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marginal concerns
n Mobile phone top up vouchers go electronic in the spring. What are the implications for c-stores that have cashed in on the prepay mobile phone boom with pots of pay as you go money, asks Karen Dempsey T he mobile phone prepay pot looks set to...
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UK debut for Malaco
Malaco, the Scandinavian sugar confectionery brand, is being launched in the UK this month as part of the Leaf confectionery portfolio. The range of fruit jellies, gums, liquorice, fruit flavoured countlines and bagged sweets became part of the...
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the pudding dome
The Goblin meat pudding range from Simpsons Ready Foods has been given an updated look with a distinctive red, blue and yellow dome shaped can. The cans have been redesigned to open from the bottom so consumers can get the pudding the right way up...
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McVitie's targets eat now' with To Go snacks
McVitie's Cake Company is launching a range of muffins and flapjacks under the McVitie's To Go name in March in the first of a series of initiatives to exploit the booming eat now' snack cake sector. The seven strong range encompasses established...
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One egg shortfall in NFS estimates
Industry estimates of UK shell egg consumption are one egg higher than National Food Survey estimates, according to figures released by the British Egg Industry Council. The gap widens even further when total egg consumption is taken into account,...
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ETHICAL TRADING
CWS and Sainsbury sourcing first fruit Fair outlook for banana sales Fairtrade bananas became a new element in UK banana retailing for the first time this week with the news that CWS is selling fruit imported from Costa Rica and Ghana in 1,000...
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ethical trading
Pineapples, mangoes and citrus are the wider target Fair trade Oké brand set to appear on other fruit Plans to extend the Oké Fairtrade banana brand currently appearing in UK supermarkets to other tropical and subtropical fruits will be under...
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taste of the exotic
Authentic ethnic foods are a growing force on supermarket shelves, and the canned goods fixture is no exception. Patak's 21% share of the £15.2m canned Indian sauce market is second only to Homepride's and the Patak message is that authentic, top...
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Fruit'n'veg firms must wise up to new realities'
Fresh produce companies are learning about Wal-Mart the hard way last year was a "nightmare" for them as they grappled with retailers anxious to lower prices, says a top food industry trainer. David Lavelle, head of business strategy of Wye...
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Small stores get net route
Independent food retailers throughout the UK could reap the rewards of internet shopping if a project set up by a Birmingham businessman gets off the ground. Mylocalshop.co.uk has been launched to enable independent grocers, butchers and...
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No more Mr Nice Guy
That Dino Adriano is a nice guy is not in doubt. The problem as Safeway's Colin Smith found out last year is that being nice counts for nowt when your rivals are getting nastier by the day and your business is going south. Like Smith, Adriano...
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here's the team
The hullabaloo that surrounded news of the appointment of Sir Peter Davis masked the fact Sainsbury also rejigged its management. Most of the changes came in the supermarkets division as new md David Bremner sorted out his team. The decision to...
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Precise origin labelling is needed
Sir; I read with interest the letter on "factual" labelling (January 8, p17) that called for food labels to reflect accurately the country of origin. At present, manufacturers and retailers are not required to label their products with country of...
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Wm Reed takes on Licensee
The Licensee and Morning Advertiser is to be published by a new company set up by trade charity the Society of Licensed Victuallers in a joint venture with William Reed, publisher of The Grocer. William Reed took over the day-to-day management of...
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the winners and losers
l Morrisons: In the seven weeks to January 9, sales 19.5% higher than the corresponding year. Like for likes up 15.1% l Tesco: In the seven weeks to January 8, total UK sales up 8.8%. Like for like sales up 5.5% with sales volumes up 4.5% l...
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magazine remix
Dance music magazine Jockey Slut gets a new look from its February issue, on sale January 28. Having been taken over by Swinstead Publishing, it is being relaunched with the magazine getting bigger in both size and pagination. The number of pages...
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And this, Peter, is your mission
n There are lots of things we can do,' says Sir Peter. All will be revealed in May. A sell out is not on the cards, but a merger just might be. Julian Hunt reports on the Davis agenda The message from the Sainsbury's board to its ...
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when nosh turns posh
n Are premium goods a shortlived pandering to snobbish self indulgence? Or do they represent a long-term trend of lasting benefit to the entire food industry, asks Belinda Gannaway British food culture is changing, becoming increasingly faddish...
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when nosh turns posh
n Are premium goods a shortlived pandering to snobbish self indulgence? Or do they represent a long-term trend of lasting benefit to the entire food industry, asks Belinda Gannaway British food culture is changing, becoming increasingly faddish...
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when nosh turns posh
n Are premium goods a shortlived pandering to snobbish self indulgence? Or do they represent a long-term trend of lasting benefit to the entire food industry, asks Belinda Gannaway British food culture is changing, becoming increasingly faddish...