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Lyle's Golden Syrup looks to wider use with squeezy bottle
Traditional larder stalwart Lyle's Golden Syrup is to get the first major packaging innovation in its 119-year history with the launch of a squeezy bottle. Rolling out from next week, the new format will be backed by a three-week TV campaign the...
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british pigmeat
Home production to slump from estimated 609,000t to 549,000t Outlook underlines tightening UK supply Supplies of home-produced pork and bacon will remain tight through next year and the overall UK market volume including imports is almost...
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Spar builds buying muscle
Spar has promoted two controllers to directors in its trading department. Chris Lewis is buying director with responsibility for proprietary brand licensed products, and Mark Keeley has become buying director for all other proprietary products. ...
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Lunchables get chicken burger variation
Kraft Foods is adding a Chicken Burger variant to its Dairylea Lunchables range and backing it with £2m of marketing support. The new arrival, which hits shelves next week, consists of two mini bread rolls, two chicken burgers, Dairylea slices and...
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Coca-Cola buys Romanian
Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company and the Coca-Cola Company have jointly bought Dorna, one of the leading Romanian mineral water producers. The new owners said they intended to expand sales in Romania, where Dorna has a 13% market share, and "to...
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A character called Steve Threlfall is the unlikely star of H
Good food, made simply great' is the strapline of a new press campaign for Heinz sauces, which runs in women's titles throughout the summer Panadol Actifast is back on TV screens with a second burst of ads showing a busy young woman who...
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Wensleydale is the supreme champion
Wensleydale Creamery's traditional Cheshire cheese won the NatWest Cup for the supreme champion cheese at the Nantwich International Cheese Show this week. Wensleydale Creamery md David Hartley said: "The company produces other regional cheeses...
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Turnover's rising at the Clarkes' Oxford Spar and is now up
However, Camelot is not Mike's favourite company at the moment because it took weeks to get point of sale material to the store. Indeed, the couple have only just received the Instants unit without which they were unable to sell the games. Says...
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CUTTING EDGE FROM FIDDES PAYNE
Supercook's merchandising initiative naturally worries smaller rivals such as Fiddes Payne. MD Chris White admits merchandising in this part of the home baking fixture has been a hotchpotch in the past, but says it cannot be healthy when a major...
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FORTIFIED DAN
Dan International is bringing out two brightly coloured fortified juice drinks under the Bertrams brand. Cool Green is a blend of apple, pineapple and lime juice with mango and banana purée and Vitamins B1, B6 B12, Niacin and Magnesium. Red Energy...
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Tesco.com DELAYS PEAK DECISION
Tesco.com is delaying a decision on whether to introduce premium rate charges for peak time deliveries until mid-September. It had been expected to announce nationwide implementation of three-tier delivery charges this week following trials in...
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Defra hands organics' future to supermarkets
Anne Bruce DEFRA handed responsibility for the future of the English organic industry to the multiples in its Organic Action Plan this week. The report says the growth of the sector must be led by consumer demand, rather than by what suppliers...
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a matter of detection
Sir; In his letter of July 27, Ben Ayliffe of Greenpeace accuses the Food Standards Agency of being mistaken and confused over GM labelling. We are neither. Greenpeace claims the threshold for GM content could be effectively reduced to 0.1%, but...
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Ward steps into father's role
James Ward has taken over as managing director of Essex-based wholesaler AC Ward & Son in preparation for the retirement of his father Jonathan, who remains chairman of the company. Ian Brace, who was sales manager, has taken over James' former...
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Roger Waterfield is feeling the heat. Temperatures are soar
Unfortunately, the machine tends to break down at night which means the ice creams have melted by the morning and although Nestlé makes good the losses, he isn't happy. "It took 10 days to get a Nestlé engineer round and although he fixed it, it's...
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MMP gauges female loyalty
Loyalty to home produced beef is surprisingly weak among women shoppers, though their knowledge of the livestock industry is remarkable in some respects, according to a survey by Midland Meat Packers. The company gauged consumer attitudes by...
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Fettercairn puts on years
Old Fettercairn, one of Scotland's longest established single malt whiskies, is getting a 21st century makeover. The image overhaul touches on every aspect of the product including its name, packaging and the bottling age of the whisky itself....
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Landmark signs up retailers for pilot Hot House ranging reth
Julian Hunt Work has now started on a major new initiative to help independent retailers boost their trading performance by offering shoppers the right products and promotions. The initiative has been pioneered by the Landmark cash and carry...
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INK-JET RECYCLING AT TESCO
Tesco has set up a charity recycling scheme for inkjet printer cartridges following the success of its mobile phone recycling initiative. It is making freepost envelopes available at the checkout of all Tesco stores, except Tesco Express. It has...