All The Grocer articles in 17 December 2005
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Category Report
The Grocer Top Products Survey 2005
The Grocer is proud once again to present, in association with ACNielsen, its chart rundown of the winners and losers in the battle of the biggest grocery brands. Our annual Top Products Survey is a packed 69 pages presenting the latest sales rankings across every major category, backed up by ...
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Review of the year 2005
It was the year of big government, an ever-bigger Tesco, a bid for Somerfield, and bird flu. The Grocer team flag up the hot storiesYour man of the yearSir Anwar PervezBestway chairman Sir Anwar Pervez was a worthy...
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McCann retires after 55 years with Fyffes
Neil McCann has announced his retirement from fresh produce company Fyffes after 55 years.Fyffes said that McCann was stepping down as a non-executive director, a position he has held since December 2003 when he retired as chairman.McCann...
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‘State must act on predatory pricing’
New legislation to replace the Irish Republic’s controversial groceries order has been attacked as “unfair and unbalanced” by RGDATA, the independent grocers’ lobby. The Bill, published this week (Monday) by trade and enterprise minister...
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Robert Wiseman steals the show with its opening act
The opening act of the 10th Robert Wiseman Dairies Neighbourhood Shop of the Year award ceremony certainly caught everyone’s attention.The Viva girls impressed all with a spectacular show of aerial gymnastics. While the women in the audience...
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Tesco splashes out with biggest ad spend in run up to Christmas
Tesco is trouncing rival chains when it comes to dominating TV and press advertising space in the run up to Christmas.It spent £12.5m on TV and press ads between the end of October and last week, with Morrisons the next biggest at £9.5m,...
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It’s time to go for Gold again!
Are you the best in the business? Have you developed a new initiative that has had a real impact on the market? Do you think your consumer activity is second to none? Then prove it by entering The Grocer Gold Awards 2006, which are sponsored by GS1,...
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Asda retains lowest price position
Asda remained top for price, Morrisons was brilliant on availability, while Waitrose has proved to be the star in customer serviceThe results are in – and the past six months have had little impact on the identity of...
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Bond plan to jack up Asda
Asda president Andy Bond is to launch a major new year recovery programme against the complacency and inefficiency that he admits have played a large part in the retailer’s slowdown.Addressing City analysts this week, Bond said that Asda’s...
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Sainsbury gets back to business
The multiple has taken great strides on its comeback trail, says Rachel BarnesSainsbury had a miserable start to the year. Its third-quarter results for 2004, which came in on January 1, showed a 1.2% decline in like-for-like sales....
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Tesco goes British for Finest bacon, gammon
Tesco is to switch to UK sourcing for all of its Finest bacon and gammon.The retailer said the move would be a boost to struggling British pig farmers. Finest bacon was one of its bestselling premium meat ranges, with volume sales up 58%...
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Bacteria get some stick
A plastic device that indicates when a turkey is fully cooked has been launched in the UK in a bid to reduce food poisoning over the festive period.Sainsbury is selling the Pop-Up Timer bundled with fresh turkeys this Christmas, while 140...
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Mini Bakes for impulse snacks
Bagels and breadsticks are being added to Quaker’s Snack-a-Jacks brand from next year to attract new consumers during the post-festive dieting period.Mini Bakes will be available in two varieties – Sour Cream & Chive Mini Bagels and Cheese...
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Unwins hangs inthe balance
Unwins could be plunged into administration as early as next week after a high court application by its directors, while The Grocer has uncovered further details of the chain’s plummeting fortunes.The application relates to Unwins Wine Group,...
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Unwins hangs inthe balance
Unwins could be plunged into administration as early as next week after a high court application by its directors, while The Grocer has uncovered further details of the chain’s plummeting fortunes.The application relates to Unwins Wine Group,...
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Big brands take a bruising
The nation’s increasing preoccupation with health is having a major impact on sales of food and drink brands with crisps and confectionery some of the casualties in The Grocer’s exclusive annual Top Products Survey, published today.The...
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In profile - Colin Pittock, general manager of Booker’s Redhill branch, on his plans for the future
Delivering his ambitions General manager Colin Pittock may have only taken over at Booker’s Redhill branch in May this year, but he has a solid 21 years’ history...
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Sherrington to bow out of SABMiller marketing role
Mark Sherrington, global marketing director for SABMiller, is leaving in August next year.A spokesman for SABMiller said that Sherrington had joined the group on a three-year contract. This had originally run until August this year, but had...
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Fair trade brand for UK farmers?
Asda is developing its own fair trade brand for British farming as part of plans to create better relationships with suppliers.The supermarket has been praised by the NFU for initiatives with British farmers that are to emerge in the new year....
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Fair trade brand for UK farmers?
Asda is developing its own fair trade brand for British farming as part of plans to create better relationships with suppliers.The supermarket has been praised by the NFU for initiatives with British farmers that are to emerge in the new year....