13 January 2001
The Grocer
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Gifts galore from Prima
13 Jan 2001
Prima magazine has a raft of giveaways, worth £9,600 in its February issue. Eleven trips to France, 15 lingerie sets and a widescreen television are among the prizes that readers can win. All readers have to do for a chance to win is to call and...
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Good mix for business
13 Jan 2001
Located in a fast growing area of Leicester, the Costcutter store has been recently refitted. Fronting on to a busy main road, it is surrounded by a mix of homes and businesses. With weekly sales running at £12,000 a week and sale of Paypoint...
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Hampshire freehold
13 Jan 2001
Widley Post Office is located to the north of Cosham and Portsmouth near Waterlooville in Hampshire. A semi detached property with a single storey rear extension, sales area is 500 sq ft. As well as operating as a sub post office, the business...
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Iceland chain goes for stability
13 Jan 2001
The new managing director of Iceland is no stranger to the frozen food chain. And the appointment of Andrew Pritchard who joined the chain from Ernst & Young in 1983 gives the Iceland group some much needed stability at a time when the mds of...
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I wanted to be...a forensic scientist
13 Jan 2001
Joanne Denney, chief executive IGD "It's a fascinating job and I have a naturally enquiring mind. Attending post mortems and watching dead bodies being cut into pieces would not faze me at all. I'm not squeamish. But I'm an arts graduate so I could...
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Heat is rising in cookies
13 Jan 2001
Biscuits that can be served hot or cold lead the raft of new product developments from the Fox's Biscuits stable during the first quarter of this year. The new Some Like 'Em Hot products come in foil fresh bags and the cookies which come in...
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In a sin bin
13 Jan 2001
Alcoholic iron brew WKD is moving to the edge of the ice for its latest promotional deal. It is sponsoring the sin bin at the home of UK ice hockey team the Sheffield Steelers. This is an extension of the brand's "Have You Got a WKD Side?"...
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Honour, please
13 Jan 2001
Sir: So once again the grocery business has been virtually ignored when it comes to doling out New Year Honours. Sure, the handful of folk who received gongs deserved the recognition, but I wonder why the powers that be seem to be largely ignoring...
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How the French love Great British Food
13 Jan 2001
It's heartening to know that French gourmets appreciate good British cooking and even laud honours on our cuisine. This was never more evident than when the Food from Britain-sponsored book Great British Food picked up the prize for best...
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In the Zest of health
13 Jan 2001
Zest is appealing to health-conscious readers in their February fitness issue, on sale this week. Readers have the opportunity to work their way to the peak of fitness, or just relax a little with Zest's offer of the chance to win a year's...
