All The Grocer articles in 25 October 2003
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Market is ripe for discounters
The EDLP tactics of Asda and Tesco may have opened rather than closed the doors to the hard discounters in the UK, retail experts have warned.Speakers at Citigroup Smith Barney’s annual food retailing conference highlighted the growing...
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Westbury Dairies gets a lifeline
Westbury Dairies has signed a deal to lease its troubled milk processing plant in Westbury, Wiltshire. Three co-operatives Dairy Farmers of Britain, First Milk and Milk Link will takeover the plant, with each investing between £1m and £2m...
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Fresh & Wild opens in Bristol
Organic retailer Fresh & Wild is preparing to open its first store outside London at the end of November.Marketing manager Peter Bradford said Fresh & Wild had decided to trial a store in Bristol as rent was lower there than in London....
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PGB Mexico names new boss
The Pepsi Bottling Group has announced Rogelio Rebolledo as its new president and chief executive officer of PBG Mexico, to replace Jaime Costa Lavín from January. Pablo Lagos will take up the new position of chief operating officer...
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CIES to boost image of food business
CIES -– The Food Business Forum – has created a new programme to help improve the sector’s image. The scheme ‘The Image of the Food Business’ will focus on the issue of how food retailers contribute to the community, outlining the positive...
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FSA concern for tahini product
Salmonella has been found in a brand of tahini – a savoury paste made from ground sesame seeds.The Food Standards Agency has warned that 310g jars of Morphakis Tahini – Crushed Sesame Seeds, with the best before date of December 31 2006...
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Top service for staff
Grocery retailers are gaining a reputation for their sophisticated use of brand values, says Steve CrabbEmployer branding has been one of the hottest topics in human resources in recent years. The concept – coined by my fellow...
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pud shooter
GBL International is launching a limited edition Christmas Pudding flavour of its Corky’s range of vodka based shooters. The vodka-based spirit will be available next month and joins the current line-up, which includes Lime and Chilli, Apple Sour,...
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Stella player
Interbrew UK’s new boss Steve Cahillane pledges to boost Stella Artois’ brand equity in the face of the discounting crisis in beer. Rosie Davenport reportsSince moving from the US to take the top job at Interbrew in the UK and...
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Online remains off message
Multiples raise their game in delivery and substitutions but most fail to please, says Siân HarringtonFood retailers have improved on delivery but their online operations are still being let down by out of stocks and service issues,...
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Sainsbury needs more loyalty
The warm weather in late summer has kept food sales buoyant with a top line growth across all of food, drink and non foods of 5.8% for the 12 weeks to October 4[Source: Scantrack].The recent ACNielsen Homescan figures also confirm that Tesco...
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Tesco law must wait
Off-the-shelf legal services from the supermarkets are in the reform pipeline, but it’s a long one reports Liz HamsonIf the The Grocer’s latest consumer panel is anything to go by, he could well find it tricky to steer the...
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Potato label shambles
More than a third of potatoes are being labelled incorrectly on retailer shelves, according to food safety bosses.Out of 294 samples DNA-tested by the Food Standards Agency, 33% were wrongly labelled while 17% were not the variety they...
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Wallace, Gromit and Jacob’s
Jacob’s has released the first details of how Wallace and Gromit will help push its nine-strong cracker portfolio.The cheese-loving man and dog will front a new £4m campaign in a deal set to run beyond the pair’s feature film in September...
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People make it a slow game
Does the number of people involved show buying is too complex? Julian Hunt reportsEarlier this year, The Grocer attempted to lift the lid on a key issue for the whole industry: the number of people now involved in the buying process...
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Fly high with Freshorize
An aeroplane toilet has provided the inspiration for one of the most innovative grocery launches of the year.Freshorize is a three-in-one handwash product which combines soap, an air freshener and fragrant gel. Rolling out to Tesco...
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Ocean Spray launches first probiotics
Ocean Spray is swelling the ranks of its yogurt portfolio with its first probiotic offerings and a new fat-free range.Manufactured by Highgrove, the new lines aim to make the most of health benefits associated with cranberries. The...
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Not for Everybody, then
Yoplait Dairy Crest has said it has no immediate plans to extend a probiotic yogurt drink called Everybody, currently on sale in Ireland and Northern Ireland, into the UK.Launched by Yoplait’s Irish franchisee, Glanbia, the drink is the...
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E-top up fury
Anger was growing this week among independent retailers over Vodafone’s plans to “force in” electronic vouchers.Costcutter trading manager Ian Cameron said retailers would be forced to introduce e-vouchers, with commission reduced 0.5%, as...