All articles by Charlie Wright – Page 34
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NewsDean’s shortbread sets £10m target
Shortbread maker Dean’s is revamping its brand in a bid to boost sales by a third over the next two years.
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NewsSales fall again at Finsbury but profits hold up
Finsbury Food Group has insisted it remains on course to emerge stronger from the downturn after sales continued to fall over the past six months.
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NewsCigarette volumes down at Imperial Tobacco
Imperial Tobacco has blamed supply chain problems and touch market conditions in Eastern Europe and the US for a fall in first-half volumes.
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NewsTesco denies Byers ‘cash for influence’ claims
Tesco has denied it attempted to buy political influence from MP Stephen Byers.
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Comment & OpinionCritical Eye... on the A-Z of edible animals
The Man Who Ate Everything (BBC Four, Wednesday 11.45pm) sounded like one of those tumour-porn medical shock-docs you used to get only on Five but now air constantly on most channels at most times of the day.
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NewsBernard Matthews signs up star chef White
Bernard Matthews has agreed an unlikely tie-up with Marco Pierre White, signalling an attempted shift upmarket by the turkey processor.
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NewsNestlé battles Greenpeace over Kit Kat palm oil claim
Nestlé is embroiled in a bitter row with Greenpeace after the environmental campaign group posted a shocking online video to support allegations that the manufacturing giant used palm oil in Kit Kats that contributed to the death of orang-utans.
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NewsTesco plots move into high fashion with F&F Couture
Tesco is to launch the first upmarket clothing label by a UK supermarket.
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NewsSainsbury’s bonus shake-up to beat tax shift
Sainsbury’s is bringing forward bonus payments to more than a thousand of its highest earners in a bid to avoid paying the new top rate of tax.
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NewsTesco hands clothing role to ex-Sainsbury’s man Jones
Tesco has appointed former Sainsbury’s non-food chief Richard Jones as the new boss of its clothing business.
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Producers want PDO protection for Yorkshire pudding
The Yorkshire pudding is the latest food bidding to win protected status under European naming rules.
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Comment & OpinionCritical Eye... on the world's least secret conspiracy
Some questions don't have an easy solution. Mischief: Who Made Me Fat? (BBC One, Monday, 10.35pm) made it clear from the start the answer would not be 'You did, you greedy lummox'. (She only ate that chocolate cake because in the fridge's eerie...
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NewsGaymers U-turns to bring back Dry Blackthorn
The Gaymer Cider Co has announced the return of Dry Blackthorn – just a year after ditching the original recipe for a more “contemporary” flavour.
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NewsStarbucks’ Via instant coffee goes nationwide
Starbucks is to sell its Via instant coffee across all its UK stores, following a trial in London.
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NewsThe Co-op hatches plan for ethical Easter
The Co-operative Group claims it is offering its most ethical Easter yet after cutting the packaging on its Fairtrade chocolate eggs.
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NewsWaitrose signs up Delia Smith and Heston Blumenthal
Delia Smith and Heston Blumenthal have been unveiled as the new faces of Waitrose.
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NewsM&S renews green commitments as Rose pay comes under fire
Marks & Spencer will today announce that it is extending its environmental commitments for a further eight years.
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NewsCancer alert over fruit juice
Scientists have sounded the alarm over a chemical found in many fruit juices they claim is linked to cancer.
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NewsSmiths News begins hunt for finance director
Smiths News is hunting for a new finance director following the news that Alan Humphrey is to retire.