All The Grocer articles in 15 November 2003 – Page 3
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Seasonal bun in the oven for TV’s hapless Mr Kipling
Mr Kipling will be back on TV at the end of this month in a seasonal ad for the cake brand’s Mince Pies.The execution, which forms part of a £1m Christmas spend for the brand, is the fifth in a series portraying the veteran icon as a bungling...
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Londis builds the regions
Londis has recruited two regional development managers to help build its retail territory in the Home Counties, Oxford and in Coventry.Lee Alexander has become retail development manager for Coventry and Oxford. He has worked for the...
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Team Talk: Budgens
>>ROXANNE BENNETT, SENIOR MARKETING CONTROLLER, INSTORE SEASONAL merchandising TEAMBudgens is going for a traditional Christmas feel instore this year with the added bonus for customers of PoS memory joggers that link products from...
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Driscoll for Brakes CE
Brakes has named Bill Driscoll as its group chief executive, replacing Ian Player, who is due to retire next month. Driscoll was previously vice-presidentand general manager of GE Silicone, a global manufacturer of silicone products with annual...
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One Ocado MD is bowing out
Online shopping service Ocado is reviewing its board structure after the departure of joint md Roger Whiteside this week.Chief executive Tom Steiner said Ocado wanted to create a streamlined management model.He said: “Roger has left...
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Bomba Energy ready to explode on to drinks market
Importer and distributor Fruity Beverages Limited is bringing Bomba Energy drink to the UK.The brand, produced in Austria, is already available in mainland Europe, Australia and north America, as well as the Middle East and Asia. It will be...
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'Don’t wait for Blunkett’s ID card'
Retailers have welcomed plans for a national ID card revealed by Home Secretary David Blunkett.The Association of Convenience Stores chief executive David Rae said: “The card will be a credible form of proof-of-age for retailers, but 2013 is...
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Blighted co-op closes
Midlands Co-op has been forced to close its largest store in Thurmaston after losing the bulk of its business to an Asda that opened directly opposite in March.Asda won planning permission for the controversial 45,000 sq ft store at...
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Mum knows best
Heinz is launching a range of babyfood dishes created by 17 mums.The Mum’s Own portfolio is made up from recipes entered in a competition last year and each variety features the name of the mum who developed the dish. The range...
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Boddingtons rolls out a barrel
Interbrew is throwing its weight into the take-home ale market with a draught barrel version of Boddingtons.Rosie DavenportDesigned to give consumers the experience of pulling a pub-style pint at home, the...
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New offensive on availability
On-shelf availability is the next key issue that retailers and suppliers must tackle in order to reduce costs, increase sales and increase consumer loyalty.Speaking at IGD’s annualretail logistics conference, Safeway’s supply director...
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Merger gives further assurance
Two leading forces in farm assurance have joined ranks.FABBL Farm Assurance, responsible for ensuring standards in British beef and lamb production, has merged with the independent European inspection service EFSIS.FABBL will now...
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Asda’s bitter-sweet fixture
The summer heatwave put a dent in chocolate sales and has added to the pressure to get volumes on track for the fourth quarter.This month, Stockwatch studied chocolate-based multipacks found on the main fixture. A sector average of 66 sku’s...
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Uniq advantage and rotten luck
In July, The Grocer kicked off a unique experiment to chart the first year experiences of five new brands as they started life in the tough world of fmcg. Four months on, these are the warts-and-all accounts showing the trials,...
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Asiana acquires ethnic arm only
Tenon Corporate Finance has been asked by Hyperama plc to make it clear that Asiana Ltd has not acquired the whole of JK Foods in a management buyout, but only the arm that supplies ethnic food to restaurants. This clarifies the information it...
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Alimentaria bids to topple Sial in 2004
International food and drink trade fair Alimentaria, held in Barcelona biennually, claims it could beat France’s Sial next year, becoming second only to Germany’s Anuga.Organisers Reed Exhibitions Iberia and Fira Barcelona say it will cover...
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Leathley’s goes for number 20
Leathley’s Quality Fare plans to open its 20th store next year.The North Yorkshire based chain acquired a former petrol station site in Tow Law, Weardale, and has been granted planning permission for a 6,500 sq ft purpose built unit, said MD...
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