National Farmers Union (NFU) (England and Wales) launched a new campaign to clarify labeling on supermarket products which encourages the public to take photos of poor food labels/merchandising and upload them to Facebook. The NFU's 'Flag ...
Tags: Labeling, Supermarket Products, food labels
Supermarket chain in the US, Whole Foods Market has announced the launch of a new color coded system that rates foods according to healthiness. The new labeling system will help customers identify health foods within Whole Foods Market ...
Almost seven years since Tesco first announced its plan to enter the US, the UK retailer has today (5 December) said it is "likely" to quit the market. Tesco said it would take too long for its Fresh & Easy chain to reach the "scale and ...
According to the 2012 Shopper Engagement Study, shoppers are basing a whopping 76% of their choices on attractive packaging and appearance. Results revealed that even those who go shopping with the intention of sticking to a list cannot ...
Tags: Shopper Engagement Study, attractive packaging, choices, good branding
One of the UK's largest own-label cake and pastry manufacturers has been snapped up by a private equity firm in£23.5M management buy-in deal(MBI). McCambridge Group's cake division–which bakes one in 10 of every retail ...
Tags: MBI, McCambridge, cakes, private equity
UK-based supermarket Mrs Crimble's has launched a new range of Oat Flapjacks which are baked using gluten-free oats. The new Flapjacks are gluten free and are available in three new flavors:Buttery,Choc Chip and Mixed Berry. The new ...
Tags: gluten-free oats, Oat Flapjacks, RRP
Swiss food company Nestlé has reported an 8.9% increase in profit to CHF 5.1bn ($5.2bn) for the first half of 2012, compared to CHF4.7bn ($4.8bn) in 2011, helped by higher pricing and strong demand from emerging markets. Sales ...
The technology group SCHOTT has been supplying special glass to the Swabian manufacturer of baking ovens WIESHEU since 1979. To celebrate their long relationship, Thomas Nieraad, Senior Vice President Sales, Marketing Innovation SCHOTT Flat ...
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Fal Foods Worldwide is set to launch DF MAVENS, a non-dairy ice cream, in the US. The product has been developed by cream consultant Malcolm Stogo and health food expert Steve Hirschhorn. The new packaged ice cream line will hit the ...
Insurance broker Brightside has formed a partnership with British supermarket chain Asda. Under the partnership, Brightside will manage car and home insurance for the supermarket chain as part of its Asda Money division. Asda Money head ...
Tags: Brightside, car and home insurance, straightforward products
Integrated Bagging Systems(IBS),a division of Inteplast,has launched Inte-Fit Hybrid Gloves,the company's new disposable plastic glove.The gloves conform to FDA compliance for food contact and handling,the company said. The gloves are ...
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US-based supermarket chain Whole Foods has financed aquaponic indoor farm,FarmedHere,for the expansion of its operations. FarmedHere is a USDA certified farm and it has been selling its fresh and locally grown produce in Whole Foods since ...
Tags: indoor farm, expansion, urban planning
Luxlive closed last week to good reviews from both attendees and visitors alike. The show featured more than 50 hours of free sessions in 4 themed areas and these were well attended by both show visitors and exhibitor staff alike. There is ...
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Branded food manufacturers are set to suffer further losses in market share as own-label products continue to grow in popularity,according to consumer market researcher,Kantar Worldpanel. In the soup:Tesco's decision to stock its ...
Tags: Branded food, own label products, market share, retailer
UK-based supermarket chain Waitrose is adding four new cakes to its Seriously From Waitrose range. Seriously From Waitrose Rich Black Forest Tall Cakes(£2.79/2)have a creamy vanilla and Kirsch filling and then are topped with milk ...