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Montana to boost its sparkling wines
Pernod Ricard has strengthened its position in the booming UK sparkling wine sector with a new sparkling wine in its Montana range. Montana Brut (rsp £8.99) is a bottle-fermented Blanc de Blancs-style wine, which has been aged for 18...
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Seasonal egg boxes to hit Waitrose for Easter
Premium egg producer Clarence Court is launching a seasonal limited box into Waitrose in time for Easter. The box contains four types of egg: a Cornish goose egg, a Braddock white duck egg, a pheasant egg and quail's...
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Campaign trail: Chicago Town Pizza is naming rival brands for the first time
Chicago Town Pizza is naming rival brands for the first time in a £2m TV ad based on a blind taste test. The campaign controversially tells consumers that Chicago Town's takeaway frozen-pizza range proved more popular in a taste test than...
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My Favourite Things William Burgess, chief executive officer, Produce World
What's your favourite restaurant? The George at Stamford, Lincolnshire, because the food is excellent and it has an interesting menu. The atmosphere is very Olde English.Do you prefer healthy food or junk food? I enjoy all kinds...
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The challenge
Cracker has its work cut out. There might be rich pickings in the juices and smoothies category - 19% growth last year pushed it through the £1bn barrier. But strong competition and the dominance of two major players will present significant...
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Talk to MPs and each other says Spar chief
Independent retailers need to do more to communicate their problems to their local MPs, according to Jerry Marwood, managing director of Spar UK. Speaking at the Scottish Grocers' Federation conference last week, Marwood urged retailers...
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New entries set sights on posh choc market
Two niche chocolate companies are going head-to-head with the confectionery giants in a bid to grab a chunk of the premium chocolate market.Fine food specialist Foodfinders is launching a range of Continental chocolates to the UK, while...
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world class Cuisine
One of the world's most important trade events, IFE 2007, kicks off on 18 March at ExCel inLondon. Showcasing the world's best food and drink, the four-day event boasts five new sections to reflect industry developments since the previous show...
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King Cobra's mini image
Cobra beer is launching its King Cobra beer in a smaller format. The new 375ml bottle has an rsp of £2.49. It will still be a Champagne-style bottle with a cork closure and is intended as an alternative to the 750ml version, said the...
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Company Profile Cracker
Product: Juice drinks Anticipated turnover: More than £5m this year (January to December) Positioning: Ambient Established: May 2006Why have premium juices and smoothies taken the supermarket chiller cabinet by storm, but the...
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Comparison site gets users, but no revenue
The group behind grocery price comparison website Mysupermarket.co.uk are insisting the site is a success - even though it has yet to generate any revenue nearly five months after it went live. Johnny Stern, one of the investors in the...
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Persil concentrates on success with new pack
Unilever UK plans to do for laundry detergents what has already been done for fabric softeners with the launch of concentrated versions of two of its biggest brands.It is investing £15m in Small & Mighty, which will be launched...
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confectionery
Confectionery is teaming up with bakery at the show, a combination that is likely to form a feast for the senses. Anyone looking for confectionery inspiration, from jelly sweets to the finest Belgian chocolates, should be heading in this...
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Deans offers farmers flexible egg contracts
Egg supplier Deans Foods is offering farmers 'portable contracts' in an effort to mollify competition watchdogs over its merger with rival Stonegate to form Noble Foods. The company has offered to release suppliers from long-term...
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A convenient cure for Scotland's ills?
Scotland has long been referred to as the sick man of Europe. The country is synonymous with the deep-fried Mars bar and battered pizza and, while much has been done to tackle its population's unhealthy tendencies, worrying statistics on levels...
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Co-op Group's produce gets upmarket revamp
New-look packaging is being rolled out across the entire fresh produce category at The Co-operative Group. By the end of June, packaging on all 330 fresh produce lines will have been revamped, and many products improved, according to Sue...
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Packers unite to mitigate cost pressures
A £6m investment in top-fruit storage in Kent has been hailed as the biggest such move for a generation. Fruit First has been created to combine the retail packing businesses of Fruit First, Gaskains, Worldwide Fruit and Richard Hochfeld ...
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The NFU's rallying cry: farmers must tell it like it is
Tensions were running high this week at the NFU conference as farmers pleaded with retailers and the government to help prevent the demise of British agriculture.A milk industry in "meltdown", power abuse by supermarkets and legislation...
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Daylesford debuts on Pimlico Road
Daylesford Organic, the Gloucester-based 'farm shop' business run by the Bamford family, which owns JCB, opened a store on London's Pimlico Road this week.Billed as "a breath of countryside in London" the three-storey store has a total...