All The Grocer articles in 12 April 2003

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  • News

    Press round-up ... Somerfield

    2003-04-17T00:00:00Z

    Potential bidders for the supermarket group Somerfield, John Lovering and Bob Mackenzie, could make an all cash offer of around 100p a share this week to value the UK’s sixth biggest supermarket chain at about £500m, according to The...

  • News

    Asda ups its Scottish carrots

    2003-04-17T00:00:00Z

    Asda is to do away with foreign imports of carrots at its stores by doubling the amount of the vegetable it sources from Scotland this year.Produce manager at Asda, John Shoesmith, said by working with growers in Scotland over the last three...

  • News

    NiQuitin revs up in a new patch

    2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

    GlaxoSmithKline has struck a deal to sponsor motorsport’s flagship event Formula One with NiQuitin its brand to help smokers kick the habit. The BMW Williams team is to advertise NiQuitin CQ – nicotine patches, lozengers and chewing gum –...

  • News

    Foster’s big bottle

    2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

    Foster’s is making its debut in the large bottled lager arena with a 660ml format. Scottish Courage Brands said the market was dominated by Stella Artois and sister brand Kronenbourg.The new bottle is aimed at promoting beer as a...

  • News

    ABF profits from acquisitions

    2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

    Associated British Foods, the maker of Kingsmill bread and Twinings tea, said profit at the group had been boosted by its acquisition of Mazola corn oil and malt drink Ovaltine. For the year to September 13, ABF posted a 9% rise in pre-tax...

  • News

    ABF profits from acquisitions

    2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

    Associated British Foods said interim results had seen good performances from its Kingsmill bread, Ryvita crispbread and discount clothes store Primark and buoyed by new the businesses of Mazola oils and Ovaltine drinks.The group – which...

  • News

    A C Ward expands in south east

    2003-04-15T00:00:00Z

    BWG has sold its Saxton’s wholesale business to Essex based AC Ward & Son.

    AC Ward will become a Key Lekkerland member through the sale, although it remains a member of Today’s as well.

    James Ward, md of AC Ward & Son, said the he…

  • News

    Daz gets a blast

    2003-04-15T00:00:00Z

    Procter & Gamble Daz has added a new fragrance to its washing powder range for the first time in 10 years backed by a £3m marketing campaign.Daz Citrus Blast will hit the shelves on April 15 with a limited edition 33% extra free promotion...

  • News

    Foster’s reviews CUB unit

    2003-04-14T00:00:00Z

    Aussie leisure group Foster’s said its Carlton United Breweries is to close its Kent brewery in Sydney under a cost cutting programme to save A$100m a year.The move follows Foster’s operational review which will also see CUB's various sales...

  • News

    William Reed titles scoop industry awards

    2003-04-14T00:00:00Z

    The Grocer was been named business magazine of the year by the Britvic/ PPA business food and drink awards.The magazine’s Julian Hunt took the prize for editor of the year and marketing editor Simon Mowbray won features writer of the...

  • News

    ACS Welcome provides insight

    2003-04-14T00:00:00Z

    The Association of Convenience Stores has launched a new training scheme to help suppliers get to grips with the convenience sector.Dubbed ‘Welcome to Convenience’, the scheme aims to give account managers greater insight into the market...

  • News

    Temptation is so sweet

    2003-04-12T00:00:00Z

    It's all change in the retailer chart this week as Morrisons moves up two places to claim the top spot. Morrisons is particularly strong on both alcoholic and soft drinks with featured displays on multiple floor stacks throughout the store. ...

  • News

    n reassurance

    2003-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Troubled US food distributor Fleming has delayed supplies to customers as its suppliers have held back on orders after it filed for bankruptcy last week. Fleming's interim CEO Pete Willmott has written to its retail customers to assure them the...

  • News

    margins ­ they have a point

    2003-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Budgens' chairman Eoin McGettigan raised more than a few eyebrows this week with his suggestion that suppliers should hike their prices to the multiples by 0.5% in order to offer better terms to the independent sector. Now, I am sure many...

  • News

    When puppy love runs out

    2003-04-12T00:00:00Z

    A spat or the start of a fightback by brands feeling the squeeze? Liz Hamson reports on the Andrex-Sainsbury price dispute A fortnight ago, Kimberly-Clark was getting ready to pop the champagne corks. Its marketing team, headed by Joe Bromilow,...

  • News

    Maxway looks to UK loyalty

    2003-04-12T00:00:00Z

    A leading cooked poultry meat supplier is pioneering a £1m investment programme to update its factory facilities. The investment has meant Maxway Foods has moved from standard to higher level EFSIS accreditation in just 12 months. Sales...

  • News

    Muscle for the local market

    2003-04-12T00:00:00Z

    The decision to refer all the bids for Morrisons from supermarket groups to the Competition Commission because of concern over local competition has raised a few eyebrows. While few were surprised about the question mark over bids from the big...

  • News

    Sir Terry Leahy might have stolen Malcolm Hepworth's thunder

    2003-04-12T00:00:00Z

    While Tesco bosses faced a barrage of negative publicity about the devastation a pumped up Tesco Express could wreak on the independent sector, the man at the helm of the Co-operative Group's food retail business has been left to get on with...

  • Guide To

    The Grocer Guide to Sales & Marketing

    2003-04-12T00:00:00Z

    An advertising supplement to the Grocer.

  • News

    Inquiry set to go public

    2003-04-12T00:00:00Z

    John Wood The leading figures in the UK supermarket sector could soon be putting their case at a public hearing by the Competition Commission panel looking into the bids for Safeway. Sir Derek Morris, chairman of the Competition Commission...