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The advice shop - environment
How can a start-up company be environmentally friendly?Tal ThomasFounder of Exotic Planet“The credo of the Exotic Planet team is: pure, natural, simple, good. This applies to our production and general modus operandi as much as...
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Company Profile - Exotic Planet
Date established: 1997; relaunched May 2007Turnover: £140,000Number Of lines: seven varieties in core range and five seasonal flavoursTal Thomas, founder of Exotic Planet juice drinks, strides into the room brandishing a tray of...
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Staffordshire cheese gets PDO
Staffordshire Cheese has become the latest UK product to be awarded Protected Designation of Origin status by the European Union.The Staffordshire Cheese name will now be protected under European law through its link to a specific...
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Cadbury to close factory
Cadbury Trebor Bassett is to close its factory in Keynsham, Somerset, affecting 500 jobs.The factory will shut down as part of a phased closure between 2009 and 2010 “to achieve greater supply chain efficiencies”, the confectionery giant...
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Tesco sales growth slows
Tesco has reported a 3.5% increase in half-year like-for-like sales excluding petrol.Like-for-like sales for the second quarter rose 2.4%, down from 4.7% in the first quarter, the retail giant said, although the growth rate in August picked...
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Finsbury acquires Anthony Alan
Finsbury Food Group has acquired low fat cake manufacturer Anthony Alan Foods for £3.75m.Anthony Alan Foods has the rights to distribute ambient cakes using the Weight Watchers brand in the UK and Ireland. It generated sales of £11.6m in the...
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Co-op Group motors ahead on back of food profit up 17%
The Co-operative Group has reported bumper half-year results and a sixth successive quarter of like-for-like growth for the last trading period before its merger with United Co-operatives.Guy McCracken, head of food retail for the...
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our man from drip Don Pumsey - 29th September 2007
Gotcha! You could almost taste the fusty air of jubilation in Fingleton's office as he briefed me on the findings of his yoghurt commission. Bang to rights! All four of the buggers and half the bloody dairy industry too! Eat my shorts, Freeman! Yes,...
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What the papers said - 29th September 2007
Marks & Spencer has seen sales of fish such as fresh pilchards soar by simply renaming them, according to the Mail. In a bid to tempt consumers to try lesser-known species, because of low stocks of traditional favourites such as cod, M&S...
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Price Survey - 29th September 2007
Morrisons has once again disrupted Asda's plans of achieving a consistent run as cheapest retailer by providing this week's cheapest basket, but it was a close-fought contest with price-slashing Tesco. Morrisons' £40.29 basket contained the cheapest...
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Heinz conceals veg to help kids eat 5-a-day
Heinz is launching a kids' range with 'hidden' vegetables to help youngsters to reach the recommended 5-a-day.The Heinz Hidden Veg range, available from next week, comes in Hoops, SpagBol and Beanz varieties and will sit alongside the...
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Whopping 60% share makes Perth the latest Tesco Town
If you live in Perth and don't much like Tesco you may want to consider moving somewhere else. The Scottish town has been officially crowned the new 'Tesco Town' - the place where the retail giant commands the highest share of the grocery market...
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WORLD NEWS - Unilever to acquire drinks company
Unilever to acquire drinks company JAKARTA: Unilever Indonesia is to buy the Buavita brand of fruit-based drinks from local company Ultra, which will continue to produce the...
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Dolmio adds first organic sauce range
Mars UK is hoping to apppeal to health-conscious consumers who tend to avoid ready-made sauces with its first Dolmio organic bolognese sauce.Organic Sauce for Bolognese, which will feature the Soil Association logo, was created to meet...
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M&S's Plan A leaves public unimpressed by green aims
Marks & Spencer is lagging behind its rivals in convincing shoppers of its ecological credentials - in spite of its huge efforts to position itself as a green retailer, exclusive research for The Grocer indicates.M&S, which launched its...
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Retailers vow to fight ban on Scottish alcohol promos
Scores of off-licences and supermarkets could spring up on the English side of the border with Scotland if the Scottish Executive forces through "ludicrous" proposals to ban alcohol promotions, Majestic Wine Warehouses chief executive Tim How...
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Aldi places city centre sites on shopping list
Aldi's first city centre store - in Manchester's Arndale Centre - has traded so successfully that the retailer plans to open more centrally-located supermarkets.Edinburgh is the next city in the German discounter's sights for the larger...
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Bottle-conditioned ale range at M&S
Marks & Spencer is to champion bottle-conditioned regional beers with the launch of four own-label beers from named suppliers.The line-up includes a Norfolk Bitter, brewed by Woodforde's, a Buckinghamshire Ale from Vale Brewery, a...
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Farmer unveils plan for chain of real ale stores
A Norfolk barley farm plans to establish a chain of franchised real ale stores across the country to cater for the growing demand for local British beers and ale. Branthill Farm, near Wells-next-the-Sea, opened its own shop three years...