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HIM restructures to expand
A management reshuffle has been carried out to enable Harris International Marketing to expand its operations. General manager Tom Fender, who joined HIM in 1997 and has been responsible for managing the company's work on the Convenience Tracking...
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Load of pop favourites
A massive open air concert in Hyde Park will be the climax of Safeway's six-week World Favourites promotion. The retailer is looking to top its Pavarotti in the Park event last year with a line up of Diana Ross, Rod Stewart, Gabrielle, Ronan...
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Return to roots for K&B Festive
The Badger Brewery has changed K&B Festive ale so it fits in more with its sett' of premium bottled ales. A bottling and labelling makover brings Festive, which Badger inherited from its takeover of King & Barnes some 18 months ago, into line with...
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seedless GRAPE
New reds filling a niche Continuing demand for seedless grape has led to a massive investment programme by Paloma, one of the best known producer/exporter groups in the Murcia region of Spain. It is concentrating on specially selected red...
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Oz is an instant-win with Nottage Hill
Hardys is emphasising the Australian origins of its Nottage Hill wines with a consumer competition offering once-in-a-lifetime experiences downunder. The winemaker is flagging up the offer with a neck tag which is going on bottles of the brand...
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A slice of Torbay's retail history
Smardon's in Brixham High Street was established in 1917 and is believed to be one of the oldest retail outlets in Torbay. It has been sold by Newshops Ltd, a Bristol-based company, which operates a number of Key Store businesses in the Torbay...
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Pizza instead
of a Hot Mexican A new flavour, new packaging and a £7m TV ad campaign spearhead Walkers' £12m investment in its Doritos evening snacking brand this year. Rolling out now, new Pizza flavour replaces the Hot Mexican variant, while new packs aim for...
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Local muscle
Given the notion among Whitehall's most cynical that local sourcing is "merely political correctness" from the multiples, it's not surprising that a clutch of high powered figures from the big four are again publicly pledging their wholehearted...
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Market shares by value
52 w/e 52 w/e Mar 4 '01 Mar 3 '02 Value (£000) Total market 784.8 843.9 Juice drinks 187.2 ...
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1 PERSIL CAPSULES
LEVER FABERGé Persil in round liquid portion pack capsules, in 20's and 40's at rsp £2.99 and £5.39 respectively. Introduced: May 2001. Sales: £30m brand value, growing at £1.85m monthly average. Packaging features: curved cardboard pack ...
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Magazine sales estimated at £1.6bn
News stand magazine sales in December had an estimated rsv turnover of £124m, level pegging with the previous month's figure, according to Seymour's Monthly Monitor. However, the three-month moving average has slipped 1% to £135m and the 12-month...
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Since the 1960s, the number of small local food stores has d
Those with limited mobility or on low incomes are especially vulnerable to the dietary impact of these so-called food deserts'. But, as the Policy Commission on the Future of Farming and Food said: "It is critical for their future well-being that...
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The Air Jamaican Airbus 340/300 climbs steeply out of Kings
For it's not often that airline passengers are greeted by a smiling executive chef, eager to extol the virtues of the Caribbean island's traditional food and drink and sweep away the traditional seasoned traveller's notion of bland airline fare. But...
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Vimto is launching a new design for its 500ml PET carbonate
Westbridge Foods is aiming for a pizza' the action in snacking by launching Aldo's Pizza Bars microwaveable snacks in three recipes Triple Cheese, Tuna & Sweetcorn and Spicy Chicken TexMex. Rachel's Organic Dairy has introduced two new low...
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John Dowd dies at 58
Morrisons former managing director John Dowd has died aged 58, shortly after standing down from the board due to ill health. The company announced on January 29 that he would be absent for a number of months while he had a series of operations....
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Gillette did a lot of shouting about the launch of Venus in
Primetime TV ad slots featuring the Banarama song Venus', ads in popular women's magazines, billboards, liveried buses, advertorials on women's web sites and extensive PoS promotions made up the bulk of its £15m support, which targeted the key...
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A time for real action
Downgraded from a summit to a seminar, (what's the difference, Tony?), the prime minister's coffee morning with the white coats and green wellies brigade (aka the food chain) this week was, whatever media critics might say, an important stage in the...
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Danish advantage
Strong demand for pigmeat out on the world market, from Japan and even Australia, have been influencing Danish and Dutch pricing in the UK. Early in the week most attention was on the Danes. Would they cut their prices to follow the Dutch...
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Food chain centre gets go ahead as Blair meets industry at n
The prime minister and DEFRA gave the green light to the Food Chain Centre this week after IGD president David Webster told Tony Blair that the project would "help to build trust and confidence in an industry where these qualities have often been...
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n Jamaica is entering a challenging new export era aimed at
The first to discover Jamaica's potential as a profitable international food and drink producer was a well travelled global player called Christopher Columbus. Yet, ironically, six centuries on from when he shipped barrels of yams back to his...