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    Suppliers enlist celebs' help to promote turkey

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Turkey bosses are hoping to stem plummeting retail sales with an ambitious consumer campaign.Quality British Turkey is splashing out on four celebrity chefs to rebuild consumer confidence. Weekly sales have halved since avian flu was...

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    Enco's Clarke to develop Cockspur Rum

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Cockspur Rum has appointed Pauline Clarke as UK brand manager.In the newly created role, Clarke is responsible for developing the brand in the UK market through the on- and off-trade, reporting to David Smith, Cockspur's international...

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    Climbing the ladder

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    How did you get to where I am today? The first sensible career move I made was to go to business school at INSEAD in France. My introduction to entrepreneurship started in 1989 running a start-up exercise equipment company. The raw excitement of...

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    Climbing the ladder

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    How did you get to where I am today? The first sensible career move I made was to go to business school at INSEAD in France. My introduction to entrepreneurship started in 1989 running a start-up exercise equipment company. The raw excitement of...

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    Grampian close to pay deal with T&G

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Meat processor Grampian Country Food Group is close to an agreement with the T&G over pay, according to chief executive Eddie Power.The union is prepared to ballot the 2,000 of its members employed by Grampian on strike action in the...

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    Grampian close to pay deal with T&G

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Meat processor Grampian Country Food Group is close to an agreement with the T&G over pay, according to chief executive Eddie Power.The union is prepared to ballot the 2,000 of its members employed by Grampian on strike action in the...

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    Double crossout - or plain double crossing?

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Tesco is at the centre of a row over its fresh produce price-cuts pledge that is threatening to grow into a much wider debate over retail promotions.Cornwall Trading Standards officer Martin Fisher is calling for wholesale change to the...

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    Double crossout - or plain double crossing?

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Tesco is at the centre of a row over its fresh produce price-cuts pledge that is threatening to grow into a much wider debate over retail promotions.Cornwall Trading Standards officer Martin Fisher is calling for wholesale change to the...

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    Definition of predatory pricing 'needs rethink'

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    The independent retailer at the centre of a storm over alleged below-cost selling by Tesco four years ago has called on the Competition Commission to review its interpretation of predatory pricing.Ian Proudfoot, joint managing director...

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    Definition of predatory pricing 'needs rethink'

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    The independent retailer at the centre of a storm over alleged below-cost selling by Tesco four years ago has called on the Competition Commission to review its interpretation of predatory pricing.Ian Proudfoot, joint managing director...

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    Little Delights enhance Princess range revamp

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Confectionery company Tangerine is launching a new treats line and revamping its existing Princess range, which it acquired from Burton's Foods last August. The treats, which are aimed at indulgent confectionery fans, have been branded...

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    Little Delights enhance Princess range revamp

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Confectionery company Tangerine is launching a new treats line and revamping its existing Princess range, which it acquired from Burton's Foods last August. The treats, which are aimed at indulgent confectionery fans, have been branded...

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    Tesco denies it misled with half-price pledge

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Tesco has lashed out at claims it misled consumers over prices with its flagship fruit and veg pledge.The multiple said reports in the weekend press that it had raised the prices of fruit lines days before cutting them to half price at...

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    Tesco denies it misled with half-price pledge

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Tesco has lashed out at claims it misled consumers over prices with its flagship fruit and veg pledge.The multiple said reports in the weekend press that it had raised the prices of fruit lines days before cutting them to half price at...

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    Trends & Developments

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    ?High-octane drinks brand Extreme Drinks was given a makeover in August last year. It also added a range of vitamin-enriched water drinks to its portfolio. Aqua Vitamins is a blend of natural mineral water, health-boosting vitamins and fruit...

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    Trends & Developments

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    ?High-octane drinks brand Extreme Drinks was given a makeover in August last year. It also added a range of vitamin-enriched water drinks to its portfolio. Aqua Vitamins is a blend of natural mineral water, health-boosting vitamins and fruit...

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    Distracting times for Sainsbury's

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    It doesn't look as if the speculation surrounding the future ownership of Sainsbury's is going to go away. If the latest reports are to be believed, a number of parties are acquiring stakes in the business on the basis of the value of the...

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    Distracting times for Sainsbury's

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    It doesn't look as if the speculation surrounding the future ownership of Sainsbury's is going to go away. If the latest reports are to be believed, a number of parties are acquiring stakes in the business on the basis of the value of the...

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    Patak's restructure as MD Page steps down

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Long-standing group managing director of Patak's, David Page, is leaving the company at the end of the month. Page has worked at the family-owned Indian food company for 16 years and has overseen its expansion from a medium-sized company...

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    Patak's restructure as MD Page steps down

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Long-standing group managing director of Patak's, David Page, is leaving the company at the end of the month. Page has worked at the family-owned Indian food company for 16 years and has overseen its expansion from a medium-sized company...