| ‘Disastrous’ pricing plan risks hundreds of jobs, says whisky maker |
| Whyte & Mackay has warned it would be forced to shed 300 jobs and close a bottling plant if the Scottish government’s minimum pricing plans for alcohol come to pass. |
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| Sainsbury’s bakery school to lure young talent |
| Sainsbury’s and Asda have laid out plans to attract more young people to a career in the grocery sector. |
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| Glanbia eyes sale of Irish dairy arm |
| Glanbia is considering selling its Irish dairy and agri businesses to major shareholder Glanbia Co-operative Society. |
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| Tate & Lyle adds Hurt as non-exec |
| Tate & Lyle has named Douglas Hurt as a non-executive director. |
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| Northern begins hiring for revamped Fox’s factory |
| Northern Foods has created 80 new jobs at its Fox’s biscuits factory in Lancashire. |
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| Kraft facing probe over Somerdale closure U-turn |
| Kraft Foods is being investigated by the Takeover Panel over allegations it misled employees and investors over the closure of Cadbury’s Somerdale manufacturing plant. |
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| Eggs join ranks of trendy superfoods |
| The humble egg is vying to join the likes of blueberries and pomegranates on the list of so-called ‘superfoods’. |
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| Shoppers return to high street after big freeze |
| Shoppers returned to the high street last month after being kept away by the freezing conditions in January. |
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| PayPoint completes Verrus takeover |
| PayPoint has today completed the acquisition of Verrus Mobile Technologies and Verrus UK. |
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| FSA signals shift on traffic lights |
| The Food Standards Agency will vote this week on proposed changes to its favoured ‘traffic lights’ labelling system. |
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| Waitrose staff set for bonus boost |
| Staff at Waitrose could be in line for an improved bonus this year as the John Lewis Partnership prepares to unveil its full-year results. |
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| Half of English towns ‘have five or more supermarkets’ |
| Almost half of English towns are within a 10-minute drive of five or more supermarkets, new research has claimed. |
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| Producers want PDO protection for Yorkshire pudding |
| The Yorkshire pudding is the latest food bidding to win protected status under European naming rules. |
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| The doyenne and the upstart: Waitrose’s very own odd couple |
| Waitrose executives "wined and dined" Delia Smith for over a year to persuade her to endorse the supermarket, commercial director Richard Hodgson has revealed. |
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| New green targets? Been there, done that say multiples |
Retailers have cast doubt on the value of the second phase of the Courtauld commitment, which came into effect this week.
The Wrap-backed Courtauld Commitment 2 (CC2) has set an industry target of reducing the carbon impact of food... |
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| Barnes steps down from 3663 in global revamp of Bidvest ops |
Fred Barnes has stepped down as CEO of 3663 First For Foodservice owner Bidvest Europe, following a restructure by its South African parent company.
3663 and Bidvest's other foodservice businesses across the globe now report into a new... |
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| High-caffeine drinks code neglects shots |
| Soft drinks manufacturers have developed a code of practice to regulate the sale and marketing of energy drinks to children, but retailers remain confused over energy shots, which are not covered by the code. |
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| Public sector catering cuts plan sparks alarm |
| The food industry has sounded an alarm over the government's plans to slash £90m off its food budget by using a central procurement scheme. |
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| Brands must meet M&S’s Plan A ideals |
Marks & Spencer will not stock any brands that jar with environmental and ethical initiative Plan A, it pledged this week.
As M&S outlined a programme to become the world's most sustainable retailer by 2015, it said 50% of its... |
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| Government pledges action on World Cup duty-avoided booze |
The World Cup could kick off a fresh wave in sales of duty-avoided beer and wine, the Federation of Wholesale Distributors has warned.
When World Cup fever last gripped the UK four years ago, huge volumes of duty-avoided alcohol flooded... |
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