All The Grocer articles in 28 April 2001
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Terry's Snowball rolls up for Xmas
Exclusive Mary Carmichael Terry's Chocolate Orange Snowball a white chocolate version of the seasonal favourite rolls up for a three month debut in Kraft Foods' Christmas confectionery range this year. Other new packs highlight the growth in...
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US online shopping: Rocky ride stateside
Pure players in the US home shopping market have found the trail to profit growing cold while even bricks and mortar based grocers struggle with the logistics. Helen Gregory reports The US was into home shopping long before Tesco Direct vans...
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Tasting panel: Prahova Valley Pinot Noir
From Halewood, first premium branded wine from Romania. Abv: 12.5% Price: £3.99 TARGET CONSUMER Steve Lampert, 32, is a manager at a data processing centre and lives in south east London This has a rather bog standard label. There's nothing...
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Mars: No supply problem' with Twix
Mars claims it will have no problems meeting orders for Twix despite having to destroy a whole production run. Almost three million Twix were destroyed after beetles were found in the flour supply of its Slough factory. Production of Twix was put...
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Portugal: retailing: the Portuguese man o' war who is doing
Apart from the pungent aroma of salted cod and the sight of exotic collections of creatures from under the sea packed in ice, or swimming in tanks, Portuguese supermarkets are very like their counterparts in other European countries. Given that...
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Magazines: MLP makes it snappy
A new photography magazine, Photography Monthly, goes on sale on May 17. From publisher Market Link, the monthly is aimed at the enthusiast and headed by a team of four who previously worked on Emap Active's photography magazines and claim to have...
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Kallo wants to stick out
Kallo Foods has unveiled a new look, new products and has earmarked £1m for a new marketing campaign to trumpet the brand's new identity. Fresh from the Kallo npd team is milk and dark chocolate rice cakes and organic crisprolls which will be...
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Training: Institute maps out a new path to professional qual
The Institute of Logistics and Transport is to award formal qualifications to members whose skills and experience meet a benchmark. The institute, a professional body for logistics, transport and integrated supply chain management in Europe, has...
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Republic of Ireland: Strike vote hits Tesco
Tesco's 9,500 Irish staff are to vote on strike action at its 76 stores across the Republic in support of a claim for "significant and substantial pay increases". The two unions involved, Mandate and SIPTU, decided to call a ballot because of what...
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Nescafé: Trial for self heating can
A self-heating, ready-to-drink can of Nescafé Original is to go on trial in the Midlands from the end of May. Nestlé's new "hot when you want" coffee will be on offer in retail outlets across the whole of the area at an rsp of £1.19 a can. ...
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Milk: Wiseman heads south
The opening of the new dairy by Robert Wiseman at Droitwich is but one more step towards the company becoming a national distributor of milk to supermarkets. Wiseman has become the second biggest supplier of milk to supermarkets in Great...
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Japan: Ito Yokado links up with Mitsui's global sourcing
Top Japanese supermarket and convenience store operator Ito Yokado has teamed up with Japan's largest general trading company Mitsui & Co in a deal covering overseas procurement, new product development and distribution. Ito Yokado operates more...
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Freshway strengthens team and stays on takeover trail
Wolverhampton based Freshway Foods has boosted staffing levels as it develops its seafood, sandwich making and fillings business. The nationwide retail and wholesale supplier is still on the expansion trail after its recent takeover of sandwich...
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Symbol groups: Ward ready to push Xpress format
Xpress Retail Services, a fledgling symbol group set up by Colchester based Today's wholesaler AC Ward, received a major boost this month with the appointment of two executives from Palmer & Harvey McLane. P&H regional symbol development manager...
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First impressions: Kenco Rappor stick packs
Kraft Foods is hoping its Kenco Rappor stick pack will attract young people into coffee. Dan Burman is client services director for Leamington Spa based new media agency Big Picture Interactive. Coffee sticks are not a new idea, but I've found...
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Virgins with extra flaVour
The latest development from Filippo Berio territory is a range of Flavoured Extra Virgin Olive Oils. The three strong range includes chilli peppers, garlic and basil which come in 250ml bottles (rsp: £2.99). Filippo Berio is giving increased...
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Extensions for two favourites
Cadbury is planning new brand extensions for Crunchie and Dairy Milk. Crunchie Nuggets are nuggets of honeycomb covered in Cadbury milk chocolate. And Dairy Milk Shots are balls of Dairy Milk in a crisp sugar shell. They both come in 125g and...
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Employee trauma: fraught with trouble
An armed raid or industrial accident may leave invisible scars that employers can help to heal. Peter Hodgkinson explains how Mike was scalded by super-heated vapour while investigating a problem with one of the manufacturing factory's...
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General election: Will you vote Labour now?
Neighbourhood retailers in England and Wales say they are preparing for another term under Labour, according to a straw poll among readers of The Grocer. They say the Conservative party is in such disarray it will fail to attract enough votes to...
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Organics: Suppliers' dual pricing is a dangerous strategy'
Organic food and drink manufacturers who operate dual pricing policies with independents and multiples are indulging in an "unfair, dangerous strategy" according to a leading organics retailer. Bryan Meehan, chief executive of six-store London...