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    Business blooms inthe desert

    2006-12-09T00:00:00Z

    Few British shoppers realise it, but they are taking home more produce than ever before from Israeli fields, groves and orchards.Of the £140m of produce imported into Britain by Agrexco and Mehadrin Tnuport Export, about three-quarters...

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    Bogof's week

    2006-12-09T00:00:00Z

    Bogof was in Scotland last week for the launch of Tesco's new eco-friendly superstore at Wick. Unfortunately, when he landed at Inverness at 10pm ready for a 6am drive up to the remote superstore the next morning he discovered his luggage had...

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    Bogof's week

    2006-12-09T00:00:00Z

    Bogof was in Scotland last week for the launch of Tesco's new eco-friendly superstore at Wick. Unfortunately, when he landed at Inverness at 10pm ready for a 6am drive up to the remote superstore the next morning he discovered his luggage had...

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    Fairtrade fans boosting nuts

    2006-12-09T00:00:00Z

    Tesco is extending its Fairtrade nut offer. It claims more than 13,000 farmers in Malawi, Mozambique and India will benefit from the decision to launch a 200g Fairtrade peanut and raisin mix and Fairtrade natural cashews in 150g...

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    Fairtrade fans boosting nuts

    2006-12-09T00:00:00Z

    Tesco is extending its Fairtrade nut offer.It claims more than 13,000 farmers in Malawi, Mozambique and India will benefit from the decision to launch a 200g Fairtrade peanut and raisin mix and Fairtrade natural cashews in 150g...

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    Wold Top has the bottle to expand

    2006-12-09T00:00:00Z

    A new micro-brewery in Yorkshire has begun bottling its most popular ale and will, initially, target regional off-licences and specialist stores.The Wold Top Brewery, which was founded in 2003, is bottling its bestselling cask ale,...

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    Nurturing the bottom line

    2006-12-09T00:00:00Z

    Raising an infant is a wallet-emptying experience, with companies in the infant care sector constantly dreaming up new ways to part parents from their cash.And the pressure on suppliers to do so is great, because birth rates are stable,...

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    UBUK goes nuts with brands for New Year

    2006-12-09T00:00:00Z

    UBUK is welcoming in the New Year with a range of snacking launches as well as slashing the saturated fat content across its crisps portfolio. New for 2007 is limited edition McCoy's Jackets, available from March. The crisps are made...

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    UBUK goes nuts with brands for New Year

    2006-12-09T00:00:00Z

    UBUK is welcoming in the New Year with a range of snacking launches as well as slashing the saturated fat content across its crisps portfolio. New for 2007 is limited edition McCoy's Jackets, available from March. The crisps are made...

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    In Brief: Carluccio's expands; Tesco to the rescue; A Humphrys grilling

    2006-12-09T00:00:00Z

    Carluccio's expands Café and grocery chain Carluccio's is eyeing 100 sites as part of a major expansion programme. This week the company announced a pre-tax profit of £3.4m, up 6%. Sales were £45.8m, up 24%, for the year to 24...

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    McVitie's heats up the cake shelves

    2006-12-09T00:00:00Z

    The McVitie's brand is making its debut in the hot desserts category with a range of everyday cakes designed for heating in the microwave.Heat to Treat cakes will be available from March in a variety of flavours - Double Chocolate,...

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    FoE can be proud of campaign

    2006-12-09T00:00:00Z

    SIR; The article by Liz Hamson on the Friends of the Earth planning submission was a useful and interesting contribution to the debate. However I cannot allow two arguments to go unchallenged. Firstly, the contention by a "disgruntled...

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    FoE can be proud of campaign

    2006-12-09T00:00:00Z

    SIR; The article by Liz Hamson on the Friends of the Earth planning submission was a useful and interesting contribution to the debate. However I cannot allow two arguments to go unchallenged.Firstly, the contention by a "disgruntled...

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    Winter chill of discontent hits Iceland

    2006-12-09T00:00:00Z

    Distribution workers are to put the freeze on deliveries to Iceland stores in London and the south east in the run up to Christmas. Drivers and warehouse staff based at the retailer's depot in Enfield plan a series of strikes after...

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    Out go the chimps - in comes knitted monkey

    2006-12-09T00:00:00Z

    Comedian Johnny Vegas and Monkey, the knitted puppet with a cult following, have teamed up with PG Tips to front an £18m advertising campaign for the tea brand in the new year. Owner Unilever will be pouring out £1m a week for the first 12...

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    Out go the chimps - in comes knitted monkey

    2006-12-09T00:00:00Z

    Comedian Johnny Vegas and Monkey, the knitted puppet with a cult following, have teamed up with PG Tips to front an £18m advertising campaign for the tea brand in the new year. Owner Unilever will be pouring out £1m a week for the first 12...

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    Independents urged to stock premium ciders

    2006-12-09T00:00:00Z

    Independents are losing out to the multiples by concentrating on white cider rather than premium, according to a leading industry figure. "They should allocate one shelf to premium and then they will get more people into the category than...

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    Independents urged to stock premium ciders

    2006-12-09T00:00:00Z

    Independents are losing out to the multiples by concentrating on white cider rather than premium, according to a leading industry figure."They should allocate one shelf to premium and then they will get more people into the category than...

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    MacKenzie takes co-op clout to SRC

    2006-12-09T00:00:00Z

    Ken MacKenzie is the new chairman of the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC). MacKenzie has worked in retail for more than 30 years and has been chief officer of the Scottish Co-op since 1992. He is also a member of the Scottish Grocers'...

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    Tesco 'collusion' stunner

    2006-12-09T00:00:00Z

    Nisa-Today's launched a scathing attack on Tesco when it met the Competition Commission, it has emerged. In what could be the most damaging evidence yet to come out of the Commission's grocery market investigation, Nisa-Today's...