All The Grocer articles in 13 November 2004
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Matthews’ £10m on looks to thrill
Bernard Matthews is looking forward to a ‘bootiful’ era in cooked meats with a new corporate look and product range and the biggest investment in the brand for two decades.The company, currently in its 55th year of trading, is ringing the...
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NI food profile is poised to benefit from £4.5m
A new organisation has been set up in Northern Ireland to boost the image of its food industry, both domestically and internationally, improve skills and drive innovation.The government-funded Food Strategy Implementation Partnership, which...
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The Acid Test
>>consumers and buyers give their views on the latest launchesPIMM’S WINTERFrom: DiageoDiageo is hoping to build sales of Pimm’s outside the summer months through its new winter version.The newcomer is a...
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Niche for all seasons
LemonGold.com has relaunched as a dual site in time for a Christmas bonanza. Andrew Don talks to MD Ruby SpoliaA YouGov survey in September commissioned by Alliance & Leicester showed that internet shoppers each spent an average...
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Allied Domecq puts some spirit into Yuletide treats
Thomas Lowndes, the culinary alcohol arm of Allied Domecq, is set to step up its brand’s presence in the food aisles.Among the deals struck by the AD subsidiary are to supply Courvoisier VS Cognac to a range of Yuletide treats, including a...
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Turkey must go all-year-round
The survival of the UK turkey industry depends on year-round demand for the product, said the head of a company that rescued Britain’s second biggest producer from receivership.Andrew Lewins, joint MD of Cranberry Foods, which bought turkey...
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A lighter alternative
Devil’s Rock is launching a German Pinot Grigio which it says offers a lighter alternative to Italian varieties.The brand has added a screwcap Pinot Grigio 2003 to its range, to join Devil’s Rock Riesling. It will be sold in Waitrose from...
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Primula’s mouse has family appeal
Kavli is giving its Primula range of cheese spreads a packing and product makeover and backing the moves with a £150,000 pre-Christmas advertising spend.Aimed at refreshing the offering and giving it wider family appeal, the brand’s new look...
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The Fine art of nutrition
What is the stance of the FSA towards traffic-light labelling? Gill Fine, its director of consumer choice and dietary health, speaks to Liz HamsonQuote unquoteSo will it or won’t it? After months of delay, the government is...
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Champion of aspecial Sunday
Talking of the best... Morton Middleditch, who retires this year, received a standing ovation at the conferenceWhile the focus of this year’s Spar conference was very much on the future, there was also time for a trip down memory lane...
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Spar woos its supplier base
Spar has launched a number of initiatives that will help the symbol group leverage its relationships with suppliers so it can deliver the best ranges at the best prices to its retailers.Group trading director Peter Miller told Spar’s annual...
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Dancing to a new beat
Spar will not be satisfied with anything less than becoming the biggest and best c-store operator. Julian Hunt reports from the Cape Town conferenceThe Spar conference in Cape Town, South Africa, has been described by bosses at the...
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In Profile: Q& A with James Le Bouedec of LB Foods
A happy alliance with a celebrity chef It’s not bad going when a Michelin-starred celebrity chef endorses your first range from your first start-up company. That’s what James Le Bouedec has achieved with a range of cooking...
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Pringles brings the party to life
Pringles is extending its new ‘every party starts with a pop’ tagline to a major pre-Christmas television campaign as part of a £2m spend.The Procter & Gamble brand, which will again be challenging Walkers this Christmas in the party snacking...
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La Réserve buy for Jeroboams
Upmarket food and drink retailer The Jeroboams Group has acquired drinks retailer and wholesaler La Réserve.La Réserve’s four stores, including Milroy’s of Soho, will bring the number of outlets in Jeroboam’s portfolio to 13.La Réserve...
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Campaign trail
OptionsManufacturer TwiningsBrand OptionsBudget part of a £2m spendOptions is back on air with a new TV ad based around female fantasies.The creative features a woman who chooses a cup of the low calorie hot chocolate...
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labour’s pandering to deep pockets
from Steve Parfett, chairman, Landmark Cash and CarrySir; Last week’s decision on Sainsbury’s acquisition of Jacksons demonstrates once again the short-term nature of all New Labour’s policy-making. Much like the pension issue,...
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M&S goes for deli soul
Marks and Spencer is giving its food halls a radical makeover in a bid to create a delicatessen atmosphere for shoppers.Head of retail design Niall Trafford said the refit aimed to represent the “mind of a supermarket but soul of a deli” and...
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Tesco’s McMeikan to be retail director at JS
Tesco’s Ken McMeikan has been appointed retail director for Sainsbury and will join the operating board in early 2005. McMeikan has worked at Tesco for the last 14 years and was in line to take on the role of chief executive of its Japanese...
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Pea shoots into speciality division
A new ‘growing vegetable’, the pea shoot, has made its UK supermarket debut.Packaged in their own miniature greenhouses, pea shoots are young, tender tips of garden peas, said to have the same sweet taste as a pea but when plucked from their...