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Consumer Insight: Key trends in the consumption of cabbage in the home
Key trends in the consumption of cabbage in the home. Cabbage was consumed on 826 million occasions last year - up by only 0.8% year-on-year. Cabbage accounts for 7.6% of all vegetable consumption. Adults aged 45+...
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Campaign to impress with cress
British salad cress and mustard & cress are to be given a major push by one of the UK's leading growers in a bid to reverse falling sales. Humber VHB, which supplies cress to Tesco, Sainsbury, Somerfield and Waitrose, is...
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Cantor tips Holmes as next Morrisons chief executive
Tesco's convenience chief executive Colin Holmes is narrowly ahead of its commercial and trading director, Richard Brasher, in the race for Bob Stott's job at Morrisons, according to an analysis of runners' and riders' odds produced...
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Old World set to charm
Classic wine-producing countries will present old favourites alongside modern innovations in a combined show of traditional force. The classic wine-producing nations will be out in force this year with extended pavilions for many,...
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Chilled desserts in meltdown
For the first time in years, the chilled desserts sector failed to achieve growth last year - but some companies are bucking the trend with indulgent treats and occasion products. Chilled desserts account for 29% of the total yoghurts...
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Share in the community
The extensive spread of in-store pharmacies is soon to be followed by supermarket doctors' surgeries, as the big four try to diversify their offer to serve the needs of the local community. Rachel Barnes reports. It has been...
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Double standard over indoor eggs 'will surely confuse the consumer'
Organic egg producers will retain their organic status indefinitely if they are forced to bring their flocks indoors as a measure to prevent the spread of avian flu.The Brussels ruling has shocked conventional free-range egg...
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Talking Point: Retailers are key to defending the high ground in welfare
Agricultural trade talks only seem to get media attention when they bring demonstrators out on to the streets. However these negotiations are crucially important, and...
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Trends and Developments
Noddy organic fromage frais... Big push for biopot... inner balance sub-brand... New goats' milk flavours... Rachel's organic for kids... Noddy, the popular children's cartoon character, features on his own organic fromage...
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A time to drink and be merry
Despite increased consolidation in the wine industry, this year's London Wine & Spirits Fair will be even bigger - with more space for specialist sections and spirits, says Sonya Hook. With a huge number of wines on display, along...
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Extra effort to get into the right spirit
Organisers have been working to give greater emphasis to spirits, doubling its floorspace at the fair. Previous fairs have traditionally been dominated by wine, despite the inclusion of spirits in the event's title, and some visitors in...
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Evans replaces Pedrick at the helm of InBev UK
Colin Pedrick, president of InBev UK and Ireland, has left the company after less than a year. InBev said that Pedrick, who became UK and Ireland president in July last year, was stepping down following a recent restructure that...
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It's a wrap for Mission Foods
A cooking session with TV chef Phil Vickery is up for grabs in an on-pack promotion for a new branded bread wraps range. Mission Foods wants to blanket the fledgling sector with Deli Wraps, its first branded offering, which comes...
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Functional and healthy
Manufacturers have been working hard to promote the natural benefits of functional products to health-conscious consumers. In line with the nation's continued hunger for better-for-you products, the yoghurts and pot desserts market has...
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Mistrust of halal meat
Meat bosses have refuted accusations they are not doing enough to promote domestically produced halal produce. Naved Syed of the UK Halal Corporation, an accreditation body that says it is campaigning for higher standards, said...
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How not to be out of pocket
Suppliers need a clear strategy to avoid the pitfalls of spiralling promotional costs, reports Julian Hunt. Are promotions getting out of control in a grocery market that is growing more competitive by the day? Most people would think...
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Would less really mean more?
Farmers' leaders have rejected a suggestion by the boss of the UK's biggest dairy processor that the industry could be better off if it lost a billion litres worth of raw milk production. Arla Foods UK chief executive Tim Smith...
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Major Superquinn role for Musgrave's Wilson
Irish supermarket chain Superquinn has appointed James Wilson as trading director. His recruitment is a morale boost for the 22-store chain, following the recent resignation of its managing director, Dominic Galvin after just eight...
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New World pulls out the stops
Wines from the New World look set to dominate the fair with new brands and additions to existing ranges. New World wine-producing countries have continued to dominate the UK off-trade and the fair looks set to reflect the constant...
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Sainsbury to open in Upper Norwood
Sainsbury has heard the cry of a south London community desperate for a new supermarket. The retailer is set to take over a former Morrisons store in Upper Norwood, near Croydon, by August. Retailers had claimed that since the...