All The Grocer articles in 23 November 2002
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Nestlé shakes up milk operations
Nestlé is to close its canned milk products factory in Ashbourne, Derbyshire and is scaling down production at factories at Girvan and Dalston as part of a major shake-up of its UK milk business.Some branded products such as Simply Double...
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Multiples to monitor taint
Tesco, Sainsbury and Waitrose are planning to take part in an ambitious project to trial a new cork designed to limit wine taint. Sabaté, the French cork manufacturer, has produced 100,000 corks which are guaranteed to have half the amount of...
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The Best is made better
Safeway has become the latest retailer to raise the stakes in premium own label, claiming to have improved its The Best range and committing £2m support over the next year.Britain’s fourth largest supermarket chain also aims to double the...
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Shloer core to Merrydown’s sales
Merrydown, the cidermaker and producer Shloer said sales of the soft drink had risen 17% to help narrow first half losses.To September 30, the company posted a pre-tax loss of £329,000 compared with £425,000 last year. Turnover rose 3% to...
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Safeway to be clear on offers
Safeway has been rapped over the knuckles by advertising watchdogs for making misleading availability claims in a leaflet promoting French Boules.The leaflet in question promoted an offer on a French Boules 2 pack at two of the supermarket’s...
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Hibernia hit by rival’s ad campaign
Hibernia Foods posted a 5% drop in second quarter sales hurt by higher operating expenses and weakness at its branded desserts unit.The Irish-based food manufacture said the decline in sales was due to intense competition in frozen desserts...
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Nisa expands in Scotland
Nisa-Today’s has expanded its presence in Scotland with four stores in Ayrshire being re-branded and refurbished under the Nisa fascia.Owner, Alex Currie, said the outlets – two in Troon, one in Dundonald and one in Stewarton – were all...
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Nisa goes for cheese
Nisa has launched two new cheese selection trays to its Heritage range to capitalise on the demand for cheese over the festive season.Nisachill senior controller Nick Slater said cheese was the third most shopped category in retail food,...
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Anchor brings a blend of Christmas cheer
Anchor is reintroducing its Extra Thick Cream dual-branded with Courvoisier, Drambuie and Tia Maria, in time for Christmas. Anchor Cream brand manager Gretel Edward said the three were "significant in value" in spite of the fact they would only...
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santa salad
Florette is aiming to persuade consumers that salad is for Christmas, not just summer, with the launch of a limited edition Deluxe Christmas Salad. On sale throughout December, it is a mix of radicchio, escarole, Lollo Rossa, Baby Mizuna and...
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Imperial gains from Reemtsma
Imperial Tobacco has increased its share of the cigarette market in the UK and integration of Reemtsma in Germany – the maker of Peter Stuyvesant – it bought for £4bn in May was on track.For the year to September 28, the UK-based...
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M&S extends festive opening hours
Marks and Spencer will repeat last year’s policy and open 11 of its stores for 24 hours in the run up to Christmas.The stores with extended trading hours are mainly edge of town stores for destination or late night shopping. The only Simply...
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Le Riche builds Checkers with non-food
Channel Islands retailer Le Riche has introduced a non-food range to its two Checkers superstores.Le Riche managing director Kevin Keen said: “We appointed a non-food specialist earlier this year, and the new range has just gone into both...
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6X goes for impact
Wadworth 6X has undergone a major packaging redesign for improved shelf impact for the take-home market. The beer’s old 550ml bottle and 568ml can have been replaced with 500ml versions to make “the brand competitive in the market place”....
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Tight times for sprouts
Sprout growers have warned that "every British sprout will be needed" as Christmas approaches. Roger Welberry, president of the British Sprout Growers' Association, said a shortage was not expected and the quality of the crop looked excellent...
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A tiring year but with rewards
Bambos Charalambous has been debating the merits of taking Booker's Premier fascia in the course of the year, but has finally decided to go it alone.He's going to continue buying from Booker, but will also make trips to the cash and carries. "It...
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Ready to seize the potential
With healthy volume growth, processors are determined to build on the fixture's potential. Ed Bedington reports Bacon is the star performer of the pigmeat market. It is a convenient, flexible and fast food where sales have broken the £1bn mark...
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Makro takes up Specially Selected range
The Scottish meat industry has been given a welcome boost from the cash and carry sector. Leading operator Makro has agreed a deal with ABP to stock both Specially Selected Scotch lamb and beef in all 29 of it's UK depots. The deal, which...
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Joanna Legg
Safeway bacon buyer "We're seeing a growing amount of imported raw material within the market. My major competitors are increasing the presence of Dutch, however I stock only British and Danish. Promotions are a key driver but an upcoming...
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Salad growers sharpen profile
David Shapley Support is growing for the idea of a single organisation to raise the profile of British fruit and vegetables. Jonathan Tremayne, chairman of the British Leafy Salad Association, said there was a strong belief that different...