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Industry should get the young interested in food science
from Phil Hughes, sales manager, Northgate FoodsSir; re Allan Townsend’s letter ‘Food Science Studies Need Our Support’ (July 17, p30).Perhaps the reason that students are not attracted to food science/technology is that the...
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School fruit supply won
Fresh produce supplier Redbridge has secured two further contracts to supply fruit and veg to schools.It will now supply schools in the south west and south east under the government’s School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme.Redbridge already...
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MPs hit at FSA priorities
The Food Standards Agency has denied it is taking “the easy way out” by targeting major retailers over food labelling and nutrition guidelines.The organisation was accused by MPs of coming down heavily on retailers because they were the most...
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RTD reloads in streetwise garb
Halewood International is stepping up support for its Red Square Reloaded ready-to-drink brand with a new £5m TV advertising campaign and restyled bottle.The TV campaign breaks in the autumn and is part of an aggressive support package aimed at...
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Geeta’s hots up with spicy sauce range
Indian food specialist Geeta’s has launched a new range of premium two-step cooking sauces.Spice & Stir Sauces contain a 350g jar of sauce with a 10g blend of spices in a separate sealed cap on top of the jar.The spices are used first and...
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GM: ‘It’s just a matter of time’
So you thought the uk debate was dead? Well think again, as Monsanto’s chief tells Clive BeddallGreenpeace, Friends of the Earth et al would have everyone believe there’s not a cat’s hope in hell that GMOs will hold a stake on British...
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Stores go up for sale in Northern Ireland
Morrisons is understood to have invited bids for Safeway’s 12 stores in Northern Ireland as well as just over 100 of Safeway’s smaller stores on the mainland.The closing date for bids for the smaller stores passed on Friday July 23, while the...
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Laced hung up on punters
A design company is behind a new vodka and fruit drink which hangs around the neck. Laced comes in plastic bottles attached to a coloured cord which can be hung around the neck, wrist or attached to handbags.The idea comes from Asda own...
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West won’t be at a loss
Asda has appointed Clive West as loss prevention director, taking over from Steve Robinson who is leaving to pursue other opportunities.Prior to his move, West was director of stores of the community and claims to have raised Asda’s profile in...
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Unilever low-carb show on road
Unilever Bestfoods claims its new range of low-carb groceries will be a breakthrough for health-conscious consumers.Its Carb Options is a huge hit in the United States, offering everyday low carbohydrate products at a modest premium to standard...
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Woman overboard!
High-flying women are in danger of bailing out of the corporate ship to go solo, frustrated by the dominance of male culture and the glass ceiling that is shatterproof. Duncan Brown laments the waste of talentOn the face of it, UK plc...
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SuperNoodles takes Pot shot
Batchelors is set to take on Pot Noodle with the launch of a new format under the SuperNoodles brand.SuperNoodles To Go is made with hot water and, like Pot Noodle, comes in a 85g pot with a similar rsp, 79p. Available from the beginning...
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Scooby snacks
Oriental Express is adding two new meals to its Scooby-Doo range.The Scooby-Doo Spooky Sausage Meal and Spooky Chicken Pasta dish (rsp: £1.49) are both free of artificial colours, flavours and preservatives. The newcomers will be...
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Working week
>>DAVID STOKES, NISAFREEZE SENIOR CONTROLLERWhen David Stokes first joined Nisafreeze nine years ago as senior controller, category management was in its infancy in the independent sector.It’s come a long way since then, he...
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Tesco moves 420 jobs to India
Tesco is moving 420 jobs to Bangalore, India, from three of its offices in the UK, according to a Reuters news report.The jobs will be from offices in Cardiff, Dundee and Welwyn Garden City, in the areas of business support.The retailer has...
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Lidl plans to target central Europe
German discount store Lidl is set to roll out stores in 15 European countries, according to media reports.This should turn it into Europe’s biggest discount store, overtaking Aldi as the leading small format discount store operator in Europe by...
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Spar Germany launched new concept
Spar Germany has launched a new Eurospar concept store in Hamburg which was jointly developed with International Spar.The 23,000 sq ft store is claimed to be the first in Germany to feature instore flat screens to inform customers about special...
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BAT China deal not yet approved
British American Tobaccos’s plans to open its first cigarette factory in China were put on hold yesterday due to concerns over its approval by the government regulator.Although BAT announced it had reached an agreement to build an £800m factory...
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Tesco to expand mobile market
Tesco is planning to relaunch its mobile phone market to offer more handsets and increased shelf space.The retailer currently has about 250,000 mobile phone customers and it plans to broaden the range of the products it offers in order to...