All The Grocer articles in 25 August 2001 – Page 2
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Today's food and drink brands have little in common with Gre
FMCG land is harsh, and it doesn't welcome newcomers. Only one in 10 new products is still on shelves a year later and most need massive marketing muscle behind them to have any hope of long-term survival. Brand owners are rarely benevolent parents...
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White bread is my family's staple diet, especially in school
In the past, I have tried buying brown bread but find it too dry, heavy or overpowering. That's my opinion rather than the children's, but when the children do get a choice they generally choose white over brown. When I first read the packaging, I...
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From McVitie's to Burton's
Burton's Foods has poached Jon Gatfield from arch rival McVitie's to fill the newly created post of operations director. Gatfield takes a seat on the biscuit company's main board and assumes responsibility for purchasing, manufacturing and...
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receivers called in to tinsley
Receivers have been called in at Lincoln based sandwich maker Tinsley Foods. A major employer in the Holbeach St Marks area with 950 staff, the firm supplies prepacked salads, sandwiches and prepared vegetables to Marks and Spencer, Morrisons and...
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Top prize is a pint of John Smith's, second prize, a Caribbe
A single pint of beer is the top prize in a £2m autumn promotion for John Smith's. This tongue in cheek No Nonsense Raffle is designed to underline the quality of the brand, as the second prize is a Caribbean cruise and the third is a Jaguar XK8....
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VK Kick for two more clubs
Premium packaged spirit VK Vodka Kick is going on the shirts of two more professional football clubs this season. Brand owner GBL International moved into soccer sponsorship last season when it put VK on Chesterfield's away kit. Such was the...
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High tide for Cnut
St Peter's Brewery is riding a wave of interest in speciality beers with the introduction of King Cnut Ale. This is an unhopped beer based on the way beers were made 1,000 years ago. It is the same recipe the Suffolk micro brewer used for its...
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Main Commission issue strong pound says Curry
The key issue facing the fledgling Commission on the Future of Farming and Food is how to sustain the farming and manufacturing industry against the backdrop of a highly unfavourable exchange rate, said chairman Sir Don Curry. He dismissed calls...
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Corner shop in Horsham
Corner Newsagents is a thriving business sited in Horsham, West Sussex. The substantial, detached property contains a sales area of 250 sq ft. The modernised family home offers three double bedrooms and an enclosed garden. The latest accounts...
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Sainsbury has relaunched its corporate web site at www.j-sai
Ahold's Scandinavian subsidiary ICA plans to double its presence in Latvia within two years by opening 25 new stores. US multiple Target has brought a lawsuit against rival Kmart accusing it of false advertising, unlawful and deceptive trade...
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More trials for smaller Welcome c-store format
The Co-operative Group is to extend its trial of a Welcome format for small c-stores. The concept was unveiled at a former CRS outlet in Kingston in south London earlier this year. Ranging at the 1,100 sq ft store was changed so that 65% of what...
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Customs raids Scots retailers
Customs & Excise swooped on leading Scottish retailers after the introduction of the duty paid mark for cigarettes and seized leftover stock which could not be shifted in time to meet the July 1 deadline. A leading retailer said: "We marked down...
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Golly! It's now Dahl
RHM owned Robertson's jam is sticking with brand values of "fun" and "Britishness" as it retires its trademark gollywog after 73 years. Robertson's brand director Ginny Knox said: "Our research has shown that whilst it still has a great deal of...
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DANIELS REJECTS SEXTON OFFER
The independent board at S Daniels, the group best known for its New Covent Garden Soup subsidiary, has rejected a revised offer for the company from former chilled foods division director John Sexton. Sexton departed earlier this month when Asian...
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TV listings in decline
TV listings continued to dominate the ABC news stand rankings this first half holding the top five places with IPC tx's What's on TV the sector leader at 1708,961. However, TV & Satellite Week, also from IPC tx, was the star performer with a...
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Don't miss the security of Jack Henry
US retail security expert Jack Henry, a major hit at this year's Convenience Retailing Show, has flown in from Texas to appear in the second series of Grocer TV. During the 12 week run, beginning September 26, Henry will show retailers how they...
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McHugh goes from JS e-commerce
Sainsbury has lost its group e-commerce head Patrick McHugh, instrumental in the company's involvement in the B2B exchange, GNX. The news of his departure in June not announced by Sainsbury until now comes hot on the heels of the resignation of...
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Efficiency gains in flexible working
A new business consultancy is to promote flexible working hours to major food and drink companies. Pasfield Curran Associates brings together consultants from the now disbanded PLA partnership which specialised in restructuring working hours....
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LEAP OF FAITH
n Leapingsalmon may have been set up quickly on a gut feeling but it's rapidly showing the potential of delivered meal management'. Helen Gregory reports Consumers want little effort but they also want great meals. It's a demanding best-of-both-...
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Waitrose harmonises sites as it gears up for Ocado
Waitrose has incorporated its three existing internet stations Waitrosedeliver, Waitrose@work and Waitrose Direct into the upgraded Waitrose.com portal. The site has been redesigned to offer online shopping as well as information on food and...
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