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Citrus: Mehadrin looks to boost Jaffa
Need to enhance one of the most famous brands' Israel's biggest citrus producer and exporter, Mehadrin has brought back its former chief executive Yoram Weinberg (right) as a business development consultant for the Jaffa brand in the UK. ...
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Magazines: WH Smith bows to publishers
Pressure from newspaper publishers has finally crushed WH Smith News' plans to operate a national distribution system to supply magazines. The wholesaler announced that it would back an "industry solution" to providing efficient magazine...
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Diversification: Food Weighouse to roll out cafes
Northern based loose food retailer The Food Weighouse is to roll out an instore cafe following trials at its Bulwell store. The cafe will be added to larger Weighouse branches, and stores in Carlisle and Cleveland opening this year. A spokeswoman...
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Danone pours calcium and cash into waters
Exclusive Karen Dempsey Evian Volvic (UK & Ireland) is changing its name to Danone Waters (UK & Ireland) and is splashing out £27m on marketing its three main brands this year. First off the blocks is a £9m press and TV campaign to back the launch...
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National Lottery: Camelot talks tough on poor performers'
Camelot plans a crack down on retailer discipline in its second seven year stint as Lottery operator. Ian Milligan, sales and marketing director, said: "We want retailers to be more proactive in selling additional games such as Lottery Extra, and...
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Retail spotlight: Carlos' fun factory
Safeway St Katherine Docks Safeway's boss raises the curtain on retailtainment' where staff and customers are the players. John Wood reports UK grocery shopping seems to be a chore to be endured rather than an experience to be enjoyed,...
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New chief for Carlsberg-Tetley
Brewing giant Carlsberg-Tetley has promoted Colin Povey from commercial director to chief executive. Michael Iuul relinquishes his role as UK chairman to spend more time in the Far East following the formation of Carlsberg Asia, of which he is now...
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Market watch: cheese prices
Cheddar £ Per tonne Rindless mild 20kg English White 2,250 2,400 Coloured 2,300 2,450 N Irish White 2,250 2,400 ...
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Market watch: Cheese prices
Cheddar £ Per tonne Rindless mild 20kg English White 2000 2,150 Coloured 2050 2200 N Irish White 2000 2150 ...
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Market watch: Cheese prices
Cheddar £ Per tonne Rindless mild 20kg English White 1,960 2,100 Coloured 2,000 2,150 N Irish White 1,950 2,100 ...
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Dairy: Milk gap means dearer cheese
The continuing low levels of milk production are continuing to push up mild and medim Cheddar prices. Increases of £50 and £100 a tonne in wholesale rates have been recorded by the Provision Trade Federation. Cumulative wholesale milk figures for...
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Market watch: cheese prices
Cheddar £ Per tonne Rindless mild 20kg English White 1,960 2,100 Coloured 2,000 2,150 N Irish White 1,950 2,100 ...
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No more Cherie in a real' world
Kraft Foods has ditched actress Cherie Lunghi, Kenco coffee brand ambassador for nine years, for a new £15m campaign which debuts on January 7. "We want the ads to show that the Kenco range has different varieties for different people," said Kraft...
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TESCO CHOOSES ORANGE RIVER PRODUCERS
As the South African seedless grape season in the Orange River region gets into full swing, Tesco has awarded its Nature's Choice accreditation to four major producers, Peu Bezuidenhout, Brennie Wiehahn, RK Oosthuizen & Sons and the Karsten Group....
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Christmas opening: Record store numbers opened on December
A record number of retailers experimented with Christmas Day trading this year and reported boisterous sales. CWS opened 36 Welcome c-stores around the country as a pilot, with volunteer staff on triple pay. All of Scottish chain Morning Noon and...
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Crime: Five men jailed for condemned poultry scandal
Five meat industry executives were jailed for conspiring to put more than a thousand tons of condemned poultry on Britain's dinner tables. Chicken and turkey destined for Spillers and Pedigree pet food tins found its way to butchers, market...
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Costcutter snaps up two Londis stores
Two West Country Londis stores have been sold to Costcutter through agent Christie & Co. The first is the Forches Post Office and Londis in Barnstaple, Devon, while the second is the Dash Convenience Store in St Ives Road, Carbis Bay, St Ives. The...
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Drinks: The Seagram sale: the new world order
How the big boys shape up Diageo Top Brands: Smirnoff, Johnny Walker, J+B rare, Baileys, Cue Cuervo Diageo is one of the world's leading consumer goods companies, formed in 1997 by the merger of Grand Metropolitan and Guinness. It trades in more...
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Drinks: The Seagram sale: the new world order
A messy old business The deal engineered by Diageo and Pernod Ricard to buy the Seagram drinks business is as complex as the auction process was messy. The two drinks companies have agreed to pay Vivendi Universal $8.15bn to acquire Seagram on a...
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Pigmeat: swine fever
Prospects hard to assess Britain's swine fever crisis appears to be over. MAFF has lifted nearly all the pig movement restrictions imposed after the disease was discovered in August, and as a consequence availability of stock for killing and...