All The Grocer articles in 26 May 2001
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Scope for wholesaling
Startime Patisserie is located on a main shopping street in Torquay on the south Devon coast. Established in 1976, the business is highly regarded for the quality of its pastries and cakes, prepared on site by a full-time baker, plus fresh breads ...
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Opinion: Yes, but can we trust them?
You don't need to read between the lies to know that, whoever wins on June 7, Britain's troubled rural scene will be churned up by a political bulldozer. Indeed, even business giants chewing guinea fowl at the CBI's Park Lane love-in this week...
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KWV keeps up the work
KWV is planning to spend £2m this year marketing and advertising its key brands. Most will be spent on its KWV and Robert's Rock ranges with some cash set aside to support its red blend Roodeberg. MD Vernon Davis said this was the second phase in...
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Republic of Ireland: Order under pressure as prices soar
An unexpected surge in food inflation in the Irish Republic has brought trade union calls for price controls, with economists recommending an urgent government rethink on retaining the Groceries Order, which bans below-cost selling. According to...
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Hall mark of quality
Bulmers has signed up Mick Jagger's former wife Jerry Hall for its latest TV campaign for Strongbow cider. She joins the brand's champion Johnny Vaughan for the latest commercial where she is seen downing a pint of cider. This is Hall's first...
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JOB OF THE WEEK: Name: Martin Graham
Position: Managing director- UK and Ireland Company: Tibbett & Britten Group The job: Graham has assumed overall responsibility for logistics group Tibbett & Britten's fmcg, manufacturing, technology and e-commerce divisions in the UK and...
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Yazoo gets really Swinging
Mary Carmichael Dairy company Campina is squaring up to children's juice drink giants Sunny Delight and Juice Up with the latest extension of its Yazoo children's brand, chilled fruit juice drink Yazoo Swing. The company is highlighting the...
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Marks and Spencer: Vandevelde sees food as key to M&S reviva
We need to extend in food, home and beauty as well as financial services' An extended food operation is to be the lynchpin of M&S's recovery strategy. Chief executive and chairman Luc Vandevelde said: "Food is the best example of where we are...
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MP's fisticuffs were a folly
Readers of The Grocer have condemned Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott for his swift punch at an egg-throwing protester, saying his actions will encourage violence in their communities. A straw poll taken last week showed that a large majority...
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Magazine scene: home entertainment
Riding a revolution While many established sectors of the magazine market struggle to maintain readers, one area that is showing strong growth is the home entertainment segment. The market is divided largely between three publishers WVip,...
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Medium dry white for Talamanca
Nisa-Today's is adding another boxed wine to its Talamanca range. A Medium Dry White will join the Red which was launched last summer. Talamanca is Cellars International's biggest selling brand. The range is available in four styles in 75cl and...
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Noddy drives organic vehicle
Highgrove Foods hopes to entice more kids into organics by putting Noddy on its new range of organic yogurts. The organic four-pack launched on May 28 has four flavours: strawberry, raspberry, apricot and banana (rsp: £1.29). Highgrove claims...
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Scottish Food and Drink Industry Strategy Group: John urges
Scotland's food and drink manufacturers have been told they must not be distracted by the short-term issues created by the foot and mouth disaster. Geoffrey John, chairman of the Scottish Food and Drink Industry Strategy Group, said the industry...
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Magazines: Eye Spy dives into the subterranean world of esp
Eye Spy!, a magazine dedicated to subjects such as intelligence, espionage and terrorism, was launched on Thursday from Eye Spy Publishing. Priced £2.99, it aims to capitalise on what the publisher calls "the recent explosion of interest in the...
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Despatches: Poland
Taking the long view Forcing the pace of change in Poland, where a daily shop at the corner store is the norm, is not as easy as the global giants first thought. Hélène Aubrée reports Polish people still remember what shopping used to be like in...
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The Grocer focus on deli and food to go: Trends and developm
Retailers who fail to stock chilled ox and lunch tongues on the deli counter are missing out on an excellent sales opportunity, according to Richard Burdekin, managing director of Rea Valley which specialises in these products with its First Grade...
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The Grocer focus on deli and food to go
analysis by Sarah Hardcastle - innovate your way out of deli decline - pre-pack banishes counter queues - food to go builds the margins The choice of TV chef Jamie Oliver to front Sainsbury's Try Before You Buy TV and in store campaign is more...
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The Grocer focus on deli and food to go: service with a fax
Safeway's store at St Katharine Docks, London, is the most evolved meals to go operation in the UK. The store received a £2m refit last year to inject fun and excitement into shopping chief executive Carlos Criado-Perez calls it...
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The Grocer focus on deli and food to go: home meal replaceme
Sales growth has spiralled as retailers take up an effective weapon against foodservice A mere infant in retail terms, home meal replacement (HMR), or "food to go" has seen phenomenal growth in the two years or so since it was introduced to the...
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Spray's wave crashes in
Ocean Spray's £7m summer advertising deluge is to include TV, women's magazines, posters, PoS and sampling. The TV campaign, which features a swimmer ploughing through a pool full of cranberries, airs on June 1 and runs until August. The strapline...