All The Grocer articles in 14 July 2001
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Tasting panel: SWAYING WILLOW
From International Wine Services. A low alcohol Australian wine marketed as a diet Chardonnay Abv: 1% Price: £3.49 Jane Brocket Master of Wine and freelance wine consultant There is no escaping the fact that this has virtually no wine...
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Opinion: Missing from Manhattan
Conspicuous absentees from New York's 47th annual Summer Fancy Food Show in Manhattan this week were Mrs Margaret Beckett and her ministerial team at DEFRA. And that's a pity. For had they made the trip across the pond they would have witnessed a...
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Lamb: Why PSA sparks objections
Subsidised private storage of meat, as proposed for stabilising the lamb market when output approaches the seasonal peak in the next few months, is less contentious politically than intervention. That's because the budgetary commitment is more...
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Italian water job
Lurisia the Italian mineral water that is popular in New York has now reached UK shores. Currently available in 1 litre glass bottles with an old fashioned crown cap, it is positioned as dinner table water. A half litre glass bottle and a...
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Tetley puts heart into health push
Tetley Tea has teamed up with the British Heart Foundation to run an on-pack Healthier Folk Campaign' promotion. The initiative timed to coincide with the BHF's fortieth anniversary aims to raise £200,000 for the charity. A special gold...
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Tesco out of stocks frustrating'
Sir; Considering the size of Tesco, its leading position and its hi-tech warehousing and supply systems, the least you could expect is well stocked shelves. But, unfortunately when it comes to the store in Elmers End, that appears to be far from...
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New special: New York Summer Fancy Food Show
The Brits play Broadway The Brits arrived at New York's annual Summer Fancy Food Show determined to pull out all the stops to celebrate the magnificent job' of UK exporters, and launch the FFB Foodie Awards. Clive Beddall was there The Brits...
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Own label exports: Who is exporting and to where?
- Cash and carry group Booker sells its Chef's Larder catering range and a small quantity of Happy Shopper products to Europe, the Middle East and the Falkland Islands. A spokesman says: "There are particular opportunities for supplying Chef's...
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Young's strikes ethical stance with hoki starting a Fish fo
Fish brand Young's is poised to play the ethical card by introducing an "environmentally-certified" fish to the UK. New Zealand hoki which has similarities to cod will reach British plates by the autumn. This type of fish also known as Blue...
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The Grocer focus on home entertainment
analysis by Steve Hemsley - Grocers move fast forward in video - Aggressive pricing hits music specialists - Asda sets sights on being UK No 1 - Adults are driving new formats Bearing in mind how fast sales of music, video and games have grown...
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Exports: US public still fearful over foot and mouth disease
Clive Beddall, New York British food was the toast of Broadway this week but many North American consumers still harbour safety fears following graphic tv pictures during the fmd crisis. Nearly 300 retailers, wholesalers, marketing and media...
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Dairy: Milk output still defying the FMD factor
For the third month running, UK milk production has surprised the experts by defying the cull of large numbers of dairy cows resulting from the foot and mouth crisis. According to the latest estimates, between 5% and 6% of the national dairy herd...
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M&S will tailor Simply Food to local customer patterns
Opening week sales at Marks and Spencer's first Simply Food c-store in Surbiton are said to have been buoyant. The new c-store solution was created to tackle concerns raised by customers in an M&S review of its high street portfolio according to...
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Veetee Rice to curry favour on TV
Veetee Rice is preparing to splash out £1m in a marketing push for the brand. The company which claims to be the UK's largest retail rice supplier by volume is planning a TV ad campaign later this year to coincide with a clutch of new product...
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Multiples: Safeway set to trial low cost format
Safeway is to trial a low cost fresh food supermarket to allow it to roll out "total localisation". The 15-18,000 sq ft stores are planned for less affluent areas and will trial lower building and fitting costs along with different ranging....
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The Grocer focus on home entertainment: consoles and games:
The grocery sector faces a difficult task in assessing the sales potential of new games consoles. The launch of Sony's PS2 before Christmas and the Nintendo Gameboy boosted the market, while in June Nintendo's Gameboy Advance hit the streets. Next...
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MLC outlook conference: DEFRA hints at lamb price support he
UK facing oversupply of up to 1.7 million home produced lambs Emergency official measures to prevent a lamb market meltdown in the coming autumn are regarded in the industry as inevitable, and a strong hint of price support action being planned...
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Cocoa: US plans slave labour free tag
The US chocolate manufacturers' association has given a cautious welcome to proposed legislation designed to deter forced labour which, it is alleged, is used on cocoa plantations in West Africa. It proposes the use of a label that manufacturers...
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JAFFA CITRUS: Merger for Israeli giants
Continuing rationalisation of the industry sees Mehadrin join with Tnuport Two of Israel's biggest citrus organisations Mehadrin and Tnuport, which represent nearly two thirds of the country's exports, are to merge. The merger will be completed...
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The Grocer focus on home entertainment: Children's Video
The total video retail market is valued at more than £1.1bn, according to the British Video Association, and children's titles are boosting sales through grocery. Tesco is among the multiples to heavily promote this genre which accounted for 20.5%...