All The Grocer articles in 22 November 2003 – Page 3

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    Reality tells another tale

    2003-11-22T00:00:00Z

    The skills crisis leads employers to promise much, but are they delivering? Duncan Brown reportsThere’s an annoying advertisement on the London Underground at the moment for a paging service. An executive is informed at 7.15am that...

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    Costco tries again as Irish review planning guidelines

    2003-11-22T00:00:00Z

    US giant Costco is looking again at the Irish market, five years after Bord Pleanala, the planning appeals board, refused permission for a €15m store in west Dublin.Through its British division, Costco Wholesale UK, the company has made a...

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    Spanish unhappy as Germany wins advantage in mandarins from China

    2003-11-22T00:00:00Z

    German mandarin orange importers are set to benefit from the latest decision from Brussels.EU bosses have announced plans to allow up to 12,000 tonnes of Chinese product to be imported before an additional levy of €155/tonne is imposed. Only...

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    CAVA ADDITION

    2003-11-22T00:00:00Z

    n Spanish winemaker Freixenet has added a premium Cava to its range – Cordon Negro Vintage Cava Brut 2001.n It is designed to offer consumers a step-up from the original sparkling offering,...

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    Hicks, Muse acquires Weetabix

    2003-11-22T00:00:00Z

    Dallas-based investment firm Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst has moved into the premier league in the ambient grocery market after snapping up the country’s biggest cereal brand Weetabix to create a £1.75bn UK food business. And more acquisitions...

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    The 25 most impressive companies

    2003-11-22T00:00:00Z

    >>How private investors ranked the food and drink sectorAnd Lockwood says the survey shows how critical media coverage is to investor sentiment. “Press coverage matters. Would Morrisons have been where it is in the survey if...