All articles by John Broy – Page 13
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Plants for People programme supports science week
The Plants for People programme is using this year's National Science Week as an opportunity to educate children and their parents.
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Tesco TV launches adverts as you shop
Tesco is to install television screens in the aisles of it supermarkets to target customers with advertising at the point that they make purchasing decisions.
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Beacon's mad on mushrooms
Beacon Foods has introduced a new range of mushroom ingredients as demand continues to grow.
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War declared on junk food advertising
A tough action place to tackle obesity and children’s diets has been agreed by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
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Neate help for produce industry
Neate Solutions is running a two-day course for future directors of produce industry companies.
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Waitrose sales soar
Waitrose has announced a sales rise of 12 per cent increase for the year ending 31 January 2004.
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Red alert for 5-a-day
COI Communications has awarded 23red the task of promoting the Department of Health's 5-a-day programme, following a three-way pitch.
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New Zealand apple crop hit by weather
New Zealand’s apple crop has been hit by poor weather conditions, dashing hopes of bumper volumes.
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Grow IT and Herbert Industrial announce partnership
Grow IT and Herbert Industrial have reached a formal agreement which will allow both companies to offer each others products to the fresh produce and other food sectors.
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Government approves GM plantings
Environment secretary Margaret Beckett has permitted the planting of GM maize, but legal challenges, qualifications and scientific questions remain.
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Healthy eating in parents' hands
Parents must eat more fruit and vegetables to improve their children’s eating habits, a new study has claimed.
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McDonald's introduces healthier menu
McDonald’s is to slash a range of burgers and in its place introduce salads to its menu.
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Morrisons marks takeover with 300 price cuts
Morrisons has marked its takeover of Safeway by announcing price cuts on more than 300 products.
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Government publishes new R&D tax guidelines
The trade industry secretary Patricia Hewitt has published new guidelines on the definition of research and development for tax purposes.
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Dwarf in Kwik Save compensation victory
A 19-year old dwarf has won his claim for discrimination against Kwik Save.
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Tesco cleared for £53 million convenience purchase
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has approved Tesco’s £53 million acquisition of a chain of 45 London grocery stores, sparking anger from convenience store retailers.
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Seminis prepares for Food and Drink Expo
Seminis Vegetable Seeds will be showing a selection of innovative new vegetables at the forthcoming Food and Drink Expo 2004.
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CCFRA pubishes conference reports
Campden and Chorleywood Food Research Association group (CCFRA) has published proceedings from two of its conferences.
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Safeway chief hits out at Tesco
Safeway’s chief executive has attacked the Competition Commission for failing to ensure a level playing field in the grocery business and warned that Tesco’s grip on the retail market is likely to grow ever stronger.
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NFU welcomes National School Fruit Scheme expansion
The NFU has said that more growers across England will have the chance to supply fresh fruit and vegetables to schools under the National School Fruit Scheme.