All The Grocer articles in 20 October 2001 – Page 4
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Chekov gets Blue variant
Booker is adding a Blue variant to its Chekov Ice premium packaged spirits range. Trading director Shaun Birrell said: "The pps sector continues to grow at a remarkably healthy pace and we want our customers to capitalise on that. Blue will...
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I drink at least four cups of coffee per day, black with no
The packaging is perfect; elegant bottles (which incidentally have an amazing non drip pouring capability) that would look great a few sizes smaller co-habiting a presentation box with some coffee beans and a grinder. How many weeks until Christmas?...
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Winter bites at Nestlé Rowntree
Nestlé Rowntree has created a big freeze for winter with frosty variants of Fruit Pastilles, Smarties and Milkybar Buttons for kids. Available for a "limited period only", the new variants are launched on Monday (October 22) in frosty packaging...
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Birrell is BEW's new sales chief
Unilever's David Birrell is to succeed Birds Eye Wall's sales director Tony Pearce. Pearce is retiring after a 35-year career in which he helped launch ECR UK, was chairman of IGD, president and chairman of the National Grocers' Benevolent Fund and...
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Sainsbury says it will build on success forging better relat
Sainsbury suppliers have been told the multiple is committed to continue improving and further developing relationships with them. The 230 key people gathered at its annual suppliers conference were promised they would see a profitable return on any...
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Best frozen pizza ever'
Green Isle Foods claims to have revolutionised the frozen pizza category with a new range of Goodfella's offerings which it is backing with a £7m marketing spend. Stone Baked ciabatta style pizza comes in four flavours with Green Isle boasting that...
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Food manufacturers can source a whole range of beef and poul
Marks and Spencer is to sell its 18 French stores to department stores group Galeries Lafayette for an undisclosed sum. M&S is "still in consultation" over remaining stores in the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Luxembourg. The four Belgian stores...
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NPD won't just be Scotch as JBB becomes Kyndal
The world's largest supplier of own label whisky is back in Scottish hands following a £200m management buyout of Jim Beam Brands European division. The business accounts for 9% of worldwide Scotch sales and includes the Invergordon private label...
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n The supermarkets' swoop on banking and other financial ser
Almost five years after the launch of branded banks by Tesco, Sainsbury and Safeway, the concept of buying customer-friendly financial services from the big supermarket chains has proved to be a winner. Now, it's the c-store operators who are...
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Grolsch in the autumn
Bass is introducing Herfst Bok, a new variant of Grolsch for the autumn. This is part of an initiative to bring in seasonal beers from the Dutch brewer and it follows on from Lente Bok and Zomergoud which went on the shelves for the spring and...
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Shock news. The urbane boss of the Association of Convenienc
This was revealed to a packed gathering at his retirement bash last weekend (although he doesn't actually leave the ACS until November 1). What's more, my sources compared the teenage Dixon to The Fonz, and suggested he had cut a swathe through the...
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Chocolate is good for you that's official apparently and
While many may quibble with this reasoning, few would doubt Cosslett's determination to further the cause of confectionery; his commanding presence and emphatic style of speech hint that this is a man who likes to be on the winning side. It is...
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SHEEPMEAT: anuga
Unrealistic expectations by farmers could cause new market collapse Foot and mouth still shadows sheepmeat Prices and supplies of home killed lamb are likely to remain distorted by the export ban due to foot and mouth well into next year, the...
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anuga: pigmeat
MLC confident of strong demand for British pork on the continent Prices may ease despite resumption of exports Buyers of pork in the UK will almost certainly have to pay higher prices as a consequence of exports resuming next week. However any...
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beer: another cut-throat christmas
but independents have a chance to make the most of smaller multipacks and chiller displays now the multiples have cleared clutter from the fixture All the excitement in the beer fixture at Christmas is likely to be price driven. The multiples...
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Anchor teams with Lurpak in UK
Two of the biggest names in the yellow fats business shocked the dairy industry on Thursday by revealing plans to join forces in the UK. The joint venture, subject to regulatory approval, begins operations early next year. Arch rivals New Zealand...
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Kwik Save clears out the also-rans
Tim Palmer Discounter chain Kwik Save has kicked own label out of its drinks aisles and ordered the return of big brands. The radical revamp has included re-evaluating the role of the brands on the fixture and revising the fixture itself....
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You can't know it all, so why not make use of support servic
Do you know what the Class 1 National Insurance Contributions threshold is for employees? Answer: £72 a week. Do you know how few employees you must have in order to be exempt from the new Stakeholders Pension scheme? Answer: No more than four....
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Morrisons overhauls wine offering to promote the best of all
Wine buyers at Morrisons have just completed a mammoth' task to review every single wine on its shelves with the evidence going on show in London to to selected wine journalists for the first time this week. John Spurs, licensed trade director of...
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The value of alcohol being sold through the multiple grocers
The market comprises beers, wines, spirits, cider and flavoured alcoholic beverages (FABs). Although in value terms share of these sectors is quite evenly spread, beer dominates volume sales. The value growth is against a strong performance in the...