All The Grocer articles in 29 March 2003 – Page 2
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A necessary evil but at what cost?
When we investigated the e-auction phenomenon early last summer we found own label suppliers were outraged at what they saw as the introduction of a blunt tool which was being used to hammer down their margins. Whatever the benefits for...
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Multiples defend DoH rebuff
Ed Bedington Tesco and Sainsbury are defending their refusal to sign up to the government's 5-a-day campaign. Neither retailer has agreed to adopt the Department of Health logo, but each insists it fully supports the aims of the government...
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Three go in Tesco's distribution shake-up
Rod Addy A radical shake-up in Tesco's supply chain operations has seen the departure of three key personnel. The merger of two supply chain divisions follows rumours that Tesco has been suffering distribution problems. Resignations came...
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Dove takes flight
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...
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New symbol group drive
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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E-auction fury mounts
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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Northern rewards Green Isle staff endeavours
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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Let's be provocative. The really innovative and exciting new
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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Five-figure fee rekindles rage
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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UK is ripe for growth
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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Welsh on the march
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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Ready for a new term
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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Saintly seduction
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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Taste of success
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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Shloer sparkles for Merrydown
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...
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M&S adds new software to food division
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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Ahold’s Santa Isabel fails to meet deadline
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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Sainsbury and Carphone Warehouse engage
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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CCE pours £56m into UK portfolio
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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Geest acquires French group
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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