All The Grocer articles in 20 November 2004 – Page 2
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It’s green for ‘signposting’
As The Grocer has been warning in its Junk the Spin campaign, traffic-light labelling is very much on the agenda as a result of the White Paper.Although traffic lights are not mentioned, it uses the phrase “signposting foods”, which it says...
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Gallagher in operations role for KK Fine Foods
KK Fine Foods has promoted John Gallagher from general manager to the newly created role of operations director and Colin Davis from sales manager to sales director.Gallagher has taken on some of the responsibilities of MDLeyla Edwards...
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the good fairy
Procter & Gamble is working with Make-A-Wish foundation – a charity that turns the wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses into reality – to raise £100,000.Fairy Liquid will encourage consumers to take part in a Fairy ‘Dishes for...
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The Saturday Essay
>>the dire consequences of decriminalising theft – francis chaney, finance director, Spar retailer Lawrence HuntYou have to look back at the 1960s to understand why this country is where it is today, with crimes that carry...
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O’Shea manager for English Village Salads
Geest fresh produce division has appointed Kate O’Shea to the position of general manager at English Village Salads, suppliers of Asda’s whole head salad category.She takes over from Kathryn Gray, who has moved on to become general manager...
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Uprooting the dream
Will organic find salvation in the local ethos asks Fiona McLellandCommoditisation and price pressure on suppliers from the multiples are threatening organics, claims Patrick Holden, director of the Soil Association. On the...
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Swan managing director ofQuality Spirits International
Quality Spirits International has appointed a new managing director, Nick Swan, at the same time as moving head office to centralise its global operations.With the move from Guernsey to central Scotland, the supplier of branded and own label...
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Manoeuvres of a different kind
Dave Chambers, logistics manager of WH & HM Young’s Leeds depotMaking sure WH & HM Young’s customers receive what they order, when they require it, is a far cry from Dave Chambers’ early career as a paratrooper.After leaving...
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OFT must probe differences in terms
from John Bowden, Wholesale Confectionery & Tobacco AllianceSir; The Alliance is concerned at the latest developments in the Office of Fair Trading’s analysis of the Sainsbury/Jacksons purchase (The Grocer, November 6, p4). It...
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Deli-berations in the spotlight
A new look for its food halls is central to M& S’s hopes of restoring its fortunes. Ronan Hegarty checks out the Basingstoke trialBasingstoke may seem an unlikely place for the start of the great Marks and Spencer recovery under...
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Degrees of merriness
Christmas trading patterns vary wildly for independent retailers. Rod Addy reportsAs the multiples cash in on the run-up to Christmas, the independent sector increasingly views the Yuletide season as a time of mixed blessings,...
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Dawnfresh duo hired
Scottish seafood processor Dawnfresh Seafoods, has announced two appointments to its management team to support new MD Andy Stapley.Colin Logan is sales and marketing director and Shaun Burnett is the marketing manager. Both will be based at...
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Counting on KitKash
Nestlé Rowntree is replacing last year’s ‘Britain’s biggest break’ Kit Kat campaign with a new scheme called KitKash.Promotional packs hit shelves in the middle of next month as part of a £20m drive.The on-pack push will give consumers the...
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Jack’s a cool operator
The Jack Fulton discount chain is set for growth says Julian HuntThere’s no market in Bury on a Thursday and that part of town is usually pretty quiet. But you wouldn’t know it if you popped into the Jack Fulton frozen food discount...
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Walkers’ hush-hush clone
Simon MowbrayWalkers has been running secret trials of a copycat Pringles offering, The Grocer has learned.The snack giant is supplying batches of Stax to selected stores and is understood to be monitoring consumer reaction before deciding...
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Non-Food Report - Christmas
What products will rake in the money this Christmas and what are the multiples doing to maximise their share of the cake? Rod Addy reports
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Mills thinks fresh and chilled
Convenience and CTN chain Mills Group is to remove own label products and reduce the number of in-store promotions in a move to focus on fresh and chilled lines.The retailer, which is ranked 18 in The Grocer Top 50, will phase out its Today’s...
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Changing to Premier’s package
Mahesh Modasia’s Bina Food Store in Northampton is just coming to the end of a facelift which has transformed it into a Premier Store.While Booker has put up its fascia and is just finishing the inside work, Mahesh has also taken the...
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Steel price hikes pushing up canning material costs
Canned goods prices look set to climb as a result of massive increases in global steel prices, according to industry sources.Crown Food UK & Ireland, which supplies canning packaging to major UK food manufacturers, said it would have to push...
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Campaign trail
PringlesManufacturer Procter & GambleBrand PringlesBudget part of a £2m spendNew TV advertising for Pringles shows a security guard checking a shop window full of mannequins when he spots a pack of the snack. He can’t resist...
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