All The Grocer articles in 19 May 2001
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Urban regeneration: Renaissance in Romford (Sainsbury)
The redevelopment of a brewery site which was once at the heart of an Essex town is the latest project in area of urban decay that Sainsbury has undertaken. The new 60,000 sq ft Romford store is part of a major mixed use development that includes...
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Online retailing: And the name is Ocado
Waitrose's e-commerce partner Last Mile Solutions has unveiled its brand name, Ocado, and a five year deal with BOC Distribution Services which will provide warehousing operations. All branding will be "Ocado in partnership with Waitrose". Ocado's...
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Water standards: M&S takes to waters
Marks and Spencer has relaxed its historically tight grip on its brand to licence a Severn Trent Water project. David Gregory, M&S head of food technology, said the move was one of many initiatives planned as the retailer seeks to reap benefits...
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Madhur serves up two more
Tilda is adding two new variants to its Madhur Jaffrey cook-in sauces range. The new flavours are a Kerala Sauce with Coconut and Mango and a Tandoori sauce for Butter Chicken. The company said the additions are in response to consumer demand for...
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Londis: SMALLSUPPLIER SIGN-UPS
Over 50 small suppliers have signed up to smallsupplier.com, Londis' web site enabling retailers to source products from local specialist drop shipment suppliers. Retailers can place multiple orders from regional suppliers on the site, which are...
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Lipovitan service
Energy drink Lipovitan will be back on UK street corners in June with the latest tranche of its ad campaign. This is the second burst of poster advertising for the brand this year. In particular it is pushing its B3 and ACE varieties (the latter...
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Reorganisation: Lettuce to stay pricey
Iceberg lettuce prices up to £17/dozen on wholesale markets can be expected to remain high for at least another week, believe major suppliers. Poor planting conditions have delayed the English crop and resulted in prices more than double last...
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Sheepmeat: Severe squeeze may be in store for supplies of la
Irish Food Board forecasts much tighter availability than MLC analysts Abundant cheap lamb next autumn is no longer the safe bet it seemed a few weeks ago. Supplies may even be severely squeezed in early 2002. The odds still favour softening...
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Playing Ketchup
Walkers and Heinz are teaming up to produce Heinz Tomato Ketchup flavoured crisps. Walkers already had a Tomato Ketchup flavour but the Heinz version which has taken six months to perfect has proved more popular during trials. Both brands'...
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Müller plans sky high sales as its summer of love theme take
Yogurt brand leader Müller plans to do to yogurt's image what Häagen-Dazs did to ice cream's in a new umbrella campaign for its brands. It has just revealed the first ad in a £10m series across its product portfolio this week and it's rather...
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Preview: The Grocer's Great Trolley Race
This year it'll be faster! The venue: Woburn Safari Park. The date: June 24. In race HQs around the country, trolley teams are gearing up to make The Grocers' Great Trolley Race a fiercely fought contest. Anyone who thinks that any of the five...
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Urban renewal: The regeneration game
Multiples are doing battle with the urban decay that thay have been accused of accelerating. Ed Bedington reports on the mutual benefits for community and commerce Supermarkets, once considered the bad boys of retail for taking business away from...
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Magazines: New organics title launched as forum for healthy
Encouraged by the increased interest in the organic market, AOB Publishing is launching Organiclife, an alternate monthly magazine aimed at those in their late 20s to mid-40s who care about leading a healthier lifestyle. The magazine, on sale May...
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First Impressions: Wella's Vivality Range
Katy Noon is a communications officer for Manchester Social Services When I was asked to try a new range of Wella hair products two contrasting images came to mind. The first 'seventies home perms. The second the trendy colour ranges my...
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The Grocers' Great Trolley Race: Get in the fast lane
The Grocers' Great Trolley Race on Sunday, June 24 is FREE to enter provided teams raise at least £1,000 sponsorship. And remember, the more money you raise, the closer to the chequered flag you start in the handicapped rounds. Glittering prizes...
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Northern Ireland: Spar store numbers fall but sales trend is
The number of Spar stores in Northern Ireland has fallen but group turnover is up, according to Ken McWhinney, deputy md of John Henderson, Spar's wholesaler in the province. Addressing an audience of more than 100 retailers at a conference of...
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The Grocer's Great Trolley Race: the legacy of RAF Duxford
What they said about about the 2000 race at RAF Duxford “It was a great family event last year with loads for the kids to see and do. The tanks also gave us some good ideas…..” Ali White, sales director, Logobrand “We may have been…
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Pigmeat: Dutch hope foot and mouth over
In UK, talk of pig slaughterings returning to normal rates is misleading Dutch pork and bacon suppliers had more good news for customers on Monday, reporting further easing of FMD controls and cautiously expressing hope the disease crisis was over...
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New potatoes: DNA fingerprint used to protect status of Jers
The Jersey Royal could stand up in court and prove its uniqueness' Jersey Royal new potato growers reaching the peak of their crop are taking steps to safeguard their image. They are offering trading standards officers guidelines and a training...
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KP McVitie's division scrapped
United Biscuits is scrapping its KP McVitie's sales division as it restructures and puts more cash behind activities in the wholesale sector. Up to 400 staff are being axed, including 145 sales reps. A spokeswoman said that few employees would be...