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Brits gain an appetite for fish from the forest
Barramundi sales are booming less than a year after it first went on sale in the UK. Unlike other 'new' species such as hoki or tirapia, barramundi has caught the public's imagination, and total UK sales are growing at around 15% a month...
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Custard apple joins Spain's biggest push
Foods from Spain is planning its biggest-ever campaign to support the country's fruit and veg. A total of £2m will be spent on an integrated promotional campaign, which will include cherimoya for the first time - better known as the...
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Porridge pots get Conley approval
Diet guru Rosemary Conley is pushing her healthy-eating message by endorsing ready-to-eat porridge pots. They have been developed by Highgrove Food Distribution to target the growing number of consumers who want healthy, wholesome food that can…
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Arla buy-out set to tidy up loose ends
Arla's branded dairy portfolio is expected to get a cash injection if the recommended 71p-a-share take-over bid from its biggest shareholder goes through. Danish-Swedish dairy co-op Arla amba already owns 51% of Arla Foods UK and has been...
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Availability
Asda Burgh Heath, Surrey. 2 This store failed to provide either McCain Smiles or own label Scotch eggs. Our shopper said the store was tidy but there were shelf-stackers and packing trolleys in the aisles. Staff were helpful and...
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Bromide ban sparks cheese price worries
Specialist cheese producers who use cloth wrapping techniques to store cheeses during maturation have warned retailers to expect a price hike. The cheese makers have been hit by an EU ban on using the gas methyl bromide to control cheese...
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Campaign trail: General Mills has turned the spotlight on its range of Nature Valley Crunchy Granola Bars
General Mills has turned the spotlight on its range of Nature Valley Crunchy Granola Bars in a new TV campaign set to hit screens at the start of next month. The push, which forms part of a £4m media package for the brand, is the first...
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Frozen spuds become luxury item at McCain
The humble spud is the latest food item to spawn premium freezer variants in an attempt to chip into the stagnant frozen sector. McCain Foods hopes to inject some life into the frozen food aisles by bringing out the luxury Potato Gourmet...
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ValNantais to unveil radish pack in Berlin
A trimmed radish snack pack is being launched by French grower ValNantais at the Fruit Logistica trade fair in Berlin next month. ValNantais is known for its speciality lamb's lettuce, which has been making inroads into the UK baby leaf...
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No extra blade, just a motor for latest razor
Wilkinson Sword is launching a new razor that it says will prove that ‘the best a man can get’ is about to get better. It is taking on Gillette’s battery-powered razors with Quattro Titanium Energy, a wet-shaving system with a four-blade…
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Blueheath restructure helps to fuel recovery
Blueheath is on course to break even by the middle of this year, having made cost-savings of £3.1m and margin improvements worth more than £500,000. The online delivered wholesaler had a troubled 2006, reporting full-year pre-tax losses...
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Felix leads as petfood brands push savings
The top ten petfood brands recorded in featured promotional space in 2006 were Felix with 25% of activity, Whiskas with 18% and Pedigree with 13%. Winalot, Perfect, Butchers and Iams took a 6% share each and Go Cat and Purina took 2%. The...
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Liver meals buck offal sales decline
Sales of ready meals containing liver are booming despite the waning popularity of offal, according to a meat ingredient supplier, which said it has seen demand from manufacturers rise by 50% in six months. North Yorkshire-based...
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Tesco stunt generates bumper Tuffins debut
Controversy stirred up by a predatory pricing row led to a bumper opening week for Harry Tuffins' new Ludlow store - but question marks remain over the timing of a price promotion in the town by Tesco. Tuffins MD Paul Delves said despite...
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Interstate buys pretzel maker Union
Union Snack - one of the UK's few pretzel makers - has been sold to a German snack company for an undisclosed sum. The County Durham-based company, which makes Penn State Pretzels, has been acquired by Intersnack of Cologne. Set up...
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Campaign trail: Charmin toilet roll
Charmin toilet roll campaign Budget: unknown Manufacturer: procter & gamble. Procter & Gamble's advert for its Charmin toilet roll brand used scatological undertones in its recent television campaign, which kicked off last July....
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The lure of venture capital cash
Private equity has a huge amount invested in UK wholesale. If current retail trends are followed then venture capitalist involvement is likely to grow further. The four big foodservice companies on our list are all backed by major private...
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NZ lamb 'quarter' of UK carbon footprint
New Zealand lamb arrived on British shores this week in the first shipment of the new season. The meat traditionally goes on sale in January at the end of New Zealand's spring, when British lamb is largely unavailable. Home-grown lambs...
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My Favourite Things Caroline Clarke, marketing manager, Heinz Tomato Ketchup
What's your favourite restaurant and why? Rosa's in Westbourne Park, London. It can be relied on for classic dishes. Its fish pie is great. Do you prefer healthy food or junk food? Healthy food but I don't always have the will- power to...
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A year of wholesale change
February. MBL announces plans to have best multi-temperature supply chain by 2008; Peter Judge becomes MD of DBC Foodservice. March. Wholesalers welcome the OFT's announcement it is likely to refer the grocery...