands being swallowed up by overseas companies, a new report by Grant Thornton Corporate Finance reveals. Some 650 UK...
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Letter of the week - Hope of a better model from EU
I am writing in relation to Weigh It Up! This is obviously a subject dear to Kellogg's heart as the FSA model categorises the majority of our products as HFSS (high fat salt sugar). Ironic when breakfast cereals have been scientifically and...
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Five big British brands in new foreign hands
United Biscuits bought by US private equity companies Blackstone Group and PAI for £1.6bn in 2006HP Sauce bought from French company Danone in 1998 by US-based Heinz for £470m in 2005Weetabix bought by US private equity firm Lion...
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Clipper brews up oats for breakfast
Clipper, the Fairtrade and organic tea manufacturer, is looking to capitalise on the popularity of oats by bringing out an organic oat and malt breakfast drink.Clipper plans to promote the benefits of the slow-acting energy release of...
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Camra says listing fees stifling small brewers
High listing fees are to blame for the lack of access to supermarkets experienced by smaller brewers, according to Camra's submission to the Competition Commission's grocery sector inquiry. "A slotting allowance can be a barrier to entry...
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Make Mine a Builders makes it into top three
PG Tips and Tetley continue to battle for the top spot in the tea category, with Tetley taking the honours in terms of promotional activity at the weekend, but PG Tips remaining narrowly ahead for the year. However, following last week's...
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Calon Lân gives oil an unusual twist
A newly established company has started producing a range of unusual oils as an alternative to traditional oils used in British kitchens. Calon Lân, based in north Wales, is selling its hemp, avocado and camelina oils in bright,...
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Capespan pushes its seedless lemon
South African produce exporter Capespan is renewing efforts to market a seedless lemon. The company is in talks with the multiples over a listing for its product, which it guarantees to be 100% seed-free, in contrast with some of the...
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Coca-Cola gets Orange edition for the summer
Coca-Cola is to launch an orange flavour limited edition of Coke in July, as part of a massive £80m summer campaign across its key brands.Coca-Cola unveiled the new variant, which follows last year's Coke with Lime, at a briefing last...
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Tesco gets into park life with Ken as it plans to turn Purley into retail colossus
Tesco is preparing a charm offensive as it bids to build what would be the UK's biggest supermarket. It wants to extend its Purley Extra store in south London from 82,000 sq ft to 139,000 sq ft, and is to begin a series of public...
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Company Profile My Goodness
In the competitive world of food and drink it is rare to find a truly unique product, especially in the overcrowded soft drinks sector. But high nutrition, milk-based drink For Goodness Shakes! - a cross between a juice drink, an energy drink...
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A taste of India - but inside a Cornish pasty
Ginsters is spicing up its portfolio of traditional Cornish pasties with a range using recipes from India, Italy and Mexico.The 'pasties of the world' range, which will be made from local West Country ingredients combined with spices...
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Jacob's savours natural crackers
United Biscuits is the latest manufacturer attempting to inject energy into the savoury snacks market. The company is introducing a new range of crackers under its Jacob's brand called Jacob's Savours, which will be positioned as an...
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French debut for Vinoceros
Vinoceros has acquired its first range of wines from France.The New World wine specialist has launched the Fox Wood brand from the Languedoc region into the independent sector.Initially the range will consist of four single...
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'Flawed' local definition needs to go, says Tesco
So just how local is local? This is the question Tesco posed once again this week when it stepped up pressure on the Competition Commission to ditch the market definition it has been using and accept that competition should be measured on a...