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Premier float was a success
Premier Foods sold more shares than is planned following its flotation.The maker of Branston Pickle and Typhoo Tea has been valued at £540m after it sold £350m of shares yesterday.The strong interest from investors came after the company...
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ICA is looking at Finland
Swedish retailer ICA is looking at entering the Finnish market, according to media reports.ICA is currently owned by Dutch retailer Ahold, who has a 50% stake in the company. A further 30% is held by ICA Forbundet and 20% by Canica.In a news...
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tropicana 5 a day
Tropicana is to reinforce its health credentials by adopting the DoH 5 a Day logo on its packaging. From August 15, the logo will appear on Tropicana Pure Premium juices – Original, Smooth, Ruby Breakfast, Golden Grapefruit, Pink Grapefruit and...
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Parfetts’ team for its £6m depot
Graham Jagger is to be general manager of Parfetts’ new £6m cash and carry depot in Sheffield (see news, p4). The depot, which is due to open in the last quarter of this year, will create 70 new jobs. The facility will be Parfetts’ sixth...
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BRC fails to tackle parking bay abuse
from Douglas Campbell, exec director, Disabled Drivers’ Association, and Ed Passant, chief exec, Disabled Drivers’ Motor ClubSir; The British Retail Consortium’s code of practice to tackle misuse of disabled parking bays (The Grocer,...
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Code abuses to be probed
The big four supermarkets will be grilled by competition minister Gerry Sutcliffe and a cross-party panel of MPs on Thursday amid mounting concerns over their market dominance.Billed as “an informal opportunity for the minister to discuss...
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Code abuses to be probed
The big four supermarkets will be grilled by competition minister Gerry Sutcliffe and a cross-party panel of MPs on Thursday amid mounting concerns over their market dominance.Billed as “an informal opportunity for the minister to discuss...
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Accantia blasts red tape
Health and beauty products specialist Accantia has slammed the “rising tide of unnecessary regulation” from Brussels.The manufacturer said waves of new regulations governing the industry from Brussels were adding mounting costs to producers and...
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The Acid Test
>>consumers and buyers give their views on the latest launchesMayver’s Australian Peanut butterFrom: Ancient DistributorsMayver’s Australian Peanut Butter is an Omega-3 enriched product which contains small amounts...
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Confused government health advice blasted
The government’s lack of consistency in health and diet messages is failing both industry and consumers, Asda’s regulatory affairs manager Gordon Maddan said this week. “We are baffled by the priorities – the Food Standards Agency is talking...
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Ager takes China role
Senior Tesco executive Steve Ager is to become president of the Chinese joint venture announced this week.His 27-year career at Tesco has included senior buying jobs, which saw him launch the Finest brand, and more recently a two-year stint...
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Ager takes China role
Senior Tesco executive Steve Ager is to become president of the Chinese joint venture announced this week.His 27-year career at Tesco has included senior buying jobs, which saw him launch the Finest brand, and more recently a two-year stint...
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Richardson relishing a Rich time ahead
Rich Products has recruited Simon Richardson as sales and marketing manager to boost the growth of its baked products such as American Style Cookies.He will oversee the company’s sales, marketing, customer service, NPD and technical operations....
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Fresh ammo at Golden Wonder
Golden Wonder is stepping up its fightback against arch rival Walkers by bringing out its own range of premium crisps called Golden Skins.It is also putting two of its more successful lines, Nik Naks and Wheat Crunches, into single-serve pots....
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Fresh ammo at Golden Wonder
Golden Wonder is stepping up its fightback against arch rival Walkers by bringing out its own range of premium crisps called Golden Skins.It is also putting two of its more successful lines, Nik Naks and Wheat Crunches, into single-serve pots....
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The art of overdoing it
The British are working too hard and the trend is now a serious social issue says Steve CrabbWorking time is back in the spotlight this month. First, there’s the question of the right of individuals to opt out of the EU’s maximum...
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Dairy Crest axes plant
Dairy Crest has announced the closure of its Enfield factory, with a loss of 320 jobs.The fresh products factory, run by joint venture Yoplait Dairy Crest, produces own label yogurts and soft cheeses.It will close early in 2005 because the...
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Bestway’s Pervez steps back as son joins board
Bestway founder Sir Anwar Pervez has stepped down as managing director, but will remain chairman of the group.Sir Anwar opened his first convenience food store in 1962 and by the early 1970s was operating 10 outlets.In 1976 he decided to move...
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Big food fights back
The industry is responding to the health lobby by reformulating products, but will this placate critics? Sean McAllister reportsJudging by the barrage of initiatives that have flooded out of some of the biggest producers in the last...
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Trading chief Baxter bows out of TM Retail
Paul Baxter, TM Retail’s trading director, has resigned from the company “to pursue a number of investment opportunities”.Baxter joined TM Retail five years ago as marketing director after leaving another c-store chain, Alldays, where he had...