All The Grocer articles in 13 October 2001 – Page 3
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Dark clouds loomed over the party conference season, but, fo
With the country on a war footing, each party desperately tried to give the impression that they were not partying this year. But behind the scenes, the hotel bars remained packed. What appeared to escape attention was that in Brighton, we saw the...
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The chiller from Stella
Interbrew is ready to make hair stand on end with a showing of the classic horror film The Exorcist in a church setting. The chilling promotion is the latest element of film-based support for Stella Artois and matches films with appropriate indoor...
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Tough new lobby privately mooted as store chiefs sicken of
Exclusive Supermarket chiefs are growing increasingly frustrated at the bad press they continue to receive and some are now in favour of forming a dedicated body to fight for food retailers. None of those speaking at the IGD convention backed...
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Retired people's demands will change
The grocery industry will face a significant challenge in adapting for the next generation of retired people who will be very different to current pensioners, said IGD chief executive Joanne Denney. She warned that the next generation to retire...
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Heinz cans Premium Pasta
Heinz is launching two new canned pasta meals which it hopes will "reinvigorate" the category. Its Premium Pasta range consists of Rigatoni pasta with chicken in a creamy white wine and garlic sauce and Fusilli, pasta in an arrabbiata spicy...
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Goodman calls on suppliers to provide level playing field
Budgens trading director Cliff Goodman provoked a storm of controversy at this year's Nisa conference in Marbella by accusing suppliers of giving independents a raw deal. Goodman began his presentation by showing delegates a slide produced by the...
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Budgens strengthens marketing
Roxanne Bennett has been promoted to the newly created role of senior marketing controller at Budgens, reporting to marketing director Stephanie Rice. She heads up a team of seven and is responsible for the management of all marketing department...
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YSL sees red as Newcastle Brown gets a kick from Opium and s
A tongue-in-cheek ad for Newcastle Brown Ale has run into trouble with fashion house Yves Saint Laurent. The perfume maker has objected to the spoof ad of its controversial Sophie Dahl poster for Opium. The Newcastle Brown ad features one of its...
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Italian brewer Peroni recruits three managers to build on it
Italian brewer Peroni has bolstered its UK marketing team with a new marketing manager, trade marketing manager and promoter. Sandro Rucci is the new marketing manager, responsible for the off trade sector and leading the UK's advertising, media...
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Ginsters has second stab at ready meals with boxed pies
Simon Mowbray Ginsters is to have another crack at the ready meals market despite a failed foray into the sector earlier this year. The company, which is best known for its quick-fix pasties, sandwiches and savoury snacks, is launching a boxed...
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Such an unfair blow for salespeople
Sir; I am amazed at the way our industry seems to have meekly accepted the crippling additional amounts of tax most company car drivers will be forced to pay next year. As a 43-year-old NAM, I have been in fmcg for 20 years and have worked my way...
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Bend in the River takes a new tack
The radically designed German wine brand Bend in the River has been revamped and the wine has been changed. The key difference is that the bottle has been changed from clear to frosted glass. Deborah Francis, brand manager at Grants of St James's,...
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Stella prices come in way below multiples
Nisa stores have put in a another good performance, six months on from our first visit. Stella Artois was the star buy, with all stores offering cans with 13.5% extra free at prices much cheaper than the multiples. Buying a four-pack at the Chapel...
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As Tesco and Levi battle it out in the European Court of Jus
How big a problem is parallel trade? Phil Evans The amount of grey market trading is small overall, but big in a few areas. It seems like a perversion to allow corporations to use a legitimate tool for identifying goods (a trademark) but then...
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Bath products: more than a wash
For many people, washing is no longer only about cleanliness, but about feeling energised and ready for the day ahead, or relaxing in a pampering bath as a means of unwinding after work. The £500m soap, bath and shower products market has evolved...
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Ditch price claims and build trust says Baker
The supermarket industry should abandon its phoney price claims, according to Richard Baker, Asda's deputy chief operating officer. He claimed these tactics were backfiring because all they did was erode further consumer trust in food retailers. ...
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Budgens cracks on with Local and plans own online auctions
Budgens is considering holding its own online auctions to source goods after participating in a successful trial with other Nisa members to procure own label soft drinks last month. Trading director Cliff Goodman said: "Online auctions are not...
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ATM firm Hanco wants to double take-up in the UK
Self-fill cashpoint supplier Hanco plans to overtake rivals Moneybox and TRM with a Christmas push of its machines to c-store retailers. Md Terry Turner said: "We want to be putting in at least 150 extra machines a month in the run up to Christmas...
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McIntosh prepares for an assault on chilled foods
Scottish chilled foods company McIntosh of Dyce has added to its senior management team as it prepares to recruit 100 more staff to build the business. Former director of operations Sandy McDougall, who helped set up the company more than 10 years...
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Our perceptions of McCain as a brand centre around words suc
It's also the sort of brand that's equally accessible to singles and couples as "naughty but nice" things to have in the freezer (I realise I've got a pack of McCain Micro Chips in mine although I've no idea why I prefer Fries To Go anytime). The...
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