All The Grocer articles in 15 October 2005
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Heineken scraps TV ads
Dutch brewer Heineken is scrapping its television adverting in the UK in favour of sports sponsorship.Rob Marijnen, managing director of Heineken UK, said: “The enormously cluttered environment in TV ads makes it difficult to make standout...
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Sir Anwar Pervez wins Grocer Cup
Sir Anwar Pervez, chairman of the Bestway Group, was last night presented with the Grocer Cup for Outstanding Business Achievement at the IGD Food Industry Awards.Sir Anwar won the prestigious accolade in a poll of readers of The Grocer from...
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Heinz averts strike action
Strike action has been averted at a Heinz factory in Wigan.More than 800 workers had planned a walk out tomorrow in dispute of a pay offer worth approximately 4% over two years.However, Heinz has now offered a pay rise worth 8% over...
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Premier Foods sells Jonker Fris
Premier Foods is selling its canned fruit and vegetables business Jonker Fris to Dutch private equity firm NPM Capital for an undisclosed sum.Jonker Fris, which is based in the Netherlands, manufactures and sells canned fruit and vegetables...
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Morrisons results expected
All eyes are on Morrisons this week as the supermarket group prepares to release its half-year results on Thursday.Analysts are finding it hard to predict what Morrisons could report, after the group said earlier this year that profits would...
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3663 opens new depot
The Grocer Big 30 wholesaler 3663 First for Foodservice has opened a new multi-temperature depot in Harlow, Essex.3663 said that the depot would deliver to more than 5,000 customers, which would increase existing through output by...
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No more walking on the wild side
Tough new rules that ban linking sexual or social success with alcohol advertising have forced producers to tone down TV, radio and press ads, often at the risk of losing humourIt has been a pivotal year for alcohol advertising, with...
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Traditional season for Port
Port sales traditionally peak around Christmas, but producers are working to boost its image year-roundPort producers, always fearful the industry could experience the same kind of slump which hit sherry in the 1990s, are looking to...
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Talking Point
Huge momentum is now building up behind the MSC’s certification of and eco-labelling for environmentally responsible and sustainable fisheries. More than 40 fisheries are now engaged in the programme and the range, volume and availability of...
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Set for the PIN revolution
Beth BrooksRetailers are in a race against time to get chip and PIN terminals up and running after a deadline was set this week for all customers to be using the payment facility by February 14 next year.Although the majority of...
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Return of the village people
Up to 150 more village shops could close this year under pressure from the multiples. Simon Mowbray looks at attempts being made to reverse the trendOn a grey morning in Wiltshire, around 60 villagers gather excitedly outside the...
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New regs threaten sudden shutdown
Supermarkets and c-stores selling meat, fish, dairy products and eggs have been warned they face immediate closure if an environmental health officer so much as suspects they have breached hygiene rules.Meat industry bosses say new powers, set...
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The natives are restless
Consumer unease at Tesco’s dominance is growing with one in three shoppers now believing the supermarket giant has become too powerful and is killing off competition and choice, an exclusive survey for The Grocer reveals. Eight months ago, just one...
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New model for Uniq
Chilled convenience foods group Uniq has announced a major restructure to its Uniq Prepared Foods operations.The new operating model will result in each of Uniq Prepared Foods operating sites established as a standalone business unit with...
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Misreading the signals
The hot topic at the CIES Food Business Forum in Barcelona was how to improve RFID tagging technology, says Beth BrooksThe theme may have been Creating Tomorrow’s Supply Chain, but at the CIES Food Business Forum supply chain...
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Masterfoods’ pet project
Masterfoods is ensuring that cats and dogs don’t get left out of the present stakes this Christmas with an improved festive range of snacks.Whiskas Tub, including Temptations, Crunch and Kitbits, joins the range for cats while Pedigree has...
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Organic to Port at M&S
Marks & Spencer plans to bring out an organic Port this month, and said it expected good sales for the category this Christmas.The organic Reserve Port, costing £9.99, has been made from 100% organic grapes.The launch follows an award...
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The RFID tag ‘will be king’
The number of RFID tags used by EU retailers is set to rocket to 400 billion in the next 10 years, despite some users still reporting inadequate read rates. At the CIES Food Business Forum supply chain conference, Delhaize said it was only...
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Tell it like it is, Sir Ken
Morrisons is set to come under fresh pressure from investors on Thursday (October 20) when it is expected to finally reveal the true cost of taking over Safeway.The retailer is due to announce its interims for the six months to July 24...