All The Grocer articles in 3 November 2001 – Page 3

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    Momentum behind PASS scheme builds with all-party MP backing

    2001-11-03T00:00:00Z

    A new national accreditation scheme for proof of age cards could be up and running as early as next summer. Bill Moyes, British Retail Consortium director general, said 17 industry bodies and companies ­ including the Association of Convenience...

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    Palmer aims to keep innovation on a roll at Whole Earth Food

    2001-11-03T00:00:00Z

    Whole Earth Foods has appointed Mark Palmer as its new marketing controller. Palmer joins from Burger King where he was senior marketing manager for the UK and Ireland. Before that he worked on brands that included Hula Hoops and Go Ahead at...

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    n It's 50 years since the first full size self-service super

    2001-11-03T00:00:00Z

    Shoppers were just getting used to the new concept of self-service in 1951 when Express Dairies opened arguably the first such full-offer supermarket in Streatham Hill. The Grocer reported: "Fifteen hundred South London housewives performed their...

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    Morrisons goes for £4.99 Bordeaux

    2001-11-03T00:00:00Z

    Morrisons has dropped its £2.99 own label Claret in favour of a £4.99 wine which will be the chain's only own label Bordeaux red. The chain is one of the first to abandon the sub £3 price point for own label Bordeaux and the move is part of an...

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    Budgens has opened its 26th Budgens Local at a petrol foreco

    2001-11-03T00:00:00Z

    Monkhill Confectionery will assume responsibility for sales and marketing of the Butterkist brand from Cadbury Trebor Bassett from January 1, 2002. Barclaycard Merchant Services is extending its pre-pay service to include the mobile phone network...

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    MN&N profit to soar 15%

    2001-11-03T00:00:00Z

    Scottish convenience chain Morning Noon & Night was looking Back to the Future at its tenth anniversary conference at the weekend. Predicting a 15% rise in profits for the year to March 2002, chairman Eddie Thompson said Morning Noon & Night's...

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    See it in store says Asda: we are 15% better value

    2001-11-03T00:00:00Z

    Asda is between 10% and 15% better value than its competitors, according to the chain's new boss Tony DeNunzio. Speaking at an industry briefing on Wednesday, DeNunzio said Asda had already invested £150m in reducing prices this year, but was not...

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    Switch to central distribution threatens 6,000 jobs

    2001-11-03T00:00:00Z

    The switch to central distribution by multiples in the Irish Republic threatens 6,000 jobs among suppliers in the I£5bn grocery trade, according to a report by an Irish parliamentary committee. The report, prepared by the state-funded National...