All The Grocer articles in 12 May 2001 – Page 2
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Carrefour: China
Orient Express With lorries known to disappear and local supplies arriving at stores by bike, hypermarket retailing Chinese style does not come easy. But Carrefour reckons it's got it sussed. Julian Hunt reports from Shanghai on the retailers'...
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WCV gears up for a firm Cape foothold in the UK
A new force in the South African wine industry is emerging from its base in Paarl. West Coast Vineyards has been running for three years but its profile in the UK has been very low. The first major change took place when it enticed internationally...
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Canned fish: Princes/West seize chance to revive red salmon
As tuna prices rise, red salmon is being promoted at greatly reduced levels, as leading brands bring forward their promotional deals to take advantage of an opportunity to reinvigorate sales. For the last couple of years, red salmon sales have been...
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Canned food: Princes gets Napolina
As The Grocer went to press, sources in the Italian canning sector said Unilever Bestfoods UK had completed the sale of its internationally famous Napolina canned tomato products brand to Princes Foods, as we predicted in our March 31 issue. It's...
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La Casera pins hope on Cadbury
Cadbury has confirmed it is in talks with Spanish soda water firm La Casera to form an alliance that would give it a controlling stake in the Spanish company. La Casera has been looking to form a strategic partnership with another soft drinks firm...
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Net shopping is a volatile business
Sir; I am intrigued by the progress in the sale of food over the internet, and sometimes I get the feeling that it could all be a somewhat temporary phenomenon, even with the big boys. I suspect no one has made any profit out of it yet, and ...
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Clicks not bricks: Employment and the internet
E-tails of woe: A skills shakeout is inevitable as the food supply chain learns to master the web. Martin Thorley reports Nearly half of all traditional food industry management roles will change in the next five years as a direct result of web...
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South Korea: Carrefour fined for fair trade breaches
South Korean watchdog the Fair Trade Commission has imposed a hefty fine on Carrefour Korea for allegedly passing on expenses to suppliers. The retailer has been under investigation since November following accusations it had violated fair trade...
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Brandwatch profile: cakes
Top 15 brands advertised (by media) £k Mar '00 - Feb '01 Total Press ...
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Brandwatch Mintel category report: Dogfood market
Fewer dogs but food spend is up Mintel's latest petfood research finds a growth in the sales of dogfood, the value increasing by almost 20% between 1995-2000 to reach £856m. This increase has occurred despite declining dog ownership levels. The...
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Keen prices at heart of Brand Phoenix vision
The fast growth and consolidation in the UK wine industry has prompted three of its key players to join forces to exploit market opportunities. Greg Wilkins, former md of Gallo, Steve Barton, ex category manager at Halewood International, and Steve...
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Dairy: Main FMD blow set to be loss of export earnings
Adequate supplies for the liquid milk market; large drop in butter/SMP The cull to stop FMD will affect the throughput of dairy product manufacturers for at least the year ahead. Although the number of new outbreaks is falling, the cull of...
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Republic of Ireland: Tesco blasts RGDATA's price claims
Tesco Ireland has rounded on Irish independents lobby group RGDATA after it accused the multiple of trumpeting price cuts and then quietly hiking prices up again. Corporate affairs manager Sarah Morris accused the lobby group of being...
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Opinion: Do you like being a football?
It's hard to guess which will be the more sickening. Will it be patronising, wannabe MPs of all political shades donning crisp new Barbours and shiny green wellies before splashing through sodden meadows hunting rural votes? Or the ear-grating tones...
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Bangla beer journeys on
A lager created to go with Indian and Bangladeshi food is being supported by a new ad campaign. Tube card ads for Bangla beer will be appearing this month on the London Underground. These feature a new look bottle of the brand, chillies and the...
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Merchant Gourmet is full of inspiration and aspirations
Exclusive Mary Carmichael Importer Leathams is planning to educate consumers, generate aspiration and build customer loyalty with a new marketing strategy for its 60 product Merchant Gourmet brand. It has doubled its advertising spend and is...
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Ice cream: Ashford closed
Icecream manufacturer Richmond Foods announced the closure of its Ashford site as it reported its first-half yearly profit this week. The own label supplier is to transfer production to its Leeming Bar site. Richmond Foods' turnover for the half...
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Brewer is all Smiles as it fills the vacuum left by FD Brand
Exclusive Tim Palmer Bristol brewer Smiles has created a new composite drinks company after acquiring a major share of the business of FD Brands which went into liquidation earlier this year. Smiles md Mark Todd has become chief executive of the...
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Netherlands: Ahold rebranding Primarkt chain as Albert Heijn
Ahold is scrapping its 24 strong Primarkt regional supermarket chain in the Netherlands and rebranding the portfolio as Albert Heijn. Stores that cannot be remodelled will be sold. "Primarkt is a very small and very successful family owned chain...
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Corned beef: Brazil guards borders against FMD threat
Brazilian corned ceef producers have increased prices for European grade, used extensively by tertiary brand importers. The $2.00/case uplift has left some dealers exposed to promotional commitments made a few weeks ago when prices were weakening....
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