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Internet: Giants support global net protocol
After a year of consultation, top global manufacturers and retailers have finally drawn up a draft outlining a set of global standards for internet trading of consumer goods. The Global Commerce Internet Protocol' has the support of 40 of the...
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How very silly
There was a day when grocery folk would head for the hills in August, fearful of being caught up in a silly season frenzy. For this is the month when the media traditionally targets the food business, rushing to fill columns and airtime using...
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Relaunches: Online titles sharpened
Paragon Publishing's two Internet shopping titles, What's Online (WOL) and Shop@Home, are to be relaunched to "better home in on their respective readerships". From Issue 22 on sale September 1, WOL, previously a monthly title, will change...
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Rillington PO sold
Rillington Post Office, five miles to the east of Malton on the main A64 York to Scarborough road, has been sold. Price achieved is undisclosed although agent Christie & Co was quoting £210,000 for the freehold. Also operating as a convenience...
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Signing on for therapy
Signature Foods is extending its Cadbury Fresh Cream Cakes range with the addition of Choc Chunk Cheesecake on September 1. The new pack, which contains two cheesecakes made with Cadbury's milk chocolate chunks and fresh cream, joins Cadbury's...
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Futile inquiry' has cost industry at least £20m
Clive Beddall, John Wood Fighting their corner in the Competition Commission's profitability probe is likely to have cost the major multiples over £20m, according to estimates given to The Grocer on Thursday. A senior director of one of the top...
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Fruit focus 2000
Speciality, added value image needs to be boosted Organics hit by lower returns There is increasing concern that growers of organic crops will be unable to provide greater volumes to compensate for the lower prices. The position could worsen...
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Fruit focus 2000
KG exclusivity for Sovereign varieties Major CalIfornian strawberry breeder Driscoll Strawberry Associates has granted exclusivity to English soft fruit co-operative KG (formerly Kentish Garden) to grow late ever bearers Alta Vista and Bueza in the...
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Maxxium all in a glow about Cointreau
Maxxium is beefing up the support behind Cointreau this summer and is spending £2m on the brand. Most of this will go on an international ad campaign, Glow with Cointreau. The UK will be one of the first countries where it is launched. The media...
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Horror stories about the Competition Commission and its plan
Share prices for most of the multiples rose last week and the market is generally steady. Suggestions that stores would have to be closed to avoid anti-competitive behaviour and that a dual pricing systems would be enforced seem to have been...
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Revolution for washing ads with Persil's realistic spin
Lever Brothers is binning the outdated and patronising twee smiley housewife images associated with detergent advertising in favour of a new animated campaign that admits that washing is just plain boring. The new ads take a more humorous, ironic...
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Tulip hits back over offputting' adverts
Danish bacon producer Tulip International the company behind the Danepak brand has hit back at recent marketing initiatives from the British bacon industry, claiming it has "put consumers off buying bacon". Tulip International sales and...
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John Willie's set to become major player in bottled ale
Independent Manchester brewer JW Lees is making the most of its success last year in the Tesco Beer Challenge. Its John Willie's Manchester Champion Ale won the coveted prize of a 36 week exclusive national listing with the multiple. It is now...
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Instant Dry Soup - all outlets
52 w/e 52 w/e % value 20/6/99 18/6/00 change £76.04m £70.86m -6.8 ...
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Smith calls for a fresh approach
Despite heavy price promotions over the last two years, few new consumers have been brought into the bacon market, according to Dutch Meat Board md Robert Smith. "Price promotions have done nothing to make bacon interesting all they done is...
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New line props up the snack bar
Pork Farms Bowyers has launched a new fried snack product in line with its "proper food when proper famished" ethos. Its new Snack Bar is made with sausagemeat which is fried and coated in breadcrumbs and is filled with either coleslaw or...
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Popcorn: not the only big deal'
Sir; I was interested to read the letter Popcorn prices not a big deal' by James Peterson, Nottinghamshire (Letters, July 22). In response, we are a dedicated popcorn manufacturer but I was never suggesting that bringing popcorn prices down would...
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Ritchie takes helm at United Biscuits Holdings
Former Heinz Europe executive vice president Malcolm Ritchie has been appointed chairman and chief executive of United Biscuits Holdings. On behalf of Finalrealm, Amaury-Daniel de Seze welcomed Ritchie's appointment, referring to his "outstanding...
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Still and Black variations for Metz
Bacardi-Martini is maintaining the impetus in the premium packaged spirits market with two extensions to its Metz brand. Still and Black have sailed through consumer trials and went in front of key buyers at the beginning of the summer. The...
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True brit in new england
The US is recognising Britain as the new melting pot of international cuisine', as president of Food from Britain North America Steve Dawson tells Clive Beddall His accent is "mid Atlantic". The well cut blue business suit looks cool amid the...