Chocs firm is bucking egg trend

Bristol chocolate maker Elizabeth Shaw says its Easter egg salesare on the rise, bucking a downward trend in the market.

The company in Greenbank says its sales are up by 12 per centcompared to last year. That compares with a three per cent dip in theoverall market.

Paul Keith, logistics manager at Elizabeth Shaw, said: "We'regetting a lot of cheap eggs now flooding the market. Everyone seesthese wonderful offers, such as three for GBP5.

"To be honest, for the supplier there is no profit in that marketat all.

"We're not in that market at Elizabeth Shaw - we're at the premiumend of the market, with anything from GBP8 upwards.

"That area, in …