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    Pro-activ shakes up yogurt drinks

    2004-08-14T00:00:00Z

    Unilever Bestfoods is pitching Flora Pro-activ into the increasingly competitive single-shot yogurt drinks arena.The offering will be available in packs of four 100g servings from next month backed by a £2.5m campaign including TV, press and...

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    Président packs Brie in handy slices

    2004-08-14T00:00:00Z

    Lactalis UK is claiming a market first with a single-slice format for French Brie cheese under the Président brand.It has taken the company three years to develop ‘breathable’ packaging, which keeps the Brie fresh and reasonably hard in order...

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    Co-op sells ACC milk group for £75m

    2004-08-11T08:05:00Z

    Dairy Farmers of Britain is creating the largest milk cooperative through the acquisition of the Co-op’s milk processing business for £75m.DFB is buying Associated Co-Operative Creameries, Britain’s fourth biggest milk cooperative with...

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    work is being done on sustainability

    2004-08-07T00:00:00Z

    from John Rutherford, chief executive, Sea Fish Industry AuthoritySir; Charles Clover’s Saturday Essay about overfishing (July 24, p24) was not only sensational – it was factually incorrect. His statement “you would never catch a wild...

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    Six of the best speciality and fine food buyers

    2004-08-07T00:00:00Z

    >>nominated this monthFOODMARKET MANAGER, HARVEY NICHOLSCloke joined Harvey Nichols as a cheese, bakery and dairy buyer manager in 1992, when its Foodmarket was created. In 2002 she became manager of the Foodmarket, which...

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    Commodities an auction hit

    2004-07-31T00:00:00Z

    Commodities such as bacon, cheese, chips and vegetables are proving the most successful categories in online auction procurement. Two-thirds of buyers contacted for The Grocer’s Reader Panel this week said they believed online auctions were...

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    Cornish Cheese Company gets into the big time by winning Tesco competition

    2004-07-24T00:00:00Z

    A small cheese producer is set to move from farmers’markets to the high street after claiming a top award.The Cornish Cheese Company is celebrating after winning the annual Tesco Cheese Challenge with its Cornish Blue cheese, which will now see...

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    Cheese stores set for national battle

    2004-07-24T00:00:00Z

    The regional winners have been announced for this year’s Retail Cheese Awards organised by Dairy Crest in association with The Grocer.In the category for specialist independents, Valvona & Crolla in Edinburgh, Deli on the Square, Ludlow,...

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    Nestlé assaultwith Blue Label

    2004-07-24T00:00:00Z

    Nestlé Rowntree has declared war on its chocolate competitors by launching a new bar called Blue Label to undercut Cadbury’s Dairy Milk.And it has insisted that it will be the company to drive the category forward, not its rivals.The...

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    The Saturday Essay

    2004-07-24T00:00:00Z

    >>Fishermen are the new farmers – Charles Clover, environment editor of The Daily TelegraphWhen I got into the business of writing about the environment more than 15 years ago, the farmer was public enemy number one. He got a...

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    food science studies need our support

    2004-07-17T00:00:00Z

    from Allen Townsend, sales and marketing director, The Seafood Company/Anchor Seafoods/Cromer Crab CoSir; I read with interest Professor Blanchfield’s letter ‘This mad scientist advert is offensive’ (The Grocer, July 10, p23). While...

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    Cadbury wafer targets Kit Kat

    2004-07-17T00:00:00Z

    Cadbury is to launch a direct rival to Nestlé’s Kit Kat.The confectionery giant will throw a chocolate and wafer offering into the market this September under its number one selling Dairy Milk banner.The launch is likely to provide further...

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    Chicago Town rolls out microwaveable snack range

    2004-07-17T00:00:00Z

    Schwan’s is expanding its Chicago Town offering with the launch of a new snacking range.
    Chicago Town Wraps are rolling out to freezers in Iceland filled with one of four flavours – chilli beef, fajita chicken, roast vegetable and ham & cheese…

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    The Acid Test

    2004-07-17T00:00:00Z

    >>consumers and buyers give their views on the latest launchesMayver’s Australian Peanut butterFrom: Ancient DistributorsMayver’s Australian Peanut Butter is an Omega-3 enriched product which contains small amounts...

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    Ryvita turns impulsive

    2004-07-17T00:00:00Z

    Ryvita is extending its brand into impulse snacking with a new miniature version of the crispbread favourite.The new bagged snack, Ryvita Minis, will be available from August 2 in four flavours – Mature Cheddar & Onion, Tomato Salsa, Cream...

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    food science studies need our support

    2004-07-17T00:00:00Z

    from Allen Townsend, sales and marketing director, The Seafood Company/Anchor Seafoods/Cromer Crab CoSir; I read with interest Professor Blanchfield’s letter ‘This mad scientist advert is offensive’ (The Grocer, July 10, p23). While...

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    Cadbury wafer targets Kit Kat

    2004-07-17T00:00:00Z

    Cadbury is to launch a direct rival to Nestlé’s Kit Kat.The confectionery giant will throw a chocolate and wafer offering into the market this September under its number one selling Dairy Milk banner.The launch is likely to provide further...

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    Dairy Crest axes plant

    2004-07-17T00:00:00Z

    Dairy Crest has announced the closure of its Enfield factory, with a loss of 320 jobs.The fresh products factory, run by joint venture Yoplait Dairy Crest, produces own label yogurts and soft cheeses.It will close early in 2005 because the...

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    This mad scientist advert is offensive

    2004-07-10T00:00:00Z

    from Professor J Ralph Blanchfield MBE, food science, food technology and food law consultantSir; My attention has been drawn to an advertising campaign in Yeo Valley’s name with the slogan ‘Food Scientists R Not Us’.This is...

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    Brie for brits

    2004-07-10T00:00:00Z

    A ready-to-eat Brie geared to British tastes is being launched by Lactalis.Brie de Caractère is a lactic maturing cheese made with pasteurised milk, with a firm central core that gradually becomes smaller and is never dry and chalky but...