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Weetabix in logo battle with Nestle
Weetabix is seeking a High Court injunction against Nestle to ban it from using a logo similar to that of Weetabix’s earn of corn logo on its cereal packets.Cereal brand Weetabix alleges that Swiss food giant Nestle is using a similar logo...
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Blackburn to retire as Northern Foods chairman
Northern Foods has announced that peter Blackburn will retire as chairman from the Board at the company’s agm in July 2005 and will be succeeded by Tony Hobson, deputy chairman.Blackburn commented: “I have decided that the time is right for...
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Tesco accused of misleading shoppers
Tesco is being accused of misleading customers over the nutritional and health benefits of a range of products thoughout its stores, according to a report in the Sunday Times.Trading standards are reported to have found more than 20 alleged...
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Associated British Foods reports satisfactory trading
In a trading update prior to the announcement of its interim results, Associated British Foods has said that results to the six months to March 5 were satisfactory and in line with its expectations for the year.In the last financial year the...
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Sudan 1: it’s just beginning
Key industry figures have warned that the recall of more than 400 products laced with illegal dye Sudan 1 is just the “tip of the iceberg”.As The Grocer went to press, manufacturers and retailers had been scrambling to beat the Food Standards...
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The Acid Test
>>consumers and buyers give their views on the latest launchesCobra alcohol-freeFrom: Cobra BeerCobra Alcohol-Free is a premium alcohol-free offering from Cobra Beer. It is available in the UK and other European...
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Aero’s bubbling up
Nestlé Rowntree is giving its bubbly chocolate brand Aero a makeover, which it expects to add more than £28m in sales in the coming 12 months.The revamp includes bitesized new product development, new packaging, an updated recipe and a £6m...
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Roses bloom on airfreight route
Freight carrier British Airways World Cargo said it flew in and processed 25% more roses in the week leading up to Valentine’s Day than a year earlier.The company was conditioning and wrapping 50,000 stems a day during the key run-in period,...
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Frustration for Lea & Perrins
Worcestershire Sauce maker Lea & Perrins may seek compensation from the Food Standards Agency in the wake of the Sudan 1 crisis.The HP Foods subsidiary, whose web site was bombarded with 18,000 hits following last Friday’s announcement, is...
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Gold Spot takes a fresh approach
Gold Spot Breath Freshener is being given its first makeover since hitting the market in the 1970s, in a bid to shed its “cheesy” image.The brand is to shed packaging that features a dated photograph of a grinning couple in favour of a sleek...
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Suppliers attackgum clean-up levy
Retailers and suppliers have slammed proposals to introduce a levy on gum to fund clean-up costs, claiming they are impractical and unfair.A campaign launched by Westminster Council and backed by councils in Cardiff, Edinburgh and Belfast is...
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Minute Maid comes back
Premium juice brand Minute Maid is planning a return to the UK almost six years after it was squeezed out of chiller cabinets by own label products and market leader Tropicana.Coca-Cola Enterprises says it will launch Minute Maid in the summer....
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Dungannon claws back JS business
Dungannon Meats Group has won £25m of business through new contracts, sweetening the pill of the loss of its UK fresh beef contract with Sainsbury last October.The multiple has granted Dungannon an extra £17m of lamb business, a further...
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Incredible duo bat for England
Cricketing legends Ian “Beefy” Botham and Allan “Lamby” Lamb have been signed up to promote the English Beef and Lamb Executive’s new Quality Standard mark.Animated versions of the duo will appear in a £4.5m TV and press campaign designed to...
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Reid ready for labelling battle
Health Secretary John Reid has indicated he is ready for a battle with the industry over simplified nutritional labelling. Writing in the Evening Standard, Reid said he was determined to achieve a system that enabled consumers to see at a...
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Beef prices will rise, but it will be slow going
The price of beef since Christmas is unsustainable in the long term, Richard Cracknell, managing director of ABP, warned livestock producers at a meeting of the ABP-Sainsbury’s Partnership Group at Oswestry.“I would love to see the 250p/kg dw...
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It’s a belter of a job
In The Grocer’s latest Back to the Floor, Rod Addy goes to Asda in Crawley where he works at the sharp end, spending a day as a checkout operator in several of the store’s departmentsIt’s 9.45am on a rainy Friday morning and I buzz to...
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Beringer gives UK its first sip of a US sparkler
Californian winery, Beringer Vineyards, is releasing the first American sparkling white Zinfandel on to the UK market.The rosé, or ‘blush’, is being targeted at women and will be the focus of Beringer’s marketing activities for the next...
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Vivaldi bids to keep up
Hoche International’s Vivaldi potato variety is so popular that demand is outstripping supply, said the company this week.Hoche director Mike Pledger said supplies of UK-grown salad-type Vivaldis had run out four months early in September,...
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Calling a Big Yellow Cab
Three new Californian wine ranges are being launched on the UK market.Brand Phoenix and the Paul Dolan/Mendocino Wine Company are behind the £5.99 to £7.99 brands, which are grouped into a Heritage Range, Smokin’ Mendocino and a Bio-Dynamic...