All The Grocer articles in 19 October 2002 – Page 2
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Getting a SuperLife
European dairy specialist Campina has bought flavoured milk brand SuperLife from Lancashire Dairies. The move, which brings the 20 year-old brand into the same stable as the UK's top-selling flavoured milk Yazoo, is part of part of Campina's...
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Interims can get great results
The interim executive phenomenon is booming, and the rewards are great if you can cope with the downsides says Steve Crabb, editor of People Management.Imagine a world where you could work for, say, six months, save up some cash and go...
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Thrashing the French
All eyes are on Australia to see if it can maintain its new-found momentum for a whole year. Christmas could be the test It has been the most talked about moment in the wine world and was a dream that Australia had waited a long time to come...
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Tesco top for flowers
Judges have voted Tesco Fresh Flower Retailer of the Year at the 2002 Retail Industry Awards. Tesco was up against Sainsbury and Marks and Spencer for the award, which was sponsored by the Flower Council of Holland. The judging panel...
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innovation leads to the finest ideas
As Tesco prepared to celebrate the fifth birthday of its Finest sub-brand with a major revamp of the range, delegates at the IGD convention were hearing from one major marketer how UK retailers were in danger of destroying value in the grocery...
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Source tags eyed by Waitrose
Anne Bruce Waitrose has become the latest UK supermarket to develop source tagging capabilities as momentum builds behind the technology. Marks and Spencer, Safeway, Asda, Tesco and Sainsbury are also conducting analysis and trials of the...
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NPD Spring at Express
Chinese ready meals specialist Oriental Express is bringing out its own version of a time-honoured takeaway favourite  Spring Roll & Chips. Price-marked at 99p, the latest offering comes in two variants at launch  Vegetable, and Sweet &...
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Tait quits Scottish Enterprise
Rod Addy The director of food and drink at Scottish Enterprise Jonathan Tait is leaving the organisation. Tait was unavailable for comment as The Grocer went to press, but a spokesman for the agency said: "Jonathan has decided to take the...
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There must be end-to-end integrity
from Ray Treseder, Consumer Business, Deloitte Consulting Sir; re the Analysis article about backroom stock Taking the flak in your own backyard' (September 14). I agree that in the last 50 yards of the supply chain lack of visibility, pack...
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Setting store by Edwards
Budgens has boosted its property department with two senior appointments as it steps up its store opening programme. Sian Edwards has been promoted to senior controller and will be involved in the development of new stores. Edwards joined...
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UK is driving value out'
John Wood Procter & Gamble's European head Paul Polman has warned Tesco and Asda/Wal-Mart that their obsession with forcing down prices was driving value out of UK grocery and could cause permanent damage. Speaking at the IGD 2002 Convention...
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paper trail can be distinctly dubious
from Philip Richardson, Manor Farm, Wymondham, Norfolk Sir; Patrick Holden's attack on the Food Standards Agency (Letters, October 5) contains, as usual, his own distorted view to suit the agenda of the Soil Association. The FSA advised the...
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Lawson will develop OTC
Pfizer Consumer Healthcare has appointed Carlton Lawson as UK marketing director to develop sales of its OTC medicines and hygiene products. Lawson will be responsible for brands such as Calpol, Benylin, Listerine, Sudafed and Benadryl. He was...
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Things are hotting up in the cream liqueur market with retai
Diageo is yet to reveal what plans are up its sleeve for Christmas, although it has pledged a £3m investment on top of the £21m spend on Baileys for the recently launched extension, Baileys Minis. Steve Gannon, deputy commercial director at...
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Single counter for new Combi
Londis and the Post Office will be unveiling the next generation Combi counter at a store in Leyton, east London on November 25. The combination stores use a single counter for both retail and post office operations instead of having a...
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Coke in the very image of Harry Potter
Simon Mowbray Coca-Cola is embarking on what it claims is "one of the most exciting promotions" it has ever run, by signing up to a multi-million pack deal with the latest Harry Potter movie. The first batch of more than 20 million special...
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Waiting for closure on the issue of screwcaps
Tesco has taken a lead on the cork issue, but others linger So the Royals prefer the sound of popping corks, judging by Prince Charles' pronouncement earlier this year about "nasty plastic plugs". And that's fine, as long as they don't shop at...
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Cider fights for a rebirth
Strongbow achieved a lot but much work must still be done The dust is settling on cider after a flurry of activity which has given it the kind of platform it has craved for years. Strongbow's £11m promotional budget for the last year...
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Tesco impatient to enter China, Japan
Tesco has detailed its ambitions for further overseas expansion and signalled an eventual switch to warehouses to support its internet shopping business. The company already has a presence in Ireland, Hungary, Poland, Thailand, the Czech...
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n Kurt campaign
The Observer is launching a high profile TV and radio marketing campaign to back up a three-week long serialisation of the forthcoming journals of tragic musician Kurt Cobain. The book is being serialised in Observer Magazine on the 20, 27 October...
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