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Mrs Crimble's makes gluten-free waves across the pond

31-Aug-2010 - Hampshire-based Stiletto Foods has made its first foray into the US market after striking a deal with natural foods giant Whole Foods Market that will see Mrs Crimble's free-from products listed in five of Whole Foods Market’s 11 regions in the US.

Co-op and Somerfield ranges to align by end of September

27-Aug-2010 - The alignment of Somerfield and Co-operative food ranges will be completed by the end of next month, 17 months after the £1.6bn merger was sealed and at least six months before the Somerfield store fascia disappears from the High Street.

Mars rolls out chocolate bars with reduced saturated fat

26-Aug-2010 - New reformulated Mars chocolate bars are going on sale in Europe with 15 to 20 per cent less saturated fat than their predecessors.

M&S hits back as CASH blasts salt levels in its salads

26-Aug-2010 - Surveys that compare salt levels in products of different weights targeted at different eating occasions and then single out individual firms for criticism are unfair and unhelpful, Marks & Spencer has argued.

UK Ofcom rejects breakfast TV complaints from Nestlé and Kellogg’s

24-Aug-2010 - UK media watchdog Ofcom has rejected complaints from cereal food giants Nestlé and Kellogg’s that they were treated unfairly by the Channel 4 programme What’s in Your Breakfast?

The boss was right. Asda’s Extra Special range is not that special

23-Aug-2010 - Asda boss Andy Clarke’s recent ‘Gerald Ratner’ moment simply reflects what any product developer working with the supermarkets will tell you in private, that the retailer’s own-label range does not stack up against the competition in the quality stakes.

James White secures new listings for beetroot shots

19-Aug-2010 - The firm behind heart-friendly beetroot juice Beet It has secured new retail listings for its ‘one-shot’ 70ml packs after a successful launch in Holland & Barrett.

News in brief

Booths to host ‘meet the buyer’ event in London

19-Aug-2010 - Speciality food manufacturers are being invited to pitch their wares to buyers at upmarket food retailer Booths at a Waterstones branch in London on October 7 as the firm seeks to spice up its range.

Kellogg’s boss blames recessionary climate for Nature’s Pleasure retreat

09-Aug-2010 - Premium muesli Nature’s Pleasure was pulled from supermarket shelves after just 12 months because of "economic pressures", according to Kellogg's UK md Greg Peterson.

Kellogg’s nutrition head tells UK media: ‘look beyond sugar in cereals’

05-Aug-2010 - Kellogg’s head of nutrition has called for UK journalists to look at the firm’s cereals as a whole and not just single out their sugar content.

Sales surge 22% at vegetable crisp maker glennans

03-Aug-2010 - Vegetable crisp manufacturer glennans has seen sales surge by 22% over the past 12 months driven by strong demand for own-label crisps.

Feature

Naan so bold

01-Aug-2010 - Honeytop Speciality Foods is storming the tortilla market and continues to champion innovation in products and processes, as Rod Addy discovers

Premier Foods battles universities

01-Aug-2010 - Intellectual property (IP) wrangles with universities have impeded joint research projects for Premier Foods, according to Dr Simon Branch, Premier's head of innovation and improvement.

Research cuts put food security at risk

01-Aug-2010 - Uncoordinated government funding threatens UK food production and security research, according to experts.

Omega-3 chews on horizon

01-Aug-2010 - Oxford Nutrascience is launching cranberry and omega-3 fortified chews in September, having already produced calcium fortified chews under its Ellactiva brand.

Kofta can cough-up profit margins

01-Aug-2010 - UK meat manufacturer The Big Kitchen has launched a Lamb Kofta dish for caterers who want to take advantage of the growing demand for ethnic dishes.

Cathedral City completes £10m brand relaunch

01-Aug-2010 - Cathedral City is completing its £10M brand relaunch with new-look products to satisfy the £24M adult snacking market.

Vodka on toast

01-Aug-2010 - Chase Distillery has launched its marmalade vodka. The team marinated marmalade in award- winning Chase Vodka, then infused extra oranges.

Fruit of the fine

01-Aug-2010 - UK supplier of nuts, seeds and dried fruit, Zeina Foods has introduced a new snack under the Zeina Love Our Foods brand.

Sausage slimmers

01-Aug-2010 - The upward trend for venison continues with the launch of Scottish Slimmers Wildly Healthy Venison Sausages.

Research promises new dawn for low-fat food

01-Aug-2010 - The appointment of Dr Hans Tromp as professor of Colloid Chemistry at Utrecht University promises new technological solutions for low-fat food products, according to food research firm Nizo.

Seed of opportunity

01-Aug-2010 - Aiming at the healthy end of the snack market, Munchy Seeds has launched Crunchy Bites.

Launches continue to promise heart health benefits

01-Aug-2010 - Despite ongoing issues with health claims legislation, the positioning of food and drink products promising to aid heart health appears to be continuing unabated, according to data from the Innova Database.

By gum, I think they've got it!

28-Jul-2010 - Ben & Jerry, Green & Black, and, er, Mike & Dan? If Peppersmith gum co-founders Mike Stevens and Dan Shrimpton are not quite household names just yet, give it a few years and they might just turn out to be one of grocery’s more interesting double acts, predicts Elaine Watson.

School meals numbers on rise – but still below pre-Jamie days?

19-Jul-2010 - School meal take-up might be back on the rise in secondary schools but still appears to be well below where it was before Jamie’s School Dinners and the School Food Trust (SFT) arrived on the scene five years ago.

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