All The Grocer articles in 10 March 2001 – Page 2
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The Grocer focus on ice cream
analysis by Sheila Eggleston - Cabinets get all-industry ranges - Birds Eye Wall's volumes up 7% - Emphasis on building brands - Smaller tubs arrive The DTI and Competition Commission ruling on freezer exclusivity and a lacklustre summer made...
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The Grocer focus on ice cream: just one Wall's Cornetto for
Birds Eye Wall's claims a technologyfirst with soft ice cream while smaller companies are adding vitamins or yogurt or going organic Smaller companies are keeping the ice cream industry on its toes with their innovative products. Unusual flavours,...
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Magazines: Supermarkets sustain sales rise as CTNs continue
The supermarket groups continue to expand their share of the magazines market. The latest Monthly Monitor from Seymour Marketing shows that between September and November, Tesco gained 0.2% of the market and Sainsbury 0.1%, compared with August to...
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Extra comedy
Batchelors is running a Comedy Challenge across the UK this month to raise awareness of its male-oriented Cup a Soup Extra brand. Local heats take place during March, in conjunction with pub chain Yates's Wine Lodge, to find the best...
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Tasting panel: COLLAGE ZINFANEL-SHIRAZ
From Kendal-Jackson. Part of the first wave in this Californian's efforts to grab a slice of the UK premium wine market. Abv: 13.5% Price: £6.99 ...
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Coca-Cola: Shake-up leaves Stahl stymied
The departure of Coca-Cola president and chief operating officer Jack Stahl just 11 months after he took up the high profile post has taken analysts by surprise. Stahl resigned after a top level shake-up at the soft drinks giant divided Coke into...
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Mini Cheddars turn smokey and tangy
KP is taking Mini Cheddars beyond their cheesy homeland into non-cheese-based territory. Two new flavours Smokey BBQ and Tangy Salsa join the range from March 26, replacing Cheese and Onion and Cheese and Ham which will be delisted. This...
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M&S's centre move
Marks & Spencer is set to open a store in Peel Holdings' £880m retail and leisure park,Trafford Centre, Manchester. M&S will move onto the site of the 36,000 sq ft C&A store, which is closing, after initially rejecting the idea of a site at the...
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Canned fish: Princes prepares to pack new punch in tuna war
ExclusiveKaren Dempsey Princes is firing another salvo in its battle with Heinz for supremacy in the canned tuna market by racing to be the first to bring pouch pack product to the UK. Princes Ready to Go Tuna is set to launch in May, with a July...
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Canned meat: Importers face chaos as retail demand doubles
Hot packs such as minced beef and stewed steak show biggest increases Importers of canned meats report an increase in demand of over 120% as consumers clear the shelves of fresh product in the wake of foot and mouth disease. A survey among the...
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Canada wins dispensation
Much-prized access to Europe for its ice wine has been won by the Canadians as a result of the latest talks on a wine and spirits agreement. The EU's wine management committee has approved a proposal to allow Canadian ice wine into the EU despite...
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Bulmers gets kick from Sidekick
Bulmers believes it could have the next big thing with its single shot schnapps Sidekick. It launched the brand in the on-trade at the end of last year. Customer marketing director Keith Wishart said: "We seem to have really latched on to...
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Sheerness: Capespan builds major prepack facility
Capespan is building a massive £1.5m packhouse in the heart of Sheerness Docks as part of its distribution and short-term storage complex. Although only the steelwork is in place, marketing director Martin Dunnett says the 22,000 sq ft facility...
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Diet Coke's diary includes a date with Bridget Jones
A tie up between Diet Coke and Bridget Jones is the highlight of Coca-Cola Enterprises' £37m support package for its brands this year. Coke, Diet Coke, Fanta and Dr Pepper take the lion's share of the spend. The £16.6m on Coke includes support for...
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Multiples: Waitrose: We're catching our breath'
Sales at Waitrose stores jumped 13% last year to £2.1bn, but extra costs look likely to make profits at the chain less impressive. Waitrose announced its preliminary estimate of annual results with like-for-like sales up 3% a trend which...
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Brandwatch profile: Frozen ready meals
Top 15 brands advertised (by media) £k Jan '00 - Dec '00 Total Press Radio Outdoor TV Total ...
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Brandwatch Mintel category report: Sanpro
Promotions drive volume Modern women's need for sanitary protection varies and therefore wide ranges of sanitary protection products are essential to their comfort and performance. The key driver of demand for sanitary protection products is, of...
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OTC: Co-op introduces Braille to own label
Exclusive Anne Bruce The Co-operative Group has become the first retailer in the country to put Braille descriptions on packs of own label medicines and vitamins. The society has taken two years to crack the technology for embossing cardboard...
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Coca-Cola dismisses C&C sector's new product launches boycot
Coca-Cola Enterprises claims its programme of new launches has been unaffected by the cash and carry sector's boycott of the products. The boycott stems from a bitter row with CCE following its decision to withdraw promotional support and over...
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Somerfield: New generation is the best yet'
Somerfield has unveiled the first of its new generation stores and bright new staff uniforms in a bid to update the chain's image. The 14,000 sq ft shop in Kingswood, South Gloucestershire, is heralded as "light years" ahead of the previous...
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