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INSTANT HOT SNACK MEALS
Instant hot snack meals aren't the sexiest products on shelf but a growing demand on people's time has resulted in a steady growth for these quick and easy hunger breakers. With no culinary skills required, they have become a boon for young, time...
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MLC MARKET OUTLOOK
Slightly more beef, slightly less lamb and few surprises Stability the theme with stock trends persistent Retailers will rarely hear farmers admit this, but a fair degree of confidence has returned to the livestock sector and prospects for...
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mlc market outlook
Most farmers not cutting their production capacity Abundant meat supply picture forecast by MLC Retailers and processors can probably look forward to another year of abundant meat supplies. Contrary to predictions by agricultural leaders, most...
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New strategy from MMP
Launch of a branded beef cuts range by Midland Meat Packers demonstrates how the industry has been forced to reinvent itself since BSE. Most of Britain's beef export trade was in cow carcasses, not meat from prime cattle for continental...
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SCA takes a wipe at the opposition
SCA is making its debut in branded boxed facial tissues this week with the launch of Velvet Performance a move which could presage a price free-for- all in the category. The 2ply tissues will appear first in mansize and regular size which...
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Pecan trough
US carryover stocks of pecans for this season are projected to be 22,955 shelled tonnes, with production forecasts at 37,136 tonnes. Last year's US pecan exports were an estimated 8,409 tonnes, recovering from the 1998-9 figure of 6,818t. The crops...
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Wal-Mart/Metro store swap rumoured
Wal-Mart and German retailer Metro are reportedly considering an alliance in which the two would exchange stakes in each other's firms, allowing each to concentrate on its own business speciality. According to German newspaper reports, "company...
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Sentry set for sale
US supermarket chains Safeway and Albertson's are on the acquisition trail again, with Oklahoma based Fleming's 34 Sentry supermarkets a likely target. Fleming chairman Mark Hansen said a review of the "strategic alternatives" for Sentry and its...
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Share ware
Exchanges have the potential to achieve real breakthroughs in demand and supply side management says Spencer Marlow Many suppliers embraced the early private extranets of companies like Tesco and Wal-Mart and were looking forward to the promised...
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Stella in the wars
Interbrew UK has gone to war for the latest in the series of TV ads for Stella Artois. Returning Hero is the first new ad in the Reassuringly Expensive series since 1998 when Last Orders was unveiled. It is the seventh in the collection. It was...
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Competition Commission: Back to square 1
Begging forgiveness for past misdemeanours The new code of practice governing relationships with suppliers may not have been officially launched yet, but the development work is already paying off for the supermarket chains, suggests exclusive...
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Competition Commission: Back to square 1
The Competition Commission report on supermarket profitability is delivered to the DTI on Monday. Are draconian compulsory changes to British supermarkets on the way? Or will the whole inquiry go phut in a cloud of Blairite spin? Julian Hunt...
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Distribution: MMC getting out and about
MMC has recently been awarded the distribution of three more magazines Classic Motorcycle, Land Rover Monthly and Country Illustrated. The company will handle Classic Motorcycle in August, which went on sale early in July. It is set to handle...
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Winemaking techniques applied to achieve an intriguing trad
The latest attempt to introduce upmarket ciders that will compete against wines in the long drinks market has come from market leader Bulmers. The industry has tried before to produce quality table ciders in 75cl bottles suitable for occasions...
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Conspiracy? I'm afraid not
One of the many absurd features of the Rip-off Britain debate is that there are misguided academics and self appointed consumer champions who harbour the notion that the multiples are secretly colluding to dupe grocery shoppers with excessively...
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TESCO CHOOSES TWO SOUTH AFRICAN GROWERS
For the first time outside the UK, Tesco has awarded two South African fruit growers its Nature's Choice accreditation and expects to add a further eight similar quality suppliers of apples, grapes and pears to its list. They are the Montelth Trust...
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Germany in battle against second American invasion'
Wal-Mart has revealed ambitious expansion plans for its operation in Germany. Announcing the opening of 50 new stores in the country over the next three years, Wal-Mart Deutschland said its existing 95 stores will be refurbished and extended into...
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Jaffa Cakes aims to score with kids through Manchester Unite
Karen Dempsey McVitie's Jaffa Cakes has signed a £5m sponsorship deal with Manchester United. Over the next two seasons Jaffa Cakes will be "the favourite half-time snack of Manchester United", claiming to give players a low fat high energy boost....
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Triple boost for canned ale
London regional brewer Young's believes it can buck all the trends in ale and successfully launch a new canned ale. Earlier this year it developed Triple A, a new cask ale in the on-trade which went down well. In September this will go on the...
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Real Crisps alive and well and on sale in Welsh supermarke
Sir; Your News in Brief column in the July 22 issue carried an item stating that the Real Crisps Co has gone into liquidation'. In fact The Real Crisps Co is alive and well and trading very successfully. Our products are stocked by the Welsh...