All The Grocer articles in 2 March 2002

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    Woods heads sales into grocers

    2002-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Interbrew UK's director of sales for business development Jon Woods has been appointed director of sales, grocery retail, at the company. Woods, 33, joined Interbrew UK (then Whitbread Beer Company) in 1996 as trade marketing manager. He was...

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    GM: technology will help the poor

    2002-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Sir; I am responding to the letter from Mark Hipshon titled GM Crops Won't Feed the Poor' (The Grocer, February 23). It is disingenuous on the part of critics of biotechnology to keep saying that there is enough food in the world and thus argue...

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    FUNCTIONAL: MORE THAN JUST WATER

    2002-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Functional food and drink continues to make the marketplace buzz, and the arrival of Danone Activ a year ago shook up the traditional bottled water market. However, with all products of this kind, educating consumers as to what these products...

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    SPONTEX FORECAST

    2002-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Cleaning products manufacturer Spontex is hoping to bring a bit of sparkle to TV screens with its renewed sponsorship of the GMTV regional weather slot. Four 10-second executions will be rotated to run three times daily on weekdays. The nationwide...

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    fish: SUSTAINABILITY

    2002-03-02T00:00:00Z

    US scientists point to serious concern for global food security' Ocean-wide study reveals collapse of fish stocks The first ocean-wide synthesis of the status of fisheries in the North Atlantic has revealed a grim prognosis. A press conference...

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    fish: sustainability

    2002-03-02T00:00:00Z

    JS fights for tuna As sales of fresh tuna reach an all time high, Sainsbury has announced it is to join forces with the Marine Stewardship Council to fund a project to protect stocks. Consumer spending in the UK on fresh tuna alone ...

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    n The first players found an untapped market. But if the sec

    2002-03-02T00:00:00Z

    When the Australians let the genie out of the alcopops bottle in 1995 no one realised how radically it would shake up the UK drinks industry. Now, alcopops and their more acceptable successors, flavoured alcoholic beverages (FABs) or premium...

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    Making a Wal-Mart man feel at home

    2002-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Yes!­Scottish Grocers' Federation annual conference chairman Jim Cree (left) startles SGF chief executive Scott Landsburgh, ACS chairman Mike Greene, and Walkers Snack's American sales director Tom Kuzio with his jolly Wal-Mart style wave ­ no doubt...

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    n The message from grocery retailers to suppliers on factory

    2002-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Manufacturers who thought they could stick their heads in the sand until the current debate about factory gate pricing died down received a rude wake up call last week when the two main proponents of "we collect" supply chains made it abundantly...

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    Four England-based mushroom growers are preparing to expand

    2002-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Fiddleford Mushrooms, in Dorset, Pond Chase Nurseries, in Essex, Shackleford Mushrooms, in Surrey, and Snowcap Mushrooms, near Peterborough, produce 380,000lbs weekly, 95% white and 5% brown and chestnut. This level of production makes SMC one of...

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    sainsbury: engagement in this process is not optional'

    2002-03-02T00:00:00Z

    The message from Sainsbury on factory gate pricing was equally uncompromising. Yes, the supermarket chain had been keen from day one to work with suppliers to ensure its initiative was as collaborative as possible. But Richard Dickson, Sainsbury's...

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    Sainsbury will soon launch an intermediate ECR scorecard for

    2002-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Thorntons posted a 9.2% rise in pre-tax profit to £10.3m on sales up 3% to £102m for the six months to January 12. The company said it would drive sales through more listings in other retail outlets and even pub chains. Procter & Gamble is...

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    Trade outrage over threat of drinks tax harmony for EU

    2002-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Brewers and winemakers across Europe have slammed European Commission proposals calling for tax hikes on alcohol in countries like France and Germany to bring rates into line with countries like the UK. A proposal to be debated by the Council of...

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    CTN ready for expansion

    2002-03-02T00:00:00Z

    M & S News is an established name in its locality ­ a popular residential area of Macclesfield in Cheshire on the outskirts of the town centre. The business which, according to the latest available accounts has an annual turnover of £530,000, could...

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    Tesco cracking on with

    2002-03-02T00:00:00Z

    factory gate ambitions Tesco believes its new factory gate pricing initiative will help it slash the £500m currently spent every year moving products from factories into its distribution centres. Group supply chain director David Wild said: "We...

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    Kellogg's Crunchy Nut Corn Flakes ­ Good Excuses

    2002-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Created by: J Walter Thompson Launched: 2000 This gentle ad presented ordinary people indulging in an extra bowl of Crunchy Nut Corn Flakes at breakfast to the sound of Maurice Williams singing Stay (just a little bit longer). The captions spelt...

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    n The realities of modern consumer demands mean the supermar

    2002-03-02T00:00:00Z

    It is perhaps unfair to compare seasoned environmentalists with Charles Dickens' miserable character Scrooge, yet both seem reluctant to enjoy Christmas. While the star of A Christmas Carol insists that anyone with Merry Christmas on their lips...

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    Each of these four Indian condiments is described on the jar

    2002-03-02T00:00:00Z

    The three of us ordered a huge take away ­ a variety of curries, rice, naans and onion bhajis. We are all lovers of Indian food ­ I was largely brought up on it ­ and were interested in how the sauces would complement the food. To me Shere ...

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    CONCERN AT DATA SWITCH

    2002-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Sir; Over the last decade Asda has released its EPoS or Named Account Data to its suppliers. However in view of its withdrawal of this data, it will leave many companies such as ourselves in the dark. Our company has built our trading relationship...

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    so completely at your convenience

    2002-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Revitalised and ready for a record number of visitors, the CRS is a unique and impressive window on the world of convenience retailing Everything for the efficient running of a c-store business can be found at the Convenience Retailing Show 2002...