All The Grocer articles in 18 November 2000 – Page 2
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Christmas TV: Radio Times' easy tracker for overlaps
Radio Times is to create a special colour wallchart to help retailers keep track of its publication dates in the run-up to Christmas 2000. The chart has been designed to ensure that newsagents make the most of Radio Times' traditionally high sales...
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Christmas indulgence Ltd
Nestlé has launched five Christmas limited edition variants on key brands. Kit Kat Mint (rsp 27p), Aero Chunk Mint (rsp 29p), Rolo Coconut (rsp 29p), Orange Toffee Crisp (rsp 28p) and Banoffee Munchies (rsp 43p) will be available from next week....
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Dairy: NI milk businesses link
Irish dairy group Golden Vale and Express Dairies of the UK have agreed to combine their liquid milk business in Northern Ireland under the banner of Dale Farm Dairies. This will be owned 80% by Express, 20% by Golden Vale which is transferring the...
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Tasting panel: Bulleit
From Seagram, a single batch bourbon whisky TARGET CONSUMER Mark Gilbert, 32, is an information systems manager for an outdoor advertising company. He lives in north London I'm usually a Scotch drinker as bourbon in the UK tends not to be as...
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Republic of Ireland: Quinn hits out at Foley fears of big th
The three big players in the Irish retail market Tesco, Dunnes and Superquinn have been shown the yellow card by Consumer Affairs Director Carmel Foley, who has accused them of matching each other's prices. Foley has asked the Competition...
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Hazlewood Foods: Bid to calm closure fear
Hazlewood Foods has tried to calm fears of closures and job losses in the wake of a statement from Irish bidder Greencore which promised a "sizeable rationalisation and restructuring" of their combined businesses should its takeover bid go through....
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BEW recalls potato products
Birds Eye Wall's has recalled some of its Potato Product range after a contamination scare. The products could contain metal fragments because of a machine malfunction during the production process. Birds Eye recommended retailers take all...
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William Reed: Bigger, better a show to dine for
Food & Drink Expo, the biennial exhibition acquired by William Reed, publisher of The Grocer, earlier this year, is undergoing a thorough overhaul to give it a powerful new look and direction. The organisers are gearing up for a raft of major new...
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Beer goes down a treat in c-stores
Convenience stores are playing an increasingly key role in the UK beer market and have increased sales by 21% in the last year. Their growing importance has been highlighted in a market report by Interbrew which showed they were performing ahead of...
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Eastern Europe: Auchan girds its loins for Polish Atac
Auchan is taking its Atac supermarket chain into the fiercely competitive Polish market in a bid to catch up with major European competitors. The French retailers' Polish subsidiary ISMS Polska said suppliers for its existing Robert supermarket...
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Tesco impresses in Asia
Brokers have been busily upgrading Tesco stock following an investor relations trip to the retailer's Asian stores. Describing Tesco as a "strong international challenger," Goldman Sachs and Lehman Bros have raised their price targets for its...
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The Grocer Focus on pizza: Asda's back on top
Asda has regained the title of Pizza Retailer of the Year awarded by the Pizza & Pasta Association an accolade it has now won three times. "We lost to Morrisons last year but got it back this year," says Asda buying manager Linsey Wright. "In...
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Apples: Something special from Pomanjou
One of France's largest and best known grower exporters Pomanjou has launched a new dessert apple called Honey Crunch to coincide with its 40th anniversary. The green red apple which turns yellow is a cross between Honey Gold and Macoun. It was...
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Off-trade: Anger as price war deepens
The supermarket booze price war is "rapidly degenerating into a punch-up", claims Mike McGee, md of the Landmark buying group. And he said the group's disagreement with Bud brewer Anheuser Busch was continuing (The Grocer, November 11). He claims...
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Sainsbury: Andersen's IT
Sainsbury signed a seven year contract outsourcing all its IT functions to Andersen Consulting this week. IT spending had reached £200m per year. Sainsbury said it will save £35m over the lifetime of the contract. Andersen takes on responsibility...
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News analysis: Iceland
A chill in the City Bill Grimsey arrived at Iceland and was angry at what he discovered. But he's getting on with the job. Organics and dotcom fascias have a shorter shelf life while ready meals will run and run, as he tells Helen Gregory Iceland...
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News analysis: Iceland
Carry on Malcolm. It's still early days for the Iceland/Booker merger, so does Stuart Rose's departure put the odd couple on a shakier footing? John Wood and Elaine Watson report on the challenges ahead for Malcolm Walker Malcolm Walker was taking...
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Rural retailers: C&C boss lashes rural alliance
A vitriolic attack has been launched at the newly formed Rural Shops Alliance by cash and carry boss Steve Parfett. In a letter to The Grocer, the managing director of AG Parfett & Sons and chairman of Landmark Cash and Carry slammed the Village...
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Rural alliance a multiples' stooge'
Sir; I am writing to express my anger and frustration at the publicity once again given to the organisation VIRSA, and its new Rural Shops Alliance. How can this organisation, funded by charitable donation and local government grants, be given any...
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Foodservice: Catering for all tastes
Signs are emerging that multiples want a bite at the foodservice cherry. Mary Carmichael sifts through the evidence Foodservice the final frontier. And it's the way UK multiples are going if not quite boldly for their next enterprise. It's a...
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