All The Grocer articles in 25 October 2003 – Page 2
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Double trouble over licensing
Drinks retailers in England and Wales could find themselves picking up an unexpected £1.4m bill next year – due to a cock-up by the government.A new regime for premise and personal licences comes into force some time in 2004. But...
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school meals don’t require perfection
from Helen Shiels, retail campaign manager, Rethink RubbishSir; I was interested to read your Saturday Essay by Susan Bromley of the Co-operative Group about its role in influencing healthier eating (The Grocer, October 11, p26)....
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Ocado opens third depot
Ocado will be available to five million households by November when it opens a third distribution depot in Rugby.Ocado managing director Nigel Robertson said the spoke depot would be serviced from its distribution hub in Hatfield, and would...
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Ireland switches to full decoupling
Irish farmers are set to lead the European charge towards the full decoupling of support payments.Irish agriculture minister Joe Walsh announced that all direct payments for cattle, sheep and arable crops will be fully decoupled from...
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Data ‘mega-crunch’ hailed by JS
Sainsbury claims to have leapfrogged Tesco with a new loyalty card data crunching service for suppliers.Sainsbury customer marketing director Andrew Ground claimed the system was more advanced and reactive than that used by Tesco with its...
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Safeway pulls its deep cuts
TNS data suggests Safeway has dramatically reduced the number of deep cut promotions since January 2003 in a bid to make sales more profitable.The data, based on a weighted average of the prices paid for all products in 233 categories...
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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...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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