All The Grocer articles in 14 July 2001
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Small retailers: London wholesalers furious at Ken's £5 cong
The independent trade has slammed London mayor Ken Livingstone's proposals to impose a £5 congestion charge on vehicles entering the city centre on the grounds it will unfairly penalise small retailers. Ian Brown of Fulham wholesaler H Brown said:...
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Mace: Cross fuels Aberness
Tim Cross has taken over as non-executive chairman of Aberness following Bruce Cochrane's decision to step down after 12 years. Cross is founder and chief executive officer of independent oil company Dana Petroleum. Cochrane has assumed a...
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Bread: Bakers call for action on value
The Federation of Bakers wants a major new report into the UK bread market to kickstart a debate about restoring profitability into the category. Bread Values 2001' from consultants Management Horizons Europe for the Federation of Bakers and the...
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Adderley helps Somerfield to call it quits with Sainsbury
Somerfield has headhunted the marketing director of TV channel Taste CFN, the joint venture between Sainsbury and Carlton TV. It has appointed Nick Adderley group brands director for Somerfield and Kwik Save stores. Adderley headed up Sainsbury to...
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Smirnoff tv ads imagine extending brand effect to other prod
The fantasy world of drinks advertising has taken another step further with the latest £7m campaign for Smirnoff vodka. This features the new tag line for the brand If Smirnoff made' and the first TV ad suggests what could happen if the brand was...
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The Netherlands: Albert Heijn's portfolio spring clean makes
Ahold closed all 670 of its Albert Heijn stores in the The Netherlands for one day last week in order to strip out poor selling lines, introduce non food items and remerchandise its food and promotions. Dubbed Operation Pit Stop', the spring...
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Ragu all churned up in makeover
Unilever Bestfoods is giving its Italian sauce brand Ragu an image makeover so it can still make an impact on the increasingly crowded sauce fixture. The new look jar will have a milk churn' shape, pictures of ingredients and handwritten...
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Apple keeps VK drinkers sweet
In order to maintain interest in its VK Vodka Kick range GBL has added an apple version. The brand made its name in the on-trade but has been picked up by the major players in the take home market. It is listed by Safeway and Somerfield and ...
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Collar competition for Arbor Mist
As part of the £4m brand support programme for Arbor Mist Matthew Clark is introducing a consumer competition. The wine and fruit flavoured drink is being supported by a national press campaign and will now have the benefit of a neck collar...
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Executive moves: Brain drain goes on as Asda's Gaunt goes to
Another senior defection to Iceland has added to the brain drain from Asda's top management team. Brian Gaunt, who was Asda's European supply chain director, has joined Iceland as group logistics director, reporting to chief executive Bill Grimsey....
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Bradford riots: Fear is keeping shoppers away
Last year's Booker prize winning c-store in Bradford is feeling the impact of the hostilities which led to last weekend's riots. Sub Budwal, who owns the Quencher store, said rioting broke out near his premises and customers were now afraid to go...
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First impressions: Saxby's We Make, You Bake range
Saxby's We Make, You Bake range aims to bring more convenience to the home baking sector. Iain Campbell is md of integrated communications agency Ideas Unlimited We are not normally a bake your own bread and cakes' type of family so the thought...
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Signature chewing with latest Irish boy band hunks
Cadbury Trebor Bassett hopes to appeal to tweenage' chocolate lovers with its new bar based on pop group Westlife. The bar is made from Wispa chocolate with a Westlife image moulded onto the side. There are five bars one for each band member....
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Recruitment: IGD launches battle for hearts and minds
The IGD is arming itself for a fight to win the best young talent over to the grocery industry in the face of mounting competition from other sectors and a dwindling pool of potential recruits. The food and grocery industry employs 16% of the UK's...
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Government: Major organisations unite in plea for Beckett to
Exclusive Clive Beddall Leaders of three major food chain groups have united to put the case for a continuing "profitable and sustainable food chain" to DEFRA secretary of state Margaret Beckett. With a much publicised, far-reaching independent...
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MLC outlook conference: BEEF: Higher imports will be needed
National herd shrinking faster than most observers realised even before FMD Sharply increased imports of beef will be necessary to meet demand in the UK during the next couple of years, as home production is sure to remain severely depressed long...
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C-store pilot for Interbrew's one stop slot for beer, snacks
Interbrew has been testing a shelving unit designed to highlight the links between beer drinking, snacking and watching videos and help convenience stores boost sales from all three. The brewer has combined a Stella Artois branded chiller with...
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E-commerce: Blueheath says it's on target
New on-line delivered wholesaler Blueheath says it has signed up more than 400 customers in four weeks, exceeding its own target. The company now has more than 650 customers and reckons it is well on course to recruit 2,000 users by Easter....
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Cash and carry: Don't talk down sector C&C bosses tell Booke
Cash and carry bosses have rounded on Booker for blaming its own lacklustre performance on a declining market. In a letter to The Grocer this week (see p20) Landmark chairman Steve Parfett said the statement in Iceland Group's results that the...
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Own label exports: OLD BOY NETWORK
Exporting own label products to expats and tourists is not the most lucrative of operations. So why do retailers do it? Ed Bedington reports The two hardest things for the Brits to export are food and arms. That, at least, is the view of one...