All The Grocer articles in 11 November 2000
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Nisa-Today's revamps Stryke
Nisa-Today's has revamped its two top own label beers. Stryke Lager, a 3% abv brew which has been on the market for 10 years and its premium counterpart Stryke 5 (5% abv) have been repackaged to complement the rest of the range, Extra, Superstrength...
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Is life working for you?
Positive steps can be taken to mitigate the effects of a high pressure job or long working hours, enabling employees to strike the right balance between work and play. Sarah Dowding reports Do you believe you spend more time working than...
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Is life working for you: Tombstone Test
(or how to design a life that works) - Learn about yourself know when your health and wellbeing are being compromised and be prepared to change something - Make your role models people you wouldn't mind being stranded on a desert island with,...
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Utilities: SGF irked by PayPoint monopoly
Retailers have given a cool reception to news that PayPoint will take over from Payzone as Scottish Power's payment agent in the New Year. This means that payment for electricity and meter tokens in central Scotland and north west England (Scottish...
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Stones gets richer in JS
A limited release of a Special Reserve' Stone's Ginger Wine is being tested in selected Sainsbury's outlets. The Special Reserve has a richer ginger flavour and a higher abv of 18%. A Matthew Clark spokesman said the parent brand has a 53% value...
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Procter & Gamble: Off you go Wash & Go
Procter & Gamble is looking to sell off Wash & Go so it can concentrate on its more profitable global haircare brands Pantene Pro-V and Head & Shoulders. Martin Nuechtern, president of P&G's hair care business, said: "Although Wash & Go is a...
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Success of French Revolution
The best French wine launch in the UK this year is French Revolution, a red and white pair from Paul Boutinot Agencies. It won the top prize at the French Wine Awards for Excellence. This is the inaugural competition run by French wine trade body...
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Retail spotlight: Forecourt vehicles
Sainsbury's Local has pulled into the filling station. Anne Bruce sees what's on offer and compares it to Tesco's Express Sainsbury has joined its multiple rivals on the forecourts with the unveiling of its first collaboration with Shell in...
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The Grocer focus on pasta & pasta sauces: product round-up
Top tips on recently launched products likely to make money, selected by The Grocer Focus team Primo Milano Pasta Melt from Dairy Crest Rsp: 99p-£1.09 for 100g pot Why will it sell? One wonders why this company hasn't done it before? Using its...
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The Grocer Focus on pasta and pasta sauces: fresh and organi
Organics is making its mark in pasta and pasta sauces. Simply Organics says growth of its fresh organic pasta sauces has been close to 200% in the last 12 months as retailers extend their ranges or start stocking these products for the first time. ...
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The Grocer Focus on pasta and pasta sauces
Analysis by Sarah Hardcastle Convenient, versatile, inexpensive pasta has a long list of virtues, all of which are helping to make it an increasingly important part of our diet. Yet despite its rising popularity, consumption is still low in the...
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The Grocer focus on pasta & pasta sauces: market research no
by Remi Vazeille, account director, Taylor Nelson Sofres Superpanel Total market The total pasta and pasta sauces market is worth approximately £314.5m, a value increase of 10.2% over the year. This performance has been driven by strong growth...
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The Grocer Focus on pasta and pasta sauces: The great pasta
Four brands were among the winners picked by The Grocer's judging panel from more than 100 entries of outstanding quality. Sarah Hardcastle reports Pasta has everything going for it. It's tasty, easy to prepare, healthy and nutritious. It's also...
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The Grocer Focus on pasta and pasta sauces
Multiples: fresh fusions for those fickle foodies Whacky flavours and sweet surprises grace the fixtures with the greatest grocery potential Atour of the fresh pasta fixtures could soon begin to resemble an exotic, multi-destination holiday. ...
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Speckled Hen flies in packs of three
Greene King is putting more emphasis on multipacks for its best selling Old Speckled Hen and IPA brands. Old Speckled Hen will be available in three bottle boxes for the rest of the year. IPA will be available in 12 packs all year round and a 24...
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Multiples: Processed food out of favour and natural is in
More than half of British consumers are "concerned" at the number of ingredients in processed foods, an exclusive survey conducted by Taylor Nelson Sofres for The Grocer, has revealed. And more than six out of 10 (64%) Britons look for convenience...
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Tasting panel: Dooley's
From United Brands a new toffee liqueur, based on a Scandinavian sweet TARGET CONSUMER Gina Thomas, 36, lives in Brighton and is a page layout artist The bottle design in primary blue and red looks like it is aimed at a younger drinker or Bologna...
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Marks and Spencer: Food defies M&S gloom
The beleaguered boss of Marks and Spencer claims its food business is holding up well despite a dismal performance in the rest of its UK operations. "At the half year, food sales improved by 2.6% [to reach £1.34bn], we maintained market share and...
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Post Office Counters reluctantly OKs national minimum wage
Post Office Counters (POCL) has caved into demands for the national minimum wage from sub postmasters after intervention by Inland Revenue. But POCL is still fighting another case where four weeks’ paid leave is being claimed under the working time…
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Suppliers: Parmalat takes control of Dairytime
Exclusive Sheila Eggleston Italian dairy and bakery company Parmalat has acquired a controlling interest in Dairytime, including its subsidiaries Loseley Chilled Products, Bridge Farm Dairies and Lakeland Foods. The deal strengthens its dairy...