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Foot & mouth crisis week 5: Multiples fork out for farmers
Helen Gregory Multiple supermarkets forked out £2m to help beleaguered farmers hit by foot and mouth disease this week as the crisis took a dramatic turn for the worse with the first confirmed cases in the Republic of Ireland. Asda, Marks &...
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BSE: JS abattoir tests are misguided'
Sainsbury's will confuse consumers with its introduction of BSE testing on beef, according to rival supermarkets. The multiple announced this week that it will trial the new test for slaughtered cattle at its suppliers' abattoirs. But an Asda...
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Absolut acquisition: V&S seizes white knight'
Speculation over the future of leading premium vodka Absolut was brought to a close this week by a surprise move from Vin and Sprit which announced it was joining forces with the global distribution operation Maxxium. Worldwide distribution of the...
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First impressions: Bref WC Active-Foam
Bref WC Active-Foam is one of a new breed of foam toilet cleaners, said to spread easily to hard-to-reach areas for sparkling results. We asked an expert Pauline Litchfield is a receptionist and part time cleaner from Crawley Toilet cleaning is...
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Brandwatch advertising this week..
Mars latest Celebrations ad, Break Up, broke this week. It is part of a £1.2m investment in the brand this year. Nestlé's Milky Bar Kid and friends are fronting CiTV's Telly Tots for the next 12 months as part of a sponsorship deal. ...
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Raising agent
Speciality breadmaker Speedibake is adding two new ranges Italian and French to its luxury bread portfolio, to capitalise on growing demand for ethnic varieties. The seven strong Grano di Verita (grain of truth) Italian range includes semolina,...
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Dead space comes alive
Scottish Courage is bringing out Red Snapper, an energy drink which it claims has "more bite than Bull". The brand marks the brewer s first move into the non alcoholic drinks market. It was launched in the pubs this month and will go on supermarket...
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Splat! Ambrosia kids' custard lands near the confectionery
Unilever Bestfoods is nudging its Ambrosia Splat! kids' custard nearer to confectionery next month as it adds five flavours of In-a-Tube custard to the range. The 40g tubes are designed for little hands and come in the five most popular flavours ...
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We are not amused at white van man
Those trusty white Tesco Direct vans are no longer good enough for some of its posher clients the ones who spend weekends in the country around Sandringham. Trials began at its Norwich store this week using a far more discreet Range Rover bearing...
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The Grocer focus on barbecue & beer: analysis
by Sheila Eggleston - sector tends to be impulse driven - the trend is for trading up - single fixture for sector urged - lively new product development Foot and mouth disease is causing chaos in the international meat markets. It's a tragic...
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Don't let April make a fool of your financial plans
April is the cruellest month, wrote the poet TS Eliot. Well, personally, I prefer it to November and February but certainly as far as new legislation is concerned, April is a fertile time, which usually means more grief for independent businesses....
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Asda: the new strategy
All systems low Asda claims it can build three stores for the price of two, aims to beat the industry on price and push non-food hard, says Helen Gregory The Asda board is upbeat about the chain's future and blunt about its failings.Its youthful...
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Asda: SMART ideas
Asda aims to have all its stores running Wal-Mart's SMART system by the end of October, after using it successfully in 20 shops. At the heart of the system are Telxon radio frequency hand-held scanners and tiny shelf edge label printers which...
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Tazos bag a head start for Walkers
Walkers is running a new Pokémon promotion which aims to piggyback on the release of new Pokémon games for Gameboy. The Walkers promotion is based around a collection of 25 lenticular Tazos, 23 of which carry images of new Pokémon characters....
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Independents: Lighter fuel ban ignites ID debate
A crackdown on retailers selling lighter refills to young people has been launched by the Department of Health and trading standards officers. The campaign, led by DoH's Health Promotion England unit, highlights the legal consequences for retailers...
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The Grocer focus on barbecue & beer: Beer: hot sales with ra
Barbies are not planned, they are dependent on the weather, so how can beer retailers ensure their sales rise with the heat of the sun? Tim Palmer reports The barbecue plays a big part in home entertaining and is likely to grow in importance this...
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The Grocer focus on barbecue & beer: BBQ week: bigger and be
Now in its fifth year, our national celebration of the barbecue has won plenty of support National BBQ Week kicks off on May 21 and promises to be bigger than ever in this, its fifth, year. The week long celebrations will be supported by...
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The Grocer focus on barbecue & beer: SAUCES: the heat is ris
Innovation is really pepping up the flavour of the barbie Keeping pace with consumers' insatiable appetite for novelty is stretching the imaginations of manufacturers. How to jazz up drumsticks, chops and bangers has resulted in a boom in wacky...
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Clarke bathes in the sunlight of success at Sarah Lee
Sara Lee household and bodycare division's new UK president and md is Caroline Clarke. Clarke, 36, takes up her appointment on April 1. She joined Sara Lee in 1988 and became marketing director three years ago. In that role she oversaw the...
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Beef: EU beef sales 'good in parts'
Beef continues to be a buyers' market in the UK as the home kill mounts while traders struggle to clear imported stocks and signs begin to emerge of a consumer resistance. But on the continent, sellers are more positive than a fortnight ago....