All The Grocer articles in 22 September 2001 – Page 4
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Excise duty and foot and mouth dent BWG figures
The new excise duty system on tobacco, coupled with the restrictions caused by foot and mouth, have hit profits at Pernod Ricard's wholesale grocery distributor BWG. Reporting its half-year results to June, the French parent said operating profit...
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Burton's Foods Limited
Quality House, Vicarage Lane, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY4 4NQ Tel No: 01253 766188 Fax No:01253 763963 E: head.office@burtonsfoods.com Web: www.burtonsfoods.com Key personnel Marketing director Tony Camp Trading director Ian...
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Investment in brands is key to recovery
Uniq chairman Nigel Stapleton has promised stronger support for its brands and further cost cutting measures across the business to restore the fortunes of the ailing convenience foods specialist. Uniq shares nosedived after the company warned...
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What is a wine brand? A relatively simple question that has
Even ACNielsen, one of the most accurate measurers of the market, has not laid down a finite definition. Peter Crean, a spokesman for the reseacher, says: "This is a complicated issue on which the industry has never decided. What we decide to...
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t's said that young children often have as strong a bond wit
Traditionally, sugar confectionery's devotees have been the very young or the more senior members of society, with almost all households with children buying sweets for kids, and the older age group swelling in number. According to manufacturers,...
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JS pours scorn on Tesco price boast
Clive Beddall Sainsbury has slammed Tesco's research findings which claim it enjoys a price advantage over competitors as "fanciful" In a bluntly worded statement as The Grocer went to Press, the Stamford Street multiple said: "Nobody believes...
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Pernod option on JBKB blocked
Pernod has become embroiled in a dispute with the Czech government over the ownership of the country's second largest spirits company, JBKB, best known for its Becherovka herb liqueur. The government has reversed earlier plans to sell the company...
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snacks and phone cards make life bitter sweet for confection
We ask independents if they have seen their confectionery sales shrink and, if so, what could be causing this Paul Cooke, proprietor, Costcutter, Whitstable, Kent It's difficult to say if sales are down overall. We're a seaside business with a...
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Sparks fly at fuel bill
Last month I wrote about pushy reps with a neat sales patter and a blind eye to the details in the contract. How's this for a follow-up. I recently visited my local c-store where Hari, the owner, was fuming over his quarterly electricity bill. ...
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The snack sector has mushroomed into the third biggest marke
This is all good news for snack manufacturers who tirelessly create products to satisfy the demands of busy lifestyles. Consumer reaction has been hearty and the total volume of snacks sold until April 2001 was up 4%. The only dampener on this...
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Max is big and brash
PlayStation Max magazine from Future Publishing is being relaunched from the September 26 issue. The pagination is increasing from 68 to 100, and the title will be aimed at a slightly older audience 13 to 15-year-olds rather than 10 to...
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Mars Big One
Rsp 43p/100g Not strictly a new product, but a reshaped version of the immensely popular King Size Mars bar, a pedigree that's given it automatic entry to the top slot. Launched in December, it has gained sales every month. Best month: April -...
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This betrayal must not go unpunished'
Independent retailers have unanimously called on the government to prosecute the major multiples if they open 30 minutes early for so-called browsing on Sundays in the run up to Christmas. In a straw poll taken by The Grocer this week, the...
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The Tesco interim results presentation ended up being a bit
Terry Leahy bounced into the briefing room, looking extremely chirpy after his early morning spat, sorry interview, with Today on Radio 4. Sadly, very few of my media colleagues bothered to turn up to hear what the chief of the Tesco profit...
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Major refurb for Dee Bee
Today's Group cash and carry member Dee Bee has been relaunched amid high profile promotional activity following a £1m refurbishment. The Grimsby depot, launched in the 1960s by Nisa-Today's founder Dudley Ramsden, has been "turned into a modern...
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Cadbury prepares Easter battle plan
Simon Mowbray Cadbury Trebor Bassett is to attack next year's spring and Easter market with a range of launches and a multimillion pound marketing spend. The confectioner is to add eight new products to last year's offerings in a bid to grow its...
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heads need banging together
Sir Peter Davis wants to see fresh debate about food chain issues unhindered by relentless competitive jostling, as he tells Clive Beddall Sainsbury chief executive Sir Peter Davis blames the major multiples' "dog eat dog" attitude for his...
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Jacob's Bakery Limited
PO Box 1 Long Lane Liverpool L9 7BQ Tel: 0151 525 3661 Fax: 0151 530 3400 Key personnel Managing director Lorna Davis Sales director Gordon Grant Marketing director Graham Hunter Key brands ...
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John Baines senior
trading controller, Today's Group From a wholesale point of view, our biggest advice is to focus on the priorities. Stick to the key lines that will sell over the Christmas period. Don't run out of boxed chocolates. Look at the opportunities...
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Diamond White hits back with Fruzion
Cider maker Matthew Clark is raising the stakes in its battle against premium packaged spirts by extending its Diamond White brand. Diamond Fruzion is the company's latest effort to curb the incursion on its cider business by PPSs. It has already...