SPREAD THE WORD – IT’S NATIONAL MARMALADE DAY

It’s time to celebrate the great British breakfast preserve as Friday 5th March 2004 is National Marmalade Day.

The annual event, founded by F Duerr and Sons Ltd, the UK’s oldest remaining family owned preserves manufacturer, celebrates the 509th anniversary of the arrival of the great British spread to our shores. Marmalade first arrived at the Port of London from Portugal in 1495. The entry into the port log in March of that year is believed to be the first ever written record of the word Marmalade.

Duerr’s have been producing marmalade in Manchester since 1881, and convert 2000 tonnes of Seville oranges – the quintessential ingredient of marmalade – into 20 million jars of marmalade annually, filling 50 jars every 10 seconds.

Britain is a nation of marmalade lovers and no English breakfast should be served without the perfect ending – toast and marmalade. Duerr’s manufacture 12 different varieties of marmalade and their famous “English Traditional” is the UK’s most popular fine cut marmalade.

JAM’S BOND BALL RAISES £30,000 FOR LOCAL CHARITY MANCHESTER KIDS

Duerr’s Jam’s Bond Ball had a license to thrill on Saturday 8 November at Mere Golf and Country Club, which saw £30,000 being raised for charity.

With over 350 people attending and record spending, the ball was a complete success.

The annual ball, which is in its fifth year, was organised and sponsored by UK’s oldest remaining family owned preserves manufacturer F Duerr and Sons Ltd. The guests were asked to theme themselves in James Bond with a splash of gold. There were a variety of outfits from Pussy Galore, to Jaws, Goldfinger, the Voodoo Henchman and Duerr’s marketing director, Richard Duerr as Bloefield complete with motorised wheelchair and infamous white cat!

The evening started with vodka martini cocktails, shaken not stirred, followed by a four course dinner then an evening that was ‘jam’ packed with entertainment including dancers from Oldham Hulme Grammar School with movements to Bond classics, casino tables and the best dressed Bond competition which put the ball in high spirits and good stead. The night also saw an auction for holidays to Florida and Lanzarote, a Ferrari for a day, golf weekends, football and pop music tickets.

All proceeds from the evening will go to Duerr’s nominated charity for 2003, Manchester Kids.

Manchester Kids is the registered charity of Key 103 and Magic 1152, which aims to help make a difference to children all over Great Manchester. The charity focuses primarily on recreation facilities in areas of urban deprivation and on children who are living in poverty or suffering abuse or distress. Comperes for the evening were Key 103’s DJ’s Mike Toolan and Darren Proctor.

Managing director Mark Duerr commented: “It was an absolutely fantastic evening. Many people had made such an incredible effort to get into the party spirit and we are delighted to have raised so much money for such a worthy cause.”

Based in Manchester, Duerr’s is an innovative forward thinking company that produces high quality products for everyday use.

DUERR’S LAUNCH £150K PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGN

F Duerr and Sons Ltd, the UK’s oldest remaining family owned preserves manufacturer, is giving customers the opportunity to win their share of over £150,000 of prizes, including five Mini One’s, as part of its latest promotional campaign.

As well as five Mini One’s there will be 50 weekend trips to Seville which include return scheduled flights for two people, three nights bed and breakfast accommodation in a four star hotel and £200 spending money. There will also be 5000 recipe books full of mouth-watering dishes and 15,000 50p money off vouchers against any Duerr’s variant.

All customers have to do to enter is purchase a promotional jar of Duerr’s marmalade – fine cut, thick cut, shredless, grapefruit or half sugar – and look for the unique number code on the label. They will then be asked to visit the website, duerrs.co.uk, and check to see if their number is a winner. If it is, all they have to do is send in the label with winning number and a till receipt which pre-dates their visit to the website.

There will be 950,000 jars with promotional labels, which will be in stores from early November 2003.

Commenting on the promotion, Duerr’s marketing director, Richard Duerr said: “We are extremely excited about this promotion as it is the first of this size we have done and we are confident that these are just the kind of prizes our customers would love to win. We expect to see a significant increase in Marmalade sales because of the promotion.”

