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Q stays flagship but it's an uphill struggle for the older r
Whether listening to it, dancing to it or making it, music plays a huge part in the lives of many people, and the music magazine market has something for everyone. It is also one of the most competitive sectors. The recent round of ABC...
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food safety
Residues in 40% Pesticide residues have been found in 40% of 41,000 fruit and vegetables sampled in a European Union survey. Excessive and therefore possibly unsafe levels were however found in a much lower proportion of the samples 3%. About...
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Food safety
Supermarkets force rethink over muck spreading Major retailers are forcing an end to the controversial practice of spreading untreated sewage sludge on farmland. The water companies are expected to announce a voluntary ban next month following...
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Nestlé guns for full visibility with Super Seven
Nestlé Ice Cream is backing its brands with a £7.5 investment and a pledge to make its range "the most visible ice cream brand on the street and in the freezer". The budget will support what Nestle defines as its Super Seven' must stock brands:...
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The Van Guard
Sir Peter Davis has been busy from day one. E-commerce is now at the heart of the revival operation. Belinda Gannaway assesses the shake up so far F or Kevin McCarten the man often blamed for Sainsbury's catastrophic Value to Shout About last...
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NFU hits out over low milk prices
This week the NFU launched its campaign to highlight low farmgate milk prices. Consumers have grown accustomed to cheap liquid milk in supermarkets and are unwilling to pay more. The producers are focusing on the differential between their claimed...
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Impulse: it's a new horizon
Competition Commission rulings mean prices and innovation will become major weapons in the battle for freezer cabinet share, says Tim Palmer A cloud of uncertainty hangs over the impulse ice cream market. The Competition Commission and the...
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How very Vimto
Vimto Soft Drinks has repackaged its Vimto range and has added a new soft drink, BB Soda, to its portfolio. The purpose of the redesign is to promote a consistent brand image across the range of Vimto carbonates and cordials. It has also added a...
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Meat prices
retail meat prices week ending October 31 1998 (p/kg) Average price Change on week Price range BEEF Topside 618 11 520 - 716 Rump ...
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Now Somerfield treads on wholesalers' toes
Somerfield is set to challenge traditional delivered wholesalers after announcing plans to supply village stores. In a clear threat to established wholesalers, the retailer said the scheme would be available to shops within a 10 mile radius of any...
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Organic thinking
The organic boom is rife in many categories and ice cream is no exception. The largest organic ice cream producer is Rocombe Farm. Originally organic dairy farmers in the 1980s, it diversified in 1987 to produce organic ice cream for local outlets....
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spanish Tomatoes
Increasing interest in speciality varieties BonnySA plans £90m packhouse programme Vast tracts of land have already been cleared at Muchamial north of the Alicante, heartland of the Spanish tomato industries, in the first stage towards...
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On their toes
A random sample of independents around the country showed widely different reactions to the greater freedom they now have in their freezer cabinets. L&F Jones runs 16 stores in Wiltshire under the Jones Day and Night banner. Joint md Nick Jones...
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MN&N set for £1m mark
Morning Noon & Night founder and chairman Eddie Thompson is predicting a £1m profit for the company this year for the first time ever. With 11 months of the financial year already gone, Thompson is confident the target can be broken. "Considering...
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March 10, 1900
A meeting of the West Cheshire Farmers' Defence Association was held on Saturday, Mr Samuel Wade presiding. Mr. W. Foulkes Lowe, analyst for Flint, Carnarvon, Anglesey, and district, and for the city of Chester, read a paper on "Chemical...
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One stop to Balfour 2000
The management team behind One Stop c-stores has resurfaced to buy Balfour, the southern based CTN chain. Now renamed Balfour 2000, the 120 store company has been bought by the team of five with the help of venture capital company 3i. One Stop...
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GLORIES FROM ACROSS GLOBE
Food & Drink Expo will have a strong line up of international exhibitors, providing buyers with an unrivalled opportunity to seek out fresh ideas International participants many of them appearing within dedicated country pavilions in Expo's...
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Strip Cheese does a twin pack act
Kraft's latest cheese snack launch is a countline version of kids snack Dairylea Strip Cheese. The new version is a twin pack and contains the same product as the original four pack. It will be price marked 39p at launch to drive trial (it usually...