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    suppliers

    2000-01-29T00:00:00Z

    Pepper and Jager gear up to tackle unsatisfactory volume and sales growth P&G shake-up aims for growth via global focus Procter & Gamble is preparing to unveil a major reorganisation designed to speed innovation and meet its goal of doubling sales...

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    suppliers

    2000-01-29T00:00:00Z

    Pledge to Mitsubishi of huge growth in turnover Princes set for new takeovers Exclusive Clive Beddall Princes Foods, which has doubled its foodservice business by buying rival canned goods group Oxbridge Foods, is staying on the acquisition...

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    suppliers

    2000-01-29T00:00:00Z

    Glanbia improving Irish dairy and ingredients giant Glanbia beat analysts' expectations with a strong first half performance on the back of recovering prices for milk powder and cheese in Ireland and the US. Consumer foods in the UK and Ireland...

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    Sainsbury's Supermarkets has signed a deal for a 10,000 sq f

    2000-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Knutsford, the investment company headed by four entrepreneurs including former Asda boss Archie Norman, has made a £600m bid for private equity business Wassall. It is believed to be a staging post before Knutsford moves on to a retail takeover...

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    Sainsbury's Supermarkets has signed a deal for a 10,000 sq f

    2000-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Knutsford, the investment company headed by four entrepreneurs including former Asda boss Archie Norman, has made a £600m bid for private equity business Wassall. It is believed to be a staging post before Knutsford moves on to a retail takeover...

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    The total value of the canned goods market has risen 1% to £

    2000-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Vegetables The market for canned vegetables is declining by 1%. Within the sector, baked beans now hold a 44% share of expenditure. Another subsector which has shown growth but from a much smaller base is mushy peas, with a 2.9% share and...

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    The total value of the canned goods market has risen 1% to £

    2000-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Vegetables The market for canned vegetables is declining by 1%. Within the sector, baked beans now hold a 44% share of expenditure. Another subsector which has shown growth but from a much smaller base is mushy peas, with a 2.9% share and...

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    The total value of the canned goods market has risen 1% to £

    2000-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Vegetables The market for canned vegetables is declining by 1%. Within the sector, baked beans now hold a 44% share of expenditure. Another subsector which has shown growth but from a much smaller base is mushy peas, with a 2.9% share and...

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    The total value of the canned goods market has risen 1% to £

    2000-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Vegetables The market for canned vegetables is declining by 1%. Within the sector, baked beans now hold a 44% share of expenditure. Another subsector which has shown growth but from a much smaller base is mushy peas, with a 2.9% share and...

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    Top 10 Soup brands

    2000-01-22T00:00:00Z

    1. Heinz standard 2. Campbell's standard 3. Heinz Big 4. Baxters Tartan 5. Weight Watchers 6. Heinz Wholesoup 7. Campbell's ...

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    Retail meat prices week ending January 22 2000

    2000-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Average price p/kg Change on week Price range BEEF Topside 668 ­1 573 - 763 Rump 867 ­22 683 - 1051 Premium ...

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    To judge by the Food Standards Agency's launch, the food ind

    2000-01-22T00:00:00Z

    "We already have high standards of food safety," said Sir John Krebs, the FSA's new chairman. Deputy chairman Suzi Leather is quoted as saying "food scares have largely been about the handling of technical scientific advice". This is nonsense. I...

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    Asda signs Open TV deal

    2000-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Asda customers will be able to shop via their digital tv sets by the summer, says the multiple, following a partnership deal with British Interactive Broadcasting network Open. When the service is launched in June it will be available to all one...

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    pack attacks: the latest innovation

    2000-01-22T00:00:00Z

    The launch of chilled soups might at first seem bad news for cans but, as Heinz points out, they have helped spice up interest in the entire sector S itting between a snack, a meal and an ingredient, soup has been a regular testing ground for new...

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    It's good to be back

    2000-01-22T00:00:00Z

    n It's not the hefty salary. He's back because he loves the business ­ and this time the family isn't in his way. Julian Hunt reports on shelved plans for early retirement It's the end of November. Sir Peter Davis is getting ready to sail off into...

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    White Paper is only half baked

    2000-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Sir; Examination of the White Paper on food safety makes it hard to understand how consumers' quality of life will be enhanced by its provisions. The proposals merely summarise the contents of the Green Paper and set out some half baked new...

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    Tim Horton is manager of the Parisa Café bar in Park Row, Le

    2000-01-22T00:00:00Z

    What dream food product would you like to sell that they don't make? Hangover-free alcohol. How did you celebrate the millennium? With an intimate group of friends and lots of alcohol. Should petrol stations be allowed to sell alcohol? Only if...

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    Tim Horton is manager of the Parisa Café bar in Park Row, Le

    2000-01-22T00:00:00Z

    What dream food product would you like to sell that they don't make? Hangover-free alcohol. How did you celebrate the millennium? With an intimate group of friends and lots of alcohol. Should petrol stations be allowed to sell alcohol? Only if...

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    Tim Horton is manager of the Parisa Café bar in Park Row, Le

    2000-01-22T00:00:00Z

    What dream food product would you like to sell that they don't make? Hangover-free alcohol. How did you celebrate the millennium? With an intimate group of friends and lots of alcohol. Should petrol stations be allowed to sell alcohol? Only if...

  • News

    Tim Horton is manager of the Parisa Café bar in Park Row, Le

    2000-01-22T00:00:00Z

    What dream food product would you like to sell that they don't make? Hangover-free alcohol. How did you celebrate the millennium? With an intimate group of friends and lots of alcohol. Should petrol stations be allowed to sell alcohol? Only if...