All The Grocer articles in 29 November 2003
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Lower fat at Walkers
Walkers is to launch a get active-style promotion and cut the saturated fat content of its core range in a bid to quell the public row over obesity.The announcement came after PepsiCo UK president Martin Glenn gave evidence to the Commons...
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ACS to lead crime fight
The Association of Convenience Stores has won a £75,000 government grant to help train independent retailers to combat crime in the sector.The money will be spent on organising nearly 30 seminars across the UK on behalf of the Home Office....
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Multiples on the menu
Foodservice operators aren’t just buying stock from supermarkets. They look to them for inspiration too says Siân HarringtonThose cash and carries thinking that their salvation will come in the form of foodservice operators had better...
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Unilever/Pepsico JV announce new structure
Unilever Bestfoods has announced the management structure for the Pepsi Lipton International joint venture it launched in October.The enterprise was set up to expand the marketing and distribution of Unilever Bestfoods’ Lipton ready-to-drink...
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Allied Bakeries joins ACS
Allied Bakeries, the maker of Kingsmill and Sunblest, has become a Premier Club member of the Association of Convenience Stores. Convenience channel controller for Allied Bakeries Mike Bailey said: "We look forward to working very closely...
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Reckitt names new non-executive
Consumer products group Reckitt Benckiser has appointed Ken Hydon as an independent non-executive director with immediate effect. Hydon has worked for Vodafone for 18 years. Chairman of Reckitt Benckiser Adrian Bellamy said Hydon...
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Fab profits at Richmond Foods
Ice cream manufacturer Richmond Foods posted a 28% jump in full year pre-tax profit on the back of increased market share in the UK.For the year to September pre-tax profit rose to £10.5m from £8.2m, as sales rose 9% to £127.2m....
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Tailored for a top team
Fortnum & Mason turned to its local Learning and Skills Council for management training. Nick Moody, the retailer’s customer service manager, has nothing but praise for the council’s workWhen the skills shortage and retail sector are...
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Past a point of no return
Factory gate pricing is inevitable, so why aren’t the smaller retailers talking to suppliers to exploit the many under-used facilities? Elaine Watson reportsThink of the last time you were ripped off by a taxi and you will see why...
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Shaggy makes music for Malibu
Allied Domecq has signed up reggae star Shaggy as the new face of Malibu.Details of how the singer will be used to promote the coconut flavoured rum were being discussed as The Grocer went to press, although he is expected to appear in a new...
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Leaders of the pack
A new report tracks the progress of international expansion in food retailing and defines the world’s top 50 retailers in the market. Rod Addy reportsCIES cites Ahold as a prime example where the debt burden of expansion became...
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Heads can roll, later
Foster’s has been banned from showing a TV ad – a spoof of a pelican biting off the head of a reporter – before 7.30pm.The Independent Television Commission (ITC) ruled that the commercial, part of the beer’s ‘Don’t lose your head’...
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JS rolls out halal lines
Sainsbury is rolling out its range of fresh halal meat to a further 50 stores throughout the UK.The decision follows the successful launch of the range, initially only in 12 stores.The range was developed in conjunction with leading...
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Machine goes green
Jordans Cereals plans to introduce The Green Machine retail brand following trials using the name on vending machines in schools.Jordans Cereals head of sales Barry Smethhurst said 100 schools now offered the vending machines which aimed to...
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Franchise launch
Midlands-based Spar wholesaler AF Blakemore is launching a franchise scheme for budding store managers.The company has identified 20 sites for potential franchises in 2004 and said 100 people had so far registered interest. The target...
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Tesco’s Finest hour
The premium label has entered a new phase in its journey across Tesco ranges. Elaine Watson asks how much further it can goHow long does it take to build a billion pound brand? In the case of Tesco Finest, about six years if growth...
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Frost hits EU kiwis
Latest estimates point to the European kiwifruit crop being lighter than last year as a result of frost damage.Areas particularly affected look to be Greece and to a lesser extent Italy.France, which is also a major producer, escaped...
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English soft fruit season success
The English soft fruit season proved one of the best on record, said industry leaders.Gordon Blake, director with leading marketer the Summer Fruit Company, said soft fruit had made a substantial contribution to the 7% increase in the value of...
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Gayan opens the Door
Constellation Wines has chosen Marina Gayan as general manager of Cellar Door, its new premium wine division.Gayan joins from BRL Hardy, where she was responsible for the regional wine portfolio. Before that she worked for wine producer Catena....
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Gasperment takes on L’Oréal division
L’Oréal has promoted Sophie Gasperment from general manager of the L’Oréal Paris brand to MD of its consumerand professional products divisions in the UK.She will be responsible for driving sales of brands such as L’Oréal Paris, Garnier and...