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Wrigley’s case gets sticky
US chewing gum maker Wrigley has suffered a setback in its battle to protect the trademark of its Doublemint brand across the European Union.Advocate general Francis Jacobs said that the name Doublemint only described the characteristics of...
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Double Diamond delisted
Carlsberg-Tetley has delisted Double Diamond ale in the off-trade in order to focus on its key brands.The bottled beer, which will still be sold in pubs, was launched last year but has failed to take off.The brewer behind the...
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UK sugar supply to be investigated?
The Biscuit, Cake, Chocolate & Confectionery Alliance has asked the Office of Fair Trading to investigate the UK sugar supply market.BCCCA director general Mike Webber said: “We are of the view that there could well be a breach of the...
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The Budget
Wine and beer drinkers and smokers will be paying more for goods as of Monday following Gordon Brown's Budget.The British Retail Consortium welcomed the Chancellor’s decision not to burden businesses with more costs, but was disappointed...
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Tesco Hungary for more sales
Tesco’s Hungarian arm posted a 26% jump in 2002 sales and said it was planning further expansion in the region this year. For the year to December 31 Tesco Global Aruhazak net sales rose to 237bn forints from 188bn forints in...
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Carling bags cooler
Independent retailers can this summer tap into drinker preference for cold beer as well the growing demand for beer as a gift with a special Carling cool bag pack from Coors Brewers.The cool bag is designed in the shape of a can and plays on...
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Budget news...preview
Tesco boss Sir Terry Leahy has urged Chancellor Gordon Brown to lay off business in today’s Budget.Sir Terry told The Sun that the latest National Insurance tax rise will cost Tesco an extra £15m this year.Leahy said: “Apart from...
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McCain buys Chinese food unit
McCain buys Chinese food makerCanadian-based frozen food specialist McCain has bought Belleisle which manufactures frozen Chinese foods including egg rolls and entrées at a facility in New Brunswick.McCain said Belleisle, which...
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Heinz sauce goes blue
HJ Heinz has added a limited edition Stellar Blue ketchup to its lineup of coloured sauces Stateside.The global food giant has so far sold the ketchup in red, green, purple, pink, orange and teal and said it would produce 500,000 of the blue...
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M&S sales drop
Marks and Spencer posted a drop in quarterly food sales which it blamed on the late fall of Easter. For the 11 weeks to March 29 food sales rose 2.6% down from 4% in the 15 weeks to January 11.The retailer said that the impact of “no...
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Peas square up to April 1 fun
Waitrose and Sainsbury took a step back from the hard grind of modern supermarketing and enjoyed a civilised round of April Fool's japery this year. Waitrose was fooling no-one with a fishy story about Atlantic red herrings due to go into its...
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New image for Isigny Sainte-Mère as it scoops 20 medals at P
International French dairy specialist Isigny Sainte-Mère scooped 20 medals at the 2003 Concours Général Agricole in Paris. The Normandy-based co-operative received six gold medals, seven silver medals and seven bronze at the major showcase....
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Sexy stuff from 6X
Wadworth 6X beer has been earmarked for an unprecedented £1m media support by its Wiltshire-based brewer. The 12-month budget will fund a press and poster campaign which breaks in May using various puns linking the brand's name to sex. The...
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Aconfused public is the last thing any government wants when
The DoH is proud of its 5-a-day campaign which is designed to encourage consumers to eat five 80g portions of fresh fruit and veg a day. However, Tesco, Sainsbury and Somerfield have all declined to use the government logo. Each is, instead,...
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The home page of Ahold's website states boldly that Ahold t
And the saga is far from over. Earlier this week, Chilean regulators suspended stock trading in Ahold's Santa Isabel chain, after it failed to post its 2002 earnings within the established deadline. Ahold had previously announced it would sell its...
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Alarm sounds over regs
Anne Bruce The food industry is growing increasingly concerned at the implications of new EU rules which it fears could create mountains of putrefying waste. Retailers and manufacturers say the incineration facilities are simply not in place...
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The ambient and packet soups category is frequently visited,
Of the shoppers interviewed at the category, 81% are regular and loyal to each store, shopping there once a week or more. By its very nature, the category's products attract older shoppers and more men than some other categories. They tend to...
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Last time it was fridges. This time the concern is animal wa
Food chain groups, including the British Retail Consortium, the Food and Drink Federation and the National Farmers' Union, say there is not enough capacity or money to dispose of the thousands of tonnes of animal matter covered by the proposed EU...
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Finance at Asda prices
Anne Bruce Asda claimed it was undercutting rivals, including Tesco, with its first move into financial services with "Asda price" insurance products underwritten by Norwich Union. Asda director of financial services, David Rutley, said...
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Asparagus growers fear disease
David Shapley Fear of a potentially devastating disease is concerning English asparagus growers prior to the start of this year's season. Phytophthora rot can radically reduce yield and produces misshapen spears. First discovered in...