All The Grocer articles in 21 July 2001
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Maoam gets £1m launch
Haribo is sticking £1m behind the UK launch of soft chew brand Maoam which the company claims generates sales of £50m a year in Europe. First for the UK is Stripes, a flat chew strip in five fruit flavours. It comes in family sized bags packed 12...
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Multiples: Fresh & Wild powers up in bid to become UK's no1
London based organic food retailer Fresh & Wild has secured cash to fund an ambitious expansion plan that will take it into the big league of organic retailing. Bank of Scotland Business Banking has pledged £3.5m to fund 14 new stores and create...
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Off-trade: Majestic plans expansion to 150 outlets nationwid
Wine warehouse chain Majestic Wine is on the acquisition trail in a drive to add a further 55 stores to its portfolio. Chief executive Tim How said the chain plans to increase its portfolio from 95 to 150 outlets nationwide as sites become...
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Acquisitions: Ortega 2K: Neck injury led to sale
An injury to the managing director of Scottish pickles and sauces specialist Ortega 2K led to the company going into receivership and its acquisition by Baxters. Camille Ortega McLean damaged her neck, and this put her out of action until June....
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Tasting panel: Fire Mountain Pinot Noir 2000
From ZGM. This joins one of a limited number of German red wines in the UK. It brings the Fire Mountain range to three. Abv: 12.5% Price £4.49 TARGET CONSUMER John Cornell, 52, company director, Churt, Surrey This is an attractive bottle and is...
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Sheepmeat: Trade fears support action could backfire
The market has the potential to slide into a bottomless pit' Official announcement of an EU-approved scheme for subsidising the storage of surplus home-killed lamb to prevent an autumn market collapse was expected as The Grocer went to press, but...
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The Grocer focus on Scotland: Added value: Creative thinking
Bringing a little panache to the added value arena is something Scottish companies have become pretty good at, says Sheila Eggleston With a distinct flair for trendspotting, Scottish companies have been playing to their strengths and creating a...
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Jac Roper's advice centre: Just the prescription for success
One school of thought has it that the key to successful grocery retailing is to offer everything under one roof. The other is that specialisation will lead you to conquer your own corner of the market. In the convenience world, retailers usually...
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Jac Roper's advice centre: Marketing: Simple ways to grow in
How much do you spend on promoting your business? Have you honestly added it up? And do you have a game plan for how, when, where and how often you will promote? I know the answer to these is a bit of a patchwork for independent businesses. Some...
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Magazines: She Kicks off again
Non League Media has appointed MMC to handle the newstrade distribution of She Kicks the Official FA monthly magazine for women's football as part of its strategy to reposition the title. Launched as On the Ball, NLM recently acquired the...
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Germany to follow example of UK with own food safety agency
German agriculture minister Renate Kunast is to mastermind the launch of a Food Standards Agency based on the British model. Speaking at a conference on the future of European Agriculture, she said: "The BSE outbreak has shown us where carelessness...
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Apples: Cape apple market buoyant
Sales of South African Granny Smith and Golden Delicious will be substantially up on last year predicts Martin Dunnett, Capesan's marketing director. With the Golden season about 70% completed, Dunnett is still anticipating around a half a million...
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Somerfield: It's Progressive and a fresh approach
Somerfield has signalled its desire to be better at fresh foods with the opening of the first its so called Progressive format stores. The format being trialed in Rustington and Crowthorne is designed to appeal to consumers in upmarket areas....
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The Grocer focus on Scotland: Architects of new industry: Ge
There are two key figures in the battle to turn Scotland's food and drink industries into truly world class players. Geoffrey John, chairman of the Food and Drink Industry Strategy Group, is bringing projects to the boil that will help companies...
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The Grocer focus on Scotland: Architects of new industry: Sc
There are two key figures in the battle to turn Scotland's food and drink industries into truly world class players. Geoffrey John, chairman of the Food and Drink Industry Strategy Group, is bringing projects to the boil that will help companies...
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Association of Convenience Stores: Call for PO terms rethink
The ACS has warned of a further drop in sub post office numbers unless the Post Office Network makes the prospect of taking on a post office more appealing to independent retailers. In a new report, the ACS Post Office Committee claims retailers'...
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Retail Cheese Awards: Retailers whose cheeses really do the
Country Cheeses of Topsham and the Booths supermarket in Clitheroe have been named the UK's best cheese shops. The stores are the national winners of the prestigious 2001 Retail Cheese Awards sponsored by Dairy Crest and The Grocer. The awards,...
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Bacardi Breezer: Supplier ordered to pay damages
The company responsible for the contamination of large quantities of Bacardi Breezer with benzine in 1998 must pay £2.125m in damages. The contamination led Bacardi-Martini and a number of soft drinks manufacturers to recall their products. The...
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Sponsorship: Trebor Bassett backs Games
Cadbury's confectionery division Cadbury Trebor Bassett is to sponsor next year's Manchester Commonwealth Games to the tune of £8m. The company's first visible involvement will come with the Queen's Jubilee Baton relay the equivalent of the...