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easy peelers
First organic clementines at Waitrose Waitrose boosted its Spanish citrus selection early this season with the first commercial volumes of organic clementines from a valley south of Valencia. They are grown and packed by Alberto Torres Jnr who...
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Mothers Pride gets the power of V-Force to help get essentia
Sheila Eggleston British Bakeries has taken its first steps into the fortification arena and launched vitamin enriched bread and rolls. The Mothers Pride V-Force range consists of 800g medium and thick white loaves (rsp: 65p), a six-pack of finger...
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fizz-tastic rivalry
Soft drinks is a hugely competitive marketplace, and the battle between leading flavoured carbonates Fanta and Tango will get even more aggressive as Tango struggles to regain the ground it lost in 2001, while Fanta attempts to take its fantastic...
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Londis freehold for sale
Located on a busy parade, the Londis Top Shop in Victoria Road, Saltney, Cheshire, turns in trading figures of more than £12,000 a week plus £3,500 of lottery ticket sales. Gross profit approaches £95,000 and there are opportunities to increase...
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It's slow, but is happening
UK "Meeja" folk are traditionally an impatient lot, especially when it comes to government matters. So it's hardly surprising that some of them are bemoaning lack of progress in implementing the proposals of Sir Don Curry's Policy Commmission into...
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No promises to independents as relaunch of lottery nears
Anne Bruce Camelot plans to maximise sales of Lotto tickets by re-distributing terminals in areas of highest demand after the National Lottery re-launch on May 18 (The Grocer, April 6). And it is making no promises that it will be able to...
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IPC's music and men's magazines such as Loaded, NME and Muzi
The two companies will identify key events and marketing activities for joint projects. In return for exposure of the brands which come under the IPC Ignite! umbrella MTV will be able to capitalise on media exposure for its brands through the...
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LIGHTER YAKULT
Yakult its launching its first new product in Britain after six years in the market. The company said that Yakult Light contains the same friendly bacteria as its older sibling but has a lighter taste. The fermented milk drink has attracted a...
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Ocado spreads to London
Waitrose online shopping partner Ocado has "taken the first bite of the cherry" as it expands to London with a model it plans to apply internationally. Joint md Roger Whiteside said: "We are applying proven technologies, and believe our model has...
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More redundancies at McIntosh
Scottish chilled foods company McIntosh of Dyce is likely to be sold piecemeal as receivers weigh up offers from "a number of parties." Lanarkshire based Bell Bakers, which discussed a possible merger with McIntosh last year, is expected to buy...
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Troubleshooter for Scotland
An advisory centre for Scottish food and drink manufacturers was launched this week. Scottish Enterprise said the Charis Initiative a research and development facility would provide troubleshooting expertise and innovative advice on new product...
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Scottish RDC is designed to spur Safeway to no 1
Anne Bruce Safeway plans to open a new regional distribution centre in its traditional Scottish stronghold as it vies with Tesco and Asda to be the region's number one food retailer. Safeway logistics director Lawrence Christensen said that...
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Allied Domecq places faith in cream liqueur market with £11m
Exclusive Tim Palmer Allied Domecq is staking £11m on the launch of a new brand designed to claim a major share of the cream liqueur market. Tia Lusso, a brand extension to Tia Maria, is set to be the biggest launch in the spirits sector this...
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Cadbury's Chocolate fingers 125/150g Buy one get one free
Cadbury's Mini Egg Cake Kit Price promotion £1.99 Off fixture display Safeway Cadbury's Rich Chocolate Roll Price promotion £0.86 Off fixture display Somerfield Carling 24 x 440ml ...
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ABF's US arm in £248m deal
Associated British Foods' American arm has agreed to buy Unilever's North American corn oil and corn products business in a £248m deal. Among the 19 brands included in the sale is Mazola cooking oil, and the businesses had a combined turnover last...
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3.4% abv heineken faces the axe
Plans to axe the 3.4% abv Heineken Cold Filtered lager brand in the UK should be unveiled in September. The Dutch brewing giant has made no final decision but said the brand is likely to go by the end of 2003. The UK is the only place in the ...
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n The drinks industry is unlikely to absorb the tax imposed
The Chancellor's tax bombshell last week stirred up a hornet's nest of activity in the premium packaged spirits market this week. Retailers have been calling suppliers frantically in desperate attempts to secure supplies of stock before the 65%...
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South African satsumas have got the season off to a good sta
Currently fruit is making between £9-£10/10kg carton on wholesale markets with total UK shipments reaching 300,000 cartons. "Fruit is looking exceptional," agrees Paul Edwards, sales director of UK importer Eurofruit, based near Canterbury. He said...