All The Grocer articles in 29 March 2003

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    ACS forecourt spotlight

    2003-04-04T00:00:00Z

    A new forum has been set up by the Association of Convenience Stores to discuss issues relating to members involved in forecourts.The Forecourt Forum, chaired by c-store and forecourt operator Snax 24 MD Bill Ahearn, will meet three or four...

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    EC fines French beef producers

    2003-04-03T00:00:00Z

    French beef producers have been fined 17m euros by the European Commission for fixing meat prices in the wake of Europe's mad cow disease crisis in 2001.Europe’s competition commissioner Mario Monti said the fine reflected the serious nature...

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    Ahold to exit Latin America

    2003-04-03T00:00:00Z

    Troubled global retailer Ahold is to sell its operations in four South American countries to focus on stable markets and gather funds to reduce its debt.The Dutch group has been embroiled in financial accounting scandals in the US and...

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    Geest acquires French group

    2003-04-03T00:00:00Z

    Geest has bought the Genevieve Langlais group of companies which produce prepared leaf salads and convenience salads in France.The deal will cost 19m euros plus 7m euros of debt and will make Geest one of the three largest producers of...

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    CCE pours £56m into UK portfolio

    2003-04-03T00:00:00Z

    Coca-Cola Enterprises is throwing £56m behind its UK portfolio this year with activity focusing on its key consumers – teenagers, young adults and families.A £5m launchpad for new Vanilla variants of Coke and Diet Coke tops the soft drinks...

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    Sainsbury and Carphone Warehouse engage

    2003-04-02T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury has confirmed it has struck a deal with Carphone Warehouse to offer cut-price calls from fixed line phones. Under the deal – which builds on Sainsbury’s current mobile phone offering – Carphone Warehouse will be responsible for all...

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    Ahold’s Santa Isabel fails to meet deadline

    2003-04-02T00:00:00Z

    Chilean regulators have suspended stock trading in supermarket chain Santa Isabel owned by global retailer Ahold.Santa Isabel failed to post its 2002 earnings by Monday’s deadline the bourse said. The Dutch group is already...

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    M&S adds new software to food division

    2003-04-02T00:00:00Z

    Marks and Spencer has introduced a food innovation and database system to get new products on shelf faster, react quicker to product queries as well offering up-to-the-minute product information.The software to manage new product development...

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    Shloer sparkles for Merrydown

    2003-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Cidermaker Merrydown said its adult soft drink brand Shloer achieved record sales over the Christmas period and it expects its full-year results to be in line with market expectations.Merrydown said the cider business remained profitable and...

  • News

    Taste of success

    2003-03-29T00:00:00Z

    The True Taste Wales Food and Drink Awards 2003/4 were launched last week by Rachel Rowland, co-founder of Rachel's Organic Dairy. Rowland, who was chosen as the Ambassador of the year in last year's awards, told a reception at London's...

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    Saintly seduction

    2003-03-29T00:00:00Z

    St Dalfour followed up a product debut at this month's Convenience Retailing Show in Birmingham, where it launched Gourmet to Go canned salads, with another at IFE. This time it was drumming up interest for a new range of cooking oils called...

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    Ready for a new term

    2003-03-29T00:00:00Z

    Leaf UK is putting £3m behind its kids' confectionery brand Chewits, with activity set to include new TV and cinema ads. The commercials will feature brand character Chewie the Chewitsaurus in a new adventure. Due to hit screens in late...

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    Welsh on the march

    2003-03-29T00:00:00Z

    Considering it took seventh place in The Grocer Top 50 and will shortly acquire its 100th store, Waynes Foods is curiously under recognised within the industry. Indeed, after the latest Top 50 was published (The Grocer, February 15) one symbol group...

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    UK is ripe for growth

    2003-03-29T00:00:00Z

    A Brazilian company targeting the UK market is set to become its nation's biggest lime producer. According to Heiko Freitag, European agent for grower/packers Ita Citrus, the company has invested in 2,000 hectares of new land in the fast...

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    Five-figure fee rekindles rage

    2003-03-29T00:00:00Z

    As the OFT ended its consultation with industry over the effectiveness of the Supermarket Code of Practice, The Grocer has discovered that suppliers have been sent letters demanding a £10,000 fee to secure a place on an approved vendor list'....

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    Let's be provocative. The really innovative and exciting new

    2003-03-29T00:00:00Z

    The dominance of the major food manufacturers is leading us all to a grey world of sameness. This is a world where the great traditions and skills of the artisan are being lost to large scale manufacturing techniques and where chemistry takes the...

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    Northern rewards Green Isle staff endeavours

    2003-03-29T00:00:00Z

    Billy O'Regan, managing director of Northern Foods subsidiary Green Isle Food Group, is to replace David Baines as group executive of Northern Foods' grocery business when Baines retires in May. O'Regan will oversee Northern Foods' Irish...

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    E-auction fury mounts

    2003-03-29T00:00:00Z

    Elaine Watson A growing number of suppliers are refusing to participate in online auctions amid concerns that the buying tool is unfair and open to abuse. Almost three quarters (71%) of supermarket buyers in our reader panel this week...

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    New symbol group drive

    2003-03-29T00:00:00Z

    Nisa member Redorange has unveiled a new fascia scheme to see the birth of a brand new symbol group within the UK.Redorange’s MD Chris Futter unveiled the first ‘Shopper’ fascia at his store in Norwich earlier this month and which will act...

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    Dove takes flight

    2003-03-29T00:00:00Z

    Lever Fabergé has developed a cross-category range of products under the Dove Supreme Silk brand following the successful launch of Supreme Silk shower gel last year. The company is to put an £8m spend behind the range, which began arriving in...