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24 hour alcohol licences set to arrive next year
Retailers across the UK are poised to apply for licences to sell alcohol round the clock under the Licensing Bill, which is due to get Royal Assent shortly. An Association of Convenience Stores spokesman said: "Retailers will soon be able to...
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Tiffinbites aims at the big time
Indian fast food retailer Tiffinbites has been so successful since it opened its first store in London's Wardour Street in January that the management believes it could open as many as 600 stores throughout the UK. The first outlet reached...
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Apetito grows with Butcher & Baker Foods buy
Frozen ready meal and pastry supplier Apetito is poised to break into the supermarket sector after acquiring Dudley-based Butcher & Baker Foods. The baked and unbaked savoury pastries specialist is worth £6m in annual sales. It was bought for...
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Costs force baker's closure
One of the largest bakeries in the Irish Republic, and the main supplier of Dunnes Stores own label bread, is to shut. The closure of Neville Brothers, based in Macroom, Co Cork, means the loss of 50 jobs. The company blamed the shutdown on...
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T&T bids fond farewell to a youthful past
T&T Beverages is changing its advertising strategy to keep pace with its teen target audience. In a new multi-media marketing push for its eponymous soft drink, the campaign theme of 'Had enough of pop?' contrasts with the brand's previous high...
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Obesity: suppliers not to blame
Elaine Watson Food manufacturers need to label the fat, sugar and salt content of their products more clearly but should not carry the can for rising obesity levels, claimed young managers polled for our Reader Panel this week. A whopping...
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Sir Bob warns the industry
Musician and Live Aid founder Sir Bob Geldof has accused the global food industry of hubris and warned it needed to act now to avoid being further tarnished in the eyes of the consumer. "In this world of sceptical, literate, interconnected...
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Brokers are branching out
When US superbroker Crossmark pulled out of the UK last year after a failed attempt to buy John Lusty, it sent a ripple of anxiety through the brokerage community. If one of the biggest names in the sales and marketing game had failed in a market...
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Flagship buys Glanbia plants
Ed Bedington One of the UK's leading meat processors has expanded its operations with the purchase of Glanbia Fresh Meats. In the deal, Flagship Foods has bought two factories from international dairy and consumer foods giant Glanbia for an...
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Evolution of the new BWG
Pernod Ricard decided to sell BWG in 2000 to offset some of the $3.15bn cost of acquiring, with Diageo, Seagram's wine and spirits business. At the time, the Irish wholesaler was considered an odd fit in the French group's stable, but it was a...
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Goats cheese Caerphilly proves hit
An idea to try something new with goat's milk has led to a top award for a struggling small cheese maker. Somerset based John Longman took the top prize in Tesco's inaugural Cheese Challenge with his goats cheese Caerphilly. The win means his...
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OTMS casts doubt over supply levels
Mike Ingham The clash between CAP reforms and the possible ending of the Over Thirty Month Scheme scheme creates an uncertain future for beef supply-side prices. As part of the "historic" EU agreement last week, handouts of public money to...
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When cauliflower is consumed
- Approximately one billion servings of cauliflower were consumed in 2002 - Cauliflower accounts for almost 3% of total vegetable consumption - The largest consumers of cauliflower are women over 45 years old. They account for 30% of...
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Time to celebrate
The search is now on for the UK's leading food and drink exporters with the launch of the annual Food from Britain Export Awards, in Associaiton with The Grocer.The awards, now in their seventh year, provide an opportunity to celebrate the...
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City says Iceland heading in right direction
Elaine Watson Continued growth at refurbished stores combined with weak comparatives are expected to push Iceland back into positive like-for-like sales territory in the second quarter. In a first quarter trading update, Iceland's...
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Coomira Coast expands RTD horizons
Rosie Davenport Bacardi-Martini is launching a ready-to-drink spritzer with an initial £2.4m marketing investment. The national roll-out of Coomira Coast follows an eight-week trial earlier this year. It is the drinks company's first...
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PayPoint defends low utility commission rate
Julian Hunt PayPoint has come out with a robust defence of the poor commission it offers on utility payments in the face of growing retailer anger at the amount they earn on transactions. The company, which is the leading supplier of payment...
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These sald days
With obesity in the headlines, the growth potential of salads is being flagged up by The Greenery, says Ed Beddington. Salads are bursting with potential, and The Greenery UK has moved to set the agenda for tapping into that with the UK's first...
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OK to Dumeco deal
Europe's second largest meat operation has been taken over. The acquisition of Dutch bacon giant Dumeco by the Bestmeat Company was approved by the European Competition Authority. The Bestmeat Company is a subsidary of Best Agrifund and the...
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A fresh face for the GM debate
Who would envy Elliot Morley? The no-nonsense DEFRA minister whose brief now includes genetically modified foods certainly has his work cut out. But, as he tells The Grocer in his first interview since taking over Michael Meacher's GM files, he is...