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Choice of hot meals on the move
A range of microwaveable single-serve meals that have been designed to take on the likes of products such as pot noodles and cup soups is being launched by Danby’s Foodservice under its Kettle Cooked Foods brand.Called Meals on the Move, three...
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Promotion clock is ticking
Fears are growing that food and drink companies will be racing against time to comply with new codes on non-broadcast media targeting children.In the original timeline, the Food and Drink Advertising and Promotion Forum, which has been formed...
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Trolley maker to close
A major manufacturer of supermarket trolleys is to close, with the loss of 90 jobs. Buko, based at Glenrothes in Fife, had suffered from poor trading, which affected profits. The company, which supplied Asda and Safeway, also manufactured...
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Vicks fights off common cold virus
Procter and Gamble is claiming a breakthrough in seeing off the common cold with a product that fights the virus before it can develop, rather than just alleviating symptoms.Vicks First Defence is a micro gel nasal spray (rsp: £6.99 for 15ml)...
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Commodities Update: peaches, fish, dried fruit
Growers protestGreek peach canners’ production schedules have been seriously disrupted by price disputes with growers. Growers have blockaded some canners’ premises and reports of civil unrest in the Pella region are causing concern among...
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Consumer Feedback
>>How consumers rate new generation of convenience rice and noodle productsNew processing and packaging technology has revitalised the rice sector in the past several years, driving strong growth and adding excitement and...
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Consumer Insight
When sausages are eatennIn the past year there were 1.8 billion sausage occasions, a decline of 2.3% on the previous year nChildren and adult males aged up to 44 account for 45% of...
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Wet noodles win for convenience
Continued consumer demand for meals that are quick and easy to prepare has contributed to the growth of wet noodles, with straight-to-wok and microwaveable versions driving salesWhile the noodles sector as a whole is struggling to...
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Co-op gets local meat
Shropshire processor Embreys has secured a deal to supply locally produced beef, lamb and pork to five West Midlands Co-op stores – at Church Stretton, Copthorne, Radbrook Green, Wem and Bicton Heath.The stores began stocking supplies last...
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New retail role for Dawson News
Paul Chamberlain is to join Dawson News in the new role of retail business manager, taking up the Croydon-based job on September 5, replacing former the general manager of retail, Colin Mobbs.Chamberlain joins Dawson News from Comag where he...
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Keep up push for fair deal for suppliers
from Iain Farquhar, policy analyst, Banana LinkSir; In spite of the OFT’s supermarket-friendly conclusions, presented in this month’s report ‘Supermarkets: The code of practice and other competition issues’, campaigners will continue...
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Hyperama set to open third depot
Midlands-based wholesaler Hyperama Cash & Carry is to open its third depot, as part of a £3m injection into the business.Trading is set to start at its 55,000 sq ft Peterborough site this autumn, with construction well under way.The...
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Netto: ‘We are effective!’
Netto’s UK MD Claus Waedeled has slammed the Competition Commission’s view that the discounters should only be allowed to buy stores from their multiple rivals in special cases.Waedeled said that the commission’s existing stance on the...
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The Saturday Essay
>>Audrey Wales, Northern Ireland retailer and National Spokesperson for Retailers Against Smuggling campaignEvery so often when I am in my shop, I don’t see one of my regular customers – let’s call him Jack – for a few weeks....
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M&S to do own fair trade
Marks and Spencer is devising its own fair trade mark to go on selected products from next month as part of a major new corporate social responsibility initiative.The scheme, currently using the working title ‘Trade for Good’, will initially...
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Old Favourites
>> CelebratinG 100 years of Dairy Milk…Product:cadbury’s dairy milkCompany:cadbury trebor bassettLaunch date:1905Cadbury’s Dairy Milk, which is celebrating its 100th birthday this year, continues to...
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NI retailers fear planning limbo
Independent retailers in Northern Ireland fear that the multiples may get in the back door as the government struggles to define its out-of-town planning regulations.Planning has shot to the top of the political agenda in the province following...
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Feege to help growth of Somerfield fresh produce
John Feege has been named as the latest addition to Somerfield’s 11-strong fresh produce buying team.Feege is filling a post which has been vacant for two years, and will work as a category buyer for brassicas and legumes, reporting to Dominic...
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Pot noodles fight flagging sales
The dominant Pot Noodle brand is facing stiff competition from rivals and from the better-for-you brigadeUnilever’s Pot Noodle brand has faced stiff competition in recent years with rivals launching new products in a bid to steal some...
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Microwaveable rice offers a smorgasbord of flavour
Microwaveable rice is one of the fastest growing categories in the ambient market, with new recipe innovations fuelling salesA handy solution for the growing number of time-pressed consumers seeking convenience, microwaveable rice...