All The Grocer articles in 18 November 2000
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Off the wall
Californian winemaker Fetzer has redesigned the packaging of its premium varietal wines. In an effort to make them stand out from the wall of wine on supermarket shelves they now feature a divided front label. Each wine in the range features an...
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The raisin for sprinkling
A generic campaign for California raisins is under way in key women's press titles supporting peak Christmas baking sales. A second burst of activity across all titles in April aims to capture Easter cake shoppers. European marketing director Ian...
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A trifle organic
Devon Desserts is launching the UK's first organic trifle under new So Organic branding. The new strawberry or raspberry desserts will lead an aggressive programme of product development. The So Organic brand is being positioned as a premium...
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North Wales monopoly
Derwent Stores in Tremadog, a suburb of Porthmadog in North Wales, occupies a near monopoly position. Trading as a Spar and one of Spar's leading outlets in North Wales weekly sales are over £14,000. Weekly newsbill is £850. Retail area is 650...
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M&S: Marks to take on papers
Newspapers and magazines will on the shelves of Marks and Spencer if a deal between the troubled chain and distributor WH Smith News goes ahead. Mark Cashmore, sales and marketing controller for WH Smith News, confirmed it had been talking to M&S...
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Suppliers: Sale hinted at as Malton plunges into red
The writing is on the wall for Malton Foods after chalking up first half losses of £5.4m and dragging down profits at parent Uniq, the food and logistics group. Malton was for years regarded as the jewel in the crown of the British bacon industry....
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Profile: Harry J Kear
Retirement meant a vibrant new career for Harry J Kear, buying and reinvigorating companies. Kit Davies met him Harry J Kear spent six weeks feeling poorly, and realised he had done the wrong thing in retiring at 50. No gentle return to work,...
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Helping hand that holds out government propaganda
Sir; Following on from my letter in The Grocer (5 August) "Say no to the euro", I suppose my client, Finlay's Foods of Manchester is not alone in receiving a mailing from the Euro Preparations Unit at the Treasury offering free case studies on...
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The Grocer Focus on pizza
Analysis by Sheila Eggleston The rise and rise of pizza is providing a sound base for investment in the market. Manufacturers are putting money into plant, technology and the quest for great bases and toppings, while promotional activity has been...
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The Grocer Focus on pizza
Bleedin' good idea A simple, innovative way to protect consumers from grievous bodily harm when they open food packages has been developed by Wrapid Packaging Systems. The company has responded to demands for easy open packs with its Peelwrap...
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First impressions: Quorn meat substitute pasta sauces
Real men, especially Italian men, may not eat quiche but they might be tempted to try Quorn's meat substitute pasta sauces. Especially as it comes fresh and with low fat content. As a recently lapsed vegetarian of many years' practice, I am still...
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More evolution for the tenner
Right, let's talk money. As you have undoubtedly noticed, new design £10 banknotes came into circulation this month. They feature a portrait of the naturalist and scientist Charles Darwin and they carry a number of anti-counterfeiting features, or...
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Staff retention strategies: In pursuit of new ways to keep e
Have you been to any good leaving parties recently? Patti Seabright, senior consultant at training conultancy Pursuit International, thinks you may well have been. "Staff turnover is rapidly becoming one of the major issues for industry, especially...
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Multiples: Sainsbury set to roll out US style market display
Strategy backed by economic profit' formula showing costs of retailing each product Sainsbury's trials of North American farmers' market display techniques in its Hendon store exclusively reported in The Grocer, September 30 have been so...
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Packing Twelve Days into one
Oxfordshire brewer Hook Norton has introduced gift packs for its Christmas beer, Twelve Days. The company first produced the winter warmer six years ago and it now makes a regular appearance between November and January. The pack retails at £6.95...
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Retail spotlight: CWS Market Town Maltby
facts & figures - Sales area: 10,000 sq ft - SKUs: 14,000 lines - Opening hours: 8am to 10pm (10am to 4pm Sunday) - Staff: 60 - Services: Post office, ATM, financial products and baby changing facilities - Checkouts: six for main store, three...
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Retail spotlight: CWS Market Town Maltby
CWS says its Market Town concept offers shoppers the benefits of a big store close to home. Tony Hurren looks at the role model in Maltby The CWS is now well under way with its Market Town concept and is transforming the internal and external...
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United States e-commerce: Pure players faced with consolidat
Standalone online grocery retailers cannot hope to compete with bricks and mortar players with networks of stores to back up internet shopping ventures. So say analysts following the demise of Streamline.com, the latest US online grocer to throw in...
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Opinion: Making drama out of consensus
It's been said before, but it's worth repeating. Food, in media parlance, will always be the stuff sexy headlines are made of. Twenty first century grocery stores are even sexier. And that's fair enough when facts hold sway over fiction. But not...
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The worst is to come
A £1.2 m ad campaign for John West salmon is underway with its first TV ads in 10 years. Two executions of the ad will run in the build up to Christmas, with the strapline: "We endure the worst to bring you the best." John West general ...