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Employers are seeing the sense in flexible working
T ory leader David Cameron weighed in on the side of work/life balance once again last month with a speech that deserved a lot more coverage than it got. Coming amid the Labour leadership crisis, the anniversary of 9/11 and the unfolding Afghan...
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Will green ever be truly mainstream?
The trend to buy "green" runs hand in hand with the trend to buy premium - thanks chiefly to the price tag. But there is only so much shoppers are prepared to pay, which could limit the growth prospects of so-called green categories. This was...
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Fair weather foods
OlivesOtter Farm in Devon, run by Mark Diacono, is home to 120 olive trees that could become the source of the UK's first home-grown olive oil. Diacono hopes to produce his first commercial crop in 2008. The trees are of a...
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Ocean spray fits in at spa
A spa break is up for grabs every day for eight weeks in a pre-Christmas offer on packs of Ocean Spray cranberry juice drinks.The first draw takes place next month and winners get a midweek mini-break at one of three Champneys resorts....
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Not smart, says GMB
Workers union the GMB has passed an emergency motion at the Labour Party Conference calling on the government to intervene in job cuts at Nestlé.Labour delegates on the conference floor voted unanimously to pass the motion following the...
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Prices for organic/fair trade putting off green shoppers
The nation's green conscience may be spreading from the chattering classes to the masses, but many consumers still think that ethically produced food is over-priced and are not prepared to pay for it, according to new research. In a...
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A Scooby-Doo Hallowe'en
Bon Bon Buddies is using scare tactics for its latest Hallowe'en treats, which are linked with Scooby-Doo.It is launching snack packs sporting the canine sleuth, which contain individual portions of either jelly skull and crossbones or...
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Palmer makes a move to invest in marketing
The personal hygiene giant Kimberly-Clark has appointed Tony Palmer as its new chief marketing officer. Palmer joins the company from his four-year post as UK managing director for food company Kellogg.In a new role for...
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Restoration man on regeneration
Griff Rhys Jones, presenter of the BBC's Restoration programme, will be telling viewers how to preserve themselves a little better, as the voice of a new TV ad campaign for Seven Seas cod liver oil.Breaking in the middle of next month,...
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Research Notes
Continental cheese (excluding blue cheese) is one of the poorest-performing sectors in the cheese category. It is worth £229m and is declining at 1.0%. The strongest sectors: territorials (excluding blue), mini portions and British blue are...
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The tomorrow people
Which group are you in? Are you wonderful or fabulous? Gorgeous or sexy? If you find yourself at a grocery industry event facing these questions amid a sea of young fresh faces, there is a good chance you are at IGD's annual Leading Edge...
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A place in the sun
Wandering past vineyards and olive groves, eating local ostrich meat with locally grown okra and chillis, plucking apricots and almonds from well-tended orchards, sipping tea from a plantation down the road... you might think you were holidaying...
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Price Survey
Tesco has failed to hold on to the crown of cheapest supermarket, after it broke Asda's five-week-long spell at the top last week. Asda's total of £49.04 was the cheapest of the six supermarkets in our survey this week. Tesco was second at...
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Top-Up shop
Who we visitedWelcome co-op, Cooden Sea Road, Bexhill on Sea, East Sussexesso on the run, Hampton Court, Surreymace, Newton Park, Four Winds, Belfastspar Crawley Avenue, Crawley, West Sussextesco express,...
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Speciality show
If the industry required any more proof as to the growing popularity of speciality foods, visitor numbers at this month's Speciality & Fine Food Fair should provide reassurance. According to organiser Fresh RM, more than 6,000 people...