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Island of Ireland: global growth
an editorial supplement to The Grocer Outward bound Irish eyes have always focused on global markets, but now shrewd identification of growth areas has led to a rush of acquisitions and the means to build overseas, outside traditional commodity...
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Island of Ireland: government
an editorial supplement to The Grocer From both sides now In their first joint interview, both agricultural ministers - Northern Ireland's Brid Rodgers and the Republic of Ireland's Joe Walsh - tell Helen Gregory about the level of co-operation...
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Island of Ireland: SHS Group
an editorial supplement to The Grocer Entertaining Mr Sloan's magic If one company best exemplifies the entrepreneurial spirit of Ireland then it must be the SHS Group. Formed 26 years ago as a small distribution business based in Northern...
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Smash makes a hash of it
Instant potato brand Smash has made its first move into the non instant mash arena. Its new product Smash Browns is an instant way to produce American hash browns. Smash Browns are made with Idaho potatoes and claim to be ready in minutes in...
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Rush is just the tonic for Warner Lambert Healthcare
High profile marketer Andy Rush has been appointed general manager of Warner Lambert Consumer Healthcare's business in the UK, Ireland and Nordic countries. Rush joins from KP Nuts where he was general manager. His career has included spells as...
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Island of Ireland: introduction
an editorial supplement to The Grocer Bord Bia - Irish Food Board "The trading relationship in food and drink between Ireland and Britain has never been stronger. During the course of the past eighteen months, the Republic of Ireland has become...
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Island of Ireland: meat
an editorial supplement to The Grocer Natural complement The position of Ireland is not simply one of an external supplier to the UK. Its companies make up a processing and trading bloc that dominates the UK beef industry. Mike Ingham reports...
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Island of Ireland: ready meals
an editorial supplement to The Grocer Ready's steady to grow Investment's the name of the game to keep ahead of the changing dynamics of the market place and growing demand for convenience. Karen Dempsey reports on two producers which are at the...
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Island of Ireland: retail
an editorial supplement to The Grocer Growing Irish roots Supermarkets say their businesses produce a win-all situation - for themselves, the supplier and consumer. But there are dissenting voices. Anne Bruce reports The arrival of British...
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Island of Ireland: poultry
an editorial supplement to The Grocer Birds lay a golden egg The republic keeps much of its poultry for consumption at home but the north tells a different tale. John Wood reports Poultry is big business in Ireland and the UK is keen to buy the...
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Tesco leaflets
Tesco has an annoying habit of always getting things right and that even seems to be true of its leaflets. When one of our team opened his local freebie, he was not too surprised to see a copy of Tesco News the multiple's regular price...
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More value from Lovell
GF Lovell is adding two new products to its value confectionery portfolio in mid March chocolate whip and orange whip bars (rsp, 20p). The launch follows an overhaul of other brands last year, which included improving formulations, revamping pack...
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ProViva variants and Oatly on the way
Swedish dairy Skanemejerier has earmarked a £3m investment behind its non dairy probiotic fruit drink ProViva. New variants are expected this year of ProViva currently available in strawberry and blackcurrant which has seen sales rise 28% in...
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And there's &More
Marks and Spencer is going up against Benecol in the cholesterol lowering arena, with the launch of its 20-product strong &More' range on March 12. The range which will be available in 25 stores nationally includes yogurt, cereals, pasta,...
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The Grocer 33: Price increase for Kellogg's
Kellogg has successfully implemented the first price hike for two years across its portfolio. The price of Corn Flakes had increased by 4p for a 500g pack at six of the chains visited in The Grocer 33 survey this week (p33). The hike pushes up the...
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ABC figures: Trains and flood plains can't halt the rise and
ABC figures for the period July to December 2000 show a generally lacklustre picture. Titles in a number of the key sectors across the market have had poor sales which, Comag's ABC report says, could have been made worse by the petrol crisis in...
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ABC figures: In great company
Women's Fashion has experienced a period of growth that the parent sector, Women's Interest, has not. Publishers are showing increased confidence in the sector, as demonstrated by the planned launches of InStyle and Glamour. Titles recording the...
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Guinness buys up all that is macho about St Patrick's Day ce
Guinness is spending £4.9m in a marketing and advertising blitz designed to give its stout ownership of St Patrick's Day on March 17. In the biggest push that has gone behind the brand for the event anywhere in the world Guinness has lined up TV...
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A voice of sanity about GM
When a grocery luminary turned government red tapebuster talks to the trade's biggest gathering about a subject as controversial as GM foods, you would expect the audience to sit up and listen. Yet that wasn't the case at the Provision Trade...
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MMC adds three
MMC has been awarded the distribution of three more titles. The first of the newcomers is issue No 1 of Toytime, which went on sale last week, priced £1.60. The Activity Fun Easter Special, due on sale March 15, priced at £1.75, and issue number 1,…