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NewsNew obesity plans big up healthier favourites
Some of the nation’s favourite dishes face a radical overhaul as the industry bids to show the government it is serious about tackling the obesity crisis, The Grocer can reveal.
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NewsThe incredible shrinking Christmas confectionery
The festive rattle of the Christmas chocolate tin will be quieter this year after Cadbury shrunk the weight of chocolates in each one by up to 16%. A tin of Cadbury's Roses now weighs 850g, down from 975g, while a tin of Heroes now...
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NewsHome bake mixes for chef Martin
Chef James Martin has launched a new range of home baking mixes. The range, produced by Symington's, includes speciality bread mixes, cupcake mixes and a chocolate cake mix, adapted from the chef's own cookbook.
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NewsCarte d’Or mini tubs aim to scoop success
Carte d'Or is looking to replicate the success of sister brand Ben & Jerry's mini-tub format with the launch of a miniatures range. Launched under Unilever's new My Carte d'Or moniker, the 200ml pots mini versions of the existing...
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NewsNew row over ‘ill timed’ attack on salt levels in bread
The amount of salt in leading brands of bread has come under scrutiny once again after a new alert from health campaigners.
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NewsKeep Team GB Pumped, urges Cadbury
Cadbury has unveiled the latest activity in its build-up to the Olympics and is hoping to get Brits singing to inspire our athletes.
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NewsBored of the usual ketchups? Why not try out...bacon jam?
Britain's best convenience store is looking for listings for wait for it bacon jam. The Village Stores in Walthamstow named the best c-store in the country at the 2011 Convenience Retail Awards (organised by Convenience Store and The...
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NewsElizabeth Shaw offers first choc bar
Chocolate brand Elizabeth Shaw has moved into bars for the first time as part of a brand revamp. Shaw has launched Dark Chocolate Mint Crisp and Milk Chocolate Butter-scotch Crisp bars (rsp: £1.79/100g), and has added a Milk Chocolate…
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NewsMince makes a cheap meal? Not any more...
They constitute some of Britain's favourite dishes. But the cost of spaghetti bolognese, shepherd's pie, lasagne and other mince-based staples are soaring as supermarkets have hiked the price of value-tier beef mince by up to 25% since the same time...
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NewsMexican Den reject is go after winning private investment
A Mexican food brand rejected by the dragons of TV show Dragons' Den is seeking supermarket listings after securing private investment. Marcela Flores-Newburn appeared on the show last weekend seeking £75,000 investment for a 20% stake...
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NewsNew Covent Garden revamps as it feels the heat from rivals
New Covent Garden Soup Co is launching a £5m brand overhaul in a bid to boost lacklustre sales. Sales of its 32-strong soup range have risen 2% in the past year to £59m, a sluggish performance compared with own label (up 25% to £72m),...
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NewsAllied Bakeries supply chain gets new director
Allied Bakeries is to get a new supply chain director as Paul Longley steps down following a 37-year career with the bread giant.
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NewsBakers urged to put ‘real bread’ mark on additive-free loaves
A ‘real bread’ mark is being launched to flag up loaves that are free from artificial additives. Food policy pressure group Sustain said it would be rolling out the Loaf Mark in October as part of its Real Bread Campaign.
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NewsOcean Spray gives sauces easy-open lid
Consumers should have strength left to pull the Christmas crackers this year, as Ocean Spray has introduced an easy-open lid to its cranberry sauces. Following research that showed 40% of women aged 40-plus struggle to open glass jars,…
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NewsLorman tasked with driving growth of Mars ice cream lines
Tony Lorman has joined Mars Chocolate UK as general manager of the ice cream category. Lorman stepped into the newly created role last week, taking complete responsibility for the Mars ice cream category in the UK, reporting into the UK…
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NewsSymington’s: sky is the limit for Chicken Tonight and Ragu
Chicken Tonight may expand into fresh cooking sauces after new owner Symington’s declared “the sky was the limit” for the brand. Speaking this week after acquiring the Ragu and Chicken Tonight ambient sauces from Unilever, Symingtons CEO…
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Focus On Breakfast: Can NPD help keep the full English hot?
We've seen a raft of innovation in healthy breakfasts, but what of the traditional British fry-up?
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Focus On Breakfast: Innovations
Ireland's leading black pudding supplier has launched two new products in the UK. Clonakilty Black Pudding and White Pudding (rsp: £1.69) arrived in Budgens in July.
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Focus On Breakfast: Breakfast is Britain's biggest meal
Brits have eaten 16.6 billion breakfasts over the past year, making breakfast the largest meal occasion in the home.
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Profiles and QandAsThe Human Angle: Nigel Toon, HR Director, Allied Bakeries
What’s it like to work for your company? Bakery is a highly competitive, very fast-moving category you need to be on the ball. We are the people behind some of the biggest bread brands in the UK: Kingsmill, Burgen, Allinson and Sunblest.