All The Grocer articles in 15 November 2003
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Casino to expand convenience and discount format
Casino will generate 46% of its sales in France from discount and convenience stores by 2005, according to a new report from IGD.The French retailer plans to open 120 new discount stores and 1,350 c-stores in its home market over the next...
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Aviko’s chips lighten up
Dutch potato processor Aviko is to offer British chip fans a healthier version of their favourite indulgence with the launch of Dolce Fritas, oven chips pre-fried in pure olive oil.Rolling out now to Sainsbury’s outlets, Aviko said the new...
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Safeway/BP link drives profits
Safeway has posted a 44% leap in interim profit from its convenience store joint venture with fuel giant BP.For the six months to October 11, Safeway said its share of the £6.9m partnership profit with BP would be £3.5m. Total sales...
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Diageo under pressure over Cardhu
Diageo could be faced with legal action from whisky distillers over its plans to market its Cardhu brand as a‘pure malt’ rather than a ‘single malt’.A group of distillers, including William Grant and Morrison Bowmore, have written to Diageo...
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Safeway adds selling space
Safeway said it has the potential to add 11% to its total sales area in the UK subject to planning consent.Chairman David Webster said that at the end of the first half the group had 79 approvals for megastore extensions or resolutions to...
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Morrisons ups market share
Morrisons is the only major multiple to have increased its market share over the last three months, according the latest till roll data from TNS.For the 12 weeks to November 10, Morrisons edged up 0.1% to 6.4% to remain in fifth spot, while...
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Premier Foods buys Weetabix
Iconic cereal brand Weetabix – which also manufactures Alpen, Ready Brek and Weetos, has been bought by US venture capitalists Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst for £642m. Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst owns Premier Foods with household brands such as...
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Watchdogs roll up ad
An ad for Rizla cigarette papers was said to be inappropriate as it could be seen to condone the use of illegal drugs. Rival company Zig Zag complained about the ad, which appeared in Front magazine and featured a packet of cigarette papers...
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Londis reshuffles staff
Londis has begun a staff restructuring programme to place greater focus on its key category areas.Senior positions will be created within the commercial department trading team. Gary Maloney, Heidi Jackson, Kenton Burchell and Martin...
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Find it in The Grocer's latest directories
The most comprehensive source of information on the grocery trade is available from William Reed, publisher of The Grocer.The new look edition of The Grocer directory of manufacturers and suppliers features more than 5,800 companies and...
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Supermarket chain looks to ‘grey euro’
Austria has opened the first supermarket in the world to cater for elderly customers. Facilities at Aktiv Markt, the supermarket chain in Austria and Germany, include blood-pressure tests, extra-loud announcements on special offers, and...
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XXXX on impulse
Interbrew has turned its attention to the convenience market with the launch of a price-marked multi-pack of Castlemaine XXXX. The 8 x 440ml can pack, which is a permanent addition to the XXXX range, is marked up as being “8 for £5” in an...
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Delhaize sells unit in Singapore
Delhaize is to sell its 49% share in the Singapore food retailer Shop N Save to Cold Storage Singapore owned by Hong Kong-based Dairy Farm International.Dairy Farm will pay 21.9m euros for Shop N Save, which operates 35 stores in the region....
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One, two, three – ahhh!
Bisto returns to TV screens this week with a £2.5m campaign that adds a new twist to the brand’s iconic ‘Ah Bisto’ slogan.Focusing on the brand’s So Saucy dry pour over sauces, the ad, which aims to highlight the product’s connection with...
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Storm warning
Is Sainsbury’s obsession with improving its supply chain and revamping stores simply a case of rearranging the deckchairs as the ship sinks or can the ‘Titanic of grocery’ chart a profitable new course? Liz Hamson reportsSir Peter...
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What a scorcher!
It's not just beef sales that can be boosted through the great British barbie. Chicken, fish and veggie burgers are also hot, says Lucy Bray. The burger has had a tough year thanks to the BSE scare. With the barbecue season approaching, however, a...
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Ready to serve the US president
Well he’s finally done it! Denis Jordan, our independent retailer in the County Durham village of Trimdon, has taken a holiday. Jordan admitted he succumbed to the combined pressure of pleading from his wife Joyce and constant questioning from The...
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Sir Peter puts positive spin on troubles
With just days to go before Sainsbury delivers its interim results (Wednesday November 19), chief executive Sir Peter Davis has delivered an upbeat assessment of the troubled multiple’s prospects.Speaking at the British Council for Shopping...
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RHM sells pasta
RHM has sold Pasta Foods to its management for an undisclosed sum. Based in Norfolk, Pasta Foods is the UK’s largest manufacturer of pasta for the food processing industry. It also owns one of Scotland’s leading retail pasta brands, Marshalls. ...
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On-trade opportunities
One of London’s leading licensed wholesalers sees the on-trade and a delivered service as important ways of growing the businessTales of doom and gloom about independent off licences driven out of business by the relentless...