News
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Retail: Brc Calls For Road Charge Rethink
25 May 2007 NewsThe British Retail Consortium (BRC) is warning that, without proper investment in public transport, road user charging could lead to tumbleweed town centres and more problems for high street retailers. -
Retail: Declare Your Independence
24 May 2007 NewsUK independent retailers are gearing up for the first ever National Independents' Week (NIW), the campaign to promote local stores in their communities across the UK. -
Retail: Fsa Targets Small Firms
24 May 2007 NewsThe Financial Services Authority (FSA) has warned small retail firms they should comply with the organisation's regulations or risk running into trouble. -
Trends: Sheep Is The New Goat
23 May 2007 NewsWaitrose is reported strong growth in sheep's milk cheese over the last year, confirming that shoppers are not enticed to try new things. -
Farming: Bringing Children To The Farm
23 May 2007 NewsA Tees Valley community farm has been awarded top marks for 'Countryside Classroom' as part of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' Countryside Educational Visits Accreditation Scheme (CEVAS). -
Retail: Latest Plans Fail High Streets
22 May 2007 NewsACS, the campaigning voice of over 33,000 local shops, has criticised the Government over its proposed weakening of the planning system to make it easier for large retail developments to be built outside town centres. -
Report: Sat Fats Still A Mystery
22 May 2007 NewsConsumers in the UK have a low level of differentiation between saturated and unsaturated fat, and are frustrated at the lack of clear front-of-pack information on food products, a FSA study has found. -
Media: Food Promotion Goes On Air
21 May 2007 NewsFood Radio, the newly-launched integrated web portal, pod casting and radio programming channel has joined forces with market development consultancy, Food from Britain (FFB), to provide regional food and drink producers with another channel to promote themselves to consumers. -
Wine: Bumper Year For Uk Wine
21 May 2007 NewsThe 2006 production figures for English and Welsh wines have just been declared, showing that the UK produced one of their highest volumes on record. -
Business: Success For Taste Of Arran
18 May 2007 NewsA successful business is not just about having a great product. In the increasingly competitive retail and food service markets, companies have to go the extra mile to make their product stand out from the rest. -
Retail: Competition Probe Continues
17 May 2007 NewsIn a bid to secure more facts for its ongoing inquiry into the supermarket sector, the Competition Commission (CC) has sent out legal letters requesting suppliers to submit information. -
Business: Food Incidents Report
17 May 2007 NewsMore than 1,300 food incidents were investigated by the Food Standard Agency (FSA) in 2006, the FSA's first Annual Report of Incidents has revealed.
