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Heinz looks snappy in salads
Heinz is making its first foray into salads with a range of pre-packed snacks.Salad Shakers roll out from next week and come in two flavours – Chicken Caesar and Greek Salad – with the newcomers representing new territory for the...
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Sporting life for an ale
Old Kent Inns is launching its new beer in Tetra Pak cartons – a UK first.Dog & Duck Best real ale comes in 330ml cartons which are designed for outdoor events, sports venues and picnics.MD John Brigden said the new-style packaging freed...
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Ragu joins Knorr stable
Ragu is joining food giant Unilever’s crusade to turn Knorr into a top 10 UK food brand within two years. The Italian sauces stalwart is the latest of the food giant’s jarred ranges to go under the banner after Chicken Tonightwas given a...
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Which? poultry claims blasted
Poultry bosses have branded Which? magazine as a grossly irresponsible scaremonger for its recent allegations on the dating of chicken.The consumer magazine, alleged that staff at chicken processing plants were deliberately misleading consumers...
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A fairytale takes shape
Bernard Matthews is bringing out a frozen turkey product aimed at girls.Princess Dreams, which is being launched next week, contains eight turkey pieces shaped as hearts, diamonds and crowns, coated in crispy crumbs. Featuring a bright pink,...
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A challenger for Ginsters
Turkey specialist Bernard Matthews is taking on Ginsters in the lucrative hand-held snacking arena.It has launched a six-strong range of pastry-based slices and rolls that can be heated up either in the microwave or oven.Retailing at 99p...
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Pork turns chicken in sales ploy
A new branded pork product aimed at enticing chicken consumers is being hailed a hit.Flagship Foods had taken a leaf out of the chicken industry’s book with the launch of TLC, Tender, Lean and Convenient pork, last summer.Initially...
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Turkey delights
A farmer is aiming to take on the premium market with the launch of a range of pre-packed deli products.The Adlington-branded packs were launched at Food and Drink Expo this week by Turkey Talk, a company set up by award-winning farmer Rod...
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France talks turkey at Expo
French producers are offering their services to help drive the UK turkey market forwards.Arnauld Delaby, export sales director with producer Pere Dodu, said: “The low consumption levels in the UK indicate a strong opportunity for turkey, why...
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Orville joins Surf victims
Ventriloquist duo Keith Harris and Orville are the latest victims of laundry brand Surf’s 99 stains challenge.The green fluffy duck and his operator pipped spoon bender Uri Geller and glamour model Jordan to the dubious honour in a public...
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Tyson fights trans-fats
US meat company Tyson Foods is to remove trans-fat ingredients from some of its packaged foods such as burgers and chicken nuggets due to the demands of growing numbers of health-conscious consumers.Trans-fats give products a longer shelf...
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Retailers optimistic for poultry
While the Asian bird flu epidemic continues to spread, UK retailers remain confident about maintaining supplies.Although the EU has placed a ban on any raw poultry meat from Thailand, the vast majority of Thai chicken imported into the UK is...
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Feed pushes up chicken prices
Substantial price rises for chicken are inevitable due to rocketing feed costs, the British Poultry Council has warned.The poultry industry is facing a huge £190m increase in feed costs alone, said Peter Bradnock, chief executive of the...
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Farm links via the net
Consumers will soon be able to trace their organic chicken back to the farm via the internet, thanks to Sainsbury.From the beginning of next month, customers will be able to enter a code from the chickens’ label on to the Sainsbury website to...
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Nestlé sells dairy unit in Turkey
Swiss food giant Nestlé had sold its dairy business in Turkey to French group Danone for an undisclosed sum. Nestlé said the disposal, which would include its chilled dairy and UHT milk products, would allow it to focus on its core...
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Getting the bird to fly
Cranberry Foods’ bosses are preoccupied with Christmas, but how will the new men at the top of the UK’s second biggest turkey producer reshape it to survive today’s market? Ed Bedington reportsChristmas is coming and Cranberry Foods...
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New breed of chicken
Sainsbury has joined forces with poultry farmers to launch a new breed of chicken.Devonshire is a 100% Westcountry free range chicken the retailer claims “tastes like chicken used to taste”.Lloyd Maunder and selected farmers worked with...
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White is the colour
Marks and Spencer has announced a new addition to its poultry range.After the successful launch of the Oakham Gold chicken, M&S is introducing Oakham White, a slower growing bird, raised free range and in barns.Labels will carry the...
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What a scorcher!
It's not just beef sales that can be boosted through the great British barbie. Chicken, fish and veggie burgers are also hot, says Lucy Bray. The burger has had a tough year thanks to the BSE scare. With the barbecue season approaching, however, a...
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Grampian buys St Merryn’s
Grampian has bought the St Merryn Food group, which produces beef and lamb products, including burgers, turkey products, barbeque products and ground beef.Managing director of Grampian’s beef business, Grant Mackie, said the move “helps to...