All The Grocer articles in 10 November 2001 – Page 2
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Vandevelde: glass is definitely half full
Marks and Spencer investigated the possibility of relaxing its policy of only selling own label food but decided against it, chairman Luc Vandevelde revealed this week. Speaking exclusively to The Grocer, he said M&S did some work on the...
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Uniq goes on cost cutting drive
Uniq chairman Nigel Stapleton has announced a package of cost cutting measures and the relaunch of the loss making Shape yoghurt brand in a bid to restore the company's fortunes after a disastrous year. While the prepared foods and northern...
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issues of control
n The multiples' drive to achieve a least-cost supply chain is set to pile the price pressure on manufacturers, says Belinda Gannaway When backhauling began to make headway in those ECR halcyon days of the mid-1990s, it was good news for all...
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Haskins dismisses food safety as middle class' envangelism
Northern Foods chairman Lord Haskins ruffled feathers at a public debate on food and farming by suggesting food safety issues preoccupying the audience were not keeping the mass of the population awake at night. Haskins said: "Food safety is a...
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Haskins dismisses food safety as middle class' envangelism
Northern Foods chairman Lord Haskins ruffled feathers at a public debate on food and farming by suggesting food safety issues preoccupying the audience were not keeping the mass of the population awake at night. Haskins said: "Food safety is a...
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New chief for Lyndale Group
The board of the Lyndale Group has announced the appointment of Tony Gearty as chief executive. He has been md of the group's core retail bakeries division, trading as Sayers, Hampsons, Mountstevens, Spinks and Burtons, since November 2000. ...
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Seeds of Change Organic Pasta Sauce
Rsp: £1.59 for 530g Launched in October 2000, sales have steadily grown, gaining momentum this summer, and at their best in September at £87,000. The range has been extended to include two stir-in sauces sun dried tomato and basil, and roasted...
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Superquinn pushes on with centre
Irish supermarket Superquinn will open its first national distribution centre in Co Dublin in January. The centre will enable Superquinn to introduce centralised distribution of ambient and chilled products to 18 outlets. The supermarket...
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Few categories are so in tune with consumer tastes and tren
This outstanding performance has been bolstered by the huge amount of development that has taken place in the market. The multiples have led the way, with Waitrose and Safeway creating fresh pasta bars, and Tesco, Safeway and Sainsbury extending...
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Panadol brings a rapid response to naughty goings on next do
GlaxoSmithKline puts its Panadol ActiFast painkiller on air next week in a £2m TV campaign. The company said the new advert was based on the idea of getting caught out while doing something quite unexpected. Mum is caught out when she dresses up...
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Pillsbury now set to take on General Mills brands
US fmcg giant General Mills will use Pillsbury to drive more of its brands into the UK market now regulators have finally rubberstamped its $10.4bn purchase of the business. Pillsbury UK md Jim Moseley said the tie-up with General Mills provided...
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Miniature cigar brand Café Creme is getting a price promotio
Clipper has launched a new Organic Decaffeinated Tea. Rsp: £2.59 for 40 bags. The Enjoy Organic Company has brought out 150g bags of tortilla chips in chilli and cheese and onion. Rsp: £1.29. Facial tissue brand Kleenex has activated its...
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Mars boxes clever with its celebrations for Diwali
Mars is using its Celebrations boxed chocolate brand to mark Diwali, next week's Hindu festival of light', The confectioner has produced more than one million Diwali stickers for the occasion which is celebrated on Wednesday (November 14). The...
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One of the oldest clichés in the Westminster book is that th
On the surface, this may seem perverse. After all, does she not face an almighty struggle to re-establish Labour's credentials in farming and rural communities? But let's suspend belief for just a brief moment to see how such a conclusion is being...
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Bertolli Pasta Sauces
Rsp: £1.69 for 500g jar Unilever Bestfoods' authentic Italian pasta sauces containing Bertolli extra virgin olive oil were a surefire hit when they first appeared in February. Launched officially in July, with an £8m support package, they had...
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Clean round the bend
Enduring toilet care brand Bloo is being rolled out in yet another format, marking a flurry of activity for the old timer this year. During the summer, Jeyes broke with the tradition of only producing Bloo in-cistern blocks when it launched a...
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Banana Milkshake-up for Chewits
Confectionery company Leaf has gone bananas with a new fruity addition to its popular Chewits range. It also hopes to shake up the multi-million pound UK fruit sweet market with the launch of Banana Milkshake flavour Chewits. The new sweets...
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Leahy attacks Britain's planning regime
Tesco chief executive Terry Leahy has launched a bitter attack on the inconsistent application of planning laws in the UK. Speaking at the CBI national conference in Birmingham, Leahy told delegates he was still waiting to find out whether Tesco...
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It's time for the assurance mark cull
The FSA's announcement of a "significant review" of food assurance schemes has brought protests from retailers and manufacturers that they are vital for customer confidence. Assurance schemes across the industry, from the Lion brand on eggs to the...
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It's time for the assurance mark cull
The FSA's announcement of a "significant review" of food assurance schemes has brought protests from retailers and manufacturers that they are vital for customer confidence. Assurance schemes across the industry, from the Lion brand on eggs to the...
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