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Trading Standards Institute Annual Conference
TSIÂ’s Annual Conference and Exhibition is the leading consumer affairs and trading standards event in Europe. The three-day event expects to welcome over 800 delegates, 100 exhibitors and a wealth of visitors. Attendees represent those interested...
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Kimberly-Clark names new CEO
Consumer products group Kimberly-Clark, maker of Kleenex tissues, has named Thomas Falk as its new chief executive and said he would succeed Wayne Sanders as chairman in February.Chairman and chief executive for the past 11 years, Sanders,...
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Restaurant and Bar Show 2003
Restaurant and Bar provides a unique opportunity for those within the industry to meet, build upon client relationships and come face to face with suppliers of everything from fine food and wine to tableware, furniture, equipment, technology and...
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Late nights ahead for Carling ad
The Independent Television Commission said 69 complaints were filed against the advert for its use of sexual innuendo. In it, a woman poured beer around the house and her boyfriend was shown licking up the trail which led to her bedroom - where she...
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Self-scanning boosts loyalty at Waitrose
Waitrose has posted a rise in interim like-for-like sales of 3.5% as the supermarket prepares to open its first new store since the Autumn of 2000.The chain said the introduction of its hand-held self-scanning system had reduced costs and...
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Bulmer CEO quits
H P Bulmer chief executive Mike Hughes has resigned.Shares at the UK cidermaker fell sharply on Monday when it warned of "previously unidentified promotional costs" of some £3.3m.Bulmer said the costs came to light after a change in...
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Foodlink’s Communicating Food Safety National Conference and
The conference and award ceremony will bring together Environmental Health Officers and organisations from all sectors of the food industry with a concern in food safety to exchange ideas and discuss new ways of communicating important food safety...
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M&S looks to SCOT to free up staff
M&S LOOKS TO SCOT TO FREE UP STAFFMarks & Spencer is to trial a series of new self-service tills allowing shoppers to checkout their own goods so they can avoid queuing to pay for their shopping.Known as SCOT – self checkout tills –...
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Sweeter profits for Thorntons
Specialist chocolate maker Thorntons posted a 16.4% rise in full-year pre-tax profit and said its recovery was on track as it plans to develop new products such as ice cream, sauces and a liqueur.Pre-tax profit to June 29 rose to £7.1 from...
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Cellar to Seller
9th Annual exhibition and conference for the brewing, distilling, food and beverages industry. The exhibition and conference welcomes brewers, technical services specialists and industry marketers alike and promises to offer insights into all...
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Organic Week
Held in connection with the Soil Association, Organic Week features a series of national and regional events, including: The Soil AssociationÂ’s National Conference for Organic Processors, World Food Day (held in association with the Food and...
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Royal Smithfield Show
The UK’s leading international agri-business event takes place at Earl’s court Exhibition Centre in London. The event is dedicated to providing a showcase for the most important advances in the world of agriculture. Key issues within agri-business...
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TV plugs for new stores
Supermarket Morrisons is planning a return to TV in autumn and winter with new executions of its ongoing ad campaign.Regional clips at the end of the TV adverts will draw attention to six new stores Morrisons is opening this...
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dairies take 3.4% more milk
UK milk deliveries to dairies showed a 3.4% increase during the first half of this year according to the latest analysis from DEFRA. Exports of milk for processing to dairies outside the UK recovered by 30% after last year's FMD difficulties. ...
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Safeway to invest £3m
Elaine Watson Safeway is pumping £3m into its biggest ever own brand development programme. In order to boost its own label penetration from 31% to the market average of more than 40%, Safeway will "substantially increase" the size and...
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Londis cigs drop by 4p
Symbol group Londis has negotiated a 4p price cut on its own label cigarettes, making a pack of twenty 12p cheaper than the cheapest branded equivalent. The move follows the purchase of the cigarettes' German manufacturer, Reemtsma, by Imperial...
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ÂAnd where the rest fell down
Asda Date of shopping trip: 30.08.02 Time taken in store: 47 minsHulme Time of shopping trip: 12:25 Time taken at checkout: 7 mins ...
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ÂAnd where the rest fell down
Somerfield Date of shopping trip: 06.09.02 Time taken in store: 40 minsCardiff Time of shopping trip: 09.59 Time taken at checkout: 5 mins ...