All The Grocer articles in 27 November 2004 – Page 3

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    Tesco's NPD blast

    2004-11-27T00:00:00Z

    The head of alcohol buying at the country’s biggest supermarket has described 2004 as “possibly the poorest year on record” for innovation.Mark Murphy, category director at Tesco, is calling for new life to be injected into the...

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    Berry sales ‘going the right way’

    2004-11-27T00:00:00Z

    Berry fruit sales grew overall this summer in spite of variable weather, according to figures revealed at the industry’s annual conference this week.KG Fruits MD Nick Marsden said strawberry production had risen from 37,000 to 44,900 tonnes...

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    Bartlett steps into the shoes of Neal at S&N

    2004-11-27T00:00:00Z

    Scottish & Newcastle has appointed Paul Bartlett as UK consumer marketing director.Bartlett has been working with Scottish & Newcastle as UK commercial director for the past two years and now reports to UK marketing director Tim Seager. ...

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    Somerfield rolls out budget back catalogue DVDs

    2004-11-27T00:00:00Z

    Somerfield is rolling out a permanent budget range of back catalogue DVDs in larger Somerfield and Kwik Save stores.The budget range occupies a standalone spinner unit in the DVD sales area with three facings holding 45 titles. It will be...

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    Price moving to role atJohn Lewis Partnership

    2004-11-27T00:00:00Z

    Mark Price, Waitrose’s director of selling and marketing, is leaving the upmarket food retail chain to join the main board of parent the John Lewis Partnership as development director.In light of the continued expansion of Waitrose, Price’s...

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    Heinz’s fresh approach to soup

    2004-11-27T00:00:00Z

    Heinz is to pitch its soup brand into fresh territory by testing a new range of chilled offerings in Tesco.The move will put it head-to-head for the first time with New Covent Garden Soup, which is the leading chilled brand in the category and...

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    Unilever to shift Elmlea production as cream alternatives gather pace

    2004-11-27T00:00:00Z

    Unilever UK Foods is to close its Elmlea factory in Needham Market, Suffolk, with the loss of 66 jobs.Production will be transferred to the Purfleet site in Essex over the next 18 months, where 30 new jobs are to be created. The Purfleet...

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    ACS seeks market probe

    2004-11-27T00:00:00Z

    The Association of Convenience Stores has launched a massive campaign aimed at pushing the OFT into conducting an inquiry into the state of the UK grocery market.With legal support from Friends of the Earth and backing from farmers’ pressure...

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    The Acid Test

    2004-11-27T00:00:00Z

    >>consumers and buyers give their views on the latest launchesrémyred - red berry infusionFrom: Rémy MartinThe new liqueur offering from Rémy Martin, RémyRed, marries ripe fruit flavours with a touch of the famous...