All The Grocer articles in 23 June 2001 – Page 2
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Rebranded as Flora Diet
Unilever Bestfoods is spreading its Flora umbrella over very low fat spread Delight Diet which is to be re-branded as Flora Diet. The first stage of re-branding begins next week when Delight Diet packs will sport a label and money-off coupon...
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The Grocer focus on frozen food: TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS
Tryton Foods says its Aunt Bessie's brand made over 400 million Yorkshire puddings last year and helped raise the market to almost £60m. Its latest venture is an organic version. It has acquired a flock of 5,000 chickens to ensure a consistent...
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Weetabix that keeps its crunch
Weetabix has developed a Crrrunch! variant which, it says, doesn't go soggy in milk. The new version of the UK's second biggest cereal brand consists of miniature Weetabix coated in honey and toasted. The company hopes it will also appeal to...
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Security: Retail crime is out of control
Thousands of independent retailers now believe the problems they face from violent crime and shop theft is a bigger threat to their survival than competition from the major superstores. In a straw poll taken this week, most readers of The Grocer...
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Serving a commuter village
Located in a bustling, growing and desirable semi rural commuter village, DKS Village Store in Heckington, near Sleaford in Lincolnshire is a popular, established newsagent and convenience store business. Sales from the spacious retail area amount...
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Retail spotlight: Treasure Island, Chicago
Treasure Aisleland European food takes pride of place in one Chicago supermarket, alongside products from Asia and South America. Helen Gregory reports Treasure Island is an unusual name for a supermarket chain, but then Treasure Island has a...
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Channel Islands Wholesale Group: Sailing for Guernsey
Jersey based Spar wholesaler Channel Islands Wholesale Group is heading to Guernsey this year. Discussions are now underway to set up a distribution facility on the island, said group MD Nigel Robson. "Initially, goods will be shipped over from...
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Meat: Chains fear lamb sector unrest
Mike Ingham Fear of violent protests by lamb producers against retailers has helped prompt the National Farmers' Union to ask DEFRA and the European Commission for a subsidised storage scheme to prevent a market collapse during the coming autumn....
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PIGMEAT: Catalonian swine fever gives traders a fright
Prices blip but optimistic outlook for containment Cynics in the pork and bacon trades have long regarded livestock disease as the most reliable form of pig price support, and sure enough an outbreak of classical swine fever in Catalonia has...
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Magazines: Campaign is in the pink
Pink Ribbon magazine, the annual title that raises money to fight breast cancer, has its first sponsor American Express. American Express will help to create and participate in a series of projects themed to the magazine, where every copy sold...
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PEOPLE MOVES IN BRIEF
Fruit juice brand Tropicana has appointed two new members to its channel marketing team. Roisin O'Shea, previously at Gallaher, is the new category development manager, grocery. Louise Jobson joins as category development manager for the convenience...
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Brandwatch profile: sauces
Top 15 brands advertised (by media) £k Mar '00 - Feb '01 Total Press Radio Outdoor TV Total 25,915 1,084 525 ...
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Stella drinks from the litre bottle
Stella Artois has joined the growing ranks of beer brands available in a one litre bottle format. Interbrew UK added the pack variant to the growing number of skus for its premium lager to build the link between beer and food. Sales director Steve...
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Tobacco: FMD controls hit bootleggers
The UK black market in tobacco products has been hit by FMD precautions at the borders, according to the Tobacco Alliance. Tobacco Alliance spokesman Paul Mason said: "Lorries coming into the UK are being inspected by Customs and Excise and that...
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Oingy boingy experience
Nestlé Rowntree has the youth market in its sights with the launch of a new jellybean confectionery product called Rowntree's Megabeans. Megabeans are coated in a crispy sugar shell and have a chewy centre. They come in a midnight blue metallic...
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Brandwatch: Mintel category report: Non-sweet biscuits the
The market for non-sweet biscuits was valued at an estimated £275m in 2001. Plain biscuits are the unhappy story of the market because consumer interest has waned. The ever-growing awareness of foods of the world means that they demand an...
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Queen's birthday honours for Curry, Denney
The Queen's birthday honours for the grocery industry were sparse this year, with the retail side drawing a blank. A highlight for the meat sector was a knighthood for former Meat and Livestock Commission chairman Don Curry. He was honoured for his...
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C-stores: Business barometer
The recent spell of warmer weather has paid dividends for the c-store trade although there is less optimism among independents when it comes to expectations for the next three months. In this month's poll of 100 readers of The Grocer, 56% said...
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Great to be back on the box
Sir; I find the letter from J Richardson about Spar's £2m advertising campaign with the heading No need to advertise' (The Grocer, June 16, p19) an astonishing statement. Marketing to our customer must be through a mix of formats. With the recent...
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Germany: Spar seeks radical solutions for the climb back to
The new boss of Spar's loss making German operation has announced a radical restructuring of the business to return the group to profitability by the end of the year. Fritz Ammann said the group will focus on the company owned Eurospar estate, the...
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