All The Grocer articles in 26 October 2002
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The total cakes market valued at a whopping £1.2bn is enjoyi
The muffins market, which has a value of £65m, is growing by 40% year-on-year [TNS 52 w/e July], cashing in on the trend for snack sizes. Sales are set to treble over the next three years according to Speedibake, which claims to be the largest...
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WKD was launched in March 1996 and the marketing team has gr
Karen Salters, Beverage Brands marketing manager, says the team, which reports directly to MD Joe Woods, is responsible for consumer and trade marketing for the WKD brand in the on and off-trade. Individuals within the team enjoy a close...
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Last year it was all about putting biscuits into tubes where
Mini formats and bags, which have been on the market for only about 18 months and are already worth about £100m, account for about 6.3% of the total biscuit market and are growing at 30% year-on-year [TNS 52w/e August 18]. Leading biscuit...
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Tetley keeps heart after ASA rebuke
Mary Carmichael Tetley has pledged to continue to promote tea's health benefits despite rulings this week by advertising watchdogs that its latest marketing campaign was "misleading". Marketing and development director Nick Kilby said he...
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Aldi/Lidl cocking a snook' at the Irish
Discount chains Aldi and Lidl give consumers in the Irish Republic very little option to buy Irish-produced goods, according to a survey by the independent grocers' group, RGDATA. It found that with Aldi, only 19% of products were of...
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Vodka boasts aphrodisiac properties
Large Distilleries has launched what it claims to be the first fizzy vodka from Scotland. Available in 100ml and 700ml bottles, Vodka 02 is made from grain spirit with extracts of exotic herbal aphrodisiacs' and is slightly sparkling. The...
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Arnott moves from Camelot
The Association of Convenience Stores has chosen Camelot Group's channel marketing manager Hugh Arnott for the post of retaiI services manager to boost its services for independent retailers. Arnott's previous positions include new business...
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Ask Michael Winner, film director and the demanding consumer
Ask him about supermarkets, and he'll tell you they're sterile, impersonal places which have "killed the community spirit which once allowed us to chat with Sid the grocer". Both reactions are typical of the critical, some say over-aggressive...
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it's the way you ask the question
from Stephen Smith, chairman, Agricultural Biotechnology Council Sir; While I was interested to read Pete Riley's perceptions of your opinion poll on GM foods (The Grocer, September 21, pages 4 and 44, and Letters, September 28), I thought I...
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Attaining the data flow ideal
Will the international industry be able to meet the challenge of global data synchronisation?If the title of the latest Cap Gemini report has got you nodding off at your desk, don’t be fooled. Dull acronyms aside, ‘The case for global...
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Attaining the data flow ideal
Will the international industry be able to meet the challenge of global data synchronisation? Elaine Watson reports If the title of the latest Cap Gemini report has got you nodding off at your desk, don't be fooled. Dull acronyms aside, The...
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Time to brush away that establishment image
Older brands are putting on a youthful face to keep up with the bright young things in the market. Lisa Riley reports It has been a busy year for the golden oldies' of the biscuit and cake market, with a number of the big players spending...
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Indian Chai tea becomes a soft drink
Marketing and distribution company Spring Fine Foods has brought out Indian Chai Tea in a soft drink format. The lightly sparkling drink consists of a blend of fruit and tea in peach, banana, lemon and grapefruit flavours. Currently in...
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Beefing up confidence for exporters
Anne Bruce Food from Britain this week celebrated the lifting of the French beef ban by bringing a contingent of 74 British exhibitors to Sial. FFB chief executive David McNair said: "For a long time we have had to focus on getting beef...
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Beer report rubbished
Rosie Davenport Multiple retailers have slammed Interbrew for claiming that beer discounting is devaluing the market. In a new market report, the Stella Artois brewer says buy one get one free deals and discounting are eroding profitability...
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A legal version of Poteen, and Belgian Satan
French wines may have taken pride of place among the drinks aisles at this year's Sial, but there was still room for some interesting new products from around the globe. Among them was a legal version of Celtic firewater Poteen from Welsh firm...
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Edwin Booth, chairman of Booths Supermarkets, on the best wa
Introducing change in a small family business presents a multiple challenge, that of marshalling family members' agendas, and then communicating a strong, corporate message through to the end of the enterprise. From my experience, self-belief is...
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Multiples need to strengthen bonding
Supermarkets have weak relationships with their customers in comparison to financial institutions, travel and holiday companies, according to research by partnership marketing agency Mediator. The report, from a poll of marketers from the UK's...
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Laurus sale UK venture capital firm CVC has bought Spanish
CVC plans to bring a new management team to revitalise the 670-strong loss-making El Arbol chain, which operates supermarkets and cash and carry formats. Laurus said the deal involved debt restructuring and an injection of new capital into El...