All The Grocer articles in 27 October 2001 – Page 2
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Trade urged to check bio-terrorist defences
An urgent review should be made of the vulnerability of the European food chain to attack by bio-terrorists, according to EU Consumer Commissioner David Byrne. The Commissioner told the EU Council of Farm Ministers on Tuesday that while it was...
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Malibu could hold key to Seagram deal blocked by worries ove
The future of Diageo and Pernod Ricard's bid to buy up Seagram's wines and spirits empire could lie with the Malibu brand. The deal was blocked this week by US competition authorities but both Diageo and Pernod Ricard are confident that further...
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Glenfiddich works to build style and substance with younger
Tim Palmer The fist shots in a campaign designed to revitalise the UK malt whisky market have been fired by William Grant. It is spending £1.5m on pre-Christmas press and poster advertising for its brand leader Glenfiddich, which began this week....
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United buys Willis chain
United Co-op is still on the acquisition trail, following the purchase of the 12-store Willis convenience chain. The Willis group is the sixth chain of c-stores which United Co-op has acquired in the past four years, and has an annual turnover of...
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cakes: out of the tin and into a lunchbox
New products and packaging have caught the attention of younger consumers and snackers who want to have their cake and eat it now! I f there's one word that sums up the direction of the cake market it is snacking. Virtually all the main players...
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cheeky novelties make the office run faster on laughter
Builders' Bum, Busty Boobs and Butt Ugly Martians are helping to make at least one sector of the fading whole cakes market a big success. The trio are novelty cakes, a sector that's booming according to leading manufacturer Hazlewood Foods, which...
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Strong growth for now but we will feel the chill'
The major multiples are still experiencing strong sales growth despite warnings of an imminent slowdown. Sainsbury and Safeway have issued upbeat trading statements. And speaking at a food retail conference organised by Schroder Salomon Smith...
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Tilda's taste of China
Tilda is adding a new Egg Fried Rice variant to its Rizzazz range of microwaveable gourmet recipe rices. It hopes that the newcomer, which combines pure basmati rice with Chinese-style scrambled egg and peas will help to maintain the boom in...
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Euro MP claims tide is finally in favour of GM technologies
Exclusive Clive Beddall, Aarhus Populist resistance against genetically modified foods is "backward-looking, hysterical and reactionary." That's the view of leading Euro politician Bertel Haarder, who is vice chairman of the Liberal Democrats...
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Commission divides over dismembered Doughboy
General Mills has finally got the thumbs up from the US regulators to acquire Diageo's Pillsbury food division 15 months after the deal was first proposed. The merger doubles the size of General Mills, boosting its annual turnover to $13bn and...
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Shampoos and conditioners
Shampoos and conditioners remain highly competitive, driven by intensive promotional activity at point of sale. The total market was valued at £460m in 2000, up 19% since 1996. However, recent trends suggest a slowdown in real terms, due to...
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MULLED WINE TURNS CONVENIENT
A ready to drink mulled wine in a box has been created by Matthew Clark to capitalise on the seasonal market for the drink. It has extended its Rougemont brand to create Spice, a mix of red British wine flavoured with cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg,...
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Don Cortez pays his dues
Landmark's exclusive relaunch of the classic Spanish wine brand Don Cortez this autumn has beaten expectations, according to the cash and carry. The brand was launched in the 1960s but in the last few years has had little support. Grants of St...
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Loseley refashions its yogurt and prepares for TV debut
Loseley yogurt will make its TV debut early next year as part of a £2m campaign to highlight a sweeping reformulation and repackaging programme. Revitalised milder, thicker recipes with up to 50% more fruit are being rolled out now. New...
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Hard discount fight in Iberia
German retailers Lidl, Tengelmann and Aldi are gearing up for battle in Iberia with ambitious store opening plans for their hard discount formats in the region over the next three to five years. Aldi's announcement earlier this month of a move into...
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New MD for Princes Soft Drinks
Princes Soft Drinks has two new directors following the appointments of Trevor Millen as managing director and Stephen Brooke as production director. Millen moves from Prince's European development division where he was md for the company's foods...
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Scots failed to go for McEwan's SPA
Scottish Courage has axed McEwan's SPA after only 18 months on the market. The brand was designed to put some life in the Scottish beer market and was a combination of ale and lager styles. It was backed by a £2m budget but failed to capture the...
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Lindor falls for a Red Lady
Swiss chocolate specialist Lindt is spending £1m on promoting its Lindor truffles brand in the run-up to Christmas, with an initiative that includes TV advertising, door-to-door sampling and tailored promotions. A Lady in Red' ad campaign hits TV...
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US fits Glamour and InStyle to shake up a top performer in
One of the star performers in the last ABCs was the women's lifestyle & fashion sector, which has been markedly affected by high-profile launches such as Glamour and InStyle both well established US brands making their debuts over here. Glamour...
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River Route wines flow
Reh Kendermann is adding a new premium wine, La Cetate Merlot to its River Route range of Romanian wines. The German company and Halewood International (see p66) are among a small number of businesses helping to resurrect the Romanian wine...
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