All The Grocer articles in 26 May 2001 – Page 3

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    Camelot: National Lottery: Reselection period is critical

    2001-05-26T00:00:00Z

    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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    Looney Tunes give cartoon strip and name strip fun on Highla

    2001-05-26T00:00:00Z

    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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    Foot and mouth disease: Supply chain fears now focus on medi

    2001-05-26T00:00:00Z

    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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    CHERRIES: Setback for Picota

    2001-05-26T00:00:00Z

    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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    Shrinkage: a costly game

    2001-05-26T00:00:00Z

    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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    Waitrose: Costs dent profits ­ but Felwick expects record

    2001-05-26T00:00:00Z

    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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    Executive moves: Craft moves on from Interbrew

    2001-05-26T00:00:00Z

    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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    Spray's wave crashes in

    2001-05-26T00:00:00Z

    Ocean Spray's £7m summer advertising deluge is to include TV, women's magazines, posters, PoS and sampling. The TV campaign, which features a swimmer ploughing through a pool full of cranberries, airs on June 1 and runs until August. The strapline...

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    The Grocer focus on deli and food to go: service with a fax

    2001-05-26T00:00:00Z

    Safeway's store at St Katharine Docks, London, is the most evolved meals to go operation in the UK. The store received a £2m refit last year to inject fun and excitement into shopping ­ chief executive Carlos Criado-Perez calls it...

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    The Grocer focus on deli and food to go: home meal replaceme

    2001-05-26T00:00:00Z

    Sales growth has spiralled as retailers take up an effective weapon against foodservice A mere infant in retail terms, home meal replacement (HMR), or "food to go" has seen phenomenal growth in the two years or so since it was introduced to the...

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    The Grocer focus on deli and food to go

    2001-05-26T00:00:00Z

    analysis by Sarah Hardcastle - innovate your way out of deli decline - pre-pack banishes counter queues - food to go builds the margins The choice of TV chef Jamie Oliver to front Sainsbury's Try Before You Buy TV and in store campaign is more...

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    The Grocer focus on deli and food to go: Trends and developm

    2001-05-26T00:00:00Z

    Retailers who fail to stock chilled ox and lunch tongues on the deli counter are missing out on an excellent sales opportunity, according to Richard Burdekin, managing director of Rea Valley which specialises in these products with its First Grade...

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    Despatches: Poland

    2001-05-26T00:00:00Z

    Taking the long view Forcing the pace of change in Poland, where a daily shop at the corner store is the norm, is not as easy as the global giants first thought. Hélène Aubrée reports Polish people still remember what shopping used to be like in...

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    Magazines: Eye Spy dives into the subterranean world of esp

    2001-05-26T00:00:00Z

    Eye Spy!, a magazine dedicated to subjects such as intelligence, espionage and terrorism, was launched on Thursday from Eye Spy Publishing. Priced £2.99, it aims to capitalise on what the publisher calls "the recent explosion of interest in the...

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    Scottish Food and Drink Industry Strategy Group: John urges

    2001-05-26T00:00:00Z

    Scotland's food and drink manufacturers have been told they must not be distracted by the short-term issues created by the foot and mouth disaster. Geoffrey John, chairman of the Scottish Food and Drink Industry Strategy Group, said the industry...

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    Noddy drives organic vehicle

    2001-05-26T00:00:00Z

    Highgrove Foods hopes to entice more kids into organics by putting Noddy on its new range of organic yogurts. The organic four-pack ­ launched on May 28 ­ has four flavours: strawberry, raspberry, apricot and banana (rsp: £1.29). Highgrove claims...

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    Medium dry white for Talamanca

    2001-05-26T00:00:00Z

    Nisa-Today's is adding another boxed wine to its Talamanca range. A Medium Dry White will join the Red which was launched last summer. Talamanca is Cellars International's biggest selling brand. The range is available in four styles in 75cl and...

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    Magazine scene: home entertainment

    2001-05-26T00:00:00Z

    Riding a revolution While many established sectors of the magazine market struggle to maintain readers, one area that is showing strong growth is the home entertainment segment. The market is divided largely between three publishers ­ WVip,...

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    MP's fisticuffs were a folly

    2001-05-26T00:00:00Z

    Readers of The Grocer have condemned Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott for his swift punch at an egg-throwing protester, saying his actions will encourage violence in their communities. A straw poll taken last week showed that a large majority...

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    Marks and Spencer: Vandevelde sees food as key to M&S reviva

    2001-05-26T00:00:00Z

    We need to extend in food, home and beauty as well as financial services' An extended food operation is to be the lynchpin of M&S's recovery strategy. Chief executive and chairman Luc Vandevelde said: "Food is the best example of where we are...