Based in Manchester, Duerr’s is an innovative forward thinking company that produces high quality products for everyday use.

THE JAMS BOND BALL HAS A LICENCE TO THRILL

The North West social scene is buzzing again with the news that tickets are now on sale for the annual charity ball sponsored by F Duerr and Sons Ltd, to be held at Mere Golf & Country Club on Saturday 8 November 2003.

This is the fifth ball organised and sponsored by the UK’s oldest remaining family owned preserves manufacturer. The annual ball is always themed around a Duerr’s product and this year it’s the Jam’s Bond Ball.

All proceeds from the night will go to Duerr’s nominated charity for 2003, Manchester Kids. Manchester Kids is the registered charity of Key 103 and Magic 1152, which aims to help make a difference to children all over Great Manchester.

The charity focuses primarily on recreation facilities in areas of urban deprivation and on children who are living in poverty or suffering abuse or distress.

Comperes for the evening will be Key 103 DJs, Mike Toolan and Darren Proctor, other celebrity guests are due to be confirmed nearer the time.

The event starts at 7.00pm with drinks on arrival, including the proverbial shaken not stirred dry martinis, which will be followed by a four course dinner then an evening ‘jam’ packed with entertainment from a live band, dancers, a DJ, casino tables and slot machines.

There will also be a raffle and an auction on the night to raise as much money as possible for Manchester Kids, entry into the raffle is included in the cost of the ticket. A Gold ticket is £75 per head and the Gold Corporate Package is £1,000 for a table of 10.

Marketing manager at Duerr’s, Tina Mullen said: “The Duerr’s charity ball has become a bit of a tradition in Manchester and it just gets better every year.

“We hope this year will be fantastic. The theme provides an endless list of fancy dress options from the very tame black tie and “M” to the outlandish Pussy Galore and the classic Brigitte Bardot bikini! It will be an action packed evening and we are certain that everyone will have a fun-filled night – what better way is there to raise money for such a worthwhile local cause?.”

Based in Manchester, Duerr’s is an innovative forward thinking company that produces high quality products for everyday use.

FIRST TO THE MARKET FOR FAIRTRADING DUERR’S

F Duerr and Sons Ltd, the UK’s oldest remaining family owned preserves manufacturer, has made groundbreaking news as it announces it is to be the first UK preserves manufacturer to support Fairtrade.

Duerr’s will produce Strawberry Conserve and Fine Cut Orange Marmalade made with Fairtrade sugar from Malawi.

Bearing the Fairtrade Mark, the 340g jars will be available in supermarkets throughout the UK from the beginning of October 2003, retailing at £1.19 a jar.

Duerr’s marketing director Richard Duerr, said; “Fairtrade is about better prices, local sustainability, decent working conditions and fair trading for farmers and workers in the developing world. I want to ensure Duerr’s gives something back to farmers who grow the sugar we use to produce our extensive range of preserves.”

Currently there are over 60 companies in the UK offering 130 Fairtrade products including coffee, tea, cocoa, chocolate, snacks and biscuits, sugar, honey, fruit juice and fresh fruit, stocked by independent shops and all major supermarkets.

In the last two years sales of Fairtrade products have grown in the UK by 90% and in 2002 UK shoppers spent over £63m on Fairtrade products.

Based in Manchester, Duerr’s is an innovative forward thinking company which produces high quality products for everyday use.

DUERR’S REDESIGN CONDIMENT LABELS

Condiments

F Duerr and Sons Ltd, the UK’s oldest remaining family owned preserves manufacturer, has redesigned the labels for its condiments range.

Cleaner, fresher and more modern looking, the labels will appear on Duerr’s Bramley Apple Sauce, Redcurrant Jelly, Cranberry Sauce, Mint Sauce and Mint Jelly.

Richard Duerr, Marketing Director at Duerr’s said; “We wanted our condiments range to have a separate identity from our other brands. The design is now fresher and will make the range stand out from its competitors on the shelves”.

Based in Manchester, Duerr’s is an innovative forward thinking company which produces high quality products for everyday use.