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Warburtons takes first steps outside UK with Euro-friendly loves
Warburtons has expanded outside the UK for the first time by launching into Tesco stores in four central European countries. The baker has worked with Tesco’s group food sourcing team – which sources products that could work across the retailer’s global business – to tailor seven Warburtons-branded lines for the European market. They include a white Toastie loaf, fruit bread, brown bread, crumpets and English muffins.
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NewsJohn West campaign to play up provenance
After coming seventh out of eight in Greenpeace’s 2011 tinned tuna league table, John West is boosting its tuna sourcing credentials with a new online feature that allows shoppers to trace each can back to the boat it came from.
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NewsChocolate countdown to birthdays
A British company has developed what it claims is the first seven-day chocolate calendar for counting down kids’ birthdays. Supermarket listings are being sought for The 7 Days To Go! calendar (rsp: £2.99), which contains seven pieces of…
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NewsSeeWoo woos Asda with sauce - and oil
The wholesaler SeeWoo has gained its first supermarket listing with Asda, as it strives to become a “category champion” for oriental foods. Three SeeWoo products have made it on to Asda shelves: a chilli oil from its Way-On brand and…
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Lidl set to roll out bakeries to all stores
Lidl shoppers could soon be snapping up bargains amid the heady aroma of freshly baked bread. The German discounter is poised to begin rolling out in-store bakeries across all of its 580 UK stores after successful trials in Newcastle. A…
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News‘Mindless munching’ sees sweet sales soar
Brits have munched their way through 120 million more boxes, bags and bars of sweets and chocolates in the past year. Supermarket sales of sweets soared almost 5% year-on-year to a whopping 2.9 billion packs, while the value of the market…
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NewsM&S fills out its sandwiches
Marks & Spencer is bucking the trend for smaller pack sizes by adding extra filling to its sandwiches without increasing the price. Its prawn mayo sandwich has been bulked up the most and now contains 40% more prawns, followed by the…
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NewsInnocent embarks on innovative Tweet & Eat push for Veg Pots
Innocent is offering shoppers discounts on its Veg Pots based on how often they tweet about the brand. The four-week Tweet & Eat campaign asks consumers to tweet using the hash-tag #tweetandeat. As the number of people using the tag…
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NewsMaltesers to go Fairtrade next year
Mars is switching its Maltesers brand to Fairtrade chocolate from next year. The move will boost total sales of Fairtrade in the UK by around 10%, with Mars expecting to pay cocoa farmers another £900,000 a year on top of current prices.
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NewsThorntons’ chairman von Spreckelsen to step down
Thorntons is on the hunt for a new chairman. John von Spreckelsen has announced plans to leave the embattled confectioner at some point in the next 12 months.
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NewsSpam, lovely Spam - now with garlic
And now for something completely different Spam and garlic. Five years since it launched Spam With Stinky French Garlic to tie in with the opening of Monty Python-inspired musical Spamalot, brand owner Hormel Foods has announced the…
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NewsTesco takes Chokablok into Magnum territory
Tesco's Chokablok ice cream has taken another step towards becoming an established brand by muscling in on Magnum's territory with the launch of premium ice creams on sticks. The Belgian chocolate-coated Chokablok on Sticks will launch...
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NewsMars targets ‘absolute’ reduction of emissions
Mars is drawing up a raft of new green initiatives, with targets experts claim will be among the most ambitious ever set by a food and drink supplier. The manufacturing giant will set absolute caps on the toll its activities take on the...
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MPs attack high price of gluten-free
Free-from supplier Genius has defended the price of gluten-free bread after the products came under fire in the Houses of Parliament. During a debate on coeliac disease, MP Gordon Banks said gluten-free bread cost 833% more than standard....
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NewsHeinz means business with HP Sauce salt reduction
Heinz has bowed to health campaigners – at the expense of angering traditionalists – by cutting the salt in HP Sauce by almost 40%. The US manufacturer announced yesterday it had reduced the amount of salt in the fry-up staple from 2.1g per 100g serving to just 1.3g.
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John West targets number-one spot in seafood market
John West has unveiled an ambitious plan to become the UK’s number one seafood brand within 10 years, overtaking seafood rivals Young’s and Birds Eye and adding at least £100m in extra sales.
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Food Doctor unveils new noodle pot
The Food Doctor is rolling out a new noodle pot snack to Tesco stores this week as the company seeks to attract female shoppers looking for a healthy twist on Pot Noodles. The snackpots (rsp: £1.39) are among 15 Food Doctor lines...
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New Müller Rice lets consumers ‘indulge’
Müller Dairy is launching a new 'indulgent' sub-brand for its Müller Rice range. Müller Rice Indulge (rsp: 69p for a 125g pot) is made with whipping cream and comes in three variants raspberry with a hint of white chocolate, smooth...
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Cavalier chocolates introduce the UK to sweetness of stevia
A range of chocolate confectionery using natural sweetener stevia instead of sugar is set to hit UK shelves early next year. In a UK first, The Cavalier Company, which sells stevia chocolate products through Target in the US, plans to...
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Thomson brought in from Pacific to take top UK Wrigley role
Hamish Thomson is the new general manager for Wrigley UK, The Grocer can reveal.Thomson, who is currently based in Australia where he leads Wrigley's Pacific region, will be taking up the role next month. He replaces Ian Burton, who was...