All The Grocer articles in 30 November 2002
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Pernod sells its cider unit
Pernod Ricard has sold its cider subsidiary CSR to Cidreries du Calvados La Fermiére.Pernod's CSR division comprises all of the group's cider activities including the Loic Raison brand. The French wines and spirits group said it was...
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No fresh news from Geest
Fresh food producer Geest has confirmed its warning from June that full-year operating profit would be at the same level as last year.Geest said operational issues following the opening of two new units at its Barton businesses on...
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Salad Days
Crosse & Blackwell claims to be master of the reduced fat salad cream sector with its Waistline range holding a 33% share outselling Heinz Weightwatchers almost two to one. Sales of reduced fat salad cream are up 13% in the year to date following...
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Salad days
Consumption of fruit and veg is on the rise spurred on by the increased consumer interest in healthy living, but is still well below the recommended ‘five-a-day’.According to a new survey by the Food Standards Agency of adult eating habits...
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S&N looks at supply chain
Scottish & Newcastle reported a £50m rise in first half pre-tax profit pegged back by costs in restructuring its supply chain, plus disruption in commissioning two new regional distribution centres.The company said it anticipates to benefit...
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Jaffa Cake by the yard
Biscuit specialist McVitie’s is aiming to grab a share of consumers’ confectionery gifting spend this Christmas with a ‘yard of Jaffa Cakes’.Rolling out to retailers now, the £3.49 offering comes in a kingsize outer containing five packs...
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Room for a view
Booker's new depot is a revolution in cash and carry design.It’s not Selfridges, but as far as cash and carries go, Booker’s new branch design concept at Greenford is up there with the best of them in the user-friendly stakes. A revolution...
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Stores unite over T&S takeover
John Wood Pressure is being piled on the Office of Fair Trading to refer Tesco's takeover offer for T&S Stores to the Competition Commission. This week two more major players in the c-store sector made representations to the OFT and the...
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Up there with the luvvies
I daren't tell my mother I'm in sales, she thinks I play the piano in a whorehouse. Okay, that's not exactly trueI didn't tell her the bit about the piano. But it's true enough that I did once keep from her and my dad that I had applied to become ...
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In profile: John Howells
Operations Manager, West Midlands Co-op.How would you describe your role?I manage a team of group managers who are each responsible for a number of stores. I work with them to help develop the team and the strategy for the food division. ...
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Shopping visits grow shorter
It is no surprise that Tesco and the other big supermarket retailers are keen to increase their presence in the convenience market when you analyse recent trends in shopping visits.Our survey, compiled exclusively for The Grocer from research we...
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Gadhia oversees sandwich site
Greencore Group has recruited Jerry Gadhia as Hazlewood Sandwiches' Manton Wood site director. Gadhia will be responsible for all operational aspects of the plant, from engineering to distribution and logistics. He was previously operations...
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Stella's flying start to yuletide
The fascia chart remains stable this week in terms of positioning, with Morrisons, Safeway and Tesco making up the top three. Morrisons has pulled further ahead with a wide range of beers and lager on price promotion on floor stacks....
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Fitting the fixtures for self-help
OTC sleep aids is a market that's beginning to win consumer trust. Festive advertising is planned and retailers are expanding fixtures as a sign of confidence in their future Over the counter sleep aids are a key market for retailers at...
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Lynx fragrance has finger on the Pulse
Lever Fabergé aims to emphasise the Lynx effect' with a £3.5m media campaign welcoming a new Pulse variant to the portfolio in the new year. TV advertising, which takes up the bulk of the budget, will include a collaboration between the company...
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Tesco has everything going for it
from John Gallanders, Hermitage Consultancy Services Sir; There appear to be certain sectors of the trade that are giving a negative view of the impending takeover of T&S by Tesco. Any business that expands will always have a major impact...
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Will a freezer pop help the medicine go down?
Warner Lambert has extended the Benylin cough medicine brand in Ontario, Canada, into medicated freezer pops - a novel product targeted at children.Sold at ambient temperature and intended for home-freezing, the freezer pops are designed to...
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Tissue tie-in for Diomed
Paper giant Georgia-Pacific is tackling another sales opportunity after a tie in with a major decongestant brand. It has joined forces with Diomed Developments, which launched the Happinose brand into the grocery and pharmacy trade two years...
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Patching up the damage
Four million people will attempt to quit smoking on January 1 and many will turn to replacement therapy According to Quit, the charity founded to help smokers give up their habit, more and more people have turned to nicotine replacement products...
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Local's Cornish Factor
With a name like that he could have been a rock 'n roll star. But then Rick Stein, current king of ITV's celebrity chef circuit, and the guy who has, in recent years, become a one-man British fish promotion board, probably has more fans than your...