All The Grocer articles in 11 August 2001
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Kronenbourg 1664 goes into 330ml
Scottish Courage is introducing a 330ml version of premium lager Kronenbourg 1664 for the take-home market. The new variant comes in Kronenbourg's distinctive Eiffel'-styled bottle and is aimed at complementing Kronenbourg's larger 750ml la...
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Bread: Allied adds 3p to loaf
Allied Bakeries is the first of the big bakeries to announce an increase in bread prices in the face of rising flour prices. It is to put the price of an 800g loaf up 3p from September 17. Stephen Thompson, marketing director of Scottish...
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Convenience stores: Connex stations set for 40 stores
Exclusive Anne Bruce Railway stations have become the latest battle ground for convenience operators with French catering giant Elior preparing to launch a co-branded c-store chain. The news comes a week after Marks and Spencer revealed it was...
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Obituary: Eric Jameson dies at 89
Food industry veteran Eric Jameson has died peacefully at his home aged 89. Jameson was general sales manager of Alfred Bird & Son in the 1960s, and was marketing director of General Foods before starting his own management and marketing...
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FISH: Buyers worried about prospect of herring price rises
If you are a herring buyer, the period from July to September is a tense one under normal circumstances. But this year buyers are wringing their hands in despair. A reduced UK quota to just over 60,000 tonnes, with strict monitoring of landings and...
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Brandwatch: My favourite ad: Fosters Feng Shui'
Robert James, marketing director, James Consulting "Fosters has really made the most of its lad image with the He who drinks Australian thinks Australian' slogan, and the ending here is completely unexpected. A zen-like Feng Shui expert' gives a...
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Government: Haskins blames press for distorting agri-food v
A robust defence was mounted this week by Northern Foods non-executive chairman, Lord Haskins, in the face of press criticism after his appointment as Rural Recovery Co-ordinator. Speaking to The Grocer from his French holiday villa, Haskins said...
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Soft fruit: KG links to Alconeras
KG has formed a strategic alliance with a Spanish counterpart, Alconeras, initially to develop joint category management to multiples. Alconeras has seven fruit farms covering 250 hectares owned by the Garrido family. It grows 10,000 tonnes of...
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Apples: Jazz debut at Marks
Marks and Spencer is promoting the latest New Zealand apple variety called Jazz for the first time this season. The bicoloured fruit is a Braeburn/Royal Gala cross and is harvested later than either. Because of its tolerance to storage it can be...
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Tasting panel: ARCHERS AQUA
From Guinness UDV, this recently launched premium packaged spirit has been so successful that supply is on an allocation-only basis. Abv: 5.5% Price: £1.39 per 275ml bottle TARGET CONSUMER Nicole Parker, 21, is a PA from Brighton. With its...
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Babies stand up for Pampers
Procter & Gamble is adding Easy Up pants a nappy designed so that 10 to 24-month-old babies can be changed standing up to its revamped Pampers nappies range. New Pampers, which replace the Pampers premiums line-up, is based on the three stages...
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Consumer confidence: Food from Britain gets its battle fund
Clive Beddall A recovery plan to restore consumer confidence in British food at home and abroad in the wake of foot and mouth was finally given the government green light on Thursday when Food from Britain received a promised £3m additional cash as...
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First impressions: Bertolli Pasta Sauces
Andy Scott, md of Vivid Brand Designs, Clerkenwell, cooked for Sam, aged 14 - a school Master Chef of the year - Hannah, 11, and Katie, 12 Do Unilever Bestfoods' new Bertolli pasta sauces and pestos do their Italian heritage justice? We usually...
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This FT story really is a bit of a flop...
Oh dear. You know the silly season has started in earnest when the Financial Times runs a story about how the popularity of flip-flops has led to a surge in the sale of plasters at Sainsbury. We kid you not. Such a story appeared in the pink 'un...
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MONSTER TURNS TONGUES BLUE
The trend for brightly coloured food has reached savoury snacks, with the arrival of New Monster Munch Pickled Onion which turns tongues blue. The new flavour, which was launched in the United States last year, contains dye which turns blue when...
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A hot dog's life for boys
Kraft is getting ready for the back-to-school lunchbox rush by introducing Dairylea Lunchables Hot Dogs. These stretch the boundaries of Kraft's Lunchables ready-to-eat cheese range which covers crackers as well as meat and Dairylea cheese slices. ...
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Brandwatch profile: toilet tissue, kitchen towels
Top toilet tissue and kitchen towels by media £k Jul 00 - Jun 01 Total Press Radio Outdoor TV Direct Mail Total ...
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Brandwatch Mintel category report: Cat food: room for specia
Over the last 15 years, cat ownership in the UK has risen, and dog ownership fallen. While it appears that this trend has now slowed, these changes do indicate a move towards cats as a pet choice, and in 1997, for the first time, the number of...
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Clicks not bricks: a gateway in c-space
Ed Bedington reports on how the computerised kiosk could liberate a c-store and provide it with a range to compete with the multiples Finding space has always been something of an inconvenience for the average convenience store. Offering any...
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Food safety: One in five shoppers switch to local butcher fo
Nearly a fifth of shoppers are so wary about the meat on supermarket shelves that they've switched to their local butcher instead. According to research by the magazine Good Housekeeping, people are also eating less meat, with 55% claiming to have...