All articles by John Broy – Page 14
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FDA conference to tackle children's diets
The Food Drink and Agriculture Group (FDA) is to host a conference this month entitled Food Marketing to Children.
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Compass points to far east
The Compass Group has announced it is to buy railway station catering businesses in Germany and China.
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Londis board puts chain up for auction
The board of Londis has unanimously agreed to put the corner shop chain up for auction.
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Watchdog urges celebrities to back healthy advertising
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) intends to encourage celebrities to promote fruit in a bid to tackle the obesity problem facing the nation.
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Garlic juice seeks pesticide licence
Scientists have created an agricultural pesticide made of garlic juice concentrate which kills worms that destroy potato and cabbage crops.
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Government calls for healthy advertising
A government minister has urged the advertising industry to be creative in persuading children to trade crisps and chocolates for apples and oranges.
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Asda begins price war
Asda has announced £40 million of price cuts as it looks to turn up the heat on its rivals.
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Del Monte Foods Co reveals third quarter results
The Del Monte Foods Co has reported net sales of $811.1 million for the third quarter ended January 25 2004.
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FTA urges Chancellor not to raise diesel tax
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has said the government must recognise the consistently high price of diesel and the Chancellor must resist any temptation to increase duty on diesel in his March 17 budget.
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Tesco eyes Chinese market
Tesco has begun talks to buy a stake in a Chinese retail chain which could provide its long-awaited break into one of the world’s biggest consumer markets.
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Londis board remains undecided
The Londis board will reconvene later this week after failing to decide on the best path forward for the convenience group.
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Fyffes urges EC to restrict banana imports
Fyffes has urged the European Commission to restrict the size of the import quotas awarded to suppliers when the 10 new members join the EU’s banana regime on May 1.
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Leading Edge produces Tesco's Fairtrade labels
Leading Edge has produced a new booklet label that will feature on the new range of Tesco Fairtrade roses.
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Tesco aims for healthy lunchtime rush
Tesco has launched a campaign to persuade office workers to eat healthily.
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Wal-Mart makes Brazilian purchase
Wal-Mart has announced it is purchasing the Brazilian supermarket chain Bompreço from Dutch retailers Ahold for $300 million.
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Fyffes reports 2003 profit
Fyffes has reported an increase in both turnover and profit for the year ended December 31 2003.
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Tesco takes environmental step
Tesco has announced plans to introduce degradable plastic carrier bags in all its supermarkets.
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Londis shareholders fear cooperative break up
Londis shareholders have warned that the convenience store cooperative would break up if the board went forward with a sale of the business.
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Fruit reduces heart disease risk
Eating three apples a day can significantly cut the risk of death from coronary heart disease, according to US scientists.
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Fairtrade fortnight gets underway
The Fairtrade Foundation has announced that sales of products carrying the Fairtrade mark are running at an annual rate of £100 million.