All The Grocer articles in 30 June 2001 – Page 2

  • News

    THE GROCER FOCUS ON CRISPS, NUTS & SNACKS

    2001-06-30T00:00:00Z

    TORTILLA GIANT IS HOT TO TROT IN UK US-based Mission Foods, tortilla and tortilla chip manufacturer, is opening its European headquarters and production facilities in Coventry Business Park, creating the most advanced factory of its kind in...

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    The Grocer focus on crisps, nuts & snacks: Fixtures: the old

    2001-06-30T00:00:00Z

    It's high time the category was segmented according to usage occasion says Sarah Hardcastle A big shake up is planned in the way crisps, nuts and bagged snacks are displayed and merchandised. KP and Golden Wonder are advocating a completely new...

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    THE GROCER FOCUS ON CRISPS, NUTS & SNACKS

    2001-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Hall of fame leads stylsih assault on the snack market Snackhouse is the new name to be reckoned with in the snacks market. Bringing together Bensons Crisps, Country Harvest and K Snack Foods, the newly incorporated company has plans to make a big...

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    The Grocer focus on crisps, nuts & snacks: NUTS: A GREAT WAY

    2001-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Sales of nuts are ahead of most other snacks and the time is right to encourage more consumers to come out of their shell Nuts is a huge area of opportunity for retailers," says KP Nuts marketing director Mandy Ferguson. "As the largest branded...

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    The Grocer focus on crisps, nuts & snacks: new product monit

    2001-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Value sales £K Avg 4 20 17 15 12 09 07 04 02 30 ...

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    The Grocer focus on crisps, nuts & snacks: NPD: profusion of

    2001-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Innovation is positively bursting onto a market which already has 500 brands, extensions and variants, spoiling the consumer for choice Retailers who think the crisps and bagged snacks market is saturated should take cover ­ even more products are...

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    Covermounts keep good company

    2001-06-30T00:00:00Z

    The August issue of Company magazine has a halterneck top in red, blue or black bagged onto the cover as the summer covermounting competition hots up. Fellow women's glossies Marie Claire, Shape, Elle and Bliss have all given away covermounted...

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    Multiples: IGD survey shows consumers cling to myth of Rip-o

    2001-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Consumers still believe the food and grocery industry is profiteering at their expense ­ to the tune of 84p in every £1 spent. That's the startling conclusion in a survey from IGD's Consumer Watch division. The report reveals little change in...

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    The Grocer debate: children's food

    2001-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Shaping a nation Our new series, The Grocer Debate, kicks off with the subject of children's food and what responsibilities manufacturers and retailers have in helping to shape sensible eating patterns. Helen Gregory was in the chair Who's who in...

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    Dairy: Demand for cheese puts pressure on milk supply

    2001-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Upward trend in cheese consumption almost universal Cheese consumption in the EU is expected to grow by over 2% this year to nearly 19kg per head. This follows a similar growth rate last year and means the EU as a whole is eating its way through...

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    Category management: Inspire the public urges IGD

    2001-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Manufacturers and retailers need to think outside the ready meal category and more about meal management to help simplify people's lives and food choices. According to the latest IGD report, Meal Solutions ­ Simplifying Food Choice, giving...

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    Calapuno goes gift style

    2001-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Mars plans to expand its newly launched Bounty Calapuno portfolio with a new 300g pack due on shelf in September. Although aimed initially at Christmas sales, the pack, which holds 25 chocolates, will become a permanent line. It is a gifting style...

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    FSA ORDERS GERMAN BSE PROBE

    2001-06-30T00:00:00Z

    The Food Standards Agency has called for a thorough investigation of a German meat plant it claims has repeatedly breached BSE regulations. It is urging EU food safety commissioner David Byrne to press the German authorities to investigate the...

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    Genetically modified food: Brazil issues warning over non-GM

    2001-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Retailers' GM free policies could prove unsustainable as sources of non-GM soya dry up and prices rocket, according to reports from Brazil, a leading source of GM-free soya. Brazil's State Seed Producers and Dealers Association (Apassal) says that...

  • Category Report

    Brandwatch Mintel category report: soft drinks: Carbonates:

    2001-06-30T00:00:00Z

    A number of factors drive the carbonates market, not least of which are the under-15s. These account for approximately one third of volume consumption, and have greater spending money for an increased availability of product, not to mention the...

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    Brandwatch profile: wine

    2001-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Top 15 brands advertised (by media) £k Mar '00 - Feb '01 Total Press Cinema Radio Outdoor TV Totals 11,871 7,980 ...

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    S&A launches Perween brand

    2001-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Exclusive Karen Dempsey S&A Foods ­ best known for its ethnic own label products such as Curry Pot and Noodle Bar ­ is launching its first ever branded range. Called Perween ­ after company founder Perween Warsi ­ the first products in the range...

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    Bordeaux noise irrelevant to UK but could damage' French im

    2001-06-30T00:00:00Z

    The hype surrounding the high prices being asked for the 2000 vintage wines from the top Bordeaux chateaux is potentially damaging for the French wine industry. En primeur prices for the claret grand crus are 75% up on last year but for most in the...

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    BEME.com keeps big brother on the boil

    2001-06-30T00:00:00Z

    IPC Media is set to raise its profile by providing the entertainment and news content for the Big Brother website. IPC's award-winning site, BEME.com has been asked to provide the Big Brother site with daily stories from its entertainment and news...

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    Scotch beef or Scottish beef?

    2001-06-30T00:00:00Z

    What is the difference between Scotch beef and Scottish beef? Only the latter is sure to be from cattle born north of the border; much of the rest is from store stock bought in England and Wales. The distinction is a longstanding source of tension...