All The Grocer articles in 19 October 2002 – Page 4

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    Tea ads brew up trouble

    2002-10-23T00:00:00Z

    Tetley has landed itself in hot water with advertising watchdogs for making ambiguous claims on the health benefits of tea.The Advertising Standards Agency has upheld a complaint from the Food Commission concerning two posters from Tetley’s...

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    Musgrave advances distribution network

    2002-10-24T00:00:00Z

    Irish wholesaler Musgrave has installed an “advanced” food distribution network at six of its chilled and ambient warehouses so the group to operate a stock-free environment with maximum use of space.The group said the end-to-end solution...

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    Petcare bites back for Nestlé

    2002-10-24T00:00:00Z

    Nestlé has seen confectionery sales decline over the last nine months while total turnover rose 6% on the back of its $10.3bn acquisition of US petcare group Ralston Purina.To September 30, the maker of Nescafé and Häagen-Dazs ice cream said...

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    Wrigley chews over costs

    2002-10-24T00:00:00Z

    Chewing gum giant Wrigley said third quarter profit took a 7% hit in costs relating to the group’s failed bid for US chocolate maker Hershey.To September 30 new products such as Orbit sugar-free gum and Eclipse Flash Strips saw sales jump...

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    Ban on cod fishing looms

    2002-10-25T00:00:00Z

    The British fishing industry could face devastation if a call for a blanket ban on cod fishing in the North Sea and Irish Sea is acted on.According to European Commission scientists on the advisory committee for fisheries management, cod...

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    DEFRA hands new role to Davis

    2002-10-25T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury chief executive Sir Peter Davis will be a member of the nine strong implementation group charged with delivering DEFRA’s sustainable food and farming policy.DEFRA is expected to report on its strategy in early December and the...