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Napolina adds Bruschetta topping in jars
Premium Italian food brand Napolina has extended its range into Bruschetta topping. The product, which can be served on toasted bread such as bruschetta or ciabatta, is made from chopped tomatoes in olive oil, along with garlic,...
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Agency focus
This year's show has swelled in size partly due to the many new exhibitors and partly because many regular producers have upped their size to display new additions to their portfolios. Great Western Wine is one of the latter group...
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Consumers relax over avian flu
Consumers are less concerned about the risks to human health posed by avian flu than they were before a dead bird infected with the H5N1 strain of the virus was discovered in Scotland, new findings indicate. A national survey of...
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Communication is key to avoiding confusion
There has been an explosion of functional and probiotic products in the booming drinking yoghurts category. The drinking yoghurts category has experienced dramatic change over the past decade. Where years ago there was one clear player...
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..as Lord Bach reviews cash backing exports
Sustainable farming and food minister Lord Bach has called a second beef summit for next Wednesday to coincide with the resumption of normal exports of British beef to Europe. At the first summit last October, Lord Bach announced...
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P&G pleads: put back value
The grocery industry must focus on innovation and not price promotions, even as the war between retailers intensifies, says the boss of Procter & Gamble. Speaking at an Institute of Directors' convention in London this week,...
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Early Days: Tilda White & Brown Basmati Rice
How a new product is performing. Product: Tilda White & Brown Basmati Rice. Company: Tilda. Launch date: November 2005. Sales of rice have been steaming ahead in recent years, with basmati - the...
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The battle of the bulge
Tensions simmered over in the obesity debate at this week's Westminster Diet & Health Forum. Liz Hamson reports The National Consumer Council launched a stinging attack on the Food and Drink Federation at the Westminster Diet &...
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Commodities Update: strawberries, corned beef, salmon
Shortage of canned strawberries...bureaucratic chaos disrupts corned beef...icicle seafoods acquires kodiak salmon packers...With only three Spanish canners packing strawberries this season, there is growing concern over...
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Tesco shows off best of Scotland
Thousands of people enjoyed a taste of Scotland last weekend as Tesco hosted its inaugural showcase of Scottish Food and Drink Producers at the Edinburgh Hub. At the opening of the event, Tesco chairman David Reid said: "Scotland...
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It's time to place your bets
Ever since Morrisons announced that Bob Stott would be standing down as chief executive, the speculation has been mounting as to his successor. Would it be an insider, a woman or, perish the thought, a southerner? The Bradford-based...
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Big players spoon out on NPD
Yoghurts and pot desserts have been boosted by dairy's unique positioning to tap into the health trend, with big name brands splashing out on advertising and NPD, says Lisa Riley. Competition in the yoghurts and pot desserts market has...
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In Brief: CI Traders recovers; Desserts recalled; Joint venture; Cake-baking boom; Cardpoint in talks
Retail leisure conglomerate CI Traders' full-year pre-tax profit to January 28 rose 3.4% to £15.2m, on turnover up 11% to £326.1m. The group, which acquired two Safeway stores in Jersey and Guernsey from Morrisons last April,...
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Concept store to boost online grocery service...
Tesco has come up with a new concept to boost its grocery offer - but it is a store that customers will never be allowed to enter. The first Tesco.com-only store opened in Croydon, south London, in February. Although from the...
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New look booze team gets the Wright stuff
Asda has restructured its buying team for beers, wines and spirits to create a new role of general manager for wine. Linsey Wright, currently Asda's general manager for chilled ready meals, joins the wine team on May 15. She will...
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In Brief: Falling out; Sweet success; RHM expectations; Icy integration; Dual branding
Sainsbury was due to make a decision on the future of its relationship with the British Retail Consortium as The Grocer went to press. The retailer fell out with the BRC last month and suspended its membership through April. A...
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In Brief: Lowndes NAM; Numbers up; Scots premium; Winemaker post
Thomas Lowndes has appointed Victor Griffiths as NAM, replacing Andrew Gibbons. Griffiths joins from PepsiCo where he worked for 15 years as an account manager for brands including Walkers and Quaker. Phil Carroll has...
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Bubblies are still cashing in on renewed sparkle
Champagnes and sparkling wines will be out in full force, building on a bumper season last year Last year was a fantastic year for sparkling wines and Champagnes in the UK, and many eyes are likely to be on the activity in the market...
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'JS needs hard work to keep budget shoppers'
Sainsbury shoppers are more likely than those of other retailers to shop at discounters if they are faced with budget restrictions, according to new research from IGD. More than a quarter (28%) of Sainsbury customers said they...
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Buyers warned: the party is over..
Retail meat buyers have been warned that "the party is over" in terms of rock bottom prices for British beef when normal exports to Europe resume on Wednesday. Demand on the Continent for cow beef and meat from young bulls would...