All The Grocer articles in 3 March 2001 – Page 2
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Michaela helps to stoke up Oriental Express and RVP
RVP Foods best known for its Oriental Express frozen ready meals brand has promoted Michaela Blunden to marketing director. She joined the company a year ago after spending her earlier career in consumer marketing roles at Holsten, Walkers...
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International expansion: Tesco invests in Thailand
Tesco is stepping up its presence in Thailand with a significant investment package over the next two years which will take its total number of stores in the country to 36 and its total investment in Thailand to £560m by the end of 2002. Tesco...
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The Grocer focus on mineral water: more shelf space essenti
In the next 20 years the bottled market could grow to five times its level at the end of the 1990s, up from 1,000 to a massive 5,000 million litres according to Kevin Bolt, sales and marketing director of Well Well Well, the UK's largest water...
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More Duchy originality
Duchy Originals has added a clutch of new products to its organic range. Its new Duchy Originals Mature Organic Stilton is made by Leicestershire based Webster's Dairy, the UK's smallest Stilton producer. It comes in 200g-250g wedges, retails at...
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Retail spotlight: Dunnes, Dublin
In Dublin's fair city... ..a radical convenience format launched by Dunnes has exceeded all expectations. Helen Gregory reports on a store which caters for city sloggers Busy Dubliners are flocking to Dunnes new-look store in the city centre,...
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Londis Retailing Show: Local suppliers detailed
A web site enabling independent stores to source produce from small local suppliers has been launched at this year's Londis Retailing Show. Supported by Londis and TM Retail, the web site from the Independent Dairy Consortium, smallsupplier.com,...
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More flexibility in mags deal
A new distribution deal for magazines should benefit retailers, according to Simon Curtin, md of Frontline. His company, which with sister company Seymour distributes 40 of the top 100 selling magazines, has just secured a new deal with news...
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Island of Ireland: dairy
an editorial supplement to The Grocer Land of plenty Helen Gregory reports on an industry that is growing on both sides of the border, kept buoyant by an image of pastures that are lush, healthy and fertile The image of Ireland as a lush and...
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Sharp cut for price
Nestlé Rowntree aims to give sales of Polo Citrus Sharp and Polo Fruits a bit of a boost with a 5p reduction in price. Available from March 12 for a limited period, both packs will carry a 15p flash. Their normal rsp is 20p. Nestlé claims Polo...
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The CTN Guide Diary dates
Dennis Publishing has become the licensee for Men's Fitness and Shape after Mollin Publishing, the previous licensee, went into administration. L Butt-Ugly Martians monthly comic from Just Publishing, ties in with the cult cartoon series that...
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Yeo Valley Organic takes on ice cream
Exclusive Sheila Eggleston Yeo Valley Organic hopes to emulate its success in frozen yogurts with its long awaited debut into the mainstream ice cream market. Three flavours vanilla, chocolate, and strawberries and cream will be available from...
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SGF conference: Guiding lights get life membership
Two leading figures in the Scottish Grocers' Federation were awarded life memberships at its annual conference. Former chief executive Lawrie Dewar, who retired at the end of last year, was awarded the accolade after 20 years' service at the SGF....
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New product development: cleaning up
Mary Carmichael reports on a race to market by two industry giants who were pipped at the post by a tiddler Laundry products may include white powders but they're probably not anyone's idea of stimulants. Nevertheless, the recent flurry of activity...
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Oranges and easy peelers: Citrus shortage expected
Spain estimates down; Morocco also drastically lower; Turkey may fill gaps Importers are expecting an early finish to the winter citrus season through a combination of poor growing conditions and bumper crops last year. Some trade sources believe...
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Cider's Spartan lifestyle
Somerset producer Thatchers is carving a niche for itself in the premium cider market in the off-trade. Its collection of single variety ciders have won listings in most of the major multiples. And it is now introducing another variant into the...
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An Easter with character
Bon Bon Buddies has brought out a raft of kids' products for Easter that contain character licensed collectable items. The range includes a Digimon Agumon coin bank filled with chocolate eggs (rsp £3.99), a Pokémon Easter egg with a Pikachu keyring...
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Cosmo centres
A chain of Cosmopolitan-branded lifestyle centres is to open in the UK under the banner Cosmopolitan Life. The National Magazine Company and Hearst Magazines have signed an agreement with Debuilt for the centres. They will be designed to offer...
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Good cause marketing: Virtuous circles
Linking a brand to a good cause creates winners all round according to advocates of the strategy. But Helen Gregory asks if it really is that simple You've got the glossy promotional leaflets, a slick poster campaign and tried offering two for...
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Canned foods: More ringpulls wanted
Canned goods importers are facing growing pressure from retailers to step up their efforts to widen the availability of ringpull cans. Domestically produced products have been on the shelves in this format for some time. But persuading overseas...
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Lamb: New Zealand calls a halt to promotions in the UK
NZ suppliers careful not to be seen exploiting home producers' misfortunes New Zealand lamb suppliers have halted promotion in the UK, a decision highlighting the conflicting pressures on the market here. "We've pulled our consumer advertising, on...
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