All news articles – Page 4078
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Going, going, gone...?
We have been hearing plenty of tales from suppliers big and small who have experienced the, ahem, thrill of pitching for business with a supermarket via an online auction. And to say we are mainly hearing tales of woe would be an understatement....
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HI-TECH IN HUNGARY
Tesco has opened a state of the art distribution centre in Hercegahlom, Hungary, that will handle over 80% of its goods centrally. Featuring a radio frequency, paperless picking system and fully computerised cross docking, the facility is the most...
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The temperature's rising, it isn't surprising...
Ethnic food's huge popularity has created a growing taste for hot and spicy snacks which are starting to gain space in the traditional bagged snacks fixture. Products have increased dramatically in the past year and include mini poppadums and...
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New monthly for Nu-metal
Future Publishing is taking Metal Hammer: Special Editions to regular monthly publication, focusing on a different band each month. The first special edition was published in May on Alien Ant Farm and Future has decided that the second edition,...
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We must be prepared to pay more
Sir; The UK food industry is, I suspect, unwittingly participating in a play of forces which is destroying the prospects for a more sustainable future for British agriculture. Caught between the twin forces of globalisation and price wars, many...
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Brake Bros ready to clinch £433m sale
Brake Bros has agreed to sell its business to US-based equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice for £433.7m.The sale comes after the foodservice supplier’s strategic review of its business which was prompted by the forthcoming retirement of...
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Cadbury Trebor Bassett eyes potential of some 283,000 foods
Sian Harrington Cadbury Trebor Bassett is ramping up investment in foodservice in a bid to grow the stagnant confectionery market. The company, formed a year ago from the merger of Cadbury and Trebor Bassett, believes the sector offers one...
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Bites: Horizon Organic; Chicago Town 13cm/5ins Deep Dish Pizza
The milk fixture sees two new branded launches this month: Horizon Organic is bringing out a non-homogenised organic milk and Arla Foods is launching Cravendale PurFiltre (a milk that claims to stay fresh for twice as long as normal milk) in London...
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Asda leapfrogs Safeway to No 2 spot,Coke thrives on multibuy
Morrisons remains top of the stores chart although its lead has been cut once again, with Asda just a little over two percentage points behind in second place, and Safeway a further three percentage points behind in third place. Tesco, Sainsbury...
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Biodegradable is not acceptable
Sir; Promoting biodegradable carrier bags to retailers as an "ideal solution" (Letters, June 8) is not only misleading, it could encourage litter, damage the environment, and severely restrict existing recycling schemes. In fact the damage...
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Safeway adopts EDLP strategy
Anne Bruce Safeway is initiating a revolution in its pricing strategy, preparing to mark down prices across the board with a permanent price cuts mechanism. The every day low pricing tactic will run in tandem with its deep cut approach known...
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What Ales TV Ads?
Beer advertising on TV has long been entertaining the nation. But is the bubble about to burst, asks Tim PalerAsk anyone to name their favourite TV ads and the chances are beer or lager brands will be high on the list. Some of the most memorable...
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Bites: McNeil Consumer Nutritionals; Kraft Foods' Dairylea Lunchables; Aero Snow
McNeil Consumer Nutritionals is adding a reduced fat olive oil spread to its Benecol portfolio and replacing the cream cheese spreads with lower fat versions. Two pizza variants - ham and cheese and pepperoni and cheese - have joined Kraft Foods'...
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Bites: Tyrell's Wines; Paul Boutinot Agencies;
Tyrell's Wines will be toasting England cricketer Marcus Trescothick throughout the summer, donating a glass of its Old Winery wine to the Lord Taverners for each run he scores and a bottle for each catch he takes. All proceeds go to...
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Aldi ice cream scoops top frozen award
Consumers have voted an Aldi premium ice cream as the best frozen food product of the year in the retail sector. Milfina Temptations premium honeycomb crunch ice cream, made for Aldi by Richmond Foods, also won the category for best new ice...
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Bites: Ye Olde Oak; McLelland's Seriously Strong Cheddar; Trustin Unimerchants'; Five Alive
Ye Olde Oak has a new range of tinned Mr Greedy Hot Dogs aimed at children.
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Alize transports US experience
Passion fruit and cognac cocktail Alize is being given a facelift with a new shape bottle for greater impact on shelf. The frosted presentation remains, as do some label elements of the original bottles, but the brand also gets foil printing...
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Promotions all too successful and new stores are shown off
Only three full baskets were checked in this week and Asda had the cheapest at £37.10. Special promotions were responsible for two out of stocks in our weekly shop. There was no 100g Nescafé ¡t Waitrose because the 15%-off deal had wiped...