All The Grocer articles in 29 September 2001

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    winning them over

    2001-09-29T00:00:00Z

    with a taste of wales Wales is making a bigger splash than usual at Anuga, bringing 15 companies to the show ­ nine more than attended the 1999 event ­ under the auspices of the Welsh Development Agency. Exhibitors will feature the WDA's new...

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    Name: Paul Sullivan

    2001-09-29T00:00:00Z

    Position: Senior brand manager Company: Western Wines The job: Sullivan, who joins in October, will be responsible for Western Wines' Kumala brand with annual sales of more than 1.1m 9-litre cases. He said: "My role is essentially...

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    Margaret tells it as it is

    2001-09-29T00:00:00Z

    Sir Don Curry's team looking into the Future of UK Food and Farming will burn up the miles as it races to meet Tony Blair's tight deadline.Yet a trip to Belfast this week would have allowed it to wrap up much of its fact-finding work in a single...

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    Niche is king for these powerful performers who live the lif

    2001-09-29T00:00:00Z

    At first glance, the motoring magazine market appears a crowded one, but closer inspection reveals it is made up of several distinct sub-sectors. It is this specialisation that the publishers agree is key to success. "Niche is definitely king,"...

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    hazlewood times seven

    2001-09-29T00:00:00Z

    Following the simplification of its UK operations into two business groups, Hazlewood Foods has confirmed its main customer and development focus is being built around seven autonomous category businesses. The Chilled Food Group incorporates...

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    Guinness stirs a giant

    2001-09-29T00:00:00Z

    Guinness UDV is supporting its premium blended whisky Johnnie Walker Black Label with advertising for the first time in five years. The whisky is one of Diageo's global priority brands and its brand manager, Stewart Herdman, said: "Our aim is to...

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    Further price rises on the way says Northern Foods' Stewart

    2001-09-29T00:00:00Z

    Northern Foods chief executive Jo Stewart has warned further price increases are on the cards for bread and other flour related products to cover sharp rises in flour prices. He said: "In round terms, bread is about 10% of our business. When you...

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    A GIANT WINDOW ON THE WORLD OF FOOD

    2001-09-29T00:00:00Z

    It's massive and it's essential. Sarah Hardcastle finds out what key developments Anuga will be showcasing Retail buyers and decision-makers will soon be heading for Anuga, the world's largest and most international food and drink show, to spot...

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    Gallo's first joint venture

    2001-09-29T00:00:00Z

    Californian winemaker Gallo has revealed what it claims could be just the first of many joint ventures. It has added a range of premium Australian wines to its portfolio through a partnership with McWilliam's Wines. And senior marketing manager...

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    Sweet talk finds a

    2001-09-29T00:00:00Z

    way out of the gloom Despite the gloomy picture painted of declining sales, sugar companies believe they can shake off sugar's dull image. Tate & Lyle head of marketing Adrian Mooney says research shows that there are significant pockets of...

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    Spirits: fashionable and profitable

    2001-09-29T00:00:00Z

    As the UK economy continues to prosper, allowing consumers to indulge themselves more readily and regularly, spirits consumption in the UK is rising. More people are entertaining and drinking at home, and younger consumers still want to drink at...

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    Standard lagers fall out of favour with Interbrew. Now why i

    2001-09-29T00:00:00Z

    So, Interbrew has finally been told what to do by Patricia Hewitt. The DTI minister has graciously agreed to agree with the Office of Fair Trading, which said that Interbrew's purchase of Bass Brewers was a step too far. Interbrew has decided that...

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    US exporters fly to Russia regardless

    2001-09-29T00:00:00Z

    Julian Hunt, Moscow The US pavilion at the World Food Moscow exhibition was fully manned this week ­ as exporters defied those who feared they would not travel because of the terrorist crisis. Jeffrey Hesse, director of the Agricultural Trade...

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    Expect mass exodus of pig farmers

    2001-09-29T00:00:00Z

    Sir; An article commenting on the low price of UK pigmeat, in The Grocer, September 1 (p23), says: "The supply/ price relationship is perverse". This is because of foot and mouth. No pigmeat can be exported and buyers know pigs have to be moved no...

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    eggs

    2001-09-29T00:00:00Z

    TV ads cracked it for eggs UK egg packers' throughput for July has dropped 8% year on year, according to MAFF figures released this week. The market has yet to show signs of firming but the trend is a welcome one. Egg processing is accounting for...

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    eggs

    2001-09-29T00:00:00Z

    M&S drives free-range Marks and Spencer has introduced 700,000 laying hens this spring as part of its aim to be the first food retailer to completely remove battery eggs from its food range. The drive will see hundreds of products right down to...

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    eggs

    2001-09-29T00:00:00Z

    NFU reports January's chick placings were 45% down on a year ago; no surplus eggs around Waitrose takes high ground with no battery hen message Waitrose has moved to emphasise its moral high ground in the egg market with a new TV advertising...

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    EGGS

    2001-09-29T00:00:00Z

    Euro cage ban tangle lands on UK desks UK egg producers are perplexed by the inconsistencies and ill conceived thinking of the European Parliament's decision to reform caged egg production. Proposals to ban cage egg production by the year 2012, now...

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    Eden Vale points Ski to new heights

    2001-09-29T00:00:00Z

    Eden Vale has lifted the lid on rejuvenation plans for Ski yogurt, including improved recipes, new packaging and £4m of marketing support. "We want Ski to be to yogurt what Heinz is to beans," said marketing manager Ian Mackenzie. A new recipe,...

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    Flying is no picnic for Douglas as he spreads his wings for

    2001-09-29T00:00:00Z

    Mary Carmichael Douglas, Lurpak's buttery brand ambassador, takes to the skies on Wednesday (October 3) in a new ad for the brand's Lighter Spreadable variant. The ad accounts for a big chunk of the new product's £6m marketing support, but the...