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a tragedy for british cheesemaking'
"It's a terrible tragedy for British cheesemaking that a champion cheesemaker cannot stay in business," said Specialist Cheesemakers' Association chairman Tim Rowcliffe. "But he is typical of many tenant farmers and small cheesemakers, particularly...
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The Grocer takes to TV for a broadcasting first
The Grocer is moving into TV with the first series conceived and produced for the independent grocery market. Starting in September, we will screen a weekly news programme for owners and managers of c-stores and local retail outlets. Location...
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Coke scales down buy
Coca-Cola has finally thrown in the towel and abandoned plans to buy Cadbury Schweppes soft drinks brands in Mexico and Canada after almost two years of protracted negotiations with federal regulators. "The authorities in both countries have made...
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Experience can mean an ideal candidate
Matthews Harris director Jacqui Matthews is concerned by the apparent lack of potential employers for mature candidates. "It's a sad indictment of the current employment market that candidates should think they're on the scrap heap at 50, or even...
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Tesco caught up in Irish probe
Tesco has found itself at the centre of an Irish state probe into why a cap on superstore size was eased. The cap was imposed by environment minister Noel Dempsey two years ago, following a campaign by independent retailers' group RGDATA, public...
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Cheshire hero forced to quit
Exclusive Peter Crosskey Britain's champion farmhouse cheesemaker is quitting because he can't make it pay any more. Richard Hares, crowned supreme champion at the Nantwich International Cheese Show for the fifth time last month, has given 12...
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Walker steps up at CJ Lang
CJ Lang chairman Joan Scott-Adie has announced the appointment of David Walker as the firm's new chief executive. Formerly group marketing director, Walker succeeds Alex Murdoch who is retiring. Walker has worked in retail all his life, having held...
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Walkers comes to the crunch over Tayto's rival Munch
Just months after Walkers entered the Irish Republic, it has been caught up in a legal wrangle with its indigenous competitor Tayto over a brand name. Walkers is taking legal action over Tayto's use of the name Mighty Munch which it objects...
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Name: Ian Connell
Position: General manager Company: Appleby Westward The job: With nearly 300 Spar stores west of a line drawn from Bristol to Southampton, the brief for Connell is to recruit new business. Over the last three years the wholesaler has added...
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Massel squares up to cube kings
Food Masters is launching Massel stock cubes to challenge leading stock cube players Knorr and VdB’s Oxo. The three flavours chicken, beef and vegetable are all gluten and lactose free and contain no animal products. Advertising in local press…
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Dream... or reality?
Delirious after hours of radio interviews sparked by the nationals' pillaging our preview of the Competition Commission report, I fell to fantasising about what Mr Blair might have penned to Mr Byers before they shot off on their annual breaks... ...
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How to embarrass a Safeway squad
Safeway has admitted to a dirty tricks campaign orchestrated at area level against Asda's Admatch promotion as the supermarket price war hots up in Scotland. A source from Safeway in Bishopbriggs near Glasgow said: "Area management told us to...
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On the e-road
Even the efficiency of logistics will be improved as net trading gains momentum. David Smith explains how it will work J ust one year ago you would never have thought of using the internet to manage your company's logistics and distribution. This...
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Say no to the Euro
Sir; I hope and trust your headline on your feature about EMU, Do we stay left out?' (July 29) does not imply a firm editorial opinion on joining the single currency. It was entirely predictable that Niall FitzGerald of Unilever, a global...
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RATES OF EXCHANGE
The current rash of internet trading exchanges will settle down into a more tailor-made and rather sparer networking model as systems mature says Gillian Law There's been a lot of hype surrounding online exchanges a new food industry exchange...
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Major online exchanges
GlobalNetXchange was set up in February by Sears and Carrefour in partnership with software vendor Oracle. Sainsbury joined as a junior partner, along with Metro of Germany, in March. Both Sainsbury and Metro are understood to have committed to...
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Five wins but out
This year's winner is quitting due to competition from blockformed Cheshires. Peter Crosskey reports Robert Hares became a five times winner of the Nantwich International Cheese Show when he collected the National Westminster Cup for Supreme...
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Purity from swedish glace
Non-dairy ice cream producer Swedish Glace has brought out a range of iced lollies called Lollytots. They come in vanilla and strawberry flavours, are made from organic soya beans, and are free from lactose, gluten, cholesterol and GM ingredients....
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Golden Wonder to grow
Golden Wonder has announced ambitious expansion plans following its sale to private equity firm Bridgepoint Capital. Commercial director Paul Monk said the company was looking to move into fresh and ambient food in the UK and on the continent....
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THE ROLL OF HONOUR
National Westminster Cup VJ Hares & Son (Supreme Champion) Reserve Wensleydale Dairy Products The HT Webb Trophy Westland Kaasspecialiteiten (Supreme Continental) Viskase Trophy (Supreme ...