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Linx submits plans for new headquarters
Industrial printer manufacturer Linx Printing Technologies is proposing to invest more than £6m in a purpose-built headquarters in St Ives, Cambridgeshire (US).
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Unions welcome Unilever’s decision to agree to talks
Unilever management has agreed to engage in talks with conciliation service ACAS.
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Willowbrook Foods invests for growth in Britain and Ireland
Willowbrook Foods, the Northern Ireland specialist in salads, prepared vegetables and convenience meals, has opened a new £5.5m factory extension.
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Starbucks debuts in Costa Rica
On May of this year, Starbucks Coffee Company, together with joint-venture partner Corporación de Franquicias Americanas (CFA), will open the doors of the first Starbucks in Costa Rica.
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Safeway and Kraft Foods donate $420,000 to fight hunger
Safeway and Kraft Foods have announced the culmination of the Help Us End Hunger (Every Bag Counts) food drive, a national programme helping fight hunger in communities across the country.
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The 2011 FoodBev.com Awards, winners & finalists
FoodBev.com is happy to announce the finalists, runners-up and winners in the inaugural 2011 FoodBev.com Awards.
Opinion
Does the bell toll for carbon labelling initiatives?
I felt a distinct flutter of concern at the recent news that the UK retailer Tesco has dropped its 2007 pledge to have all of its 70,000 products carry carbon footprint labels.
Innovations
Extra Virgin Olive Oil from Ask Italian
UK high street restaurant chain Ask Italian is releasing its new season Extra Virgin Olive Oil across 125 restaurants.
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Granite City Food & Brewery completes latest acquisition
Granite City Food & Brewery has completed the purchase of the assets of five Cadillac Ranch All American Bar & Grill restaurants, in various US locations.
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Debenhams says tradition of drinking tea is under threat
The great British tradition of drinking tea is under threat – sales of teapots have plummeted, with millions of people now opting for the lazier method of putting a teabag into a mug.
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Bonduelle to acquire Kelet‐Food assets
Bonduelle plans to acquire some Kelet‐Food assets, a Hungarian cannery having a production capacity of 25 to 30,000 tonnes, and which is currently being liquidated.
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Morrisons to acquire meat processing facility
The site is a centralised fresh pork and lamb retail packing plant which has the capacity to expand into beef products and increase its overall existing production.
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Menasha Packaging acquires The Strive Group
Menasha Packaging Company has acquired The Strive Group of Chicago. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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Asda recalls layered prawn salad
Asda is withdrawing one date code of its layered prawn salad because it’s labelled incorrectly.
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Dublin Airport Authority launches Plane Water
Dublin Airport Authority has launched Plane Water – its first own brand water product.
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UFood Restaurant Group partners with Euro Café
UFood Restaurant Group has signed an agreement with Euro Café Corporation to create co-branded restaurant concepts.
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Pulse Beverage Corp enters first convenience store deal
The Pulse Beverage Corporation has entered into its first convenience store manufacturer to retailer direct agreement with Toot’n Totum Food Stores (TnT) of Amarillo, Texas.
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Record growth for lower alcohol beer, says Tesco
Demand for lower alcohol as well as non-alcoholic beer is growing significantly with UK off-licenses seeing all time record sales.
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Starbucks forms joint venture to open cafes across India
A 50/50 joint venture called Tata Starbucks Limited will own and operate Starbucks cafes in India.
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7-Eleven to acquire 55 Sam’s Mart stores
7-Eleven has entered into an agreement with Sam’s Mart to acquire 55 Sam’s Mart stores in North and South Carolinas (US) and convert them to 7-Eleven stores this year.
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Pinnacle Foods expands facility in US
Pinnacle Foods Group has officially opened the 17,000 sqft expansion to their Fort Madison canned meat factory. The newly expanded location brings 65 jobs to Fort Madison, (US).
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AdvancePierre Foods enters new distribution agreement
AdvancePierre Foods and Johnsonville Sausage have formed a strategic alliance, leveraging AdvancePierre Foods’ foodservice organisation and distribution system to deliver Johnsonville Sausages.
Innovations
Romio premium wine launches in Morrisons
Italian wine cooperative Caviro has launched its Romio premium wine range into Morrisons stores across the UK.
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Jamie Oliver launches new restaurant in the UK
Stretching over two floors in the bustling Maltings Shopping Centre, St Albans, Jamie Oliver’s 25th Jamie’s Italian restaurant will be launching on 6 February.
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Wicked Coffee becomes a supporter of the Coffee Kids charity
The Wicked Coffee Company has celebrated becoming a supporter of the international charity Coffee Kids by making its first donation to the cause.
