All The Grocer articles in 21 April 2001 – Page 2

  • News

    West Country Londis with scope for expansion

    2001-04-21T00:00:00Z

    The Paper Shop in Kings Road, Dorchester, trades under the Londis banner. Weekly takings are running at about £18,000 plus lottery sales of between £2,000 and £2,500. Additional income comes from the sale of Paypoint tokens and newsbill is £1,700....

  • News

    Let's unite to restore confidence

    2001-04-21T00:00:00Z

    Sir; As a worker within the meat industry and a consumer, I share with so many the concern about the media coverage for FMD. Night after night burning pyres, JCBs with hanging carcasses. This terrible disease has translated (incorrectly) from an...

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    Comic goings on with Dennis the Menace style Skips

    2001-04-21T00:00:00Z

    KP is ganging up with kids' comic The Beano for a deal which includes limited edition Baked Beano flavour Skips, as well as an in-pack trading card promotion across the range. Available from May, the new flavour comes in Dennis the Menace style...

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    Wholesale: Today's gets Decco clout

    2001-04-21T00:00:00Z

    Non food distribution giant Decco has joined the Nisa-Today's Group. With a turnover of £140m, Decco claims to be the largest wholesale non food distributor in the UK. "The move augments Nisa-Today's position as one of the major non food...

  • News

    Nuns vow to sell wine to Chinese

    2001-04-21T00:00:00Z

    Nuns are not the sort of people you would expect to see at a food exhibition. Particularly when the exhibition is in Shanghai. So you can imagine our deputy editor's surprise to come across not one, but two nuns while visiting Sial China last week....

  • News

    Carrefour: Legal wrangle is dismissed as no threat' to Chin

    2001-04-21T00:00:00Z

    Julian Hunt, Shanghai Carrefour remains confident of solving its planning dispute with the central authorities in China ­ and insists the row will not derail its ambitions to grow in the region. Jean-Luc Chereau, president of Carrefour's Chinese...

  • News

    Obituary: Desmond Cracknell, Food Brokers

    2001-04-21T00:00:00Z

    Death of Mr Foodbroker’ Des Desmond Cracknell, the man who introduced the concept of food brokerage to the UK, has died after a long illness. He was 75. Known universally as Mr Foodbroker’, he set up Food Brokers in 1961 and his vision and…

  • News

    Food from Britain: Fast track our recovery plan'

    2001-04-21T00:00:00Z

    Clive Beddall Ministers are about to receive details of an outline strategic "recovery plan" compiled by Food from Britain and designed to revive international sales of UK food hit by the foot and mouth crisis. The Grocer understands that...

  • Category Report

    Brandwatch Mintel category report: Organic food

    2001-04-21T00:00:00Z

    Organics: a receptive audience The growth of the organic food market has been fuelled by food related scares such as pesticide residues, GM foods and cancer risks. Each of these has urged consumers to further embrace organic labels. Mintel valued...

  • News

    Brandwatch profile: soft drinks (excluding water)

    2001-04-21T00:00:00Z

    Top 15 brands advertised (by media) £k Jan '00 - Dec 00 Total Press Cinema Radio Outdoor TV Direct Mail Total 66,349 ...

  • News

    Blue Nun sheds her old habit to display a fruity, New World

    2001-04-21T00:00:00Z

    Distributors and brand strategists behind Blue Nun are praying for a turnaround in image and sales as the retro wine brand embarks on a global marketing drive. UK distributor Ehrmanns and brand owner Langguth Wines & Spirits have increased Blue...

  • News

    Dairy: Farmgate prices blamed for low level of deliveries

    2001-04-21T00:00:00Z

    Prospects for recovery in cow numbers and milk deliveries severely hit by FMD Provisional Intervention Board figures for UK milk deliveries to dairies for the year to March 31 show the UK fell short of its EU allocated milk quota for the first time...

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    Profile: Bill Jordan, W Jordan (Cereals)

    2001-04-21T00:00:00Z

    The Blues Brother A youthful rock tour of the US inspired Jordan's chairman to build a business that's worth £50m. mary Carmichael reports Being a drummer in a blues band called the Cereal Killers is not a conventional qualification for the...

  • News

    Corned beef: A profit for Brazilians

    2001-04-21T00:00:00Z

    Consolidation within the Brazilian corned beef industry seems to be paying off for the major frigorificos as a hardening of prices is resulting in profitability, a situation that has eluded packers for some time. As Argentina cannot export...

  • News

    Pigmeat: Madrange set to become much bigger supplier to UK

    2001-04-21T00:00:00Z

    Madrange, the French pigmeat processor that began attracting attention in the UK market as a supplier of pâté and sliced ham a couple of years ago, will soon have a higher profile here, and one much more in keeping with its role as one of the EU...

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    Independents: Pack thinks butchers may be bouncing back

    2001-04-21T00:00:00Z

    Good retail butchers have adjusted and adapted' Specialist meat traders have staunched their loss of sales to the supermarkets and could now begin to show some volume growth. Such a prediction is often heard during food safety scares, so the...

  • News

    The art of Marc Xero

    2001-04-21T00:00:00Z

    International Wine Services is running a promotion based on contemporary art for its wine brand Marc Xero. The promotion ­ in conjunction with The Art Fund ­ includes consumer competitions to win art weekends in London and subscriptions to The Art...

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    Foot and mouth disease: Producer sentiment not entirely anti

    2001-04-21T00:00:00Z

    Policy switch could be beneficial if it deflects consumer attention from the pyres Exports of meat and livestock have emerged again as one of the most contentious issues confronting agriculture minister Nick Brown and his colleagues in their...

  • News

    The Grocer focus on yogurt & pot desserts: AMBIENT: IN NEED

    2001-04-21T00:00:00Z

    There's a crying need for innovation in the ambient sector to give it more of the glamour and appeal of chilled Few products are quite so in tune with modern lifestyles as ambient yogurts and pot desserts. With their long shelf life ­ typically...

  • News

    IGD: Sir Alistair's name for Safeway award

    2001-04-21T00:00:00Z

    A new award launched in memory of former Safeway chairman the late Sir Alistair Grant will be presented at IGD's Food Industry Awards in London on October 9. Sponsored by Safeway, the Sir Alistair Grant Award for Outstanding Small Businesses will...