This month, our mystery toy retailer discusses brighter weather SOR agreements and rip-off products. As I write this, the first rays of sunshine are streaming through the window and suddenly people are smiling and happy. They’re ...
Tags: Toys, Counter Insurgent, toy retailer
Own-label food manufacturers need to raise the image and quality of products supplied to ‘symbol’ stores if they are to convince shoppers that they are as good as those offered by multiple supermarket chains. Symbol stores ...
Tags: Symbol Store, Food Quality, Food
The boss of Britain's biggest food manufacturer Premier Foods Gavin Darby says the firm has too many suppliers. Premier Foods' Power Brands recorded their fifth successive quarter of sales growth. But doubts remain about the firm's debt ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
In its preliminary 2012/13 results published today (17 April), the firm also confirmed that it is winding up its chain of 199 US Fresh & Easy shops, which has never made a profit, at cost of 1.2 billion. The UK’s biggest supermarket ...
Supermarket Asda is replacing a "large part" of its private label toy business with Little Tikes branded products. It's part of a 'good, better, best' re-brand and also includes nursery, apparel and gift products. The toys launch this ...
Tags: electronic toys, toys
The product-testing and consumer campaigning group said a fifth of its members have bought an own-label product by mistake because it looked like a big brand. Of that percentage, 30% felt misled and 38% were annoyed. Which? uncovered ...
Tags: label product, label
A biscuit manufacturer has secured a loan of 276,000 from the Manchester Investment Fund to expand its business and create more than 45 jobs. Hill Biscuits will create more than 45 new jobs after a loan of 276,000 from the Manchester ...
Tags: Biscuit Firm, Biscuit, biscuit manufacturer
Yorkshire-based R&R Ice Cream has acquired the Lancashire family-owned ice cream maker Fredericks Dairies in a 49M deal. R&R Ice Cream has acquired Fredericks Dairies, which makes ice creams and iced refreshment for brands such as Cadbury ...
Tags: ice creams, iced refreshment
Europe’s leading own label ice cream manufacturer R&R Ice Cream has agreed to acquire UK-based ice cream producer Fredericks Dairies for £49m. Fredericks Dairies, headquartered in Skelmersdale, England, has license to ...
Tags: R&R Ice Cream, Fredericks Dairies
Packaging supplier Paragon has created new perforated packaging for UK-based retailer The Co-operative Food’s tomato packs to extend their shelf life by up to two days. The company's packs of own-label vine tomatoes available in ...
Pig farmers turned sausage manufacturers Debbie and Andrew Keeble are set to launch their premium sausage brand Heck in Tesco on April 8, in direct competition with their former family brand Debbie & Andrew's sausages. What the Heck: ...
Derby-based ethnic food manufacturer S&A Foods plans to make up to 70 of its 500 staff redundant as it restructures its chilled ready meals business. Perween Warsi's firm S&A Foods will be making 70 of its 500 staff redundant The ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
The Yatra Collection is headed to Atlanta, Ga. for the AmericasMart and founders will not only showcase their classic designs, but also unveil the newest pieces in their collection. “This spring is all about bright, fun colors and ...
Tags: Yatra, Apparel, Artistic Line
Intelligent Packaging Solutions (IPS), a UK-based supplier of plastic packaging for food industry, has introduced a new frozen ready meal packaging format - Desto cup. The new Desto cup is made with a lightweight, clear plastic inlet, ...
The 700 dairy producers in Tesco’s Sustainable Dairy Group (TSDG) are to receive an extra 1.9p/litre from April 1 2013. Tesco is lifting its supplier milk price to reflect higher feed costs and lower milk output The new price of ...
Tags: milk price, milk, dairy producers