Grocery sales in Ireland remain under pressure, with the decline in sales accelerating, data from Kantar Worldpanel has shown. Sales fell 0.5% in the 12 weeks to 10 June, figures released yesterday (25 June) said. Last month, Kantar said ...
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UK meat processor Cranswick has claimed a market first with the launch of a "single-serve" sausage range. Bertie's Bangers is the first "fully cooked, ready to eat, single serve, British, quality sausages" to be sold in UK supermarkets, ...
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Shares in UK meat processor Cranswick were up this morning (26 November) after the company said talks to secure price increases to offset higher costs were "progressing well". An increase in feed costs and upcoming EU legislation on ...
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UK retailer The Co-operative Group has added to its food management team with the appointment of executives from Tesco and Asda. Matt Hood will join the Co-op next month as head of commercial trading for dairy, chilled prepared foods and ...
French retail giant Carrefour has sold its Malaysian operations to Japanese giant Aeon. The sale, announced today (31 October), was made for an enterprise value of EUR250m (US$324.1m). The transaction, Carrefour said, is part of its ...
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US-based almond marketer and processor Blue Diamond Growers is to launch its almond-based milk alternative Almond Breeze in the UK. Blue Diamond is hoping to capitalise on the GBP136m (US$213.2m) dairy free category in the UK with the ...
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2 Sisters Food Group has expanded its Fox's biscuits range in the UK with the launch of Rocky Chockas. An extension to the Rocky chocolate biscuit range, Rocky Chockas has been rolled out in three variants: Toffee Chocolate (113g), ...
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Aunt Bessie's has added to its dessert range in the UK with the launch of five new puddings. The launch, the company said, is part of the firm's strategy to focus on different hot pudding occasions, targeting both couples and larger ...
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Sainsbury's said today (13 June) it was still performing better than its UK retail rivals after it reported an increase in first-quarter underlying sales. The UK's third-largest retailer saw like-for-like sales, excluding fuel but ...
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Robert Wiseman Dairies has become the latest UK dairy processor to announce an increase in the price it pays farmers for milk. Wiseman, owned by German yoghurt giant Muller, is to up the price it pays by 2.57p to 29p per litre on 15 ...
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Arla Foods is to increase the price it pays its co-operative members in the UK for milk in a move, it said, would "build confidence" in the UK dairy industry. The Cravendale milk owner said it will now pay 29.5ppl for milk supplied by ...
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The appointment of former Tesco UK chief Richard Brasher as Pick n Pay's new CEO last week may not be enough to turn around the fortunes of the South African supermarket operator, some analysts have suggested. Brasher, who will relocate ...
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Marks and Spencer's food business will continue to prosper, the UK retailer's chief executive said today (10 July), despite the head of the division being moved to lead its under-pressure non-food arm. Marc Bolland told just-food the ...
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Increasingly demanding requirements from food manufacturers and their consumers mean that packaging is becoming progressively 'smarter'. Active or intelligent packaging is a sector which continues to grow in size, with expansion driven by ...
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Cherokee Inc.a leading innovator and global marketer of style-focused lifestyle brands around the world reported financial results for the third quarter ended October 27,2012. Net revenues were$6.7 million for the quarter,up from$6.0 ...
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