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    hazlewood times seven

    2001-09-29T00:00:00Z

    Following the simplification of its UK operations into two business groups, Hazlewood Foods has confirmed its main customer and development focus is being built around seven autonomous category businesses. The Chilled Food Group incorporates...

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    Niche is king for these powerful performers who live the lif

    2001-09-29T00:00:00Z

    At first glance, the motoring magazine market appears a crowded one, but closer inspection reveals it is made up of several distinct sub-sectors. It is this specialisation that the publishers agree is key to success. "Niche is definitely king,"...

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    Margaret tells it as it is

    2001-09-29T00:00:00Z

    Sir Don Curry's team looking into the Future of UK Food and Farming will burn up the miles as it races to meet Tony Blair's tight deadline.Yet a trip to Belfast this week would have allowed it to wrap up much of its fact-finding work in a single...

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    Name: Paul Sullivan

    2001-09-29T00:00:00Z

    Position: Senior brand manager Company: Western Wines The job: Sullivan, who joins in October, will be responsible for Western Wines' Kumala brand with annual sales of more than 1.1m 9-litre cases. He said: "My role is essentially...

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    winning them over

    2001-09-29T00:00:00Z

    with a taste of wales Wales is making a bigger splash than usual at Anuga, bringing 15 companies to the show ­ nine more than attended the 1999 event ­ under the auspices of the Welsh Development Agency. Exhibitors will feature the WDA's new...

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    beef 2001

    2001-09-22T00:00:00Z

    How to get a better spread? The concept of UK Beef plc was floated by a leading meat industry figure at Beef 2001. Andrew Chitty, md of the Chitty Food Group, put the idea forward as a means of providing a more even spread of the rewards through...

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    ews that chewing gum suppliers are looking to grow their £27

    2001-09-22T00:00:00Z

    According to world market leader Wrigley, the past year has been a good one for the sector. Research by AC Nielsen reveals that chewing gum sales are up about 8% so far this year, while confectionery trade overall has fallen by 1%. Importantly, the...

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    The total sweet treats market is worth £8.6bn and volume is

    2001-09-22T00:00:00Z

    The anticipated growth is expected to be driven primarily by sweet snacks. In this domain, confectionery choices have always been well represented but consumer needs have grown. As a result, broader product choices in sweet snacks are now finding a...

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    In the aftermath

    2001-09-22T00:00:00Z

    Within hours of the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, the American food industry had banded together to help supply disaster relief volunteers, rescue squads, area hospitals, and misplaced people. General Mills immediately announced it...

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    TV food and drink channel aims for mass penetration

    2001-09-22T00:00:00Z

    A new, mass audience, commercial television channel devoted to food and drink will be launched on November 5 by UKTV, the joint venture set up three years ago between the BBC and Flextech, the tv marketing and production organisation. Called UK...

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    Ben Gill's passionate style is akin to that of a fiercely co

    2001-09-22T00:00:00Z

    Yet it's that determined approach that has fortified the voice of British food and farming during foot and mouth. The NFU president recalls getting a telephone call in Brussels that was to change his life. The unthinkable had happened ­ the first...

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    english plums and apples

    2001-09-22T00:00:00Z

    Research will be used to discuss long-term opportunities with growers Waitrose tests potential of traditional varieties Waitrose is working closely with Brogdale Horticultural Trust this autumn to assess whether consumers still have a taste for...

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    Diamond White hits back with Fruzion

    2001-09-22T00:00:00Z

    Cider maker Matthew Clark is raising the stakes in its battle against premium packaged spirts by extending its Diamond White brand. Diamond Fruzion is the company's latest effort to curb the incursion on its cider business by PPSs. It has already...

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    John Baines ­ senior

    2001-09-22T00:00:00Z

    trading controller, Today's Group From a wholesale point of view, our biggest advice is to focus on the priorities. Stick to the key lines that will sell over the Christmas period. Don't run out of boxed chocolates. Look at the opportunities...

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    Jacob's Bakery Limited

    2001-09-22T00:00:00Z

    PO Box 1 Long Lane Liverpool L9 7BQ Tel: 0151 525 3661 Fax: 0151 530 3400 Key personnel Managing director Lorna Davis Sales director Gordon Grant Marketing director Graham Hunter Key brands ...

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    heads need banging together

    2001-09-22T00:00:00Z

    Sir Peter Davis wants to see fresh debate about food chain issues unhindered by relentless competitive jostling, as he tells Clive Beddall Sainsbury chief executive Sir Peter Davis blames the major multiples' "dog eat dog" attitude for his...

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    Cadbury prepares Easter battle plan

    2001-09-22T00:00:00Z

    Simon Mowbray Cadbury Trebor Bassett is to attack next year's spring and Easter market with a range of launches and a multimillion pound marketing spend. The confectioner is to add eight new products to last year's offerings in a bid to grow its...

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    Major refurb for Dee Bee

    2001-09-22T00:00:00Z

    Today's Group cash and carry member Dee Bee has been relaunched amid high profile promotional activity following a £1m refurbishment. The Grimsby depot, launched in the 1960s by Nisa-Today's founder Dudley Ramsden, has been "turned into a modern...

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    The Tesco interim results presentation ended up being a bit

    2001-09-22T00:00:00Z

    Terry Leahy bounced into the briefing room, looking extremely chirpy after his early morning spat, sorry interview, with Today on Radio 4. Sadly, very few of my media colleagues bothered to turn up to hear what the chief of the Tesco profit...

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    This betrayal must not go unpunished'

    2001-09-22T00:00:00Z

    Independent retailers have unanimously called on the government to prosecute the major multiples if they open 30 minutes early for so-called browsing on Sundays in the run up to Christmas. In a straw poll taken by The Grocer this week, the...