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Nurishment by ice cream
WT Foods Group is expanding its energy milk drink brand Nurishment with the launch of a new ice cream. Nurishment ice cream comes in four flavours vanilla, chocolate, strawberry and mango. It has an 18 month shelf life and it will be positioned...
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No to we don't need Nisa' culture
Sir; As a Nisa member, I read with interest the article about c-store chain Day & Nite wishing to forge closer links with suppliers (The Grocer, March 4, p9). Trading and marketing director Andrew Errington laid out a solid case as to why they...
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Perween Warsi MBE, DBA
S&A Foods The richest Asian woman in Britain, she started in her own kitchen supplying finger foods to the local takeaway. She won major contracts to supply chilled and frozen dishes to Asda and Safeway. Developing over the past 13 years, the...
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Joanne Denney
Chief executive, IGD Rising through the ranks at Marks and Spencer, Denney spent time in commercial store management, learning about retailing at the sharp end. She then moved to the head office training department where, as training manager, she...
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This week in the Worrall Thompson worry department: three th
1. Why is it that no company wants to employ people over 50? Is there a preconceived idea that oldies' can't understand computers? Wrong. Given the right training anyone can learn. And think of the knowledge and experience you're discarding. At...
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Public punch-ups don't help
We've said it before, but it's worth repeating. A public punch-up between the major bacon suppliers will do nothing for consumer confidence and, in the long run, everyone will suffer. So it was encouraging, at the Danes' annual bash last weekend,...
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Umbro gets into the running with sports drink entry...
Exclusive Karen Dempsey Umbro plans to give Lucozade and isotonic energy drinks a run for their money with the launch of its first sports drink. Umbro Hypotonic Sports Drink is positioned as the next generation of sports drinks. Its scientific...
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Drink something thimple
Boxer Chris Eubank is fronting a new TV commercial for Nescafé Original in the latest tranche of the brand's £10m national marketing campaign. The TV ad, which broke this week, develops the Eubank Thimply the Betht' slogan that has appeared on...
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Safeway looks east for new wines
In its efforts to provide more points of interest on its wine shelves, Safeway has looked east for its latest collection of new wines. These come from Georgia, the Ukraine and Rumania, which join styles the multiple already stocks from Bulgaria,...
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Renée Elliott
Planet Organic After an initial stint in the wine trade as a writer and then a rep, Elliott was inspired by an organic supermarket in the US and conceived the idea of Planet Organic. She got a feel for shopkeeping as assistant store manager at...
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Issue of momentum' leads to First Quench shakeup
A major financial and commercial review at First Quench has led to changes at the top. Managing director Jerry Walton and finance director Bob Warne left this week as the board appointed Graham Frost as executive chairman. The City has been...
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Fostralia hits a high
Scottish Courage is spending £5m on a six week Foster's promotion running from the beginning of April. Fostralia 2001 is the biggest on pack promotion that has so far supported the brand. The budget has doubled from the similar promotion last...
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International fresh fruit and vegetables
Fresh produce buyers will find a wealth of ideas and new sources among the exhibitors at Expo's International Fresh Produce Fair. Providing an international flavour, Zimbabwe is bringing producers to the show to promote the high quality fruit,...
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grapefruit
South African shipments come to an early close Cuban growers benefit as seasonal gap opens Rocketing grapefruit prices have meant a good start to the winter season, in particular benefiting Cuba which fills a niche market up until Christmas....
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A tubby Hubby
Ben & Jerry's is putting £1m an increase of 25% behind five new ice cream flavours this year to build on last year's growth, which it claims at 152%. The first flavour off the blocks in mid April is Chubby Hubby invented by a "circumference...
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Innovative ingredients
The Retail Fair at Food and Drink Expo 2000 promises a rich choice of treats from around the globe. We preview a tasty selection of new products Packed with innovations and interesting developments, the retail show will be the launchpad of Dutch...
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Lady Louise Patten
Chairman Somerfield Lady Patten joined the Somerfield board in 1998 and is chairman of its Remuneration Committee. She was formerly a partner in Bain & Company, the global strategy company. She is a non executive director of Great Universal...
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Virginia Lopalco
Product development director Pasta Reale A key figure in the development of the UK's £115m fresh pasta market, Lopalco runs Britain's biggest fresh pasta business.She was born in 1940 and grew up in poverty as a tenant farmer's daughter in...
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POWER MA'AMS
At the higher levels of the grocery industry, how much equality have women achieved? Karen Dempsey sought out the leaders and achievers among the female of the species Women in business are no longer oddities who get stared at and patronised by the...
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UDV planning to maintain
spirits momentum Plans are being laid for another bumper pre Christmas sales period for spirits to follow the remarkable success of the category at the end of last year. UDV believes some permanent changes have been made in the way the fixture is...