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Three more Para Red products withdrawn
Three more products have been found to contain the illegal food dye Para Red.The Food Standards Agency has ordered the withdrawal from sale of Discovery Salsa Wrap ‘n’ Roll and Taco seasoning, along with Iceland’s ready cooked sliced chicken...
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Sales dip at Somerfield
Somerfield revealed today that its group like-for-like sales slipped by 0.4% in the 53 weeks to end April 30 after a difficult second-half.Group sales were up 0.6% in the first half on a like-for-like basis, but fell by 1.5% in the second...
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Takeover rumours lift Cadbury
Cadbury Schweppes' share price rose to a two-and-a-half year high yesterday on the back of takeover speculation.The stock market was awash with a bizarre rumour that US confectionery group Hershey's could be linking up with a private equity...
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Sainsbury’s Bank to axe jobs
Sainsbury is expected to cut a number of jobs at its banking venture, Sainsbury’s Bank.The company has written to all of its 350 employees warning them that their jobs may be at risk.Sainsbury’s Bank is run as a joint venture with...
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Ireland’s below-cost ban could still be abolished
The Irish Republic’s controversial groceries order, which bans below-cost selling, may still be abolished, despite the recent tripling of fines for breaches of the order.In a special statement to parliament in Dublin, Minister Michael Ahern,...
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The Acid Test
>>consumers and buyers give their views on the latest product launchesProduct: OroyaCompany: FreixenetPrice: around £8.99 per bottleOroya is a new wine concept, developed by a...
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Restaurant quality at the heart of hungry ambition
Greencore CEO David Dilger wants to be a class act in food, and not just in sandwiches. He speaks exclusively to Liz HamsonIt takes chutzpah to make a connection between sandwiches and the gastronomic delights of Moro’s on Exmouth...
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No longer the bad apple?
Availability, sharp pricing and solid working with suppliers may be pulling Sainsbury around says Rachel BarnesFor Sainsbury, life has tasted a bit better in 2005. It’s re-signed man-of-the-moment Jamie Oliver and morale is riding...
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Appletiser: win a gem
Appletiser is launching its biggest summer on-pack promotion, offering consumers the chance to win diamond jewellery worth up to £1m.The first prize is £50,000 worth of jewellery designed by Tom McEwan (designer to Kate Moss and Angelina...
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Baxters appoints seniors
Scottish soup manufacturer Baxters Food Group has made two senior appointments to its management team in a bid to drive growth in its brands. Andrew Field will be joining Baxters later this month as sales and marketing director for European...
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Easter shoppers smile on Asda
While the seasonal sales uplifts in April have been slower than expected for many high street retailers, this month’s Tradetrak shows that Tesco and Asda have both benefited from good trading over the 12 weeks to April 16, which includes the impact...
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retailers are being taken for a ride...
from Romesh Perera, Costcutter/Somerfield Essentials retailer, LondonSir; I read your story about the row between PayPoint and independent retailers over payment margins with great interest (‘PayPoint told to reconsider’, April 30,...
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Bell quits Sainsbury
Two big names at Sainsbury have announced their departure from the business this week.Chief executive of the Sainsbury-owned Bells Stores Steven Bell has moved on to concentrate on other ventures.Meanwhile, Sainsbury’s marketing director,...
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Better connected
Northern Ireland has launched a partnership to give a harder sell to its food and drink. Ronan Hegarty reportsNorthern Irish food and drink should be marketed on the strengths of its quality and innovation rather than under a generic...
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Breezer takes half sugar route
The industry-wide focus on health has spilled into the ready-to-drink category, inspiring the launch of Bacardi Breezer Half Sugar.The Half Sugar variants, which come in Zesty Lemon, Refreshing Raspberry and Crisp Apple flavours, have been...
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Energy drinks buck the trend
The burgeoning performance of the energy drink sector offers real potential for retailers as the boundaries stretch to include sports waters, fortified drinks and sugar-free variantsIn a year when miserable summer weather had a...
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Star Buyer: Stuart Owens
>>Ambient and chilled juice buyer, WaitroseStuart Owens became a trainee buyer for Sainsbury in 1990 and was soon promoted to a buying role in the health and beauty category. He then moved on to household products, covering...
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Colas and carbonates are fizzing out
Carbonated drinks are losing their sparkle as shoppers turn to healthier options such as still drinks, smoothies and juicesCarbonated soft drinks look as though they might be losing their fizz.Still drinks overtook carbonates...
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CCE-Nestlé get together for iced tea
Following falling sales of fizzy drinks in the UK, Coca-Cola Enterprises is moving into the iced tea category with the launch of Nestea Iced Tea.CCE said the move was in response to increasing consumer demand for adult, non-carbonated drinks....
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Rivals fear new Cumbrian plant will undermine cheese prices
A proposed Cheddar plant could compromise efforts to increase the price of cheese.Partners in Cheese’s planned 400 million-litre Cumbrian plant is almost certain to destabilise the cheese sector because of its “added capacity, zero customer...