All The Grocer articles in 25 October 2003
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Ireland’s Centra opens its 400th store
Musgrave’s Centra food retail franchise operation has opened its 400th store at Rochfortbridge Co Westmeath in Ireland.Now the fifth largest grocery retailer in the Irish Republic with 351 stores, Centra is on course to turn over almost E1bn...
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M&S set to take Gala all-English
Marks and Spencer is pledging to stock 100% English Gala by the 2005 season.The retailer claims to have grown volumes of the UK fruit from 40% to 95% in just two years, but is now aiming higher.Annitta Engel, top fruit technologist...
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Cadbury launches Almond Biscotti variant of Dream
Cadbury’s quest for multi-countline offerings under successful brand umbrellas is continuing unabated.The confectioner has been employing its well-honed brand extension skills once again in New Zealand, this time with its successful Dream...
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Persil Aloe Vera tablet mailshot claim rapped by ASA
Procter & Gamble has landed rival Lever Fabergé with a rap from advertising watchdogs for “misleading” consumers in a direct mailshot for Persil Aloe Vera laundry tablets.Lever claimed its detergent was ‘proven to be milder than the leading...
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Iberico seeks ham ambassadors
Gourmet Spanish ham producers are hoping to fire up a passion for their product in the UK.Producers of Iberico ham are hoping UK retailers and distributors will act as ambassadors for their premium product, said Miguel Ullibarri MD of...
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Asda gets new Levi’s
Asda will be the first UK retailer to stock the new Levi Strauss value brand of jeans.The Signature brand is due to launch in Asda in February with mens’ jeans appearing in 80 stores and womens’ in 20 stores.The brand made its world...
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Express shunts Bowl aside
Oriental Express has scored a David and Goliath-style victory over rival Masterfoods in the frozen arena.The niche player has frozen the food giant’s Uncle Ben’s Rice Bowl brand out of Sainsbury to secure an exclusive listing for its own...
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New babyfood seal months off
A leading babyfood supplier has warned it will take several months to find a new closure for jars caught up in a cancer scare.As reported in The Grocer last week (p6), the European Food Safety Authority warned seals on jars contained...
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Budgens’ big thing is local
It might be a flagship store, but this new village Budgens also primes the parish pump, says Siân HarringtonIf there is one thing you notice immediately at Budgens’ new flagship store in Hawkhurst it is that it truly is at the heart...
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Blue Dragon gives pesto Thai twists
Traditional Italian pesto is getting a Thai twist from Blue Dragon. It is bringing out a new range to tempt ethnic food lovers, which can be stirred into noodles, rice or pasta.The pesto comes in three flavours – Coconut & Lemon Grass,...
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Planograms boost chilled
Nisa is rolling out a space planning initiative to all categories over the next 12 months after retailers trialling it on chilled food saw average sales uplifts of 15%.The category management project, run in partnership with retail software...
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Symonds boosts sales
Key Lekkerland wholesaler T&A Symonds has announced senior appointments to its sales and buying teams.Hugh Graham has taken the newly-created post of sales controller, with overall responsibility for sales. He was previously sales...
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Spitfire still full of bottle
Shepherd Neame is pumping £500,000 into the return of its controversial campaign for Spitfire ale.The Kent brewer has devised new creatives to continue its ‘Bottle of Britain’ theme, which sparked complaints because of its anti-Germanic...
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Richards promoted to head sales for Britvic
Andrew Richards has become sales director of Britvic Soft Drinks and Martin Rose takes up the post of supply chain director.Their appointments follow the promotion of Paul Moody from chief operating officer to MD earlier this...
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Service at heart of new Budgens manager roles
Budgens is rolling out a new store management structure to strengthen its customer service.The retailer has ditched the role of assistant store manager and introduced four managers: store manager, customer services manager, fresh food...
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Burton’s picks new chief exec
Paul Kitchener will take over as chief executive of biscuit manufacturer Burton’s Foods, replacing Adrian Sharpe who left in April.Kitchener will join the maker of Cadbury Fingers and Jammie Dodgers on January 5. He is currently divisional...
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Management buyout at WA Turner
A traditional sausage and pie manufacturer has undergone a management buyout. The management team is buying Kent-based WA Turner from parent company Prize Foods Group, with backing from Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance.The 150-year-old company...
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Christmas showing
Tesco remains at the top of the retailer chart for the second week running while Sainsbury moves up one place to take the number two slot. Sainsbury is particularly strong on alcoholic drinks with a large number of price promotions featured...
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It’s a cold Christmas for innovation
Retail buyers would like to see more innovation from suppliers when it comes to Christmas products and promotions.According to our reader panel, which polls buyers from the across the industry, there has been limited innovation from...
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The future is coloured
Coloured carrots could become a far more common sight on supermarket shelves and could even be regarded as a separate style of root vegetable, according to one expert.During a field trials day in Norfolk, James Wilson of breeder Elsoms...