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Concha y Toro pledges quality from Argentina
Concha y Toro is hoping to counteract the image problems dogging Argentinian wines with the launch of a new collection of competitively priced, single varietals. The Chilean company has created a range of 10 wines at Trivento, its wholly owned ...
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Asda throws open its car parks to party
Asda is planning to host massive parties at its 250 stores to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee. The events will be held in the multiple's car parks. A spokeswoman for Asda said: "Licences for street parties cost £800. This is discouraging...
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US icons boost Asda's pre-teen fashions
Wal-Mart is banking on US teen stars Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen working their magic this side of the Atlantic with a new fashion range for Asda targeting pre-teens. Californian twins Ashley and Mary Kate are household names in the US, where they...
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character assassination
n Tetley has joined a growing list of manufacturers who are bravely ditching much-loved product characters in favour of fresh campaigns. Simon Mowbray asks if it is the end of the road for our brand icons Something rather sinister is happening...
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Sir; How badly the off-licence trade serves the bitter beer
One retailer said he thought people liked bitter warm, while another pointed out there was a bitter in the cooler "there it is, John Smith's at the back." John Smiths! oh dear! And there is never ever any local product either beer or cider,...
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Fair Trade chocolate bar Dubble, proceeds of which go to Com
Instant mash potato brand Smash is about to launch its latest on-pack offer a Laughing Martian Mug. The mug, available for two tokens and £3.50, has a picture of the Martians from the famous TV ads and a light sensor mechanism in the base which...
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During the past few months I have been a member of the Polic
The commissioners' backgrounds were wide and varied and I was told many times that it would be impossible for us to reach agreement. But everyone was driven by a common vision: that of a profitable and sustainable farming and food sector that...
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Guinness UDV rings the changes for Bell's with a revamped sh
Tim Palmer Guinness UDV is unveiling a new look for the leading Scotch blend Bell's following a £1m research project. Both the bottle shape and the labels have been changed and the new look will be on shelves from the beginning of March....
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Tesco sets up regional teams in bid to boost local sourcing
Tesco is to boost local food sourcing by opening regional buying offices in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and has upped its spend on UK organics. The multiple said the Welsh buying office was almost ready to begin running under Welsh...
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Express poised for speedy sale but Haskins is silent on bidd
Confirmation of the sale of debt-ridden Express Dairies is expected next week in a deal which will cut down over capacity in the milk industry. Express Dairies outgoing chairman Lord Haskins said discussions were continuing, but would not confirm...
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The big supermarket chains may have increased their strangl
That's why we've compiled a comprehensive ranking of the biggest and best grocery retail enterprises in private ownership in the UK. We think it's an excellent way of celebrating the entrepreneurial spirit that still exists across the grocery trade...
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Christmas bonanza
The Christmas Radio Times 2001 sold 2,630,000 copies or more than 200 copies a minute in pre-Christmas trading hours, according to the BBC making the double issue the biggest-selling magazine of the year in the UK. The magazine generated a...
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Collier steps into head up Booker's marketing operation
Booker has appointed Mark Collier as marketing director, effective from the beginning of February. The position has not been filled since Steven Sharpe left in January 2001. Collier takes over from trading director Shaun Birrell who took on...
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Danish side slides into the UK history books
A 155-year era in the bacon industry is set to come to an end after Danish Crown announced that it will stop the supply of full bone-in sides this weekend. The final production run was due to take place in Jutland, in Denmark, on Friday, with the...
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britain's number one
To say the Scottish-based frozen food discounter Farmfoods plays its cards close to its chest would be something of an understatement. The company may well be the number one privately owned retailer in the UK, but that doesn't mean it wants to shout...
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Burton's fusion
Burton's Foods is fusing its multi-million pound Maryland cookies brand with Nestlé's Sun-Pat peanut butter. The dual branding exercise is being backed by a £150,000 on-pack promotion and instore activity. Maryland senior brand manager Brian...
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PG Tips' Chimps It was the end of monkey business for Unil
The Bisto Kids First introduced in 1919 and created by the famous cartoonist Wilf Owen, the kids' cast-off, cut down clothes were a depiction of post war depression. Their mischievous antics in press ads made them cult figures, although they were...
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The Greenery buys Minnaar
The Greenery, the Netherland's largest marketing organisation, has acquired Dutch distributor Minnaar. Integration will be complete by the start of the salad season. Minnaar, with e180m turnover, will move from its site in De Leir to Maasland,...
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Nestlé buys Northern Foods lines
Nestlé has agreed to buy Northern Foods' Ski and Munch Bunch brands, together with its yogurt facility at Cuddington in Cheshire, for £145m. It said the move was part of a refocus on the key categories of beverages, confectionery, chilled dairy,...
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Cadbury's on cracking form with a Creme Egg ice cream
Mary Carmichael Perennial confectionery part-timer Cadbury's Creme Egg is boosting the value of its spring-only lifespan by moving into ice cream with a six-week limited edition. The surprise newcomer is part of the new 2002 Cadbury branded ice...