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Welcome to today's news headlines about the food and grocery industry. For more news and analysis on the major stories go to www.igd.com/analysis

The top issues in today's UK national press:

  • Wider trade gap hits recovery hopes - Weak pound fails to drive up exports
  • 'Forget manufacturing, the future is food' - Justin King to address industry leaders today at IGD's Skills and Employment Summit
  • Kraft chief snubs MPs' inquiry into Cadbury takeover


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Financial Times Page
Wider trade gap hits recovery hopes - Weak pound fails to drive up exports 2
Developer sought for £1bn scheme - New Covent Garden Market in Vauxhall will start search for development partner 4
Slow spending thwarts green stimulus 9
The accidental beer business - A fire and a chance remark about a whisky byproduct led to the founding of specialty brewer Innis & Gunn 16
(Bart) Becht [Reckitt Benckiser] makes £99m shares gift 20
Liberty demerger heralds new era - Capital Shopping Centres 21
Sugar suffers as India raises output estimate 34
Imperial Tobacco hit by concerns on earnings growth 36
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The Times Page
Budget in a fortnight as nation heads for May 6 poll 9
Defiant leaders tuck into 'seal meal' to defend annual slaughter after EU ban 29
City Diary: Kraft's man in the firing line 38
City Diary: Lord Bilimoria, founder of Cobra Beer, is talking in London next week about the challenges facing business during the recession 38
'Forget manufacturing, the future is food' - Justin King to address industry leaders today at IGD's Skills and Employment Summit 43
JD Wetherspoon to report first-half figures on Friday 45
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The Daily Telegraph Page
Liberty to demerge in face of changing property market (Business) 1
Renewed fears over Britain's recovery 1
Kraft boss dodges MPs' questions (Business) 3
Drink ban on buses signalled 4
Not eating a pinch of salt could save 20,000 lives a year 6
You can still say no to vegans 20
Why John Lewis knows what Middle England wants 28
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The Guardian Page
Brace yourself for the mother of all cheeses (G2) 3
Tesco director laments quality of students - Lucy Neville-Rolfe speaking at IGD Skills and Employment Summit today 8
Dolphin film team reveal alleged whale meat for sale at US cafe 16
Kraft chief snubs MPs' inquiry into Cadbury takeover 23
Worsening trade gap clouds hope for recovery - Official figures show exports falling as firms fail to capitalise on weak sterling 24
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The Independent Page
A farewell to Britain's most stylish street - Jermyn Street to be modernised (Independent Life) 1
British classics' made with meat from the other side of the world 20
Prince's meat and greet at catering school 22
Eating out with the enemy: why Russia loves Georgian food 29
Letter: Trade ban would not save tuna, from Eugene Lapointe, President IWMC World Conservation Trust 36
Britain's AAA credit rating in jeopardy, warns agency 43
Liberty's International to split property portfolio into two companies 44
Tesco sticks it to American rival 45
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Daily Mail Page
Don't diet, just tweak the menu 5
Why women make the best pastry, by [Prince] Charles 19
The sweet wrapper that grows into flowers 31
Are the BRICs built on shaky foundations? 55
Liberty demerger plan 72
Kraft sends in B-team to MPs' probe 72
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Daily Mirror Page
Ciggies link to fatal fires 19
Oxo Mum takes stock - Lynda Bellingham is returning as Oxo Mum 26
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The Sun Page
Cigs 'top fire killer' 27
'Buy-tech' billboard watches you shop 28
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Daily Express Page
We love a full English...but it may be killing us 8
Farmers set to reap the benefit from new online service 52
Pound hit by debt fears and worsening trade gap 72
Liberty splits assets 72
Tasty gains on Compass menu 73
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