All The Grocer articles in 3 November 2001 – Page 2
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Felwick to be next BRC chairman
Waitrose David Felwick is to be the next chairman of the British Retail Consortium. He becomes chairman designate on November 27 and takes over as chairman from Sir David Sieff in March 2002 when Sir David retires. Felwick's term of office at the...
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Pillsbury hires integration boss
Former Cereal Partners marketing chief Linda Hipkiss has been appointed to oversee the integration of the Pillsbury and General Mills brands in the UK and Eire in the role of commercial director. General Mills acquired Pillsbury this week after...
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Fish: bones/odour deter public
When examined as a whole, the market for fish in the UK has become stagnant. Volume sales are the same as they were in 1995 at 330,000 tonnes, while value sales have increased by just 8% to £1.6bn in 1995-2000. This level of growth is insufficient...
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Captain Morgan set for Christmas with bold new look for its
Captain Morgan Rum is approaching Christmas in confident mood, claiming an 11% growth in sales over the past year to consolidate its position as the UK's bestselling dark rum. To celebrate, it has produced a new look Christmas gift tin for its 70cl...
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Gill leads war on big four code
Simon Mowbray A campaign to tear up the government's "wholly inadequate" code of trading practice between the top four supermarkets and their suppliers was gathering momentum as The Grocer went to press. The long delayed code was finally unveiled...
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Reduced purchase volumes not being offset by increases in ex
What is wrong with retail pork market? Foot and mouth disease is merely the latest in a series of traumas for the pig industry. Swine fever, the BSE scare on the continent, breeding herd contraction in this country due to financial pressure on...
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More begrudging behaviour on tv
Ferrero Rocher's greedy hostess is back on TV in the run-up to Christmas with a £2.8m ad campaign. The new execution continues the Give Ferrero Grudgingly' theme but it features a less formal thirty-somethings' dinner party in a bid to draw a...
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Pat on their back
n After a long wait that code has finally arrived to an irritated, dismayed reception by many in the chain. Simon Mowbray and Anne Bruce report Disgracefully delayed", "arbitrary" and "almost not worth having" were just some of the comments...
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Available data on lamb purchases and spending do not yet sho
A possible source of reassurance is the EU Scientific Steering Committee. These scientists have declared the risk of BSE infection in sheep small, with no proof found so far of the disease being present in small ruminants under field conditions,...
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Asda and Sainsbury take a positive view of older workers
Asda and Sainsbury have nailed their colours to a government scheme to address age discrimination in the workplace. The Age Positive Campaign, spearheaded by minister of state for pensions Ian McCartney, was set up to raise the awareness of the...
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Sushi sarnies arrive at JS
The first sushi sandwich to go on sale outside Japan is being showcased at Sainsbury this week as the chain develops its partnership with restaurant chain Yo! Sushi. The sushi sandwiches' will come in packs of two or three, featuring rice instead...
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Mars merges UK food and petcare arms
Mars' food and petcare businesses in the UK, Mars Confectionery and Pedigree Masterfoods, are merging to form Masterfoods (Division of Mars UK Ltd). The new trading identity, it was revealed on Thursday, is effective from January. MD of the merged...
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Whitty regret over anuga
Sir; I was disappointed to read your editorial (Germany 1, DEFRA 0,) in The Grocer on October 20. I was also disappointed not to be at Anuga. I had intended to speak at the British Meat dinner and then spend a whole day there. Like you, I feel that...
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M&S anchor by Thames
Marks and Spencer has exchanged on the agreement for a lease at developer St George's Imperial Wharf project in London. The M&S deal and another for a major hotel are the first transactions at the 32-acre brownfield site by the River Thames next to...
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The coming together of arch rivals Anchor and Lurpak astoni
The merger of the New Zealand Dairy Board's EU dairy products business into Arla Foods is still subject to regulatory approval. But now the dust has settled on the initial announcement, many industry insiders think the move is a sensible one in the...
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