All The Grocer articles in 13 November 2004 – Page 2

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    Tesco guidance on shelf-ready

    2004-11-13T00:00:00Z

    Tesco is planning to launch a new shelf-ready packaging toolkit to help suppliers develop more suitable packaging following a night-time replenishment exercise at its Solihull store last week (The Grocer, November 6, p10).Tesco food supply...

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    Licence fee set to rocket

    2004-11-13T00:00:00Z

    The cost of selling booze from a chain of 50 stores could rocket from £1,500 to between £8,000 and £47,500 over three years under government plans to revamp the alcohol licensing system in England and Wales.Under the proposed fee structure for...

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    Obese say: it’s our fault

    2004-11-13T00:00:00Z

    Traffic-light labelling, restricted advertising and tighter food industry regulation will not solve the obesity crisis, according to research conducted among overweight consumers. The study comes as the food industry awaits the long-delayed...

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    It’s our fault. We’ll fix it

    2004-11-13T00:00:00Z

    Amid the baying for regulations to tackle obesity, has anyone asked overweight people what they think? Siân Harrington has new research to handWho can shout louder? Single-issue groups, NGOs, doctors, food suppliers, retailers or...

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    It’s fresh. And fast!

    2004-11-13T00:00:00Z

    In the second of our Back to the Floor series, Siân Harrington spends a day as a colleague at Somerfield’s thriving Market Fresh store in East Dulwich, and finds the pace relentlessIn a previous life, Somerfield store manager Jason...

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    More Falklands lamb for UK

    2004-11-13T00:00:00Z

    The Falkland Islands is gearing up to export 40,000 tonnes of lamb annually to the UK within five years.This year was the first time farmers on the islands have exported meat, successfully shipping 2,000 lamb and 20,000 mutton carcases – all...

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    Pea shoots into speciality division

    2004-11-13T00:00:00Z

    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...

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    Tesco’s McMeikan to be retail director at JS

    2004-11-13T00:00:00Z

    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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    M&S goes for deli soul

    2004-11-13T00:00:00Z

    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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    labour’s pandering to deep pockets

    2004-11-13T00:00:00Z

    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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    Campaign trail

    2004-11-13T00:00:00Z

    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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    La Réserve buy for Jeroboams

    2004-11-13T00:00:00Z

    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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    Pringles brings the party to life

    2004-11-13T00:00:00Z

    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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    In Profile: Q& A with James Le Bouedec of LB Foods

    2004-11-13T00:00:00Z

    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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    Dancing to a new beat

    2004-11-13T00:00:00Z

    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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    Spar woos its supplier base

    2004-11-13T00:00:00Z

    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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    Champion of aspecial Sunday

    2004-11-13T00:00:00Z

    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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    The Fine art of nutrition

    2004-11-13T00:00:00Z

    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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    Primula’s mouse has family appeal

    2004-11-13T00:00:00Z

    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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    A lighter alternative

    2004-11-13T00:00:00Z

    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...