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Seeds of Change Organic Pasta Sauce
Rsp: £1.59 for 530g Launched in October 2000, sales have steadily grown, gaining momentum this summer, and at their best in September at £87,000. The range has been extended to include two stir-in sauces sun dried tomato and basil, and roasted...
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New chief for Lyndale Group
The board of the Lyndale Group has announced the appointment of Tony Gearty as chief executive. He has been md of the group's core retail bakeries division, trading as Sayers, Hampsons, Mountstevens, Spinks and Burtons, since November 2000. ...
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Haskins dismisses food safety as middle class' envangelism
Northern Foods chairman Lord Haskins ruffled feathers at a public debate on food and farming by suggesting food safety issues preoccupying the audience were not keeping the mass of the population awake at night. Haskins said: "Food safety is a...
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Haskins dismisses food safety as middle class' envangelism
Northern Foods chairman Lord Haskins ruffled feathers at a public debate on food and farming by suggesting food safety issues preoccupying the audience were not keeping the mass of the population awake at night. Haskins said: "Food safety is a...
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issues of control
n The multiples' drive to achieve a least-cost supply chain is set to pile the price pressure on manufacturers, says Belinda Gannaway When backhauling began to make headway in those ECR halcyon days of the mid-1990s, it was good news for all...
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Uniq goes on cost cutting drive
Uniq chairman Nigel Stapleton has announced a package of cost cutting measures and the relaunch of the loss making Shape yoghurt brand in a bid to restore the company's fortunes after a disastrous year. While the prepared foods and northern...
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Vandevelde: glass is definitely half full
Marks and Spencer investigated the possibility of relaxing its policy of only selling own label food but decided against it, chairman Luc Vandevelde revealed this week. Speaking exclusively to The Grocer, he said M&S did some work on the...
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ICL failed to deliver' on IT
The Co-operative Group is taking legal action against ICL to recover "several million pounds" relating to a dispute over the installation of a Globalstore IT package. The dispute dates back to the merger of CWS and CRS in April 2000. Nick Eyre,...
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Kevin Hawkins is struggling for the right words to describe
Despite being uttered with a hint of irony, these are statesmanlike words from Safeway's corporate communications director. But the political tone is not entirely unfounded Hawkins spent many years as a Tory councillor in Bradford and was leader...
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DOUBLING UP FOR LOVE
Swizzels Matlow has combined two of its star products to produce Love Hearts Double Lollies. The 5p treats each contain one of the 20 different Love Hearts messages which have become something of a national institution. The lollies will be available...
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Two Leading Edge members took to the platform at the recent
Grabbing the headlines Having spent a few days writing the presentation, Jon Woolven of IGD came to meet us in York a week before the conference. His feedback was positive, and it was encouraging to know that IGD were confident for us to devise...
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the space enablers
Ed Bedington reports on a service designed to match seekers of short-term warehousing and companies with space to spare Space, once described as the final frontier, is often more like an invisible obstacle course warehouse space, that is, rather...
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Farewell to Lux, but not to flakes
One of Britain's most famous washing brands is being axed with at least one manufacturer eager to take on the mantle being left behind by the disappearance of Lux. Lever Fabergé has confirmed that production of its centenarian soap flakes brand...
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GrocerTV's viewing figures leap
GrocerTV essential viewing for all enterprising independents is mid way through its second series and is attrac ting a host of new viewers. Packed with ideas and business tips, the series has looked at the plight facing rural shops, violent...
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Schwartz Fish! Tuna & Mushroom Pasta Melt
Rsp: 77p for 40g sachet Launched in September 2000, this is one of eight products from McCormick Foods, designed to make a fish meal in a quick and easy way. Sales peaked in January and March 2001 at £9,000 both months. Average four-weekly sales...
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FRESH: A sauce of swell meal solutions
New shapes, flavours, fresh sauces and fillings are pulling new consumers into a sector that's growing at a rapid 16% P asta's unstoppable growth is most evident in the £113m fresh sector which has experienced a massive 16% sales rise in the...
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morrisons gives IGD a full house
IGD is claiming membership by all the major UK supermarkets now that Morrisons has signed up. The research and educational organisation for the food and grocery industry has been working with Morrisons for the past 12 months with a view to the...
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Shaping for the future
Express Dairies has outsourced its field marketing and is focusing on own label flavoured milks in a bid to overcome difficult market conditions in the liquid milk sector. Commercial director David Arrow said: "We have talked a lot about our...
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Pure Vodka gives VK a kick
GBL International is adding a full strength upmarket vodka to its successful VK Vodka Kick premium packaged spirit (PPS) range to give it extra credibility. While the rest of the industry has developed PPS brands from established well known spirits...
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Italfresco Gnocchi
Rsp: £1.19 for 400g This Italian potato dumpling product isn't new, but rebranding in January 2001 has pushed up sales. New packaging plus the impact of a Delia Smith recipe promotion in Sainsbury helped boost sales, its bestselling month being...