All The Grocer articles in 13 October 2001 – Page 4

  • News

    Malt fights on all fronts

    2001-10-13T00:00:00Z

    Glenmorangie is planning to maintain its position as one of the country's leading malt whiskies with an integrated marketing campaign this autumn. The company said the brand leads the Scottish market by volume and value and was ahead by value in...

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    Strongbow finds its target ahead of time and hits top lager

    2001-10-13T00:00:00Z

    Tim Palmer Leading cider Strongbow is muscling in on lager territory and outselling some of its high profile brands. Sustained support behind Strongbow this year has propelled the brand into the top five of the UK's leading long drinks, according...

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    Conveco races against clock to trial and roll out its new fa

    2001-10-13T00:00:00Z

    Fledgling south west convenience store chain Conveco is racing against time to trial and roll out a new branding strategy for the group beforeits licence to trade under the Alldays name expires in April. Conveco comprises three former joint...

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    Getting their act together

    2001-10-13T00:00:00Z

    Given their recent public spats about unsubstantiated price claims, it was interesting to watch senior multiple figures greet each other with such gushing bonhomie at the IGD Convention on Tuesday. But away from that silly conflict, there were many...

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    PO/newstrade strangleholds priorities for ACS's new chief

    2001-10-13T00:00:00Z

    Combating restrictive practices in the Post Office and news sectors are two challenges the new Association of Convenience Stores chief executive has set himself. David Rae, who takes over as chief executive from Trevor Dixon on November 1, warned...

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    Pokémon were the must-have characters of 2000 but this year

    2001-10-13T00:00:00Z

    A host of licences have been taken up for this year and 2002. One of the biggest is Harry Potter, a franchise which has turned into quite a bandwagon well in advance of the first movie in November. Major companies have snapped up Harry Potter from...

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    Baxters' fresh soup total hits 10

    2001-10-13T00:00:00Z

    Baxters has added two new varieties to its recently-launched fresh soup range, taking the total number of offerings to 10. Chicken Gumbo (rsp: £1.89) is based on a spicy recipe from the American deep south, while Chunky Winter Vegetable (£1.69)...