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Poultry price rises ‘must stay’
The recent rise in poultry prices must stay in place to allow the industry to remain competitive, leaders have claimed.While a current shortness of supply has sent poultry prices rocketing by up to a fifth, poultry bosses said those...
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Proof of subsidy, as if it were needed
from J Spencer, Spencer of Wells, SomersetSIR; I read with interest your article about the increase in the price of Heinz baked beans, in which Sainsbury, Tesco and Waitrose had all raised their prices from 34p to 38p while Morrisons...
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Subtlety in Schwartz
McCormick Foods has relaunched its Schwartz Sauces for Fish range. The new-look streamlined portfolio includes eight sauces – six in doy packs and two dry packet mixes.The company said the revamped line-up was aimed at 25 to 45-year-old...
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Filippo Berio launches olive oil spread
Filippo Berio has invested £1m in the launch of an olive oil spread – which will hit shop shelves from September 8. The company, which is the UK’s leading olive oil brand, said the spread would be priced at £1.49 for a 500g tub and was aimed...
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M&S to open more Lifestore outlets
Marks & Spencer has confirmed it is to extend its new Lifestores concept – even before the pilot outlet has opened. The chain is spending £60m on its Lifestore concept where homewares are grouped together by ideas such as “rest” and...
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Spar turns on instore TV ads
Spar is to be the first convenience store operator to use instore digital media to influence shoppers at the point of purchase.The retailer will pilot a network in six stores from the first week of September. The move follows Tesco’s high...
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Baxters woos the sceptics
Baxters Food Group has given its entire range a new look in what it claims is “the biggest change” in its 130-year history. Due on shelf next month, the new livery has taken 18 months to develop and the Highland-based firm is backing it...
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United Milk heads into receivership
Leading dairy farmer co-operative United Milk, based at Westbury, Wilts, has gone into receivership.The country's other major co-ops – First Milk, Milk Link and Dairy Farmers of Britain – confirmed they were in active discussions with the...
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Price-fighting lines from Nisa
Nisa-Today’s has launched a new own label economy range, Nisa-Today’s Value, with 22 lines.Announced in June the range replaces the Right Price and Everyday Value lines and includes commodity items such as soap powder, washing up liquid,...
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Green & Black’s ad "misleading"
Organic chocolate maker Green & Black’s have been told by watchdogs that a poster advertising its chocolate was “misleading”. The poster stated: “You’ll notice our chocolate tastes different, that’s because we use cocoa butter instead of...
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Watchdogs hand it to Ben & Jerry’s
Advertising watchdogs have quashed complaints against ads for Ben & Jerry’s ice cream which suggested that nuts were added to the product by hand. Ben & Jerry’s poster campaign on the London Underground stated: “We usually try to put a...
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British pork labelling branded “misleading”
British pig producers are pushing for clearer labelling of products due to claims that some imported pork is being labelled as British despite being of inferior quality. Since the beginning of the year imports of pork, ham and bacon have...
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Talking scanner to identify foods
Tesco are said to be in talks with the inventors of a new “speaking” barcode scanner which reads out food ingredients to blind and partially sighted shoppers.The scanner, named Tele-Eye by scientists at the universities of Strathclyde and...
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Asda and NFU wise up to weather
Asda and the National Farmers’ Union have met to discuss the impact of ever-changing weather patterns on food production and minimise the potential disruption to supply. NFU president Sir Ben Gill and Asda boss Tony de Nunzio said the food...
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Carlsberg hit by exchange rates
Danish brewer Carlsberg said adverse currency movements and a lack of sales growth in its Russian markets had dented first half profit.To June 30 operating profit fell 31% to DKK1.25bn from DKK1.8bn. Sales dropped 7% to DKK16.3bn....
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Somerfield gets funky for kids
Somerfield has launched its Funky Food Factory children’s food brand following trials in pilot stores. Marketing brand controller Nicholas Hall said 20 products would be rolled out by Christmas and a further 40 next year. Somerfield...
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Here for the 1am beer
Two entrepreneurs in the Fleet area in Hampshire have capitalised on the demand for late-night booze with a new service delivering chilled beer and snacks direct to people’s homes throughout the night.Dial 4 Beer, which began trading in the...
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Asda depot saves £15m
Asda aims to slash £15m from transport costs by centralising distribution of slow-moving lines through a colossal new depot at Lutterworth.The 1.1 million sq ft distribution centre which opened this week will enable Asda to move to daily...
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mint action
n Wrigley has criticised confectionery rivals Nestlé and Cadbury Trebor Bassett for allowing the mints sector to suffer “from a lack of credible investment”. n The comments came as the...
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CHOCaid adds to confectionery’s Fairtrade ranges
The confectionery fixture is to get another Fairtrade addition to its ranks.CHOCaid hits shelves next month in a bar format, while three varieties of Belgian truffles (pictured) are scheduled to roll out in October.Ireland-based...