All The Grocer articles in 21 July 2001 – Page 2
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Pork and bacon: EU pigmeat output set to stay on an upward t
More pig disease outbreaks, but latest supply forecasts favour buyers Total EU pigmeat output will continue rising for at least the next couple of years, implying UK purchasers should have no trouble finding extra imported product to supplement...
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Business barometer
The spell of hot weather has failed to cheer up the independent retail sector. Surprisingly, this month's poll of 100 readers of The Grocer showed they were less optimistic about future trends than at any time since our Business Barometer surveys...
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Nimble looks for a bigger share of women slimmers' spending
British Bakeries is adding to recent bread fixture activity with a £750,000 marketing push for its Nimble range of low calorie bread. The company is aiming for a larger slice of the UK slimming market. According to Nimble brand manager Sarah Eden,...
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United Co-op: Daily delivery boosts fresh produce sales
Sales of fresh produce have soared by up to 70% in some United Co-op convenience stores thanks to a new daily delivery service. Paul Griffiths, who heads up the society's food business, said 15 stores in the Potteries had been involved in trials...
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Sainsbury: Six stores to get Boots
Sainsbury will be ready to start selling the entire Boots range at six large out-of-town superstores by early next year (The Grocer, July 14, p4) Some 10,000 Boots products will replace Sainsbury's existing range of 4,500 products in branded units...
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Government: Food chain braced for Commission
Clive Beddall & Anne Bruce The Grocer understands that food chain leaders are staging detailed behind-the-scenes talks to prepare a "viable strategic approach" when the government unveils an independent commission into food and farming. The aim,...
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Brandwatch profile: Male grooming
Top 15 brands advertised by media £k June '00 - May '01 Total Press Cinema Radio Outdoor TV Totals ...
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The Grocer focus on Scotland: meet the buyer
The doors and scores Securing listings with the multiples isn't easy but smaller Scotttish companies have had the uphill path smoothed for them by a series of Meet the Buyer events on home soil. Sheila Eggleston reports Getting your foot in a...
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Glasshouse takeover: Humber buys VHB
The UK's largest cucumber grower Humber Growers has acquired Van Heyningen Bros which occupies a similar position in the tomato industry. To be known as Humber VHB, the larger company will market 20 million cartons of salads and herbs from 450...
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RETAIL SALES: SCOTLAND CATCHING UP
Retail sales figures for June show Scottish retailers are bridging a gap between Scotland and the UK overall. A 6.2% year on year rise in the Scottish Sales Monitor means Scotland was just 1.6% down on the 7.8% reported for the UK. Scottish Retail...
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Mintel category report: Yogurt: it's not just a dessert...
The yogurt market, although mature, continues to show growth. It increased by 18% between 1995 and 1999 to a value of £623m. In recent years, manufacturer interest has focused upon the luxury/added value end of the sector. This has blurred the...
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Cheese: Cheddar prices firming
Makers have not recovered all of their cost increase from the market yet Despite higher make so far this year, Cheddar prices on the UK market have been getting firmer. Mild Cheddar, whether imported or home produced, is fetching around £2,300 per...
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Have we turned the full circle?
Sir; Consignia's initiative, Local Collect, which gives consumers an option to collect their mail-ordered items from selected post offices is interesting. There have been a number of such schemes mooted over the last year or so, mainly looking at...
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CWS: Citrus hits the Jackpot
More than 1,200 Co-op stores are participating in a summer citrus Juice Jackpot promotion during three weeks starting on August 4. It will feature a quarter of a million mandarin, clementine, orange and lemon prepacks with a fruit jackpot machine...
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Symbol groups: Spar's combined c-store and post office debut
Spar has opened the UK's first combined main post office and convenience store in London this week. Rather than sectioning off the post office behind glass windows, the open plan design at Westminster Bridge Road enables customers to pay for...
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Minimum wage: The quest for cost savings
The level of increase to the minimum wage has taken independent retailers by surprise. Every retailer contacted by The Grocer in a straw poll this week said the 40p an hour hike, which comes into force in October, was higher than they had expected....
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The Grocer focus on Scotland: dairy
What's so special about the cheesemakers? Working to mutual benefit has given the small producer distribution deals he once could only dream of and provided one large manufacturer with a wide range of products. Claire O'Brien reports The cool...
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Heineken is refreshingly irritating with a singing Paul Dani
Interbrew is using a group of musically challenged celebrities to coerce consumers to drink more Heineken. The latest £3m TV campaign for the brand, Blackmail', breaks on Monday. It has recruited Paul Daniels and Debbie McGee to create their own ...
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Marketing: Positive discrimination
Grocers are driving their US sales with niche marketing geared to an area's prevailing ethnic cultures. Helen Gregory reports America has always been a melting pot of colours and races underlined by recent predictions that some cities in the US...
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Foot and mouth disease: Industry heavyweights pulled togethe
The Meat & Livestock Commission has recruited a high profile team for its industry forum with the task of rebuilding the red meat sector in the wake of the foot and mouth crisis. The main forum, chaired by MLC chairman Peter Barr, will have three...
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