All The Grocer articles in 20 November 2004 – Page 3

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    Caffeine in a strip

    2004-11-20T00:00:00Z

    Boots is bidding to wake up a new category with a range of caffeine-infused soluble strips.Similar to the fresh breath strips pioneered by Wrigley and Listerine, the mint-flavoured leaves of soluble film will come in packs of 28 and are set to...

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    Buitoni faces easy-cook rivals

    2004-11-20T00:00:00Z

    Napolina is set to stir up competition with Nestlé’s number one pasta brand Buitoni with a new range of easy-cook pasta and rice dishes.Made in Italy to Italian recipes, the five-strong range comprises Fettuccine with Tomato & Mushrooms;...

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    Unsworth brothers lead MBO of Nichols Foods

    2004-11-20T00:00:00Z

    Nichols Foods has returned to private ownership after brothers Gary and Ian Unsworth led a £12.7m management buy-out of the company from Nichols.The deal includes Nichols Foods’ contract packing business Stockpack. Following the agreement, Ian...

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    JS flags up buying British policy

    2004-11-20T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury is to relaunch its fresh produce packaging to highlight its pro-British buying policy.The labelling will incorporate information about where the food was grown, which the multiple said would make it easier for shoppers to distinguish...

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    Chocs away

    2004-11-20T00:00:00Z

    Dairy Milk’s powering ahead, and Cadbury confectionery chief Simon Baldry thinks there’s loads more potential to be tapped in the company’s stable of brands, as he tells Sean McAllisterYou can’t help but feel slightly disappointed by...

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    Corollary attributes

    2004-11-20T00:00:00Z

    The Co-operative Group is trialling a little-known yellow flesh salad potato called Corolle.Originally grown in France, the potato is being produced in the UK for the first time by Produce World. Corolle potatoes are being sold under the...

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    Tesco attacks brands’ NPD record

    2004-11-20T00:00:00Z

    The head of alcohol buying at the country’s biggest supermarket has called 2004 “possibly the poorest year on record” for innovation and is calling for new energy to be injected into the category.Mark Murphy, category director at Tesco, told...

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    Alcohol deals ‘harm us’

    2004-11-20T00:00:00Z

    Christmas is not the massive business opportunity it used to be for many independent retailers and the big supermarkets’ discounting on booze is not helping to fill independents with festive cheer. There is, however, often an increase in trade...

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    DoH: you act – or we will

    2004-11-20T00:00:00Z

    The Public Health White Paper has thrown down the gauntlet to the industry to put its own house in order – or it will intervene with legislation.The report warns regulatory action will follow in three years’ time if action is not taken to...

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    The Acid Test

    2004-11-20T00:00:00Z

    >>consumers and buyers give their views on the latest launchesGordon ramsay meal kitsFrom: Grampian Country Food GroupTV chef Gordon Ramsay has helped to develop this three-strong range of meal kits. The lines are...

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    Asda helps lift Wal-Mart international sales by 18%

    2004-11-20T00:00:00Z

    A strong performance in non-food and increased footfall and average basket size at Asda have helped to push Wal-Mart’s international sales up 18% to $13.6bn and operating profits up 23.8% to $698m in the third quarter.In food, Asda’s sales...