All The Grocer articles in 3 February 2001 – Page 3

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    Sainsbury: Free apples, plums, Navels

    2001-02-03T00:00:00Z

    Apples featured strongly in promotions at Sainsbury this week with Class I French Golden Delicious on 50% free (12 apples for the price of eight ­ £1.49). French Class I Braeburn were on an identical offer. Cheek by jowl with French crop, in a...

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    Northern Ireland: Tesco exclusive Angus deal

    2001-02-03T00:00:00Z

    Foyle Meats has launched a range of Northern Irish Quality Assured Aberdeen Angus beef in selected Tesco Northern Ireland stores. The launch has been backed by cookery roadshows organised by the MLC. Foyle Meats producer club is supplying the beef...

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    Code of trading practice: Anger as DTI keeps farmers in the

    2001-02-03T00:00:00Z

    Clive Beddall Farmers' leaders will next week press agriculture minister Nick Brown to urge the DTI to speed up the introduction of its new legally binding code of trading practice between suppliers and the top five multiples. Publicly, NFU...

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    It's Micro but it's also Mega

    2001-02-03T00:00:00Z

    A McCain Micro Chip for adult appetites ­ the Mega Micro Chip ­ is due to hit freezers in time for National Chip Week, February 19 - 26. A £3m campaign of TV, radio and press ads and new media support will kick off then, along with instore...

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    Is age finally getting the better of veteran Bunty?

    2001-02-03T00:00:00Z

    D C Thomson is taking Bunty monthly following the closure of its long-running title Bunty Weekly. Bunty will be cutting back on her weekly adventures from the date of the last issue, on sale February 9, and Bunty Monthly, dated March 2001, goes on...

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    Brandwatch advertising this week.........

    2001-02-03T00:00:00Z

    A £1.5m TV campaign for Radox breaks on February 5 and runs until March 4. Birds Eye Wall's campaign for its Enjoy! range hits screens and poster sites from February 4. Twiggy fronts TV ads from February 5 as part of the £6m ...

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    Kinder gets involved in adult impulses with Bueno launch

    2001-02-03T00:00:00Z

    Ferrero UK is predicting that its new launch, Kinder Bueno, will become a top 10 countline in the UK. It is spending £4.5m to support the new arrival, kicking off with TV ads and sampling among 120,000 consumers on February 14. Ferrero expects...

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    ACS: Convenient way to catman

    2001-02-03T00:00:00Z

    Members of the Association of Convenience Stores can now log on to the ACS web site for the latest category management advice from suppliers, including Cadbury Trebor Bassett, Bass Take Home and Imperial Tobacco. The Store 2000' category...

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    Acquisitions: Tulip looks to poultry

    2001-02-03T00:00:00Z

    Tulip International's acquisition of Gott Foods will enable it to become a bigger player in the highly competitive cooked poultrymeat market. The Gott Foods plant at Morecambe in Lancashire will be upgraded. The plant is within easy trucking...

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    Age discrimination: There's a wealth of 40-plus talent that'

    2001-02-03T00:00:00Z

    Nearly a quarter of the country's workforce believes that employers don't want to hire or promote people over the age of 40, according to research from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. The finding will come as no surprise to...

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    Specialist retailers: Julian Graves sales soar and 30 more s

    2001-02-03T00:00:00Z

    Julian Graves has announced strong trading results for the six weeks leading up to Christmas and new year. The specialist snack and ingredient retailer saw turnover increase 8.2% to £3.06m for 65 of its established high street stores, compared with...