All The Grocer articles in 20 January 2001 – Page 2

  • News

    Light at the end of Coors' tunnel

    2001-01-20T00:00:00Z

    Bud Light's withdrawal from the market has left the way open for Coors Light, the only other major brand in the light beer sector. Anheuser Busch found pushing the idea of a Light beer tough going in the UK despite its success in the US (The Grocer...

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    Co-ops: UN offers store tip-off rewards

    2001-01-20T00:00:00Z

    United Norwest Co-op is offering to pay suppliers a bounty of £1,000 for tip-offs that lead to store acquisitions. General manager Paul Griffiths told an audience of 700 at its annual supplier conference: "We will pay £1,000 for every c-store lead...

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    Poultry: Grampian looks to hi-tech' convenience

    2001-01-20T00:00:00Z

    Redeveloped facility will focus on intermediate prepared products Edinburgh's booming real estate market promises capital to fund more investment by Grampian Country Food Group in convenience foods production. Aberdeen based Grampian, the biggest...

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    The Grocer focus on logistics: Costco clubbin'

    2001-01-20T00:00:00Z

    - Costco operates members only warehouse clubs in the US, Canada, Mexico and south-east Asia, serving trade and private customers who pay an annual membership fee. - Costco entered the UK in 1992, and claims to have been "solidly profitable"...

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    Ireland: Fruit and veg is sold too cheap'

    2001-01-20T00:00:00Z

    A fresh confrontation is looming in the Irish Republic between food producers and multiples over the latest price war initiated by Tesco. After a battle over cut-price milk (which they lost) and over frozen New Zealand lamb (which they won), Irish...

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    Tasting panel: V SPARKLING CHARDONNAY

    2001-01-20T00:00:00Z

    From Rosemount. An addition to this Australian company's Diamond varietal label which has secured significant UK listings Price: £7.49 Abv: 12.5% TARGET CONSUMER Sarah Tucker, 36, is a travel writer and broadcaster who lives in Chelmsford I...

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    New CEO for First Quench

    2001-01-20T00:00:00Z

    Off licence giant First Quench, which operates 2,500 outlets under the Wine Rack, Threshers, Bottoms Up and Victoria Wines fascias, has appointed David Williams chief executive. Williams joins from Burger King Europe where, as president of the...

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    Working practices: Why it's good to celebrate the cultural d

    2001-01-20T00:00:00Z

    The incorporation of the Human Rights Act into the legal framework of England and Wales is likely to change, fundamentally, the climate in which legal judgements are made and conclusions reached. It follows, therefore, that the Act will be absorbed...

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    Multiples: Somerfield runs to catch up

    2001-01-20T00:00:00Z

    Somerfield's new management team has made the creation of new store formats one of its priorities for the coming year. Chief executive Alan Smith said: "The estate has not had effective investment for quite some time. The competition have been...

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    Symbol groups: A case for cloning

    2001-01-20T00:00:00Z

    Symbol groups must provide a more consistent offer, but is franchising the best way? Helen Gregory reports Visit a McDonald's in Bolton or Beijing and you can be confident that your burger will not only look and taste the same but you'll be served...

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    Multiples: Budgens speeds development

    2001-01-20T00:00:00Z

    Budgens' links with the Irish Musgrave Group are set to deliver benefits to both companies, according to Budgens chief executive Martin Hyson. Musgrave took a stake in Budgens in August and Hyson explained: "The management teams have had time to...

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    Brandwatch: sector profile chocolate confectionery

    2001-01-20T00:00:00Z

    Dec '99 - Nov '00 Total Press Cinema Radio Outdoor TV ...

  • Category Report

    Brandwatch: Mintel category report: Slimming foods: sales sl

    2001-01-20T00:00:00Z

    The market for slimming foods has maintained steady growth between 1995 and 1999. Even when inflation is taken into account, sales have continued to rise. The British consumer continues to get fatter. In 1993, the average weight of an adult man...

  • Category Report

    Brandwatch: Minetel category report slimming foods

    2001-01-20T00:00:00Z

    ways of losing weight Base: 1,026 adults All % Exercise more regularly 60 Cut down on fat 50 Cut down on chocolate 33 Cut down on sugar ...

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    Small stores: Boost as sub PO fee goes

    2001-01-20T00:00:00Z

    The abolition of hefty licence fees charged by the Post Office Network to retailers wishing to run sub post offices will give the market a huge boost, according to property agents Christie & Co. Since 1989, retailers taking over a sub post office...

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    Bounty extended to offer a little bit of tropical paradise

    2001-01-20T00:00:00Z

    Exclusive Mary Carmichael Mars is unwrapping a £9m support package to back the March launch of Bounty Calapuno ­ the first extension for the 50 year old brand since Bounty ice cream in 1989. The new product ­ coconut cream in a crispy shell...

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    First impressions: Enjoy! ready meals from Birds Eye Wall's

    2001-01-20T00:00:00Z

    The 12-strong range of Enjoy! frozen ready meals from Birds Eye Wall's plans to "change the way you eat forever in just 10 minutes". Rsps: £1.79-£4.99 Brett Horton is the director of marketing at an outdoor advertising agency group Cubes of...

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    The Grocer focus on logistics: Supply chain: seeing the big

    2001-01-20T00:00:00Z

    Real time information from a shared network enables a speedy resolution of supply problems, with the benefits bouncing up and down the chain It's wake-up time for those retailers who have spent years dreaming of a supply chain that actively...

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    Odyssey begins a voyage in a crowded market

    2001-01-20T00:00:00Z

    The latest premium packaged spirit to join this increasingly cluttered sector has most of the right credentials for success. Odyssey, from KWL Wines and Spirits, has been given the thumbs up by the focus groups, has distinctive packaging, potential...

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    Beef: Multiples vindicated as board blasts nonsense'

    2001-01-20T00:00:00Z

    NBA claims more than 15,000 tonnes of illegal beef sold in UK last year Allegations of illegal trading in imported beef from cattle aged over 30 months are at the centre of a new dispute between supermarkets and militant producers, and this time...