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Asda accused of food hygiene risks
Asda has been accused of putting food hygiene at risk to cut costs.Reports suggest that an Asda employee has made an official complaint to the company that frozen and chilled food was allegedly left out at its Gateshead store for six hours...
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World News - 10th June 2006
Norway. Grocery leader NorgesGruppen has agreed to pay a reported NOK250m (£22.2m) to acquire 62% of upmarket convenience chain Deli de Luca. Deli de Luca, named by The Grocer as one of the world's ten best specialist stores last year...
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Innocent bottles go 100% eco-friendly
Innocent is furthering its path to goodness by being the first smoothie brand to move into 100% compostable bottles. The eco-friendly bottles are made of polylactic acid - an annually renewable source from corn - in a carbon neutral...
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High 5 offers shots of spirit in sachets
Indian drinks producer Radico Khaitan, which recently entered into a UK joint venture, plans to launch a box pack containing a selection of its spirit brands in pouches.The High 5 packs contain either five or ten sachets of...
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Bon Bon Buddies puts 65% fruit in kids' bars
Confectionery company Bon Bon Buddies is aiming to take kids' sweets down a healthier route, with the launch of a range of bars called Fruity Splitz. The soft, chewy products, which are made with 65% fruit and are low in fat and salt,...
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Acres of almond trees
If you travel the 100 miles between Modesto and Fresno in California's Central Valley you'll see quite a few almond orchards. They cover 580,000 acres of the state, making it one of its biggest industries. The state is the sole producer...
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Bud adds Silver touch to lower alcohol lager
The producer of beer brand Budweiser has launched a lower alcohol variant exclusively for the Scottish off-trade market. Bud Silver, a 4.1% abv lager, will first be available to Scotland's off-trade, says US brewer Anheuser-Busch, but it...
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Buyers advice centre
All the buyers taking part in our forum agree that the buying and selling roles share a set of skills. They list relationship building, negotiation, an ability to think on one's feet, communication, organisation, planning, project management,...
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Buyers advice centre
At first sight, buyers moving to sales roles within suppliers seems a fairly straightforward switch. After all, the roles are just opposite sides of the equation. Or are they? In this, the first of our new regular series of buyers' forums,...
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Steps taken against Basmati rice fraud
The Food Standards Agency and trading standards officials are taking steps to fight back against what they say is the growing problem of Basmati rice fraud. In 2003 a survey by the FSA found that 46% of 363 Basmati rice samples taken from...
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FDF defends industry's health agenda efforts
Food and Drink Federation director general Melanie Leech has rubbished claims by public health minister Caroline Flint that the industry's efforts to help improve consumers' eating habits were not enough. Flint, who gave the food...
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Müller aims for bigger share of kids' sector
Müller, the dominant player in the adult yoghurt market, has created a new range to challenge Yoplait Dairy Crest's Petits Filous brand for a bigger share of the children's sector. Launching next month, the sub-brand - called Little Stars...
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It's all work and no play in today's fast-paced world
It wasn't supposed to be like this. Karl Marx predicted that in the rationally organised economy of the future we would be able to "hunt in the morning, fish in the afternoon, rear cattle in the evening, criticise after dinner, just as I have a...
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It's all work and no play in today's fast-paced world
On the importance of getting the work-life balance rightIt wasn&'t supposed to be like this. Karl Marx predicted that in the rationally organised economy of the future we would be able to &"hunt in the morning, fish in the...
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Shopper views altered by drive to re-use bags
A trial campaign designed to encourage the re-use of plastic bags led to significant shifts in consumer attitudes. A Waste & Resources Action Programme report in the wake of the Choose to Reuse pilot scheme last year will show that while...
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Douwe Egberts opts for a fair alternative
Douwe Egberts has opted for an alternative to Fairtrade, with a coffee that takes "a more sustainable approach to the industry". It is launching a four-strong ground range called Good Origin - in medium, strong and rich and medium...
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Customers should always come first
The trading environment remains very competitive for food retailers. But recent updates from Marks and Spencer, Sainsbury and Morrisons confirm that good execution of a customer-led strategy will grow market share and attract spend from new...
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Colgate and Heinz pull out the ammo in-store
The alcohol and grocery categories have been trading the top two places over the last four Promotrack analyses of in-store promotional activity in the major supermarkets. However, health, beauty, baby has maintained a steady position in...