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Suppliers: Sale hinted at as Malton plunges into red
The writing is on the wall for Malton Foods after chalking up first half losses of £5.4m and dragging down profits at parent Uniq, the food and logistics group. Malton was for years regarded as the jewel in the crown of the British bacon industry....
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M&S: Marks to take on papers
Newspapers and magazines will on the shelves of Marks and Spencer if a deal between the troubled chain and distributor WH Smith News goes ahead. Mark Cashmore, sales and marketing controller for WH Smith News, confirmed it had been talking to M&S...
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North Wales monopoly
Derwent Stores in Tremadog, a suburb of Porthmadog in North Wales, occupies a near monopoly position. Trading as a Spar and one of Spar's leading outlets in North Wales weekly sales are over £14,000. Weekly newsbill is £850. Retail area is 650...
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A trifle organic
Devon Desserts is launching the UK's first organic trifle under new So Organic branding. The new strawberry or raspberry desserts will lead an aggressive programme of product development. The So Organic brand is being positioned as a premium...
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The raisin for sprinkling
A generic campaign for California raisins is under way in key women's press titles supporting peak Christmas baking sales. A second burst of activity across all titles in April aims to capture Easter cake shoppers. European marketing director Ian...
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Off the wall
Californian winemaker Fetzer has redesigned the packaging of its premium varietal wines. In an effort to make them stand out from the wall of wine on supermarket shelves they now feature a divided front label. Each wine in the range features an...
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One of London's top 10 Costcutters
The Costcutter store in Crossthwaite Avenue, Dulwich, south London, ranks in terms of support and standards as one of the banner's top 10 stores in the capital. In a pleasant, densely populated area, improvements include a new ATM cash machine and...
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Chivas Regal 12 throws a party
Premium blended whisky Chivas Regal 12 is celebrating its 200th anniversary next year. To commemorate this a Celebration series of three specially designed gift tins have been created. These will be used during key sales periods. The bottle and...
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Kingfisher: Big W aims for national reach in 2001
Kingfisher is to take on the multiples next year with an ambitious Woolworths Big W and general store expansion programme. The move follows the group's announcement in September that it intends to demerge its DIY and electrical sectors from general...
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Scotland: Transport chiefs abandon workplace parking levy
Plans to charge Scottish companies for workplace parking have been dropped from the Transport Bill by the Scottish Executive, the cabinet of the devolved Scottish government. Retailers stood to be particularly affected by the proposals which would...
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AB's discounting on Bud is leaving C&Cs out in the cold
The Landmark buying group has accused Anheuser-Busch of turning its back on the cash and carry sector. And md Mike McGee said the group was now "refusing to put any life into Budweiser because Anheuser-Busch is substantially discounting to other...
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ASA: CLAIM FOR ACTIMEL REJECTED
The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint from the Fruit and Vegetable Information Bureau that a magazine ad for Danone's probiotic yogurt Actimel was misleading. The ad showed Actimel next to an apple and asked Which is more...
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Dairy: Axis talks Aeron
Milk producer co-op Axis, the Midlands successor to Milk Marque, is to enter exclusive talks to buy Aeron Valley Cheese from Milk Marque. While some potential bidders were put off by cumbersome HGV access, cheese packing alternatives will...
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The food agenda: Let it be real
Children's food under scrutiny Processes, from pesticides and animal feed through to irradiation and additives, are argued to have a more significant impact on children's health, and school snack bars and convenience foods have become policy...
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The food agenda: Let it be real
If you thought all consumers cared about was price and convenience, think again. More and more people are sick of processing and want fresh, natural fare. And they're prepared to pay. Is the industry taking notice? Belinda Gannaway reports Ask a...
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Musgrave: Scally blasts report's sweet damn all'
Seamus Scally, boss of Irish group Musgrave, has launched an attack on the Competition Commission report into supermarket pricing. "It's a great pity it didn't recommend any putative action on the various malpractices they found in relation to...
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C-store multiples: Alldays considers takeover bids at a wat
CWS has emerged as one of the favourites to buy Alldays as the troubled convenience store chain considers a number of possible takeover bids. Alldays this week completed the restructuring of its 32 franchise operators, known as Regional Development...
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International alliances: Northcourt in link with Enza
English top fruit cooperative Northcourt Group has formed a joint marketing venture with Enzafruit Worldwide in which English growers will be involved in selling NZ apples for the first time. The new venture will be called Worldwide Fruit and...
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PIGMEAT: Another trade dispute looms
Pressure grows for EU meat and bone meal ban Cost increases for all EU pigmeat producers, and possibly a new levy on imports from third countries to spread the burden to buyers, are rumoured in the market as opinion hardens against the use of meat...
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Safeway: A Fresh approach to the store cafe
Safeway is preparing to launch a new supermarket café concept in its High Wycombe store. The concept known internally as Café Fresh' is still being developed but will be unveiled after Christmas. A spokeswoman said: "It will offer a lot more...