All The Grocer articles in 26 October 2002 – Page 3

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    The maxim that retail is the most diverse sector in the Brit

    2002-10-26T00:00:00Z

    This week will see one of those rare events ­ my own organisation's annual dinner ­ which over recent years has become a dinner for the entire retail sector, and a perfect opportunity to reflect upon the challenges and opportunities facing the...

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    Salmon boycott urged

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    Kit Davies The war between Scotland's farmed salmon industry and environmental lobbyists reached a new intensity this week with a protest planned outside multiples in 97 towns and cities today (Saturday October 26). The Salmon Farm Protest...

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    Laurus sale UK venture capital firm CVC has bought Spanish

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    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...

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    Multiples need to strengthen bonding

    2002-10-26T00:00:00Z

    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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    Biscuits

    2002-10-26T00:00:00Z

    With a combined total of £2.6bn, the cakes and biscuits market represents an important chunk of grocery expenditure. In biscuits, a distinct polarisation has occurred over the last few years with traditional offerings (such as everyday biscuits,...

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    Edwin Booth, chairman of Booths Supermarkets, on the best wa

    2002-10-26T00:00:00Z

    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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    A legal version of Poteen, and Belgian Satan

    2002-10-26T00:00:00Z

    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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    Beer report rubbished

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    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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    Beefing up confidence for exporters

    2002-10-26T00:00:00Z

    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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    Indian Chai tea becomes a soft drink

    2002-10-26T00:00:00Z

    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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    Time to brush away that establishment image

    2002-10-26T00:00:00Z

    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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    Attaining the data flow ideal

    2002-10-26T00:00:00Z

    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

    2002-10-26T00:00:00Z

    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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    Ask Michael Winner, film director and the demanding consumer

    2002-10-26T00:00:00Z

    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

    2002-10-26T00:00:00Z

    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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    Arnott moves from Camelot

    2002-10-26T00:00:00Z

    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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    Vodka boasts aphrodisiac properties

    2002-10-26T00:00:00Z

    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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    Aldi/Lidl cocking a snook' at the Irish

    2002-10-26T00:00:00Z

    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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    Tetley keeps heart after ASA rebuke

    2002-10-26T00:00:00Z

    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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    Last year it was all about putting biscuits into tubes where

    2002-10-26T00:00:00Z

    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...