All The Grocer articles in 26 May 2001 – Page 2
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Executive moves: Craft moves on from Interbrew
Former Spar UK md Garry Craft has left his job as category development director at Interbrew. Craft left Spar two years ago and later joined the drinks side of Bass, taken over by Interbrew late last year. He said: "When I joined Bass it was on the...
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Waitrose: Costs dent profits but Felwick expects record
Waitrose md David Felwick is predicting record profits this year, despite profits for the year to January 27 dropping 11% to £57m. Sales for the same period were up 13% at £2,095m. Felwick said: "Profits during the first half of last year were...
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Shrinkage: a costly game
The fmcg sector has neglected the growing problem of shrinkage. It's time they started to act, says a new study. Julian Hunt reports If you had 18bn euros to spend, what would you buy? Colin Peacock, Gillette's customer development director, has a...
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CHERRIES: Setback for Picota
The Spanish stalkless Picota crop grown in the designated Valle de Jerte region west of Madrid has been badly hit by poor fruit set which may ultimately reduce production by 60% of its full potential. With Picota harvesting due to start between...
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Foot and mouth disease: Supply chain fears now focus on medi
More obstacles have been removed from the supply chain but blockages due to FMD are still causing problems for wholesalers and retailers. As The Grocer went to press the MLC was cautiously optimistic it would be able to announce the first of the...
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Looney Tunes give cartoon strip and name strip fun on Highla
Karen Dempsey Highland Spring is enlisting the help of Bugs Bunny and Tweety Pie in an ambitious drive to get kids to drink bottled mineral water. The licensing deal with Looney Tunes will also use the images of Sylvester and Tasmanian Devil on...
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Profile: Dianne Thompson, Camelot
She's just the ticket Dianne Thompson has secured both a sympathetic image and a second franchise for Camelot. Anne Bruce finds out how Reflecting on a career which has just brought her the accolade of Business Woman of the Year, Dianne Thompson...
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Camelot: National Lottery
The Dream Machine The lottery operator has set the balls rolling for the next seven years and come up with plenty of ideas to hlep retailers hit the jackpot. Anne Bruce reports As Camelot prepares for a second seven year stint in office, its...
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Camelot: National Lottery: Reselection period is critical
Eddie Thompson, chief executive, Morning Noon & Night and chairman of the Scottish Retail Consortium said: "Retailers are pleased with Camelot. It is an efficient supplier of a successful lottery. But I don't see the lottery as a social health...
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Major success in growing wine business for independent trade
Sir; After the most successful FWD Drinksummit ever in wholesalers' and suppliers' view, I was disappointed to read your headline Blueprint "useless" in the face of hefty discounting of wines' (The Grocer, May 19, p10). The article did a grave...
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BRITISH MEAT FEDERATION: Scott rejects calls for return to l
Logic points to producers and plants having to follow the market trend' Further expensive and politically unpopular restructuring of the slaughtering industry, involving closing many more plants, is an essential and inevitable consequence of...
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Brandwatch Mintel Category Report: Household cleaning produc
The total market for household cleaners and polishes has experienced a period of stagnation since 1996. The market reached a value of a little over £493m in 2000, representing only 7% growth in 1995-2000. This may be explained by a degree of...
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Brandwatch profile: washing up/ dishwasher products
Top 11 brands advertised (by media) £k Mar '00 - Feb '01 Total Press Radio Outdoor TV ...
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Drinks: Wine Blueprint success proven by soaring sales
Dramatic increases in wine sales by independents who had adopted the Federation of Wholesale Distributors' Blueprint for Wine were reported at the organisation's Drinksummit conference. Graham Shelley, md of Integrated Marketing and Advertising...
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Red goes Blue for chilling out
Bass is extending its on-trade premium packaged spirit Red with the introduction of a new colour, Blue. While Red is targeted at the pubs and clubs, Blue is designed for chilling out at home after a night out. It is a 5% abv vodka based drink...
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Tasting panel: GRIMBERGEN BLONDE
From Scottish Courage. One of two specialist Belgian brews aimed at the niche for imported premium beers Abv: 6.7% Price: £1.29 TARGET CONSUMER Michael Costello, 33, is practice manager of the PDSA in south London Grimbergen is presented in a...
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Tesco: Online help for the blind
Tesco has adapted its online shopping service to cater for blind and partially sighted people, enabling another two million customers to buy goods from Tesco.com. Tesco collaborated closely with the Royal National Institute for the Blind to create...
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INTERBREW AND BASS: Court finds Interbrew block unfair'
All sides were claiming victory after a ruling by the High Court on Wednesday that has left a question mark over the government's block on Interbrew's takeover of Bass Brewers. At the end of a judicial review of the Competition Commission's...
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The Grocer Club Business barometer
The lack of decent summer weather, plus the foot and mouth crisis, has led to a downturn in sales for independent grocers compared with a year ago. In this month's poll of 100 readers of The Grocer, 44% said sales were up on this time last year,...
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The Grocer focus on bread, pastries & bake off: market resea
by Ian Prophet, account director, and Caroline Stockley, senior account executive, TNS Superpanel The British wrapped bread market declined marginally in the year to April 1. Retail sales were estimated at £1.057bn (-1% year on year) with volume...
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