All Tobacco articles – Page 30
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Smoke-ban plans frustrated
While it is still too early to assess the overall effect of the smoking ban, there are indications of frustration, even among non-smoking licensees, that their honest attempts to cater for their customers are being blocked, for no good...
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Poll: smoking ban has negative effect
Six out of 10 licensees say the smoking ban has had a negative effect on business, according to an online poll.The poll, run by property agent Fleurets, asked: "What effect has the smoking ban had on your business - positive or...
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Smoking ban wears thin
An unexpected side effect of the ban on smoking in pubs is arising from the break-out of "the Wigan Traipse" - and now staff in a number of the town's bars are asking customers to pick up their feet.Smokers are clocking up around 250...
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Wholesalers say... smoking ban won't hit profits
'Impact is negligible' Buying group?We are not unduly worried by the smoking ban in England and this is mainly based on the experience of our Scottish wholesalers. In Scotland, sales to traditional CTNs suffered a decline as...
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Wholesalers say smoking ban won't hit profits - Reader Survey
Source: Email poll of wholesalers The UK's leading wholesalers are not worried about the impact of the workplace smoking ban introduced in England on 1 July, according to the results of our latest email poll. Eighty-eight per cent of respondents say...
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Reader survey - smoking ban
The UK's leading wholesalers are not worried about the impact of the workplace smoking ban introduced in England on 1 July, according to the results of our latest email poll.Eighty-eight per cent of respondents say they are not concerned...
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Signs of the times rake in the dough
The introduction of the smoking ban in England last Sunday proved manna from heaven for Rainbow Safety, a manufacturer of No Smoking signs.The Wolverhampton-based company says orders have swelled from 500 a month to 8,500 as businesses...
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Ban on 10-packs 'will mean more smoking'
A ban on the sale of cigarette 10-packs - introduced in the Republic of Ireland to discourage young people from taking up smoking - will backfire, a leading tobacco company has warned. Experience abroad suggested cigarette sales would...
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In Brief: Fags are cheesy; Carbon roadmap; Morrisons milk
Fags are cheesy Eating dairy products can help people stop smoking, according to research published in Nicotine and Tobacco Research. Scientists found foods such as cheese or yoghurt made cigarette smoke taste much worse. Carbon roadmap
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Are you ready for a smoke-free world?
No-smoking signs are going up in pubs, offices and shops across the country. Adverts are appearing on TV, in newspapers and at bus and train stations. With just two weeks to go before the ban on smoking in public places comes into force in...
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Name change for Richmond
Richmond Ice Cream, the producer of Nestlé ice creams, has changed its name to Richmond & Roncadin Ice Cream (R&R), as a result of its merger last year.The buyout by American investment company Oaktree last year meant Richmond merged with...
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Hot Eats New Restaurants
Two young Italians, Marco Torri and Giovanni Baldino, along with business partner Marino Roberto, are behind this Mayfair restaurant which serves up modern Italian dishes from across the country.Torri most recently worked at The...
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Retailers say... ban won't hit tobacco sales
?I don't think the ban on smoking in public places will affect sales of tobacco because many people are addicted and the top priority in their life is to have a cigarette. Any impact will be marginal. There is an overwhelming case to simplify...
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Butter Mints lead Werthers activity
Bendicks of Mayfair has launched a major programme to reinvigorate its Werthers brand in a bid to reverse sliding sales for sugar confectionery.It is introducing Werther's Original Butter Mints as a new permanent line this month - two...
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Trans-fats: the new smoking
Sir; The mountain of recent research published on trans-fat has brought food ingredients back into focus, but yet again the food press doesn't look to the future or to the issue as a whole. The unnatural trans-fats we have become excited by are...
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Foreign focus
It's January, and boom time for suppliers of smoking cessation aids. Almost half of all smokers in the UK have made some attempt to quit smoking over the previous year, but that figure is almost certainly boosted in the new year, with the 'New...
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Skinny Cow turns up low-fat fruity appeal
Richmond Foods is making a foray into iced smoothies with the launch of a range of smoothie sticks under its Skinny Cow umbrella. Hitting the shelves at the end of next month, Skinny Cow Smoothies will be available in two flavours,...
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Smoking out the new trends
Tobacco is holding its own. Despite ever-more stringent legislation, the category has barely dropped in value since this time last year. The fall of just 0.1%, represents a slowdown in its long-term decline after last year's slightly steeper...
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Buyer's View
The most noticeable aspect in the market this year was that there was actually a 6% growth in sales of tobacco in our Scottish stores - despite the ban on smoking in enclosed public spaces imposed north of the border earlier this year....