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Asda is fined over car park barrier death
Asda has been fined £225,000 after a customer was killed by a car park barrier crashing into his car.Kenneth Farr, 37, suffered fatal head injuries when the unsecured steel barrier was blown into his windscreen by a gust of wind in May...
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Industry urges Johnson not to assume clear-cut winner
Supporters of front-of-pack GDAs have urged the government to exercise caution in its bid to make the food industry adopt a single system of nutrition labelling.At the unveiling of the Department of Health's obesity strategy report -...
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Lamb sales lifted by autumn promotion
Retail lamb sales jumped an average of 8.6% in England over the last three months of 2007 on the back of a high-profile autumn marketing campaign.TNS data shows retail sales of lamb in England were up 6.2% year-on-year in October, 15.9%...
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Asda Falkirk0This busy store was well-merchandised and provided all 33 items on the list. All 17 checkouts were open and processing queues with impressive speed. Our shopper spoke to several members of staff who were all were...
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Criminals find new way to avoid duty
Wholesalers were plagued by a return of widespread duty fraud to the beer market at Christmas as crooks circumvented tougher rules on duty drawback.Several leading wholesalers have revealed that their trade was hit by a rise in the...
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Babyfood scare culprit sent to jail
A man has been jailed for three years for sparking a food safety alert at Morrisons stores last August, which resulted in hundreds of products being pulled from shelves.Shane Ward, 53, left a jar of babyfood contaminated with bleach in a...
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Bernard Matthews is going 'back to basics'
Bernard Matthews has appointed Leigh Edwards as sales director to help improve the fortunes of the East Anglian turkey producer.Edwards will be managing the UK sales team and described the task of revitalising Bernard Matthews as a "back...
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Brussels backs lower VAT for ecologically friendly products
The prospect of a lower rate of VAT on environmentally-friendly products moved a step closer this week when a senior European Commission official said Brussels supported the idea.Products eligible for the lower rate could also carry a...
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Suppliers face battle with EU over minimum font size rule
A row is looming between Brussels and the food industry over plans for a minimum font size for text on labels.On Wednesday the European Commission will produce the final version of its Regulation on the Provision of Food Information to...
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Reckitt Benckiser's trio cleans up in household
Reckitt Benckiser has started 2008 with a major push on its household brands, taking no fewer than three spots in the top five household category chart last weekend.Air Wick clinched first place with 25% of activity, primarily focused on...
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Cheese is 'the next big Fairtrade opportunity'
Manufacturers are tapping soaring demand for ethically traded products with the development of new Fairtrade lines, including the launch of the UK's first Fairtrade cheese and a move by Divine Chocolate into supermarket bakery.Fairtrade...
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Stella promises CSR in wake of Young's blow
InBev is promising to inject a "more overt corporate social responsibility element" into Stella Artois following a shock delisting from the Young's pub chain this week.Sponsorship of the Artois Tennis Championship and the Pass on...
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Stimpson takes on formats for Booker
Booker has signed Garry Stimpson to the newly created role of merchandising controller to focus on its Premier symbol group.Stimpson's main responsibility will be to develop formats and layouts of independent stores to maximise sales and...
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Tesco to close its Brackmills drinks depot
Tesco is set to close its Brackmills beers, wines and spirits depot in Northamptonshire in May.The 15-year-old depot can no longer cope with demand and is to be converted into a Tesco.com depot, subject to consultation with trade unions,...
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Cleaning brands jump on the trend for specialist household products
Thanks to Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen and his celebrity interior designer chums, UK home decorators have been moving away from carpets and towards a variety of different flooring. This shift has provided a bonanza for suppliers, who are well...
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Stewart replaces Marsden as marketing director at Britvic
Soft drinks company Britvic has appointed former Allied Domecq marketer Simon Stewart as its new marketing director. Stewart replaces Andrew Marsden, who left the company after 10 years last September. With effect from 4...
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Buddies turn Desperate
Hit TV shows such as Desperate Housewives, 24 and Lost feature for the first time in a new adult range of Easter eggs from Bon Bon Buddies.The range will consist of 100g chocolate eggs in mugs, with an rsp of £3.99, featuring visuals...
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Momentum builds for ethical veal campaign
Retailers, the government and animal welfare groups are backing plans concerning male dairy calf culling and exporting that could lead to a major boost to UK veal production.Plans to support economically viable outlets for the domestic...
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Low prices jeopardise viability of cauliflower
The low prices retailers are paying cauliflower growers are threatening the long-term viability of English production.Growers of the brassica crop, largely produced in the south west in winter, are receiving only 18p-20p per head for a...
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a good cause orhealth Hazard?
Asking schoolchildren to scoff chocolate bars in return for sports equipment is a marketing ploy Cadbury may wish to forget. Its Get Active! campaign, asking customers to redeem wrappers in exchange for sports kit for local schools, was...