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Starbucks Coffee launches in Morocco
Starbucks Coffee Company in partnership with Alshaya Morocco, has opened their first two stores in Morocco at the Morocco Mall. A third store is planned to open in March on the Boulevard d’Anfa.
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Starbucks ships more than 100 million K-Cup packs
At the end of 2011, Starbucks Coffee Company shipped more than 100m K-Cup packs and achieved a weighted All Commodity Volume (ACV) distribution across all channels of approximately 71%.
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Financial news, 27 January 2012: Starbucks, Tata Beverages
The latest financial news for 27 January 2012 includes Starbucks and Tata Global Beverages.
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SymphonyIRI Group partners with mySupermarket
A new partnership between SymphonyIRI Group, and mySupermarket, a UK independent online grocery shopping site, will provide the first detailed multi channel view of shoppers’ behaviour in the UK.
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Iceland recalls minced lamb due to salmonella risk
Iceland is recalling its frozen minced lamb because some batches may be contaminated with salmonella.
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UK food co-op invests in solar PV electricity system
Bristol (UK) ethical food business, EssentialTrading, is celebrating its 40th year as a co-operative with a £100,000 investment in a new solar PV electricity system from Solarsense.
Report
Brits switch from olive oil to rapeseed oil, says Waitrose
Brits are swapping from olive oil and more traditional cooking oils to cold-pressed rapeseed oil in a bit to reduce their intake of saturated fat while also supporting British produce.
Report
Food hygiene is a concern when eating out, says FSA
The agency’s latest public attitudes tracker shows that the main food safety issue people continue to be concerned about is food hygiene when eating out.
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New science strategy published by EFSA
This month marks the 10th anniversary of the European Union’s General Food Law and the establishment of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
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Select US Starbucks stores to offer alcohol by end of 2012
Starbucks Coffee Company plans to bring wine, beer and premium food offerings to a handful of locations in Atlanta and Southern California (US) by the end of this year.
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Bidvest Logistics wins major Gondola Group contract
Bidvest Logistics has won a three year contract extension, effective from July, worth approximately £86m to supply a multi-temperature range of food to the group’s UK restaurant chains.
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Marsh reinvents itself as Marsh Brand Partners
Marsh, a design firm focused on strategic and branded experiences for retail, restaurant and consumer packaged goods clients, is changing the firm name to Marsh Brand Partners.
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Asda set to invest over £500m in 2012
Asda will invest over £500m in its UK stores and depots in 2012, helping create up to 5,000 new jobs across the UK.
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Little Chef to close 67 sites cutting 600 jobs
Little Chef, a UK roadside restaurant chain, is to close 67 of its current portfolio of 161 sites.
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N2N Global launches new Quality and Food Safety Programme
N2N Global has launched its new cutting edge Quality and Food Safety Programme for restaurants and food service companies.
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Safeway contributes to one million volunteer hours in 2011
Safeway’s companywide effort to mobilise its workforce and transform communities resulted in employees volunteering one million hours in 2011.
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Bonduelle acquires CECAB in Russia
The Bonduelle Group concluded negotiations regarding the acquisition of the agro-industrial and commercial assets of French co-operative CECAB in Russia and in the countries of the CIS.
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Pizza Hut enters $18.8m Asset Sale Agreement
NPC has entered into an ASA with Pizza Hut, and affiliates (PHI) pursuant to which NPC has agreed to purchase from PHI 36 Pizza Hut units for $18.8m in cash, plus an additional amount for inventory.
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Attitude Drinks secures new US distribution deal
Attitude Drinks, owner of the real milk recovery drink, Phase III Recovery, has revealed that Sam’s Mart Inc has authorised the sales of Phase III.
Report
Baking is taking off in Britain, says Waitrose
Inspired by programmes including ‘The Great Sport Relief Bake Off’, ‘The Fabulous Baker Brothers’ and the stream of classic cookery shows being repeated, people across the UK are baking more.
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Taywell’s Ice Cream lands Costco deal
Taywell, a UK luxury ice cream and sorbet maker, has officially gone nationwide for the first time after winning a listing with wholesaler Costco.
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The Co-operative launches ‘Suggest-a-site’ scheme
The Co-operative Group is enlisting its six million members to help find potential new sites for Co-operative food stores across the country.
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Colin Jackson signs up to Tesco Great School Run programme
Colin Jackson CBE has undertaken his own marathon school run to celebrate news that every Primary School in Westminster has signed up to this year’s Tesco Great School Run programme.
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Salvadorian Coffee now brewing at Good Earth cafes
Good Earth Coffeehouse and Bakery will be serving a new Single Estate Feature Coffee, La Divina Providencia, from El Salvador.
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New appointments, 18 January 2012
The latest appointments and movements in the food and beverage industry, updated 18 January 2012.