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    christmas orders

    2004-12-04T00:00:00Z

    Budgens has launched a festive food ordering service so customers can order seasonal products to collect from their local store in the run-up to Christmas.The range of turkey and savoury foods will be supported by a brochure and...

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    Aldi soup launch

    2004-12-04T00:00:00Z

    Discounter supermarket group Aldi is launching a new range of low calorie fresh soups.Available in three varieties – Tomato & Red Pepper, Spicy Parsnip and Chicken & Sweetcorn – all the soups contain less than 3.4g of fat and 53 calories...

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    RSPCA campaign highlights Freedom Food

    2004-11-18T08:35:00Z

    The RSPCA has launched a pre-Christmas national press campaign via its Freedom Food scheme to drive awareness of farm animal welfare issues and the sale of its products.The campaign will focus on eggs, chicken and turkey, and adverts will...

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    Matthews’ £10m on looks to thrill

    2004-11-13T00:00:00Z

    Bernard Matthews is looking forward to a ‘bootiful’ era in cooked meats with a new corporate look and product range and the biggest investment in the brand for two decades.The company, currently in its 55th year of trading, is ringing the...

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    Turkey must go all-year-round

    2004-11-13T00:00:00Z

    The survival of the UK turkey industry depends on year-round demand for the product, said the head of a company that rescued Britain’s second biggest producer from receivership.Andrew Lewins, joint MD of Cranberry Foods, which bought turkey...

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    Campaign trail

    2004-11-06T00:00:00Z

    Bernard Matthews pastriesManufacturer Bernard MatthewsBrand Bernard Matthews PastriesBudget undisclosedBernard Matthews is back on air with a TV ad featuring his company-sponsored brass band, Bernard Matthews Norfolk Brass,...

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    Organic farmer scoops top award

    2004-11-05T07:49:00Z

    Lincolnshire-based mixed farmer Andrew Dennis has been named Producer of the Year in the Soil Association’s Organic Food Awards.Dennis, who produces beef, turkeys, sheep and a range of organic vegetable and salads, impressed judges with how he...

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    The Acid Test

    2004-10-23T00:00:00Z

    >>consumers and buyers give their views on the latest launchesWeight Watchers Microwaveable Chilled PizzasFrom: Hazlewood PizzaThe new Weight Watchers range of chilled pizzas is available in Fajita Chicken,...

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    The Acid Test

    2004-10-09T00:00:00Z

    >>consumers and buyers give their views on the latest launchesSuperNoodles to goFrom: BatchelorsBatchelors SuperNoodles To Go, made with hot water like its rival Pot Noodle, comes in four flavours – roast chicken,...

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    Scooby-Doo looks lively

    2004-10-09T00:00:00Z

    Oriental Express Frozen Food has extended its Scooby-Doo franchise into frozen potato shapes.Scooby-Doo debuted for the company at the start of the year in a range of kids’ frozen meals containing potato shapes, including Chicken Nugget and...

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    RSPCA resorts to shock tactics

    2004-09-18T00:00:00Z

    The RSPCA is launching a £130,000 advertising campaign designed to shock consumers into changing their chicken buying habits.The animal welfare group said a Mori survey of 2,000 adults it commissioned last November found that 70 per cent of...

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    Lloyd Maunder signs deal

    2004-09-18T00:00:00Z

    Meat supplier Lloyd Maunder has won a contract to supply 227 Budgens stores around London and the south east with Devonshire-branded free range and organic chicken.The deal follows a similar one to supply Somerfield, which was signed this...

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    Somerfield cry Freedom

    2004-08-21T00:00:00Z

    Somerfield is launching a new range of chicken under the RSPCA’s Freedom Food label.‘So Good’ West Country corn-fed chicken is produced from Devonshire Bronze birds reared by farmer Lloyd Maunder.The chicken is available as a whole bird,...

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    Schwan’s goes to town on Pot Pies

    2004-08-14T00:00:00Z

    Frozen pizza manufacturer Schwan’s is taking its Chicago Town brand into new territory with the launch of two frozen single-serve meat pies.Chicago Town Pot Pies come in chicken & vegetable and steak & vegetable varieties. Each is filled with...

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    Scooby snacks

    2004-07-24T00:00:00Z

    Oriental Express is adding two new meals to its Scooby-Doo range.The Scooby-Doo Spooky Sausage Meal and Spooky Chicken Pasta dish (rsp: £1.49) are both free of artificial colours, flavours and preservatives. The newcomers will be...

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    Micro Meals for large appetites

    2004-07-24T00:00:00Z

    Minara Foods is set to take microwaveable meals into a new format. It has developed three twin-pot Indian meals – chicken biriani with vegetable balti sauce, chicken biriani with korma sauce, and vegetable biriani with a tomato and red pepper...

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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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    Turkey for the summer

    2004-07-10T00:00:00Z

    British turkey bosses are hoping to drum up demand this summer with the launch of a new campaign. Using the slogan ‘Try it with Turkey’, the meat will be promoted by sampling and PR.The British Turkey Sector Group said the campaign was part of...

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    Manor Farm collapses

    2004-06-26T00:00:00Z

    A leading supplier of duck products for the UK and export markets has gone into administration after an attempted refinancing operation failed to overcome long-running cashflow pressures exacerbated by recent weak prices.Manor Farm Ducklings,...

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    Strike pending at Bernard Matthews

    2004-05-26T00:00:00Z

    Support is growing for a strike at supplier Bernard Matthews’ Great Witchingham plant near Norwich after workers held an unofficial protest there.Dissent has been building after the company proposed a change of shift patterns and salaries...