All The Grocer articles in 17 March 2001 – Page 3
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Bursting out of bigger bags
Bursting Bugs appeared in bigger bags this week, and crawled back on to TV as part of a £4.5m ad campaign to support the Nestlé Rowntree brand. The ad campaign also highlights Fruit Pastilles, Fruit Gums, Tooty Fruities and Body Parts as episodes...
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Fish: Brussels' cod ban bites as consumers switch to fish
Under European Commission emergency powers, a large area of the North Sea is under a fishing ban to preserve and protect spawning cod stocks. The ban will remain in place for another eight weeks when the 40,000 square miles of fishing grounds will...
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Beef: Hackles rise over BSE risk material
Prohibited BSE risk material has been found in yet another load of imported beef, this time a consignment from Spain to a Lancashire abattoir, sparking fresh protests from home producers who want a ban on all supplies from the continent. The...
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Sainsbury: Cod-like fish never sold before in UK
Sainsbury is introducing new types of fish to the UK in a move to help alleviate pressures on the Northern hemisphere's stock of cod and haddock. The supermarket is to start selling Kingklip, Panger and Kob from South Africa from mid March. The...
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But we liked it being called Jif!
Sir; I find it most disappointing that an increasing number of global manufacturers are choosing to ignore British traditions when choosing titles for some of their products. The producers of Jif cleaning liquid recently announced they were...
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Global supply chain: Better than sci-fi
A technological revolution that could make the bar code redundant has begun. Ed Bedington reports on T2T Imagine a world where almost every household's kitchen equipment collaborates with the television set to carry out the weekly shop. Imagine...
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Brandwatch profile: health / energy drinks
Top 15 brands advertised (by media) £k Jan'00 - Dec'0 Total Press Cinema Radio Outdoor TV Total 10,223 147 ...
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Brandwatch Mintel Category report: Washing detergents/laundr
The total market for washing detergents and laundry aids was valued at £1.2bn in 2000. New product development and related advertising and promotion have been key features in maintaining consumer interest in what are basically commodity products....
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Magazines: NatMag shops at Tesco to launch in store campaign
The National Magazine Company has joined with Tesco to offer customers a discount on its leading home titles Your Home and House Beautiful. The offer will be available in all 608 Tesco stores nationwide and promoted with a specially designed...
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Wholesale: Toft challenges IGD forecast of C&C decline
Predictions by IGD that delivered wholesale will overtake cash and carry have been described as "intellectually careless" by Federation of Wholesale Distributors director general Alan Toft. IGD's Grocery Wholesaling 2001 report says the cash and...
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Kit Kat Chunky gets its Orange variant
Kit Kat Chunky is to get its first ever flavour variant: Kit Kat Chunky Orange. This is initially a limited edition and is available from April 9. "Limited edition variants are just one way of keeping the brand at the forefront of both shoppers'...
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Cif looks to clean up
Lever Fabergé is expanding its cleaning products portfolio with two launches and is spraying a total of £4.5m in marketing support behind them. Cif Glass and Window Wipes, the first new product under the brand's international name, are supported...
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Seeing clearly
Cleaning product manufacturer Spontex starts a 13 week sponsorship of GMTV next month. Four 10-second ads Sunny, Windy, Rainy and Cloudy focus on Sprint Magic Duster and the Wonder Window Cloth. Each carries the end line: "Spontex for a...
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Code of Practice: NFU irritation as Friends of the Earth tur
Clive Beddall The Prime Minister is being urged to scrap the DTI's proposed code of trading practrice for the top five multiples and their suppliers and replace it with a code which has "real teeth". The call, which has reopened the wider debate...
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It's time for coffee at the home of Golden Syrup
Tate & Lyle plans to bring the Lyle's Golden Syrup brand bang up to date by extending it into coffee syrups. Coffee shop lovers can already add flavours to their cappuccino or latte but there has never been a brand they could buy in supermarkets....
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News Special: Convenience Retailing Show
Just wild about harry The must-stock merchandise this autumn will be a range of Harry Potter-inspired cauldrons, potions and magic wands, according to Grosvenor of London which showcased its new licensed range at the CRS. The boy magician will...
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Lamb: Cull might have little effect on domestic glut
Price boosting shortage counterbalanced by sheepskin value collapse Rumours of further tightening in the lamb market have been prompted by MAFF's confirmation it is considering a major increase in sheep culling as part of its FMD eradication....
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Customisation: Ooh! Suits you sir!
Will the market for individually customised products in grocery ever really develop beyond pick'n'mix? Steve Hemsley reports Stripping to their underwear in Levi Strauss' giant San Francisco store is a small price to pay for some of the world's...
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Foot and mouth disease: THE MEAT MARKETS
Scarcity/overload pincer movement traps retailers Supermarkets need short-term cover yet risk becoming exposed; Japan ban blow Crisis is turning to chaos in the meat markets as the biggest international buyers of EU output halt purchases,...
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Distribution: FMD: packers nervous
Hauliers taking precautions; spring produce imports still escaping disruption There are growing fears that the foot and mouth epidemic may yet hit fruit and vegetable distribution both from British farms and even extend to the Continent as more...
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