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Dairy: Waitrose To Pass On Rise
30 April 2007 NewsFollowing the industry wide 1.7p per litre increase in the price of milk, Waitrose has announced it will pass on 100% of this rise to the farmers. -
Business: Ip Awareness For Small Firms
26 April 2007 NewsSmall businesses risk missing out on valuable new sources of income because they do not know enough about intellectual property (IP) rights, a survey by the UK Intellectual Property Office reveals. -
Business: Need For Better Banking
26 April 2007 NewsThe findings of a report by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) show that small business banking is still not good enough. -
Dairy: Debate On Farmers’ Future
24 April 2007 NewsThe National Federation of Women's Institutes (NFWI) and the National Farmers Union (NFU) want to raise awareness of the issues facing dairy farmers by organising the Great Milk Debate, a series of events which will take place around the country during the next weeks. -
Retail: Be Inspired At Find
23 April 2007 NewsOffering an excellent opportunity to help your business learn and grow, Heart of England Fine Food's (HEFF) one-day event, Food, Information, Networking, Drink (FIND), is a must for retailers. -
Report: Record Uk Food And Drink Exports
23 April 2007 NewsNew figures revealed by market development consultancy, Food From Britain (FFB), show British food and drink exports have never been so healthy at £10.5 billion, in 2006. It exceeds the previous record of £10.1 billion set more than ten years ago, in 1996, prior to BSE export… -
Retail: New Food Safety Guidance
20 April 2007 NewsNew guidance on food safety published by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) is bound to help independent retailers avoid food scares and match the practices major players of the grocery sector have in place. -
Retail: Call To Fight Binge Drinking
19 April 2007 NewsThe Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) will call for tougher punishment on retailers selling alcohol to minors in an article by The Observer columnist, Jasper Gerard, to be published in the institute journal, Public Policy Research. -
Award: Fsa Announces Winners
18 April 2007 NewsThe Food Standards Agency (FSA) has revealed the winners of the annual Dame Sheila McKechnie Award. This year, an Isle Of Wight community initiative, Healthy Eating For Life – A Young Mum's Project, and a youth café in Leamington Spa, Flava, scooped the prize. -
Trend: Healthy Maybe But Cakes Remain
17 April 2007 NewsCustomers might be raving about healthier eating habits and lifestyles, but a new report by market analyst, Mintel, reveals that the public still has a sweet tooth. -
Retail: London Shoppers Still Upbeat
16 April 2007 NewsRetail sales in central London were 10.8% higher last month than they were in March 2005 according to figures by the British Retail Consortium (BRC). It is better than last year when sales rose by 5.5% compared to March 2005. But, the retail footfall remained below year-earlier… -
Industry: Ad Ban Rules Widened
12 April 2007 NewsRestrictions on food and drink advertising to under-16s are to be widened to cover non-broadcast media, the Committee for Advertising Practice (CAP) has confirmed.
