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Foot & mouth crisis week 2: processed foods
Manufacturers warn of higher prices Manufacturers are warning that the price of processed foods will inevitably rise the longer they have to source raw materials from overseas. Ian Blackburn, chief executive of Perkins Foods, said the higher...
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Foot & mouth crisis week 2: exports
Optimism losses will be stemmed Food manufacturers are growing increasingly optimistic that the EU and UK bans on exports will not have as devastating an impact on their businesses as first feared. Derogations contained in the regulations allow...
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Foot & mouth crisis week 2: dairy
'No one's buying British' The dairy industry will be one of the worst hit by the foot and mouth crisis. Although the ban on UK exports does not include the majority of dairy commodities because they are heat treated, processors are faced with the...
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Convenience Retailing Show 2001 preview
Guidance from the experts Now owned by William Reed, publisher of The Grocer, the Convenience Retailing Show will this year be bigger and better than ever, and give essential guidance on boosting profits Want help on better merchandising, expert...
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Convenience Retailing Show 2001 preview
LAUNCHES: A WEALTH OF INNOVATION The show will be the launchpad for stacks of new products ideally suited for c-stores keen to grow and diversify Everything the c-store operator could possibly want to stock or needs to run their business more...
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The Grocer 33: Meat falls foul of panic buying while fruit n' veg are stalled
Business was brisk at meat counters across the regions because of the foot and mouth epidemic, but only Asda Wal-Mart, Havant, showed evidence of panic buying. The store had plenty...
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Capricorn launches SA range in competitive £4.99 arena
A new range of South African wines is being launched at the competitive £4.99 price point by Capricorn Wines. The operation is the New World wine division of Wineserve, created when Paul Boutinot Wines restructured last year. The wines from the...
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Future to close six titles and axe 90 jobs in worldwide rest
Six UK titles and some 90 UK staff will be made redundant as part of a global restructuring by Future Publishing. Worldwide, 350 jobs will be axed and 20 loss making magazines will close. The UK magazines to fold are the recently launched Video...
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Online shopping: Net about relationships and loyalty not
More than 10% of all European groceries will be bought online (in value terms) by 2010, according to a new report on the sector. Although only 0.2% worth of goods are currently shopped on the web in Europe (0.4% in the UK), strategy consultants...
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Suppliers: Patak's acquires Galtres Foods
Indian food supplier Patak's has bought Galtres Foods. Galtres Food, which is based in Cumbernauld, Scotland, is a national manufacturer of fresh and long life specialist ethnic breads. Galtres, previously known as Abel Eastern Breads, will...
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Acquisitions: Princes finally seizes Beta Foods
Princes this week completed the acquisition of Beta Foods and its wholly owned subsidiary, C Shippam (The Grocer, February 3, p12). Three years ago Chichester based Beta Foods, the fishpaste, canned chicken and pâté business, thwarted Liverpool...
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Jellies added to Fruit-tella
Adams Confectionery is extending its chewy Fruit-tella brand for the first time with a range of new Jellies. These are crispy outer shells with soft jelly inners. They're made with fruit juice in four flavours strawberry, apple, orange and lemon....
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Australia: Merger of two giants adds to wine's global consol
A new global force in premium wines was created this week when two of the major Australian operations joined forces. Southcorp has acquired the country's largest family owned winery, Rosemount, for A$1.4bn (£500m). The joint portfolio will feature...
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Admirable calm in the storm
The stench from the flaming pyres of slaughtered animals and the MAFF exclusion notices nailed dramatically to farmgates has revived nightmare memories for those of us who witnessed Britain's last major outbreak of foot and mouth disease, during...
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Global suppliers: P&G shares plunge after Turkey blow
Procter & Gamble's shares plunged after it issued a third quarter profits warning, blaming the collapse of currency in Turkey where it is market leader in nappies and soap powders. The announcement came just weeks after P&G chief executive Alan...
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Lotteries: Interlotto aims at different sector'
A new nationwide lottery due to launch in the autumn can exist side by side with Camelot say its operators. Interlotto plans a September to November launch of the £1 a stake game. Roy Fisher, who is running the project, said: "We are looking to...
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Island of Ireland: alcoholic drinks
an editorial supplement to The Grocer A class act Demand for drinks with an Irish origin has never been greater. Tim Palmer reports on the commanding key brands and innovations that have created the success story Alcohol and the prefix "Irish"...
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Multiples - franchising: Budgens Local boosted as former All
Budgens' franchise scheme for independent retailers received a huge boost this week when it signed up 21 stores belonging to a former Alldays regional development company. Anglia Convenience Stores, operates its stores in East Anglia, and began...
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C-store multiples: Alldays to trade its way out of crisis
Alldays' management has abandoned any hope of selling the company and will, instead, attempt to trade out of its debt crisis. As the c-store chain revealed another huge loss, operations director Stuart Lawson said exploratory talks about selling...
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Alldays: Clapham quits alldays
Former Sainsbury director David Clapham has resigned from Alldays after a disagreement with the board over the company's strategic direction. Neither side would clarify why Clapham, md retail, was leaving, but sources close to the company said the...