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The hole truth about Spar golf
It wasn't just the hot summer sun yes, really that was producing the red faces on the golf course during Appleby Westward's Spar convention in Jersey last weekend. Most of the players admitted to appalling rounds, with one senior executive...
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South African apples
Drought has hit hard and many orchards are no longer producing best varieties Western Cape growers fearful of bankruptcy Predictions that many of South Africa's apple growers are on the edge of bankruptcy have been made by Peter Dall, chief...
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News analysis: British farm standard mark
Retailers rush to adopt the logo Using its "unique position as a major farmer and retailer", the Co-op has produced the first frozen peas to be registered under the new British Farm Standard logo. Produced on CWS farming estates in South...
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Spar: Appleby Westward plans net lunch
A new internet shopping service will be launched in the autumn by Appleby Westward, Spar's wholesaler for the West Country. Speaking at the first meeting of Spar's Wessex Guild, Appleby Westward md Peter Kealy told delegates it would be launching a...
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On a Leicester artery
Trading under the Spar Banner, the convenience store in Humberstone Road, Leicester is showing weekly sales of some £17,500 and lottery sales of £2,000. Prominently located on this main throughfare into the centre of Leicester, it also benefits...
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Meat demand trends: British bacon output in slow, sustained
Between a fifth and a quarter of all UK pigmeat production goes into British bacon but total self-sufficiency is ruled out by MLC economist Sue Fisher in the June issue of Meat Demand Trends. It is the first industry survey to have been...
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Marketing: Sainsbury gets into bed with naked chef
Sainsbury is hoping to inject some passion into its advertising after signing up celebrity chef and Essex geezer Jamie Oliver as the new frontman for its marketing activity. Marketing director Sara Weller said: "All the new work is still focused...
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Lang's Beef: Tim Lang Professor of Food Policy at Thames Val
How should the food industry communicate its message if it thinks new products offer a health gain? Scientists and marketers gathered last week in Finland at the request of VTT, the state funded technology organisation, to ponder just that question....
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Tasting panel: Riesling Bird Label
THE EXPERT Arabella Woodrow Master of Wine and wine buyer for Forth Wine This has a youthful light, rosewater and grapey aroma which is lightly aromatic but with some substance. It has a delightful Riesling character in the mouth, with floral...
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Symbol groups: Bowen giving up top job at Mace
Mike Bowen has announced he will give up his role as chief executive of Mace Marketing Services at the end of the year. The move coincides with the closure of the Mace Marketing office in Gerrards Cross, Hertfordshire, which has been winding down...
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Canaletto's high notes
Casa Girelli has launched the the second vintage of the Canaletto Winemaker's Choice Italian range. The wines were given a revamp two years ago following the appointment of winemaker Andrea Valentinuzzi. The wines are designed to be distinctly...
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Canned fruit: Falls revealed in SA pack figures
After a dry warm autumn, South Africa's winter rains have come late this year only starting at the end of May. However, disturbed weather patterns are evident across the world. The country's fruit canners have had "a tough season" for the...
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Meat demand trends: Canteen sales help volumes but not marg
There is a significant qualitative shift which MLC has illuminated: the proportion of bacon consumed out of the home has risen from a quarter in 1990 to just over a third by the end of the decade. An 80% penetration of bacon in staff catering ...
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Can Stella top Carling and Foster's to take it to the number
Stella Artois volumes have doubled in the past three years and Interbrew UK has its sights set on the brand becoming the biggest selling beer in the UK. This means catching up Carling, which sells one billion pints a year, and Foster's. In the past...
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Multiples: Picking centres up for grabs as Somerfield ditche
The main players involved in internet grocery shopping are expected to pounce on the three picking centres being sold by Somerfield following its surprise decision to pull the plug on its 24-7 home shopping venture. The picking centres two in...
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Organic frozen range for children
Organix Brands parent of 100% organic babyfood brand Baby Organix is launching a range of children's organic frozen foods. The first phase of the launch is Organix Favourites 100% organic sausages and burgers and they have been given silver...
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Rémy revival revs up with launch of VS style cognac
The latest cognac producer attempting to put some life back into the sector is Rémy Martin, which is introducing a new product at the bottom end of its range this month. When the UK division of the global sales and distribution company Maxxium...
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Tesco sales continue to grow
An upbeat Tesco chairman John Gardiner told a shareholders meeting last week that sales in the group were continuing to rise, with further growth likely as its expansion plans came online. Gardiner revealed group sales in the first quarter of the...