All The Grocer articles in 7 April 2001
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Port Salut surprise
A new Port Salut ad campaign broke in London and the south east this week, aiming to challenge consumers' taste expectations. Posters revealing the softer side of hard' characters appear on London Underground sites for eight weeks. They are backed...
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Tasting panel: Temptation
From Wychwood. The Hobgoblin brewer's first move into cider. It is a collaboration with Brothers Drinks. Abv. 6.5% Price: 99p per 33cl bottle TARGET CONSUMER Carole Johnston, 46, research biochemist who works and lives in Oxfordshire As a...
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Neutering the poison pens
Beyond the Downing Street spin and party political posturing that is colouring coverage of the real issues of foot and mouth, there are serious groups tackling the wider consequences the dreadful disease is threatening to inflict on UK plc. So it...
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Star lottery store sold
McDonnell's Convenience Store in Cleveland Terrace, Darlington, County Durham, attracted considerable interest when it was put on the market by Christie & Co. In the same ownership for 25 years, the store was runner-up in the 1999 National Lottery...
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Onlline shopping: Launch nears for Waitrose's nationwide ser
The new nationwide online shopping service from Waitrose and Last Mile Solutions is set to launch in the next few weeks. Products will be sourced from existing Waitrose suppliers nationwide and delivered from a new central warehouse in Hatfield. ...
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Joint Venture
Somerfield this week opened the first of three trial, purpose-built forecourt outlets following the launch of its joint venture with oil company Elf earlier this year (The Grocer, July 13). A second opens in February. The 2,000 sq ft branch in...
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Kellogg: out of home key to the future
Karen Dempsey Kellogg's is gearing up for a major out of home push with the launch of To Go Twinpots. The next step on from the Kell-Bowl concept (initially devised for foodservice), the Twinpot is designed for those who skip breakfast at home and...
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Miranda gives Tesco a frosty look
An Australian family winemaker has thrown out the rule book on packaging to introduce its new wine. The bottle for ICE2 has been specifically designed to target style conscious, adventurous young consumers. It contains a Chardonnay varietal made...
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Genetically modified food: Survey reveals weakening oppositi
Resistance to GM foods in Britain is weakening according to an NOP national survey. The study found that the percentage of the population that believes GM food is unsafe has dropped from 30% to 20% over the past 12 months. And two-thirds of the...
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First impressions: Patak's snacks
Justin Bateman is public relations manager of Information Resources Red Mill's range of Patak's snacks and dips is aimed at bringing Indian colour and spice to the savoury snacks sector. As a regular Patak's curry paste buyer and perennial snacker...
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Leading Edge: Globalisation
All the world's their stage The pace of globalisation has quickened since Leading Edge last looked at the topic more than a year ago. But by what criteria do we judge if a retailer is truly global'? Jane Beard reports on IGD efforts to provide a...
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Sainsbury trials ecotricity' (wind energy)
Sainsbury's first on site wind turbine will be installed at its distribution depot in Scotland. The wind turbine will supply between 25% and 40% of the energy required at the 26,000 sq m depot. "It makes good business sense to try this technology...
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The Grocer focus on juice & juice drinks: HEAD TO HEAD
Procter & Gamble's rollout of Sunny Delight in 1998 transformed the chiller cabinet. Clever marketing made it a must have drink in the lunchbox and massive marketing muscle kept the juice drink which contains 5% fruit juice in the headlines....
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The Grocer focus on juice & juice drinks: market research n
by James Bruckner, account manager, Taylor Nelson Sofres Superpanel Sales of juices and juice drinks have remained stable at £785m in the year ending February 4 2001, while volume has increased by 4% to reach just over 1bn litres. Over this period...
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The Grocer focus on juice & juice drinks
analysis by Sheila Eggleston - annual consumption tops 1 bn litres - plenty of room for growth - four multiples take 69% of sales - juice a predator among soft drinks Juice is one of the rising stars in the grocery industry. But while ...
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The Grocer focus on juice & juice drinks: where juice has a
Functional food is being tipped as the next big trend, and is reputed to have more potential than organic to attract the health conscious consumer. Although growth has been gradual, manufacturers have tuned into juice as a drink that can easily...
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Republic of Ireland: Here's a tail: Tesco shut down by mice
A Tesco store in a Dublin suburb was shut down for two days by environmental health officers because of mice infestation. Inspectors moved into the store in Prussia Street after a consumer complaint. They found dead and live mice and mice...
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Newspaper reruns: double trouble
The number of wholesale reruns for national daily papers almost doubled in February compared to the previous month. Latest figures from the Association of Newspaper & Magazine Wholesalers show that a total of 8,878 vans were rerun during February...
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Job of the week: Derek Moyse
Name: Derek Moyse Position: Group export manager Company: William Jackson The job: Moyse joined Hull-based William Jackson as export manager six weeks ago to co-ordinate the export strategies of all three arms of the business a...
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Development: Kenya deal
Flamingo (UK), the sales arm for more than 15,000 tonnes of Kenyan vegetables and flowers produced by Homegrown (Kenya), has signed a marketing agreeement with Hortico which produces a similar range of crops in Zimbabwe. Apart from looking towards...