All The Grocer articles in 27 July 2002 – Page 2
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Quavers' rasher behaviour
Walkers has added a new Streaky Bacon favour to its Quavers range the brand's first new flavour in four years. Available from August 12, the newcomer has pink and yellow-striped pieces instead of the usual yellow, and the colours are reflected in...
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Rachel's Organic Dairy has made Neil Burchell marketing dire
Burchell will be responsible for developing new marketing strategies and improving marketing programmes for the company's existing products and customers. Burchell was previously marketing director of Reliance Security and has a successful record...
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Procter & Gamble has unveiled a new campaign for Pringles f
Pork Farms returns to TV in the Central region next Friday (August 2) with ads starring the pork pie range. Supermodel Helena Christensen is fronting a poster campaign for Carlsberg Export beer, aimed at catching the attention of young, urban...
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Nisa makes milk/sandwiches central
Nisa is bringing in fresh milk and sandwiches into central distribution to generate the critical mass to provide a six- day delivery service to all members. Available from September 30, the new ranges will substantially boost turnover at Nisa...
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Morrisons profits from multibuys, Coke emerges as a cereal k
Morrisons once again reclaims the number one spot in the fascia chart with 30% of the observed activity compared with 24% last week. The increased share has forced Asda down to second position. Morrisons now stands 11 percentage points ahead and...
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Masterfoods is on track for Christmas
Masterfoods has unveiled a raft of new additions to its Christmas range, with value and innovation as the main themes. Three newcomers bring a stronger play element for younger children. The Rally Selection Box turns into a race track complete with...
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A CLOSE SHAVE WITH MAN U
Wilkinson Sword has scored a multi-million pound global sponsorship and licensing deal with Manchester United in time for the start of the new football season. The four-year agreement will see the razor manufacturer become the club’s official…
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meat and livestock commission
Need to devolve promotional activity without diluting marketing benefits MLC restructure set to create EBLEX body Proposals for restructuring the Meat and Livestock Commission to reflect devolution and producers' desire for increased emphasis on...
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The owner of US confectionery giant Hershey Foods is explori
DEFRA said details of the UK government's strategy to tackle carrier bag waste would be published in the autumn as part of a Performance and Innovation Unit report on Waste Strategy. Sun Valley Meat Purchasing and Fields International have both...
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Healthy eating and convenience are the twin engines driving
The accusation from an 800-strong jury of parents set up by the Food Commission is set out by nutritionist Annie Seeley. "Children's foods are often low in essential nutrients but high in fat, salt and sugar and rely on artificial colourings and...
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New survey reveals level of cork taint
More than one in 30 bottles of wine sold in retail are tainted by mustiness, oxidation or some other defect, a shock new study has revealed. The finding, highlighted in an 18-month study by the Wine and Spirit Association, is likely to step up the...
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KP in Steve Threlfall coup!
KP is backing its Hula Hoops snack brand with a new £3.5m advertising campaign which plays on the current fascination for celebrity. It features an ordinary Hula Hoops fan called Steve Threlfall who is sponsored by the brand without knowing it and...
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Unwins to introduce food and create new store type
Rod Addy Unwins is planning to convert 300 of its 400 UK stores into food and wine shops. The plan is to reposition the company, because the off-licence sector is in decline. However Unwin's chief executive David Wetz denied the move meant the...
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UK fleet financial crisis highlighted by Seafish
Reduced landings, increased running costs and lower than expected prices have had a severe impact on the profitability of the UK fishing fleet, according to a report published by the Sea Fish Industry Authority. The 2001 Economic Survey of the UK...
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DAIRY: in need of definition
Innovative brands feel cheated by the lack of delineation for the lunchbox sector in store, says Lisa Moore The lunchbox is manna from heaven for the dairy category which, by constant innovation, appears to have achieved the delicate balance of...
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Fristi refreshes yogurt drinks
Friesland is to launch a new drink in the UK in September. The newcomer, Fristi, is a fruity yogurt refresher which the company believes will perform well in a sector which has enjoyed huge growth in recent years. It will be available in four...
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Traditional lunchbox products are selling well, due in part
Pasties and slices maintain their appeal in a category which is worth £700m and growing. Ginsters, an old hand in the sector, claims market leadership with a 30% value share of the pasties and slices market. Original Cornish Pasty is Ginsters'...
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Fair' price as M&S finally sheds Kings
Marks and Spencer has finally exited the US market with the sale of its east coast supermarket chain, Kings, in a $160m (£101m) deal. The buyer, privately owned D'Agostino Supermarkets, stepped in with an offer for the 29-strong chain after...
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