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Aunt Bessie gets new MD
Neil Sanderson has been appointed managing director of Hull-based Tryton Foods, which owns the Aunt Bessie's frozen food brand. He replaces Brian Young, who left the business last October. Sanderson, 35, has more than 10 years' experience in the...
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Morrisons is now the firm favourite to win the battle for Sa
But there was a sting in the tail, because the Commission also warned that reducing from five to four competitors locally could be a threat to the intensity of competition at a national level. And its document adds: "It has been put to us that, if...
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harry potter and the bear market
Like many people in the trade, no doubt, I have had some very important reading material on my bedside table this week. No, not the Competition Commission's 10-page, 8,000 word Remedies Statement. I'm talking, of course, about the new Harry Potter...
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Princes corned beef gets ringpulls
Princes Foods is claiming a first in the corned beef arena by launching easy open cans.
The company said a new ringpull format had been developed in response to DTI findings that traditional key openings were a frequent source of injury in the… -
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It was bold, brash and the early signs are that it worked. S
Running throughout May, the campaign's distinctive purple leaflets invited customers who shopped in Safeway stores or at their petrol station forecourts to text the amount they had spent at the store that day for a chance to win TVs, tickets to...
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Boss buys out Loseley ice cream
Welsh ice cream manufacturer Loseley Dairy Ice Cream has been bought out by its managing director Tim Wilson. As well as the Loseley ice cream brand, Wilson also takes control of Thayers and Yorkshire Dales ice cream brands. Wilson, along...
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I was listening to a briefing by Philip Gould, New Labour PR
As ever, required breakfast reading on Saturday was The Grocer's Saturday Essay (June 14, p34) and it appeared to be following much the same theme. Professor Tim Lang was rightly pointing out that consumers (the voting public) appear to be...
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Chile looks to widen exports
Ed Bedington The varied flavours of Chile hit London this week as part of a Europe-wide campaign to promote food exports. The showcase to promote products ranging from fresh wild mushrooms to meat and seafood was organised by ProChile....
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Misplaced confidence in organics
from Nick Powell, Cirencester Sir; Clive Beddall's article on organic farmer Helen Browning (The Grocer, May 24, p38) promotes the idea that organic farming is competitive in today's food industry. I strongly disagree. An important factor...
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n cool move
One of the largest on-farm milk cooling systems in the UK has been installed at a dairy farm. The Dent Company farm near Penrith is now cooling and storing its milk in a Mueller direct expansion tank with a capacity for 28,700 litres. Farmer...
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Legal threat in the wash for Co-op's Pods
Mary Carmichael The Co-op has launched what it claims is a revolutionary laundry product, but under the threat of legal action. The retailer claims Powder Pods dissolvable plastic sachets of washing powder, made by Robert McBride ...
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MN&N in Dundee United shirt deal
Scottish c-store chain Morning Noon & Night has signed a six-figure shirt sponsorship deal with Scottish Premier League side Dundee United. Under the one-year deal the retailer' name will be displayed on United's home and away strips....
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Morrisons' lead eroded
Morrisons remains number one for the second week but rather than maintaining a healthy five percentage points lead over the second-placed retailer as it did last week, it is threatened by Safeway which has jumped up the chart from number four and is...
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Tesco extends student scheme
Tesco is extending its Swap Shop scheme in which its part-time student employees transfer to the Tesco in their home town in university holidays The initiative was trialled in six Scottish stores last December, using a hotline for students to...
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JS looking to more extras from Oliver
The Jamie Oliver range of extra matured beef has been launched into Sainsbury's stores this week. The meat, which has been matured on the bone for 21 days, and features four joints and five steaks, will be available in 400 stores in specially...
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Revival of the fittest
In May 1996 the directors of Allied Domecq had a tough decision to make. One of its smallest brands Plymouth Gin was struggling to sell more than 3,000 cases a year in the UK and it was time to act. The company faced two choices. It could axe...
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Younger rivals hammer Fusion
Rosie Davenport Holsten has become the second high profile brand to exit the ready-to-drink market by calling time on Fusion, its flavoured lager spin-off. The brewer said it could not match the marketing investments put behind rival brands...
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Pork trade must try harder'
The British pig industry was given a tough must try harder' message by a supermarket chiefs at the World Pork Congress in Birmingham. Pork was failing to appeal to customers looking for convenience and a healthy diet, said Colin Smith, Tesco's...
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n Inside the Open
Open 2003, a magazine dedicated to The British Open Golf Championship, is being published by Absolute Publishing in time for the competition which runs from July 13-20. The title, which goes on sale on July 9 and is supported by a national...
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Leaf for Waitrose
Waitrose has become the first multiple to use the Leaf marque on its fruit and vegetable prepacks. It coincided with the adoption of the logo on strawberries being sold at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships provided by Hugh Lowe Farms, which...