All The Grocer articles in 21 August 2004 – Page 2
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Tobacco smuggling may force retailers to close
A quarter of independent retailers are considering closing up shop because of business lost to tobacco smuggling, according to a report published by the Tobacco Alliance.The 900 independents who took part in the alliance’s annual survey claim...
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Eye contact is the key
How difficult is it to refuse alcohol sales to underage customers? The Grocer questioned retailersA government crackdown on binge drinking and drunkenness among young people has included a wave of test purchasing by the authorities,...
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Creme egg rival
Nestlé is to launch two new products into the filled egg arena, Milky Bar and Smarties filled eggs, in the new year to rival Cadbury’s Creme Egg. Leading Nestlé’s charge for the second year running will be the flow-wrapped Double Cream...
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Somerfield cry Freedom
Somerfield is launching a new range of chicken under the RSPCA’s Freedom Food label.‘So Good’ West Country corn-fed chicken is produced from Devonshire Bronze birds reared by farmer Lloyd Maunder.The chicken is available as a whole bird,...
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Pricing is key for c-store customers
from Keith Webb, Costcutter, Ellesmere Port, CheshireSir; Pricing levels have provided endless opportunities for discussion over recent years – witness recent letters from John Sharpe at Nisa-Today’s and Kevin Hawkins, formerly of...
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Raiders ‘will not dent Nisa’
Defiant Nisa-Today’s has vowed to keep on growing despite constant poaching of its leading members by major multiples.As Jacksons Stores became the seventh Nisa member in The Grocer Top 50 to be taken over this year, Neil Turton, managing...
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Depot offers welcome release
Peter Saunders, general manager, Booker, NorthamptonPeter Saunders has been in the business 35 years starting in grocery retail straight from school, and became part of the Booker empire when he was working for Budgens and it was...
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director jailed
Brighton fish merchant Christopher Leonard Bish was sentenced at Hove Crown Court to 21 months in prison after falsely claiming more than £5.5m from a finance company. Bish, a director of Jelfish Ltd, Lower Goods Yard, Trafalgar Street,...
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In Profile: Mauricio Giamellaro, Managing Director, Galbani UK
Giamellaro brings latin passion to UK Italian food firm The charismatic Mauricio Giamellaro has been ringing the changes ever since becoming MD of the traditional Italian food producer and distributor, Galbani UK, in...
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The Saturday Essay
>>Who will feed the children at lunchtime? Tim Lang, Professor of Food Policy, City UniversityPart of the policy fall-out from the obesity issue has been the re-emergence of school meals as a hot policy issue. Nothing to do with...
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Refit leads to expanded offer
Dharmendra Patel and his wife Snehal are getting used to the new layout at Acre Street Off Licence and Convenience Store in Huddersfield, which has undergone a complete refit since a ram-raid which destroyed the shop front.After the raid sales...
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Hallowe’en’s tricky treat
GlaxoSmithKline is bringing back Hallowe’en packs across its Ribena Blackcurrant ready-to-drink range.This year, the graphics will again feature on 250ml and 288ml cartons of Original and Toothkind, and will be extended to the 330ml Sportscap...
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Heinz soups up the logistics
Siân Harrington charts progress at a Tesco Extra store as it remerchandises its entire soup fixture overnight to make way for Heinz relaunched rangeSimple Food for Simple Pleasure was the strapline used at the relaunch of Heinz soup,...
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Suppliers hit by oil rises
Food and drink manufacturers have warned that they face unsustainable hikes in raw materials and energy costs as oil prices continue to soar.Rocketing oil prices are hitting prices for petroleum-based products, from plastic packaging and...
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Key performance indicators
MARGINS The average UK grocery retailing operating margin across the top nine food retailers in 2003/4 was 4.9%. In the mid-1990s, it was more than 6%.NEW SPACE Tesco accounted for more than half of new space opened by the top nine...
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Low production ups salmon price
Scottish salmon farmers are optimistic about firmer prices in the final quarter of the year, thanks to lower production.Leading distributor Sea Products of Scotland reported that prices were currently averaging £2.10/kg.MD Willie Liston is...
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A Moon is rising
In the second of our On the Up series, Elaine Watson finds out how Stephen Moon had a hit on his hands with AltúIn a climate where the nation’s expanding waistline is hitting the headlines on a daily basis, selling products that taste...
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Müllerlight’s probiotic pot shot
Müller is set to test the size of the burgeoning yogurt drinks sector by throwing its number one pot yogurt brand Müllerlight into the fray.Available from early next month, the new Müllerlight yogurt drink will receive TV and press advertising...
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Outdoor opportunity
Posters are being neglected by multiples says Siân HarringtonThere is something rather delicious about seeing a 96-sheet poster advertising Tesco located just outside an Asda store, or vice versa. However, research exclusive to The...
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