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Grabits trials chicken snack on a stick
Grampian Country Food Group is trialling a cooked chicken on a stick product in a bid to grow the meat snacking category.Grabits, which are being tested in selected Total and BP service stations, have been developed as a healthier alternative...
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Halal claims rubbished
Supermarkets selling halal meat may not be taking sufficient steps to ensure their meat is genuinely halal, it has been claimed.Naved Syed of the UK Halal Corporation, an accreditation body which says it is campaigning for higher standards,...
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Consumer Insight
When yoghurt is eatennYoghurt was eaten on 2.8 billion occasions last year, up 3.1% on the previous yearnVanilla is the most popular flavour of yoghurt, accounting for 26% of all...
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Consumer Feedback
>>more selection in the cake and biscuit sectorsAlways popular with the consumer, the cake and biscuit sectors have seen relatively low levels of innovation in recent years. The volume of new products selected and tested has...
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Hill Station licks rivals in cool ice-cream coup
Ice cream specialist Hill Station is to scoop up two larger rivals in an audacious £5.6m deal.The Wiltshire-based company, run by husband and wife team Charles and Gina Hall, has stunned rivals by announcing plans for the reverse takeover of...
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It’s not what’s on it but what’s in it that counts
What’s in a name? The ever-popular own labels show they can compete with the dominating well-known brandsBig budget spends mean branded cakes and biscuits get a high profile, but there’s still plenty happening in own label – it just...
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Creme Egg: how do you lick yours?
Cadbury Creme Egg has hatched into a new form – a branded ice cream from Fredericks Dairies.The manufacturer has developed Cadbury Creme Egg ice cream stick, containing vanilla flavoured ice cream with a bright yellow fondant sauce centre, in...
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Tesco to take on its critics
Tesco is to launch a staunch defence of its trading practices at the All Party Parliamentary Small Shops Group’s evidence hearing next week at Parliament.The group is also expecting Asda to submit evidence to the High Street 2015 inquiry as the...
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Dairy producers told to spill milk
Organisers of a planned strike by farmers claimed this week that up to 30% less raw milk than usual will be available for collection by processors.Farmers For Action chairman David Handley said thousands of producers had pledged support to the...
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In Profile: David Guest, marketing/commercial manager, Walkers shortbread
Former Sainsbury’s buyer David Guest is finding life very different on the supplier side of the fence in his new role as marketing and commercial manager for...
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But it’s a yes from Delmonte as Edwards juices it up
Del Monte has announced it has appointed former Heinz general manager Leigh Edwards as commercial director of its juice and fruit company. Prior to joining Del Monte, Edwards held the position of customer development director at Wrigley, and...
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Tesco seeks to placate drivers
Tesco is hoping to fend off a driver revolt after hundreds of complaints were made by truckers about poor facilities and treatment at its depots.The row revolves around the length of time taken to turn around vehicles, the poor facilities on...
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Polo drops most recent sweets
Nestlé Rowntree has axed its Polo Liquid Orbs and Polo + Vivazol confectionery just eight months after their launch.The products were the latest additions to the Polo brand aimed at getting consumers to trade up and stem a decline in Polo mint...
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Tesco, Dunnes Stores fall foul of Irish order
In a case that may earn a footnote in the history of Irish retailing, Tesco and Dunnes Stores have each been fined e500 for selling bottles of Coca-Cola below cost.The footnote is likely to record that it was the last such prosecution taken...
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Engaging employees
Signs of a more militant approach by employees and trade unions have appeared in recent months as many firms struggle to deliver a positive – and productive – employee relations climate. Duncan Brown reportsThe well-publicised Gate...
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The Saturday Essay
>>It’s time for new food sector models, says Neal Hattersley, business adviser, Bexley Council Enterprise AgencyThe biggest fact affecting the food sector recently has been the 33% increase in per capita real incomes in the UK...
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Scotch Whisky exports soar
Jobs in Scotland’s Whisky industry are being saved by strong exports, according to half-year figures released by the Scottish Whisky Association. Global Scotch Whisky exports for the first half of 2005 exceeded £1bn for the first time in eight...
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Limoncello fellows
Fruity variants of the popular Italian Limoncello liqueur are about to hit the UK market.Pallini Limoncello, the bright yellow citrus liqueur created from a 100-year-old recipe, will now come in two new flavours, Peachcello and Raspicello (rsp:...
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No place for Feta here
A Yorkshire cheesemaker has warned there could be a Feta shortage after it lost a battle to keep calling its second best-seller Yorkshire Feta. The EU ordered Shepherds Purse of Thirsk to change the name in 2002 and, until this week’s ruling...
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Food shoppers wanna have fun
Shopping for food is not enjoyable, according to main grocery shoppers polled by Ipsos on behalf of IGD and sponsor Müller Dairy (UK). In fact, for most of them it is a tedious chore.Even though there has been a growth in the number of foodies...