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Food Standards Agency: Perkins claims proof of innocence
Perkins Frozen Foods claims to have "documentary proof" it is not implicated in the public health scandal surrounding poultry unfit for consumption entering the food chain. The Food Standards Agency claims Perkins may have unknowingly used meat...
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News analysis: Ministry of Agriculture
The year of the cull? Tony Blair's rumoured plans to scrap MAFF when the FMD crisis ends raises the spectre of the food chain's interests being carved up between the DTI and the Treasury says Clive Beddall The knives are out for Nick Brown. But a...
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Symbol groups: Mace Express aims at middle ground
P&H's long awaited new symbol format Mace Express is set to attract "at least 100 independents" during 2001. That was the claim of P&H national symbol sales manager David Ellis as he unveiled the new fascia at the Pro-retail show in Telford this...
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Drinks: Allied Domecq in tussle for Montana
Allied Domecq will find out next month whether it has any chance of getting its hands on top New Zealand winemaker Montana, which was snatched from its clutches in February by Australian brewer Lion Nathan. Montana is New Zealand's largest wine...
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Republic of Ireland: Tesco aloof as OECD sparks below cost r
A call for the abolition of the Irish Republic's Groceries Order which bans below price selling has re-ignited the long-running dispute over the legislation. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, an influential European...
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Republic of Ireland: Another round of cuts by Tesco
Tesco has set off another round of price cuts in the Irish Republic its fourth since last September with an average 12% reduction on 120 food and grocery items in its 76 stores. The cuts were immediately matched by Superquinn which also added...
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Beef: Farmgate prices appear to be holding up despite produc
Prime cattle numbers heading for reduction Margins are probably being squeezed in the beef trade between farm gate and supermarket checkout, reality conflicting with persistent media allegations of profiteering by retailers and processors. While...
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TV drive for Archers
UDV's efforts to put some life back into its peach schnapps brand Archers got under way this month with a TV campaign on terrestrial and satellite channels and a cinema campaign which runs until the middle of June. This is part of a £6m investment...
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BACON REPORT: Foot and mouth disease has hit demand harder t
Resumed Dutch imports give jitters to UK traders Limited shipments of pork and bacon from the Netherlands to British customers were expected to resume on Wednesday after the easing of Dutch restrictions on livestock movement, slaughtering and...
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Independent stores: business barometer
The independent retail sector is buoyant, with many neighbourhood stores reporting an increase in sales compared to last year and even more expecting further improvement over the next three months. The upbeat sales picture comes from results in...
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Magazine scene: health and beauty
Keep on your toes, there's no room for beautiful dreamers The UK magazine market has grown to reflect an increasing interest by consumers in health and beauty. The sector, which only a few years ago consisted of a handful of regular and occasional...
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Lang's beef. Tim Lang, professor of food policy at Thames Va
Have you watched TV this week? If you have, you are a failure as far as the campaign group White Dot, which organised the International Television Turn-off Week, is concerned. We live in a TV obsessed culture, with most people spending half their...
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Meat Supply: Slaughterings decreasing before FMD
Livestock numbers culled in the campaign against FMD are only tiny proportions of the national herds and flocks, contrary to the impression given by some media reports. But the supply disruption due to movement restrictions limiting abattoir...
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Belgium: VLAM works to expand salad sales to UK
Belgian growers who pack under the Flandria environmentally friendly label have included white asparagus in their export range this spring. They estimate around 60% will fit into this category. The crop is regarded as a niche product in the UK, as...
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FMD blight on rural businesses will run and run, but help is
The full impact of the foot and mouth crisis on rural and tourist area shops is unlikely to be clear until towards the end of the year. The disease has been doing its worst for 10 weeks and although the government says the epidemic has peaked, few...
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Portugal: Slow boat to Iberia
A cruel combination of factors has led to a decline in UK exports to a country once flagged as the promised land, but the market is changing as Elaine Watson discovers at Portugal's Alimentaria Flick through the exhibitors' catalogue at Portugal's...
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B&Q on the move
J Sainsbury Developments has entered into an agreement with B&Q for the redevelopment of Solartron Works site, Farnborough. B&Q will relocate its store in Solartron Road to a new development on the site, subject to permission. Sainsbury will retain...
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Marks & Spencer: B&Q's Stevenson is retail director
Marks & Spencer has appointed Barry Stevenson as retail director for its UK Retail business. Stevenson will sit on the UK Retail board, reporting to managing director Roger Holmes, and will join the company immediately. After an early career with...
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Brandwatch profile: crisps and snacks
Top 15 brands advertised (by media) £k Jan '00 - Dec '00 Total Press Cinema Radio Outdoor TV Direct Mail Total 27,138 ...
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Gum launch is a Breeze
Wrigley has stretched its Extra brand umbrella to include a new Cool Breeze variant. The launch is part of Wrigley's strategy to increase consumption by introducing new flavours and to attract more consumers by boosting the breath freshening...