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the wasteland
Reduce, reuse, recycle, urges the famous green mantra. Last week, Sainsbury's arguably went a step further when it announced it wanted to start "an environmental revolution" by eliminating, rather than reducing, plastic packaging from 500 lines....
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Government advisors propose alcohol ad ban
Government advisors have proposed a ban on the advertising of alcohol on TV in a bid to stop binge drinking.The recommendation has been made in a report called Pathways to Problems. It was produced by a group chaired by Laurence Gruer,...
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Honey firm bought by investors
The Rowse Honey Company, one of Britain’s oldest honey manufacturers, has been bought by Wellness Foods, backed by private investment firms.The price paid is understood to be between £70m and £75m.The investors include Swiss-based...
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Advice Shop -What¹s more important to get right, product or packaging?
What¹s more important to get right, product or packaging?Jeremy MartinMarketing directorFor Goodness ShakesPackaging is the gateway to your product. It sets expectations. It makes a promise. It even discriminates, inviting...
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Company profile - Doddington Dairy
Doddington Dairy has been a working farm in Northumberland for the last 50 years. You may think this makes it a bit too old to be featured in On The Up, a section for young suppliers. But it's only in the last few years that the ice cream...
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World News - 9th September 2006
France. Carrefour is to invest £67m each year between 2006 and 2008 as it concentrates on expanding its network of Greek stores. The retailer is expected to open up to 20 more Champion Marinopoulos supermarkets this year, which...
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CUP For Outstanding Business Achievement 2006
The Grocer Cup for Outstanding Business Achievement is one of the industry's top accolades. It is given to an individual who has inspired exceptional results and made the biggest contribution to the industry in the past year. And it's a special...
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Hot stuff MP3 players
Creative Zen V Plus (from £110)Creative is the innovator in the MP3 market.It owns the patent on the familiar iPod-style menu systems, and Creative was touting hard-disk MP3 players before Apple even knew what MP3 stood...
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FFA threatens direct action on milk prices
Pressure is growing for a rise in farmgate milk prices, with Farmers For Action's David Handley warning of more direct action within the month.After a relatively quiet summer from the pressure group and little sign of its figurehead,...
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Argento adds wine to expand brand
The Argento Wine Company has added two wines to its portfolio as part of a repositioning of its flagship brand.The two new Argento wines, a 2006 Chardonnay and a 2005 Malbec, have been given a more premium price point than others in the...
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The Advice Shop
Jeremy Martin Marketing director, For Goodness Shakes! Packaging is the gateway to your product. It sets expectations. It makes a promise. It even discriminates, inviting customers you want and excluding those you don't. Brilliant...
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AF Blakemore makes Fitton retail director
Spar wholesaler AF Blake-more has appointed Mike Fitton as retail sales director for Spar distribution, replacing Elwyn Davies who has taken up the position of retail development director.Fitton joins the company from Musgrave Budgens...
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Cobb lures Parsons from South Africa
Steve Parsons is leaving his role as chief operating officer of Grampian Country Food Group to become managing director of Cobb Europe, the poultry research and development company.Parsons joins the Essex company on 2 October, and will...
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"I am holed up behind a locked door unable to get to the stuck record playing over and over again on the other side"
Am I the only one to already have Competition Commission inquiry fatigue? Just two weeks into the face-to-face hearings and I feel like I am holed up behind a locked door unable to get to the stuck record playing over and over again on the other...
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United Co-op: sales up but tough times ahead
United Co-operatives' sales and profits rose in the first six months of the year, but the society faces a tough six months ahead in the face of intensifying competition in the market, according to its chief executive. Figures for the 26...
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STAYING AHEAD OF THE CURVE
Despite the pressure from retailers, global food and drink suppliers are still delivering healthy figures - so much so that they are, in fact, performing better than they were 12 months ago.The latest '50 FMCG Champions' survey from OC&C...
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'Rethink Rioja' drive aims to lift UK sales
A campaign to boost UK sales of wines from the Spanish Rioja region kicked off this week with a tasting event for multiple and independent retailers.The Rethink Rioja campaign, developed using consumer research commissioned by the Rioja...
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john howard We must all do our bit to contribute to a sustainable food system, says the marketing director of the Danish Bacon & Meat Council
Hardly a day passes without some fresh advice for us to modify our lifestyles in the long- term interests of the planet. As we look back on our summer break, how many of us had our consciences pricked by the recent remarks of the Bishop of...
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The drama is all in the can
The story of canned goods over the past year is more the stuff of a Hollywood screenplay than the tale of a category long branded as lacking any interest or flair.First we had the high-profile introduction of Branston beans into brand...