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CAP reform casts cloud over supply base future
Elaine Watson Food industry executives have broadly welcomed Franz Fischler's proposals to break the historic link between food production and subsidies in a radical overhaul of the Common Agricultural Policy. However, there are concerns that the...
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n The FSA has put its weight behind reform, but insists the
The Food Standards Agency has urged the entire food chain to get involved in food assurance schemes and called for shops to display explanations of food logos, in what it called a "radical" review this week. The agency has been deliberating over 18...
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T he industry is screaming it is being victimised for its
No other sector in the drinks business is growing as fast and, despite the massive hike in duty on the category which came into force on April 28, sales have shown no sign of slowing. What is becoming obvious is that consumers either have not...
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Big Food Group gears up to grow export presence
Anne Bruce The Big Food Group is to target international supermarkets and distributors with its Iceland, Booker and Woodward foodservice brands in a new focus on export. It has just become a fast-track member of Food From Britain, and will be...
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Cuts spark blockade
Militant farmers group Farmers For Action is blockading Robert Wiseman and Dairy Crest depots across the UK following their decision to push farmgate milk prices down again. FFA chairman David Handley said it was targeting five depots initially,...
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A radical pack redesign featuring boiled eggs, cucumber, tom
Sales Information Resources has recorded sales of £195m for Hovis, an increase of 26.4% for the year ending May 19, 2002 across multiple grocers and co-ops, compared to a rise of 5.8% for the £793m pre-packed bread market. The company says "The...
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Booker's Chekov Ice gives retailers a weapon in the value en
The independents have a long way to go in refining their PPS fixtures, says Andrea Hargrave, wine and spirits buying controller of leading cash and carry group, Booker. "There is much confusion about what should be on their fixtures and ...
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SAMWORTH BOOSTS CAPACITY
Spectacular demand in the sandwich sector has led to the development of a new £20m factory for Samworth Brothers. The company behind Ginsters has begun work on a 20 acre site off the M1 near Leicester which will create up to 400 jobs. Group chief...
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Lynx lager brand leaps into a bottle
Simon Mowbray Cash and carry giant Booker is rolling out its Lynx premium lager brand into bottles for the first time. The Dutch-sourced brew, already a £23m-a-year success story, has been a hit with both retailers and consumers in canned form and…
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British potatoes
British Potato Council drives on seasonal new potato image Planting at five-year low Estimates of UK planting are the lowest in five years, according to the British Potato Council. It believes the figure is 140,500 hectares 4% below last...
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Brylcreem's power waxes as it gels with a new generation
Archetypal 1950s brand Brylcreem is set for a full-scale facelift this summer. The male hair styling stalwart s renovation programme includes new products, new packaging and new merchandising guidelines. It will also get support from a £3m PR,...
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Morrisons grabs the honours through canny local sourcing
Morrisons pipped Safeway by £3.88 for this week's cheapest full basket, partly through a special on red wine but also due to some keen sourcing of local fruit, veg and eggs. Promotional activity has seen a run on Hardys Stamp Shiraz Cabernet...
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When the CAP no longer fits
I would love to know when Franz Fischler was converted to the idea that he should help engineer a radical reformation of Europe's discredited Common Agricultural Policy, because it appears to have been as sudden as it is dramatic. Not that I am...
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Sunny D dances to an S Club CD
Sunny Delight is teaming up with pop group S Club to launch its first celebrity promotion, worth £2m. Consumers will be able to save labels from promotional packs to get an exclusive S Club CD and the chance to meet the group at a VIP party. The...
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Patak's sales growth in US celebrated as FFB hands out its
Patak's Foods scooped one of the prestigious Oscars' in Food from Britain's Foodie awards in New York this week, thanks partly to an innovative instore TV/VCR campaign. The Indian foods group won the prize for the best sales growth in the US...
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Charlie is WKD's darling
Page 3 girl Charlie O'Neale is helping WKD kick off its latest promotional initiative. Beverage Brands is aiming to continue the wave of football fever started by the World Cup with an on-pack Peel Off and Win a Strip' promotion on the top selling...
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Toontastic extends Dream Street from the TV to a children's
A new title based on the children's television show Dream Street launches on July 17 from Toontastic Publishing and is aimed at children from three to six years old. James Hill, managing editor at Toontastic, said the popularity of the television...
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City in optimistic mood despite slide at Iceland
Elaine Watson Marks and Spencer and Safeway defied forecasts of a downturn, but Iceland slipped badly in figures released this week. At Big Food Group sturdy first quarter performances by Booker and Woodward Foodservice offset a 5.8% slide in...
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gold for cobra
Cobra, the Indian beer which is claimed to be less gassy than its rivals, has won Gold at the 2002 Monde Selection in Paris for the second year running. Brewer Cobra Beer said the award, which is sponsored by the Sunday Times and Virgin Atlantic,...
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Scotland's oldest dairy trading company, A McLelland and Son
McGregor will be responsible for driving sales of McLelland's extensive portfolio of butters and cheeses. The company's best known product is the highly successful Seriously Strong Cheddar brand, which made a big impact with its raunchy print...