All The Grocer articles in 27 January 2001
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Sumo size servings
RVP Foods frozen Chinese food brand Oriental Express is introducing larger portions to satisfy heftier appetites. The new format TakeAway Double Deckers weighs in at 700g. This includes RVP's Chinese TakeAway products Chinese Curry and Sweet &...
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Science not soundbites, please
It's been a bad week for organics. First came the Iceland bombshell, in which the freezer-chain-turned-innovative-supermarket-group admitted it had dropped a marketing clanger by going overboard with the concept during the last six months of 2000. ...
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Magazine scene: Teen market
What you really, really want is to ignore those Spice Girls The teenage and young women's magazine market can be a complex one for retailers, with a raft of magazines all targeting slightly different age groups. The teenage market consists...
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Wok and roll launch for noodles
Batchelors used this week's Chinese New Year celebrations to support the launch of its new multicultural East West Noodles range. Activity included a TV campaign (above) that plays on the fusion of Eastern and Western culture, poster ads and a...
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Multiples: JS rejigs retail team
Sainsbury is planning to give its store managers more responsibility and autonomy as part of a major shake up of its retail operations. A spokeswoman said the retailer was simplifying its organisational structures and processes to improve both the...
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Irish multiples: Tesco widens lead in Republic
Dunnes Stores, once the dominant player in the Irish Republic's I£6bn-plus grocery sector, has now slipped to third place, according to latest market share figures. A leaked version of confidential research carried out by Taylor Nelson shows that...
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Tasting panel: RAW SPIRIT MIX ICE
From Imperial Drinks Company. Part of a premium packaged spirit range sold in aluminium bottles. It has a high rate of sale in leading edge on-trade outlets and listings in grocery multiples. Price: £1.29 Abv: 5.5% TARGET CONSUMER Sarah...
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Wholesale: P&H sheds light on grey row
A controversial advertising campaign by Palmer & Harvey McLane for grey market soft drinks has reignited debate over pricing differentials on branded consumer goods. In the ad which appeared in this magazine the delivered wholesaler...
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Leeks: Shortage may go on
Bad weather has hit leek production, leading to higher prices in store. According to Nick Allpress, chairman of the Leek Growers Association, yields are already down by 18% to 35% and quality is poor. And he warns that frost damage could knock the...
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Global retailing: Tomorrow's world
The IGD explores the directions retailers with global ambitions (and those without) must go to compete in a shrinking world Our world is shrinking and the retail world is no exception. The top 200 grocery retailers control about 31% of worldwide...
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Profile: Juliet Ntwirenabo Uganda's leading tea farmer
Uganda’s tea lady Juliet Ntwirenabo is a product of her country’s fledgling enterprise economy. Anne Bruce met her on a visit to England. Accrediting a tea farm as organic is a lengthy and complicated process, even if the farm in question has…
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First impressions: Fox's Some Like 'Em Hot
Fox's predicts its Some Like 'Em Hot range, designed to be eaten hot or cold, will take biscuits into new usage occasions. David Myerson (with four year old son Alex) is managing director of Hurricane Brand Design Consultants in Oxfordshire...
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Easy path through pricing jungle
Grocer Club members should look carefully at their product pricing because a raft of changes have already entered the system and there are more to follow. From January 1 the VAT on sanitary protection products was reduced from 17.5% to 5% and users...
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Safeway plays safe with drugs
Safeway has teamed up with waste disposal experts Canon Hygiene in a Medicines Are Not Child's Playawareness campaign. Customers will be encouraged to return unused medicines to their local Safeway pharmacist, who in partnership with Cannon...
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Organic food: The great divide
Putting a Squeeze on pricing raises fears for organics integrity Last year saw a major battle over organic prices in the supermarkets which were criticised for damaging the organics industry and potentially putting growers off converting to...
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Organic food: The great divide
Sales of organic food show no sign of slowing despite Iceland's revelation that not all its customers could stomach it. But as the category moves mass market, can it live up to shoppers' expectations? Linda Pettit reports Iceland's admission...
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C-stores: Newsagents' Quix seeks partners for roll-out
The Newsagents' Federation has turned to suppliers to help fund a massive roll out of its Quix c-store scheme after the initiative lost the support of wholesalers and symbol groups. More than 150 suppliers heard this week how the Federation...
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News special: organics in crisis
Iceland admits policy is basically flawed Iceland's chief executive Bill Grimsey insists the sales dive sparked by its organic initiative is only a temporary blip in the chain's fortunes. He said the move spearheaded by former Iceland md...
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Prospectors dig for Coke's e-gold
Coca-Cola is planning a sequel to its cokeauction. co.uk initiative. In conjunction with QXL.com it will run The Real Coke Rush where consumers can bid online for "money can't buy" prizes such as white water rafting trips. Promotional cans and...
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My shop: Garvin Clemson, Southend Londis
An Essex man who joined his parents when they acquired a neighbourhood grocery business 34 years ago is still going strong and, in all that time, has been an avid reader of The Grocer. Garvin Clemson's parents purchased a 360 sq ft VG store in...