Retail news from FPJ – Page 366

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    Canaries in tune

    2002-12-19T00:00:00Z

    Canary Islands tomato growers will be backed in the UK by a promotional campaign run by Foods from Spain during the remainder of their season.

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    Tesco produce chief speaks out

    2002-12-18T00:00:00Z

    Steve Murrells terlls freshinfo his initial views having taken over as head of fresh produce at Tesco.

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    Green light for Tesco bid

    2002-12-17T00:00:00Z

    Tesco given clearance for T&S acquisition

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    Caulis get Kentish backing

    2002-12-12T00:00:00Z

    Somerfield is supporting Kent-grown produce, with cauliflowers carrying the Produced in Kent logo introduced by Kent County Council. Pictured at Tuesday's launch are, left to right: Geoff Philpott; Stephen Conn, Somerfield's brassica buyer; and Paul Graves of AV Produce

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    Record Bramley Apple Pie Week

    2002-12-06T00:00:00Z

    This year's Bramley Apple Pie Week activities created media coverage valued at six times the original investment.

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    AMS reports good Asda year

    2002-12-06T00:00:00Z

    Advanced Marketing Services has announced a strong 20 per cent sales growth for 2002 with its Asda Wal-Mart account.

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    Asda on Thames

    2002-12-05T00:00:00Z

    Thames Fruit has been named Best Supplier of the Year 2002 by Asda for its "right first time" approach.

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    Tesco / Gomez receive Spanish praise

    2002-12-05T00:00:00Z

    Spanish minister of agriculture praise Tesco and Gomez for promotional support.

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    What's in-store at Sainsbury's?

    2002-12-03T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury's buyers visit stores as part of programme designed to roll out to suppliers in the new year.

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    Tesco and Spanish government stage strategy summit

    2002-12-02T00:00:00Z

    Spanish minister of agriculture visits Tesco and A Gomez to discuss future collaboration.

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    Budgens website offers on-line food tolerance database

    2002-12-02T00:00:00Z

    Budgens has relaunched its website www.budgens.co.uk with a fresh new look, in line with Budgens "Where freshness comes to life" instore branding, and becomes the first supermarket site to offer a detailed food intolerance database.

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    Safeway code

    2002-11-22T00:00:00Z

    Safeway has colour-coded its own-label bagged salad range into three separate taste categories,

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    Basingstoke's market first

    2002-11-18T00:00:00Z

    The town centre in Basingstoke last week opened its Market @ Festival Square as a new concept in UK shopping-centre fresh produce sales.

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    Fry joins retail panel at Congress

    2002-11-10T00:00:00Z

    Peter Fry, head of produce at Tesco, sat on a high-powered retail panel at the Eurofruit Congress in Amsterdam.

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    De Naeyer looks for retail support

    2002-11-10T00:00:00Z

    Marc De Naeyer of FTK Holland aks for more retail participation in the retail division of Freshfel, of which he is chairman.

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    Tesco sights on US

    2002-11-08T00:00:00Z

    Tesco is set to expand in the US, said a keynote speaker at the Eurofruit Congress.

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    Tesco top 10

    2002-10-30T00:00:00Z

    Ten Tesco customers and their partners will soon be jetting off to exotic destinations, thanks to the supermarket's recent banana bonanza.

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    Stores chase convenience market

    2002-10-30T00:00:00Z

    This week has seen two major acquisitions in the convenience store sector by Tesco and the Co-op.

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    Ramesys unveils unique NPD research

    2002-10-25T00:00:00Z

    The results of an extensive NPD research programme were the subject of a presentation by Ramesys md Martin Telfer, at this year's Institute of Grocery Distribution's (IGD) Annual Convention.

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    Retailers issue wage warning

    2002-10-24T00:00:00Z

    The British Retail Consortium has warned that the number of new jobs created by the sector would dry up if the next rise in the national minimum wage is too high.