All The Grocer articles in 18 August 2001 – Page 3
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Sainsbury: Taste Network axed, then Angela Megson moves on
Sainsbury has suffered its second blow in the e-commerce arena with the resignation of home shopping supremo Angela Megson. The chain has just pulled the plug on its digital tv channel the Taste Network a joint venture with Carlton Communications...
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EUROPEAN UNION: Brussels' German meat price probe alarms UK
Fischler suspects intermediaries in food chain of increasing profit margins Nerves are on edge in the British meat retail sector following news Brussels is to investigate German supermarkets' beef pricing practices. EU farm commissioner Franz...
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Opinion: The right man to clear the air
It would not have mattered if the new food and farming commission had consisted entirely of archbishops and been jointlychaired by the Archangel Gabriel and Mother Teresa. Someone out there would have found fault with its construction. So I...
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Multiples: Asda doing well again' with strong sales growth
Asda has returned from the "relative doldrums" of six to nine months ago and is now outtrading the rest of the industry, said analysts as Wal-Mart released its half-year results this week. Parent company Wal-Mart does not publish separate figures...
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Jac Roper's advice centre: How to tell the difference twixt
There must have been many times when you've received visits from pushy reps offering profit-enhancing deals if you will sign up immediately. No need to read the contract because the salesman's patter will tell you all you need to know. It's risk...
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Jac Roper's advice centre: Beware a consultant'
By the time you read this, the Rating Act 2001, which gained royal assent in May, should have trickled down to the local authorities. It will provide 50% mandatory rate relief to village shops with rateable values up to £6,000 in rural areas with...
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The Grocer guide to wine (an advertising supplement): Analys
Suddenly the wine industry has become a grown up business where size matters and the big boys want to play. The likes of Allied Domecq, Lion Nathan, Fortune Brands, Foster's and Diageo are all on the prowl for the right wine investments. ...
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The Grocer guide to wine (an advertising supplement): Southc
Rosemount Estate Wines Grange House 15 Church Street Twickenham TW1 3NL Tel: 0208 9174600 Fax: 0208 9174646 E: lisa_mcgovern@southcorp.co.uk Web: www.southcorp.com Key contacts President EMEA Mario Micheli UK sales director David...
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My favourite ad: The Famous Grouse
Mark Goode, customer marketing controller, Fox's Biscuits "The Famous Grouse ad is still, for me, the best on TV. I like its distinctive simplicity, the element of suspense involved in waiting to see how the bird will act and the fact the whole...
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The Grocer focus on speciality & fine foods: passionate abou
A major part of any retailer's speciality food portfolio is cheese. But to make it special it has to have that certain something and, according to Waitrose cheese buyer Graham Cassie, that is passion. One of their main characteristics is that they...
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