All The Grocer articles in 23 October 2004 – Page 2
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JS turns heat on suppliers
Sainsbury should get its own house in order rather than expecting suppliers to bail it out, said manufacturers after it emerged they had been sent letters demanding better terms.Speaking after Sainsbury unveiled a 1.1% decline in second-quarter...
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Homely potato heads
How to create a £5m business by making an upmarket potato chip down on the farm.By Fiona McLellandHerefordshire farmer William Chase became disillusioned with the industry after selling potatoes to the...
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Ryvita gets a head
Ryvita is backing its new Minis low-fat bagged snack with a new TV ad starring Fern Britton as part of the brand’s £4m rollout programme.In the ad, the head of the presenter of ITV’s This Morning has been superimposed on to the body of a...
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Heveco gears up for relocation
Heveco Mushrooms plans to switch production from its two farms in Thakeham, West Sussex, to a new bespoke facility within 18 months.Since the Dutch-owned company purchased the two holdings in March 2001 it has invested heavily, boosting annual...
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Going with the floe
Water from icebergs in the Canadian Arctic is being used to produce what is claimed to be the world’s purest water.The Canadian Iceberg Water Company harvests icebergs between May and July every year and allows them to melt naturally. The...
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Wines post-merger are ‘leaner, fitter’
Claire Hu Morrisons claims the merging of its wine aisles with Safeway’s has been a hit with customers – despite culling more than a third of the range.Beers, Wines and Spirits director John Spurs told The Grocer that he found the Safeway...
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TV first for Welsh lamb
Welsh meat is to be featured in television adverts for the first time as part of a £600,000 campaign by Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) that uses lines of poetry.The advertisements feature a Dylan Thomas-style voiceover and will go out on HTV, S4C,...
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The Saturday Essay
>>clear market signals will be crucial to the future of the food chain – NFU president Tim BennettOn January 1, the radical reform of the Common Agricultural Policy agreed in June last year will come into force. Listening to...
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High value egg
A super-egg dubbed Benefic was one of many better-for-you products launched at this week’s Sial food exhibition in Paris. The egg has taken three years to develop and is said to contain high doses of valuable vitamins, nutrients and anti-oxidants....
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Levy gives UK poultry an edge
Buoyant poultry meat bosses say supermarkets are drifting back to British-produced quality product and away from value offerings from abroad.They claim demand has been boosted by substantial below the line promotional activity made possible by...
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Shift toward easy peelers
Citrus production in Spain’s Valencia region is continuing to shift in favour of more easy peelers and fewer oranges, according to statistics issued by the country’s Ministry of Agriculture.The change in emphasis in the region, which is...
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Italian song of the earth
Italian coffee specialist Lavazza has become the third major company within six months to launch a branded coffee certified by the international conservation organisation Rainforest Alliance.Lavazza’s 100% Arabica coffee is called Tierra...
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Smirnoff sells with a Diamond Geezer
Smirnoff is launching the second in its £3m ‘Not the Usual’ ad campaign in a bid to boost Christmas sales of the number one UK spirit brand. The ad is called ‘Diamond’ and will debut at the cinema, starting this week at screenings of‘Alfie’,...
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heading for a crash at the lights
from Clare Cheney, director general, Provision Trade FederationSir; Some of Melanie Johnson’s replies (‘Johnson: we need to work together’, October 16, p36) were unclear. The most confusing concerned the division of responsibility...
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Complan in Nestlé row
Complan owner Heinz has reported Nestlé to Trading Standards for claiming that rival health drink product Build Up is “proven to be the best tasting choice”.Andrew Leek, MD for Complan Foods, has written to investigators questioning the...
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communicating
Imperial Tobacco is making the legislation section on its trade website available in Urdu and Gujarati ahead of the impending PoS ad regulations. The move is aimed at helping retailers whose first language is not English.Trade communications...
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OFT: codes ‘uncompetitive’
The Office of Fair Trading has reiterated its warning to the industry that any coordinated efforts to introduce voluntary codes in line with the government’s food and health agenda could fall foul of competition law.It has advised the British...
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IGD planning voluntary guidelines for children
IGD is considering extending its Voluntary Nutrition Labelling Guidelines to include guideline daily amounts for children.The move is seen as part of the industry’s attempt to offer a credible alternative to the traffic-light labelling that is...
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Florette builds up head of steam
Leading bagged salad company Florette is branching into fresh territory with a new convenient vegetables concept.Heavenly Veg contains a mix of pre-prepared vegetables in a plastic ‘steam pot’ with a separate compartment for a sauce...
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Lord Whitty Brit-beefs up Sial
There was plenty of optimism among the British contingent at this week’s Sial as exhibitors received good news, positive feedback and a raft of leads.British red meat producers had most to celebrate as not only did food and farming minister...
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