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buyers forum
What buyers say:"Despite consumers wanting to spend more time preparing main meals and to feel good about eating better, they are still pressed for time. A ready-to-eat yoghurt saves time as a dessert, or acts as a replacement...
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Retail cheese margins 'close to record levels'
Retailers are close to making record margins out of cheese, according to a new report from the Milk Development Council. Mild Cheddar earned supermarkets a gross margin - the difference between buying in and selling costs - equivalent to...
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In Brief: Buttercup petition; U-turn on hygiene; Wiseman will fight
Buttercup petition Tesco took delivery of a petition from Farmers for Action last week, calling for a milk price rise. It was presented by about 30 activists and a Jersey cow called Buttercup. U-turn on...
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Co-ops to ditch familiar logo from own-label packaging
Co-operative societies are ditching the iconic Co-op 'clover' on own-label packaging as part of an overhaul to tie in with the unifying fascia created this year by the Co-operative Group. Current packaging for the 3,000 products branded...
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NFU fires latest salvo in the milk price war
The National Farmers' Union last week kicked off its latest attempt to highlight low milk prices. It has challenged dairy farmers to stand up and be counted by submitting an invoice to the NFU for the difference between farmgate milk...
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Essential soya milk ad drive
Print ads focusing on the heart health benefits of So Good Essential soya milk break this weekend as part of a £1m marketing campaign for the brand. The press activity, which includes full colour page ads in broadsheets and food...
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Arla to sue dairy companies
Robert Wiseman Dairies has said that it is being sued by Arla Foods after the Office of Fair Trading provisionally ruled that Robert Wiseman and other milk suppliers might have breached price fixing rules in Scotland.Arla is seeking damages...
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Disney and co
Disney has shown foresight in targeting healthier options including water, smoothies, juice drinks, fresh milk and fresh and dried fruit bars. The media giant dominates character licensing and has plenty up its sleeve for the coming...
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Halliwell to manage First Milk Cheese Co
Jeff Halliwell has been appointed managing director of the First Milk Cheese Company, the new arm of the farmer-owned dairy co-operative, First Milk. Halliwell joins the company, which has been formed following First Milk's acquisition...
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Nesquik Magic Straws
Celebrating the launch of new Nesquik Magic Straws, The Grocer is giving readers the chance to win this exciting new Nesquik product that magically flavours milk into a delicious milkshake.The clear plastic drinking straws contain...
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UK in court over EU dairy infringement
Brussels is taking the British government to court over alleged failure to deal with food safety problems unearthed at a Lancashire cheese factory.Bowland Dairy Products was accused by EU inspectors of selling curd made from milk tainted...
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Billys pizzas go into Kwik Save
One of Sweden's biggest frozen pizza brands is launching into Kwik Save this week, aiming squarely at the snacking market.Billys American-style, single-serve 170g pizzas come in vegetarian, ham & cheese, spicy beef and pepperoni variants...
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Flora products active on promotional front
Healthy ingredients and added value products continued to be a consistent theme on the featured space promotional shelves for the week ending 2 October. Flora's Pro-activ yoghurt drinks and spreads have shown consistent activity and...
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Power to the people
It was the most devastating boycott of recent times. Following the publication in a Danish newspaper of cartoons depicting the prophet Muhammad, a boycott of all Danish products was called for in Muslim countries. Lurpak manufacturer Arla Foods...
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Cadbury switches to direct milk contracts
Cadbury has made a surprise move to recruit dairy farmers on direct contracts for its chocolate crumb factory in Leominster. A group of 70 producers in Gloucestershire and along the M4 corridor - known as the Selkley Vale Group -...
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Dairy Crest linked to Uniq
Dairy Crest could be interested in the French spreads business of chilled convenience foods group Uniq.Reports suggest that the dairy company participated in the first round of bidding for the Uniq subsidiary which owns the St Hubert butter...
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Singapore bottled beer heads for UK
A bottled beer from Singapore has joined Pierhead Purchasing's global imported beer portfolio to target the UK off-trade. The 4.5% abv Anchor Smooth, from Singapore's Archipelago Brewery, was first created more than 70 years ago. The...
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"Today's commercials feature Feta cheese and jingles about Omega-3. That's got to be a good thing, hasn't it?
A baptism of fire. That's one way to describe my first week on The Grocer. On GMTV (twice actually) to talk about Tesco's results. Meeting and greeting at the Gramias on Wednesday night, while celebrating the best in food and drinks...