All The Grocer articles in 28 July 2001 – Page 3

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    Duchy Originals ambitious to develop shares of key areas'

    2001-07-28T00:00:00Z

    Prince Charles' organic food brand Duchy Originals has announced plans to extend its rapidly expanding portfolio into even more grocery sectors. The first phase includes organic whole and semi-skimmed milk ­ the company s first major step into the...

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    NICOLAS PUSHES ALSACE WINES

    2001-07-28T00:00:00Z

    Wines from Alsace will be price promoted throughout August in the Nicolas off licence chain. French promotion body Sopexa has also set up weekend tastings in Nicolas outlets of a Gewurztraminer, a Riesling and a Pinot Gris. Nicolas has 20 outlets...

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    Rural Shops Alliance: We're in the field'

    2001-07-28T00:00:00Z

    The Rural Shops Alliance is "way ahead of anything else on the rural retail scene" in becoming an advocate for local stores claims manager Sean Carter. As Prince Charles unveiled Business in the Community's Action Plan for Rural Communities, Carter...

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    Magazines: All that Glamour desires

    2001-07-28T00:00:00Z

    Condé Nast has revealed details of the typical Glamour reader following the responses to a questionnaire in the July issue of the magazine. The information, taken from a sample of 2,222 Glamour readers, showed the average is 26 years old and has...

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    Tasting panel: SUMMER ALE

    2001-07-28T00:00:00Z

    From Fuller's. One of the London brewer's seasonal beers designed to be light and refreshing. Abv: 3.9% Price £1.59 TARGET CONSUMER Andrew Fenney 32, currently between opportunities, London SW9 Having endured many gruelling summers in search...

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    No battery egg aim at M&S

    2001-07-28T00:00:00Z

    Marks & Spencer claims it is set to become the first food retailer to completely remove battery eggs from its food range. The chain, which has been bolstering flagging fortunes in its clothing sector with innovations in its grocery aisles, said the...

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    Opinion: It's time to grasp Gill's agenda

    2001-07-28T00:00:00Z

    Judging by the last few days, there's a grave danger that many leading business folk will contract serious cases of welly rash as they trek the shires on fact-finding missions during the next few months. But at least they'll be suffering in a good...

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    Food Standards Agency: Co-op blasts FDF stance on labels

    2001-07-28T00:00:00Z

    Manufacturers and retailers have clashed over government proposals to ban potentially misleading phrases such as natural', farm fresh', country style' and authentic' from food labels. The Food Standards Agency is drawing up a list of guidelines...

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    Rural action: Charles pushes local sourcing

    2001-07-28T00:00:00Z

    Clive Beddall Chief executives of Sainsbury, the Co-operative Group, Spar and the IGD stood alongside the Prince of Wales at St James's Palace on Tuesday to give a high profile send-off to what could be the biggest ever boost for locally produced...

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    Lang's beef: G8 at Genoa

    2001-07-28T00:00:00Z

    Tim Lang, professor of food policy at Thames Valley University The trouble that erupted at the G8 in Genoa last weekend appeared initially to have nothing to do with the modern food world. Food began to globalise millennia ago and certainly five...

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    CANNED FISH: Namibia's production of pilchards slashed 50%

    2001-07-28T00:00:00Z

    New season delayed due to poor weather and abnormal sea temperatures Production of pilchards in Namibia has been cut by 50% under a conservation programme recently introduced by the government to preserve a dwindling fishing resource. Three...

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    Buying groups: Tobacco set for £100m

    2001-07-28T00:00:00Z

    Nisa is predicting that its new tobacco distribution service will hit £100m turnover in its first year. Tobacco was added to current distribution systems in June as the final link in Nisa's plans to streamline its ordering system in a "one-stop...