All The Grocer articles in 2 June 2001 – Page 3

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    Ambrosia custard goes Splat! when it comes to defeating alie

    2001-06-02T00:00:00Z

    New TV ads for Ambrosia's Splat! in-a-tube ambient custard snacks poke fun at the gimmicky toys offered with many kids' products. On screens throughout this month and again in September for the start of the new school term, the ads are aimed at...

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    Delegates heed alert on reform

    2001-06-02T00:00:00Z

    The Co-operative Commission report into the future of the co-operative movement was overwhelmingly endorsed by delegates at this year's annual Co-operative Congress in Birmingham. After a series of warnings from congress president Len Fyfe and TUC...

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    Asda again steals show with the cheapest baskets full to the

    2001-06-02T00:00:00Z

    Sheila Eggleston Asda has again emerged as Britain's best value supermarket, accounting for 24 of the cheapest baskets reported in The Grocer 33 shopping survey during the past year. The only blot on Asda's phenomenal record came this week, when...

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    Adult soft drinks: the rise and rise

    2001-06-02T00:00:00Z

    The adult soft drinks category first became established as a separate market segment in the 1980s with the launch of Aqua Libra. Other products soon followed, such as the Bottle Green range. Being a relatively young market, there is no unanimous...

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    Steak-loving Americans will soon have a new word to add to t

    2001-06-02T00:00:00Z

    Quorn got the go-ahead from MAFF in the UK back in 1985 when the first product to hit the shelves was Sainsbury's Quorn pie. The myco-protein now turns over $150m in the UK and Europe ­ including the Netherlands, Belgium and Sweden ­ and extends its...

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    The van world is buzzing with activity. Market leader Ford i

    2001-06-02T00:00:00Z

    Vauxhall has just brought out Vivaro, effectively a rebadged Renault Trafic which it helped co-develop and which, incidentally, is also going to be sold as a Nissan. Citroën has recently introduced a new aftersales support package called Peace of...

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    Whichever party is elected to government on June 7, it has a

    2001-06-02T00:00:00Z

    Not surprisingly, a debate is already raging in Whitehall. Whether there is a food and farming commission as promised by Labour is beside the point. Something like it will happen by other routes. Three questions loom. First, who should conduct the...

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    Cadbury's Animals 200g Price promotion 69p Gondola end

    2001-06-02T00:00:00Z

    Cadbury's cake bars 5 Buy one get one half price Gondola end Tesco Cadbury's ice creams Buy one get one free Gondola end Sainsbury Cadbury's Instant Hot Chocolate Break 400g ...