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Gourmet Garden herbs given a TV outing
Own label dried herbs, spices and seasonings supplier British Pepper & Spice is to spend £1.5m promoting its own chilled brand, Gourmet Garden. The push will include the company's first foray on TV with an ad spearheading the marketing drive in...
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Gardening launch
A new gardening magazine is to be launched in March, a joint project between BBC Magazines and the Telegraph Group. Provisionally called the Daily Telegraph Gardening magazine, the news stand title will be published by BBC Worldwide and distributed...
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Salad growers sharpen profile
David Shapley Support is growing for the idea of a single organisation to raise the profile of British fruit and vegetables. Jonathan Tremayne, chairman of the British Leafy Salad Association, said there was a strong belief that different...
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Joanna Legg
Safeway bacon buyer "We're seeing a growing amount of imported raw material within the market. My major competitors are increasing the presence of Dutch, however I stock only British and Danish. Promotions are a key driver but an upcoming...
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Makro takes up Specially Selected range
The Scottish meat industry has been given a welcome boost from the cash and carry sector. Leading operator Makro has agreed a deal with ABP to stock both Specially Selected Scotch lamb and beef in all 29 of it's UK depots. The deal, which...
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Ready to seize the potential
With healthy volume growth, processors are determined to build on the fixture's potential. Ed Bedington reports Bacon is the star performer of the pigmeat market. It is a convenient, flexible and fast food where sales have broken the £1bn mark...
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A tiring year but with rewards
Bambos Charalambous has been debating the merits of taking Booker's Premier fascia in the course of the year, but has finally decided to go it alone.He's going to continue buying from Booker, but will also make trips to the cash and carries. "It...
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Tight times for sprouts
Sprout growers have warned that "every British sprout will be needed" as Christmas approaches. Roger Welberry, president of the British Sprout Growers' Association, said a shortage was not expected and the quality of the crop looked excellent...
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Graham’s wins Scottish dairy award
Dairy company Graham’s has been named “Scotland’s Dairy Company of the Year 2002” and received the award at the Scottish Dairy Industry Awards Dinner, held in Glasgow this week.Graham’s MD Robert Graham said: “We have all worked extremely...
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Brown-Forman increases stake in Finlandia
US consumer products group Brown-Forman has acquired a further 35% in Finlandia Vodka Worldwide from Finnish wine and spirits company Altia $70.3m.B-F which makes Jack Daniel’s whisky, Fetzer wines and Lennox china, has now upped its stake...
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Unilever sells Iberia Foods in US
Unilever has agreed to sell its Iberia Foods business Stateside to an affiliate of the Brooklyn Bottling Group in New York.The Anglo-Dutch group said Iberia Foods has annual sales of $43m and caters to the Hispanic-American market through...
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Asda pizza is tops
Asda has claimed top spot in the Pizza Retailer of the Year award for the third time.Asda was commended for its consistency, good value and overall performance at the Pizza, Pasta and Italian Food Industry Awards 2002.Pizza marketeer...
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Sainsbury meets expectations
Sainsbury has posted a 10.7% jump in first half pre-tax profit and cited cost savings plus its store refurbishment programme for “this solid performance”.For the 28 weeks to October12 group pre-tax profit rose to £342m from £309m last year...
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Ahold issues warning
Global retailer Ahold has warned that full-year earnings could fall by upto 8% and announced plans to get rid of non-core businesses after a dismal results from its South American operations.The Dutch-based Ahold posted third quarter pre-tax...
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Lion Foods sold
Lion Foods, which processes and packs spices, as well as producing branded and own label sauces, has been sold as a going concern to a group of investors.Lion, which operates two factories in Runcorn employing 185 people, had been in...
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Shaw’s buys Ames stores
Shaw’s supermarkets the US arm of Sainsbury’s in the UK has bought 18 Ames stores for $75.5m.Shaw’s boss Paul Gannon said: “This purchase further strengthens Shaw’s position as the second largest food retailer in New England. The properties...
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Krispy Kreme to open in UK
US doughnut manufacturer, Krispy Kreme, is to open its first franchise in Britain, in Harrods, on September 25.The new Harrod’s store – the first of its 25 outlets planned for the UK over the next five years – will feature its...
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Eddie Thompson works a 12-hour day, but his 46-store conveni
He would need a long entry in any Who's Who in retail as his titles include chairman of the Scottish Retail Consortium, chairman of the British Retail Consortium, Scottish Grocers' Federation board member and former president, CBI council member,...
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Safeway CNG no2
Safeway hopes to save money and lift night time delivery curfews after it opened its second compressed natural gas (CNG) refuelling site in Aylesford, Kent. The new site, installed and maintained by Esso, will support 40 Safeway CNG-fuelled...
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Top 50 alarm at T&S
Siâ® Harrington Nearly 90% of Britain's largest independents believe Tesco's proposed purchase of T&S Stores will have an impact on their business, with two-thirds believing it will be negative. A poll of senior executives from The Grocer's...