All The Grocer articles in 11 October 2003
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Coke sales up in Europe
US soft drinks giant Coca-Cola said third quarter sales rose 6% boosted by a combination of volume growth of its brands outside its domestic market and the weak dollar. Turnover rose to $5.7bn from $5.3bn with volumes in North America up...
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Thatchers perry for sociable females
Thatchers is aiming at females with the launch of a perry made from English Conference pears.The Somerset cider producer hopes that the 7.4% abv perry (rsp: £2.29) will appeal to women who are looking for a lighter drink to accompany dinner or...
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PBG expands in Russia
Nidan Foods, one of Russia’s largest juice makers, said it has signed an investment and distribution agreement with Pepsi Bottling Group. Pepsi will invest $60m to package its Tropicana juice brand at Nidan’s Moscow-based factory. In...
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Express/Arla dairy deal gets green light
The UK arm of Danish dairy group Arla Foods has been cleared for its £155m takeover of Express Dairies.The deal brings the number of milk suppliers down from four to three. The merged company, Arla Foods UK, is now the UK’s biggest fresh...
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NZ pushes its Sauvignon Blanc
Claire Hu New Zealand is launching a marketing campaign to push Sauvignon Blanc in the UK after a record 2004 harvest, and believes it can maintain a quality image and high retail price despite the bumper crop.The country faces increased...
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NZ pushes its Sauvignon Blanc
Claire Hu New Zealand is launching a marketing campaign to push Sauvignon Blanc in the UK after a record 2004 harvest, and believes it can maintain a quality image and high retail price despite the bumper crop.The country faces increased...
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White Shield fronts up
Coors is to revamp its White Shield – India pale ale – bottled beer with a new “back to front” label for enthusiasts of brewing information.Worthington’s brand director Scott Wilson said the aim was to “bring all the interesting bits you’d...
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Somerfield ramps up fish range
Somerfield has boosted its fish range with 14 new lines after a major review. The new lines include a Scottish range, tailored to the specific needs of this market and following in the steps of the chain’s West Country fish range. A new...
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Anuga – concerns over labelling
Anuga, the world's biggest food and drink trade fair, kicked off this weekend amid calls for regulators not to stifle innovation through excessive labelling. At the opening ceremony, Gerd Härig, chief executive of the Federal Association of...
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Teens will turn the screw
Retailers and manufacturers beware: tomorrow’s food shoppers will be more demanding, more discerning and even more brand conscious than their parents are today. That’s a key conclusion of a new report on teenagers’ attitudes to food and...
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wiseman scoop
Robert Wiseman Dairies MD Robert Wiseman has won the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award. Joint MDs of A McLelland & Son, Alastair and Douglas Irvine, were named Consumer Products Entrepreneurs of the Year while Innocent Drinks ...
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Wells takes RTD route
Charles Wells has become the latest brewer to dip its toe in the ready-to-drink market.The Bedford-based brewer is in talks with buyers about Muse, a spirits-based RTD in four variants – Sex on the Beach, Long Island Iced Tea, Illusion and...
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Return of the Reaper
Greene King has ramped up support for its IPA beer with a £2.5m spend.The investment is funding the return of commercials from last year’s Grim Reaper campaign and will see the beer make its first appearance on Channel 5 with ads also...
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Room for manoeuvre
Despite being a vociferous advocate of all things non food, Asda intends to steer clear of larger electrical goods, sticking to a few smaller items like toasters and kettles. "Our philosophy is to stock items which are part of someone's weekly...
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Room for manoeuvre
Even the best efforts of retailers may be found wanting under the latest disability legislation. Ian Cook explains whyThe good news is that with under a year to go, many retailers are not only clued up about what to do, but are...
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Out of stocks shadow looms
Retailers could lose £192m in sales over the Christmas period due to out of stocks, new data has revealed.The latest research conducted for Diageo by ACNielsen is likely to send shock waves through the industry as retailers and suppliers...
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Half Price push launched at KS
Kwik Save has launched a new Half Price campaign, cutting the prices of more than 150 everyday lines.The campaign, launched by the model Jordan, is supported by point of purchase material and Kwik Save’s fortnightly leaflets under the...
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Category Report
Food Service Report
By 2010 retail food stores and foodservice operators will be one and the same.The era of women as shopping and cooking mules is over.” While some may disagree with the timescale stated by David Hughes,professor of agribusiness and food marketing at Imperial College London,few doubt the boundaries between food retail ...
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Tesco grows its finest
The multiple’s logistics chief takes Liz Hamson round its new non-food depot and spells out the benefits to the supply chainCheeky Scouse bastard” is not a phrase you would expect to be used to describe a member of Tesco’s senior...
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Shayle joins Iceland to expand customer offer
Iceland has recruited Steph Shayle, Asda’s general manager for core non-food categories, to fill the newly created post of category manager of frozen prepared food.She will head an eight-strong buying team aiming to expand Iceland’s customer...