All The Grocer articles in 22 June 2002 – Page 6
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Bogof's week
The countryside may be closed, whatever Government ministers say, but Bogof is still getting plenty of exercise. Take the one day Tube strike in London. Like millions of others in the capital, I trudged from meeting to meeting on foot, until,...
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Bogof's week
You do need to get your priorities right in life, and I have often felt the Federation of Wholesale Distributors' annual dinner at the Savoy does just that. Short speeches, swift awards ceremony, lots of wine and a free bar. Sadly, this year's...
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Bogof's week
My thanks this week go to agriculture minister Nick Brown for hosting a splendid media party at MAFF's Smith Square offices. The minister clutching a glass of organic gin, in breach of his New Year's resolution was in jocular mood. "Welcome,...
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Bogof's week
The impeccably coiffured Elizabeth Edwards, UK marketing manager of Twinings tea, caused rather a frisson at the first Food and Drink Federation organic forum last week, reports a colleague. Her confession she was feeling "rather delicate" after a...
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Bogof's week
The National Farmers' Union gave journalists attending its press conference in London this week a firm dose of motherly love. As we arrived for the mid-morning session, president Ben Gill was on hand with a silver salver of bacon sandwiches. Not a...
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Bogof's week
The grocery industry's supreme efforts to get food supplies back on track after the fuel crisis threw up a few interesting instore sights last weekend. A colleague was busy hunting bread and milk at a Tesco in West Sussex (well even responsible...
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Bogof's week
While the nation's fittest, including many distinguished foodies, sweated and puffed around London in the Marathon last Sunday, I trotted gently off to Olympia for the Natural Products Show a feast of organics. Not just pony tailed, lentil soup...
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Bogof's week
It's Sunday and it's the Summer Fancy Food Show in the ninety degrees heat of the Big Apple! (Well, it makes a change from London in the rain.) This is the food fair where sinister looking guys in black suits with shades do impressions of the...
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Bogof's week
Joined in the fun with the Whitbread dignatories as they enjoyed their last ever Stella Artois tennis tournament at Queen's Club. Judging by the numbers ensconced in the lovely tea and hmm bar area, it's obvious not all of them will miss the...
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Bogof's week
Dragged myself over to Stockley Park last Friday as Heinz opened its doors to us press types to give us the lowdown on what its plans are for its newly acquired frozen food division. But what transpired over lunch was most interesting. A Heinz...
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Bogof's week
Continuing my tour of the trade's summer social rounds, it was across to Dublin for the fashionable Kerrygold Horse Show. This is the four-day knees-up where the authentic horsey folk who know a thing or two about fetlocks mingle with the grocery...
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Bogof's week
The cast seems to change every year, but the Booker Prize for Excellence 2001 at the Park Lane Hilton was the usual glittering affair. Instead of Stuart Rose (Malcolm Walker didn't even hang around long enough to make one appearance) Bill Grimsey...
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Bogof's week
One of my colleagues was chatting this week with new Booker boss Malcolm Walker who has been busy meeting customers this week among them Baz Patel who runs a store in Luton. But it seems Walker was as impressed with Patel's big, posh car as he...
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Bogof's week
I'm going to start this week with a bit of a rant and why not, it's my column. Why is it that the switchboards of so many big companies (mostly American owned companies, it has to be said) are refusing to give out job titles, confirm name...
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Bogof's week
I have always had a soft spot for former Iceland boss Malcolm Walker and his shoot-from-the-hip style of management. Even when he was being a bit well, how can I put this? economical with the truth. No, I am not talking here about share dealing...
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A declining market fails to deter new entrants bouncing in a
While the parenting sector is made up of more than a dozen titles that cover topics ranging from pregnancy to toddlers, a handful of titles dominate the market and predictably these are from the three big publishers, Emap, IPC and NatMags, with...
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canned tomatoes
Italians set for hard talking After two financially disastrous years, the Italian tomato industry is bracing itself for some hard bargaining with its export buyers, the UK being one of the most important. The 30% uplift in price may not give the...
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canned TOMATOES
Contract reports denied Reports that some pre season Italian tomato contracts have been concluded between German discount buyers and Italian canners have been denied in Naples. Sources there say it is far too early for any commitment to be made...
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canned tomatoes
Promising southern hemisphere pack With the tomato pack in the southern hemisphere coming to an end, tonnages are regarded as having been good for the season. Chilean packers have processed 850,000 tonnes for paste and will have 130,000 tonnes for...
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canned tomatoes
California's production falls 16%; global problem of escalating prices Poor growing conditions cause 42% drop in Italy Tomato crop statistics issued by Amitom, the Mediterranean tomato processors' association, underline the problems the Italian...