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TARGET CONSUMER
Peter Overy, 40, is research director at an ad agency. He lives in south London I don't think I'd grab it off the shelf if I saw it in a supermarket. The name makes you smile, but it's trying to be too jokey with a cartoon label ...
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TV debut for Loyd sauces
Loyd Grossman pasta sauce makes its TV debut in February with a £1m campaign starring its eponymous creator. Brand owner Chivers Hartley claims the pasta sauce range is growing three times faster than the £168.6m market, which increased by 11% last...
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The story is familiar a mature market in decline as eatin
Perhaps it's not surprising that some major retailers are considering reducing the category fixture size. Taylor Nelson Sofres Superpanel puts the fall in jams, marmalades and preserves, which it values at £139m, at 5% year on year. Major producer...
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US slams EU for hanging on to subsidy
The European Union's reforms of the CAP under the Agenda 2000 programme are unlikely to survive any new agreement to reduce subsidies in the food and agriculture sector. This is the view of US Under Secretary of Agriculture Gus Schumacher. He told...
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it's a wizard evening
The National Grocers Benevolent Fund is making its annual ball twice the occasion it was last year by inviting 50% more guests. The 1,200 partygoers will be entertained by a multi-star cabaret headlined by Roy Wood of pop band Wizard at the...
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Safeway working on peace with farmers
Safeway has pledged to work with the National Farmers' Union to develop a code of practice for future supplier initiatives following the uproar caused by its 1,000 Line Availability Focus campaign. The supermarket chain told the NFU it was...
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Flexible Friends
The multiples are wising up to the business benefits of pursuing family friendly policies. And they have to. Karen Dempsey reports Being family friendly these days isn't just about keeping a pregnant woman's job open for her when she returns from...
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Flexible friends
Adaptability is the name of the game for UK food brokerage companies as the increasingly tough retail environment forces them to find new ways of staying competitive. Yvette Murphy reports Long gone is the image of the broker as a vaguely...
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Four partworks unveiled
There is a flurry of activity in the partwork sector this month with four major launches backed with significant promotional support. One of the big successes is likely to be Changing Rooms, a fortnightly decorating series based on the popular BBC...
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Krebs named top man at FSA
The government has named Professor Sir John Krebs, former chief executive of the Natural Environment Research Council and a Professor at Oxford University, as chairman of the Food Standards Agency. It was also revealed that Suzi Leather, current...
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Tesco gets tough in new GM rules
Tesco has broken ranks with the major supermarket groups by imposing a ban on crops grown in fields that have been host to genetically modified foods. It said the decision would not affect its current suppliers but will help them plan their future...
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Scots hit out at Norwegian imposters
Norwegian salmon is being passed off in UK supermarkets as caught in Scotland, according to a report from Scottish Quality Salmon. The food stores are getting around the loophole by processing the fish in Scottish factories, and changing the label...
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Somerfield sets out to take the lead in home shopping servic
Somerfield is preparing to launch its online shopping service within the next couple of weeks as part of its 24-7 home shopping package. And it has almost finished trials of a new eFulfillment picking system, on trial at its Bristol depot, which...
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the house of
elliott With a huge smile and lots of small town girl made good incredulity, Planet Organic's founder Renée Elliott sets herself up as just "another pushy American". And Prince Charles' recent visit to the Westbourne Grove store in London was...
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Introducing (at last): Sir John
Somehow, you just knew that whoever was chosen to head Britain's first independent Food Standards Agency, someone within the UK's small and ever growing army of food campaigners would come out of the woodwork snarling criticism. And so it was on...
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livestock trading
Optimism now, but prime cattle shortages could ultimately undermine prices Demand for high quality keeping prices strong Most cattle auctioneers began the year's first full week of trading by taking bids almost matching the prices buyers paid at...
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P&G plans for partnership
Country-based pricing and trading terms could be a thing of the past at Procter & Gamble as it looks to develop truly global brands and work more closely with retailers. Much has been made of the benefits for retailers of dealing with suppliers on...
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SWEET TIMES FOR SALADS
One of the country's largest salad producers, Humber Growers has announced a £7 million joint venture with British Sugar on its Wissington, Norfolk site to develop five hectares of new glasshouses growing tomatoes. The project will be capable of...
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Seaside sales
Fronting a busy main road among other traders in a residential area, Columbia News in Ensbury Park, Bournemouth is a well established business. From 500 sq ft of sales area, it functions as a newsagent and tobacconist and also sells stationery,...