All The Grocer articles in 19 October 2002 – Page 4

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    It's cheers all round

    2002-10-19T00:00:00Z

    A third seasonal peak is emerging for drinks players as wine and spirits are now flying off the shelves at Easter. Rosie Davenport reports There has never been a better time to sell drinks. All the figures show the market remains on an upward...

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    Keeping bottled ale special

    2002-10-19T00:00:00Z

    Brewers are moving to build on the renaissance of the premium bottled ale category, but there is a wariness of discounting The premium bottled ale market is worth £86.6m, up 22% on last year. This makes encouraging reading for retailers who see...

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    Alcoholic drinks dominate our promotional chart this month ­

    2002-10-19T00:00:00Z

    Budweiser and Heineken share the top of the chart. Both brands focus predominantly upon multibuy offers, with Budweiser featuring heavily in Londis and Heineken leaning more towards Spar. The promotions being run by Beck's, Carling and Red Square...

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    Smile adds to buyers after acquisition

    2002-10-19T00:00:00Z

    Smile Newshops has added three people to its buying team in the wake of its purchase of the 15-strong JCR News group. Gail Callery has become impulse buyer for confectionery, soft drinks, snacks, crisps and news. She was previously confectionery...

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    Strongbow offers 24-pack at £9.99

    2002-10-19T00:00:00Z

    Strongbow will go head to head with lager brands this Christmas as its price drops to £9.99 for a 24-pack. The move is designed to help the cider make gains in volume and maintain prominence in the fixture. Bulmers, which owns the category...

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    Despite the growth in wine sales and a market value of £2.9b

    2002-10-19T00:00:00Z

    But proof ­ for those that needed it ­ that wine is big business was presented to the market at the end of August, when stalwart Australian brewer Foster's announced that it had sold more wine than beer throughout the world during the past year. ...