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John West targets number-one spot in seafood market
John West has unveiled an ambitious plan to become the UK’s number one seafood brand within 10 years, overtaking seafood rivals Young’s and Birds Eye and adding at least £100m in extra sales.
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Fonterra and First Milk to put EU whey ahead
Fonterra has hailed its new partnership with First Milk as the "first step" towards changing its European business model from importing New Zealand dairy products to supplying European-produced dairy ingredients. The New Zealand co-op...
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NewsFarmers urged to pay for milk moustaches
The Milk Marketing Forum is calling on dairy farmers to financially support the Make Mine Milk ‘milk moustache’ campaign for the first time when EU funding for the campaign runs out next year. The campaign launched in April last year …
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NewsMilk Link considers its new Cheddar options
Milk Link is eyeing a new mature or vintage branded Cheddar to complement its Tickler extra-mature brand, The Grocer can exclusively reveal. The co-operative has registered two trademarks with the Intellectual Property Office a mature...
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NewsSwift beats thrift: sales of prepared veg leap up
Despite the tough economic climate and shrinking consumer budgets, prepared vegetable and potato products are flying off shelves, new data shows. Value sales of prepared chilled veg have risen by 7%, to £454.2m, over the past year, and...
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NewsBpex campaign warns public about ‘porkies’
Bpex is to launch its biggest generic marketing campaign for pork for six years in a bid to add value to the supply chain. The £2m campaign which is launching on 3 October will encourage shoppers to consider the welfare standards...
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NewsPoor growing season hits blueberry supply
British retailers have been hit by a squeeze on blueberries following poor weather in the UK and Poland. Sainsbury's has reduced its packs from 225g to 150g and cut its price from £3 to £2.50 after prices rose following a poor season in...
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NewsTesco chops milk prices to counter discounters
Tesco has responded to the resurgence of the discounters by switching its Creamfields discount brand to semi-skimmed milk and whole milk for the first time. Following the move, four pints of semi-skimmed and whole milk will be available...
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NewsBranded Cheddar hit by own label upsurge
Sales of branded Cheddar have taken a serious hit as cash-strapped shoppers increasingly look to own-label products to manage price inflation. Over the past year, volume sales of branded Cheddar have declined 3.2%, to 100,425 tonnes,...
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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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NewsYoung’s hooks Jamie for new frozen range
Young's Seafood has been praised by rivals for injecting some much needed value into the frozen fish category with its new Jamie Oliver range. The 12-strong line-up, which hits shelves next month, is Oliver's first major retail...
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NewsFresh POs threatening RPA with legal action
Fruit and veg companies are preparing to take the Rural Payments Agency to court over its withdrawal of vital financial support. The RPA launched a review of the EU's Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Aid Scheme earlier this month, casting doubt...
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NewsUK fruit under threat from a new type of fly
The last thing you want when you bite into a piece of fruit is to be confronted by a maggot - or worse, half of one - but more of us will soon be in danger with the arrival on these shores of a particularly nasty fruit fly.
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NewsJamie Oliver makes seafood debut with Young’s tie-up
Jamie Oliver has expanded his commercial empire into the frozen fish category with the launch of a 12-strong portfolio co-branded with Young’s.
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NewsProducers fear for future in wake of RPA’s review
The future of up to 25 fresh produce businesses and their suppliers hangs in the balance following a controversial review by the Rural Payments Agency that could see vital financial support withdrawn. The bodies have been left in limbo…
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NewsEgg producers in plea for GM feed for birds
Free-range egg producers have accused retailers of double standards in allowing GM feed for pig and poultry production but not for eggs. The requirement to use non-GM soya in chicken feed for egg production was costing producers an…
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NewsHe’s queasy, but Hugh lets Tesco off the hook
After years of hounding the nation’s biggest retailer, campaigning chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has finally buried the hatchet with Tesco and will instead focus his attention on John West when his Fish Fight returns to TV on Monday.
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NewsRiverford scales up with acquisition of BoxFresh
Riverford Organic is set to extend its market lead over Abel & Cole with the purchase of the UK's third-largest box scheme operator. Riverford has bought BoxFresh Organics and its wholesale arm Flights Orchard Organics in a deal...
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NewsCranswick CEO insists future remains bright
Cranswick CEO Bernard Hoggarth has rubbished claims that an anticipated 15% slump in profits is down to its over-reliance on the supermarkets. The rebuttal comes after the company which produces branded pork products for the likes of...
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NewsMüller aims to shake up UK flavoured milk
Müller is looking to take the UK flavoured milk category by storm with the launch of Müller Milk, the market-leading flavoured milk in its German home market. The new range, which hits shelves in August, marks Müller’s first foray into…