All The Grocer articles in 30 September 2000 – Page 2
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The Grocer focus on home baking: Speciality: leaving the com
Innovation has put this sector successfully astride both the traditional and innovative cook Manufacturers determined to get out of the commodity rut are making bigger inroads into the lucrative speciality market. Both white flour and white sugar...
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Partners hail a perfect fit' in Crunchie/Tango bar fusion
Cadbury Trebor Bassett and Britvic Soft Drinks are linking up to launch Crunchie Tango, a jointly branded limited edition chocolate bar. Available from October 8 for 12 weeks, both companies say the launch fits in with the long-term strategy for...
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Ireland's battle at the checkouts: Tesco: The Irish Experien
Tesco moved into the Irish market three years ago, buying the 75-store Quinnsworth and Crazy Prices chain from Associated British Foods for I£630m, a price some in the trade regarded as high. Since then the company has invested another I£200m in...
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Ireland's battle at the checkouts: making war or out on man
Anthony Garvey reports on reactions to Tesco Ireland's claim of an altruistic' price blitz coming, as it does, on the eve of the government's review of the ban on below cost selling The woman unloading her heavily stocked shopping trolley in the...
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BEEF: NI PURCHASING CARTEL CLAIMS BY PRODUCERS
Allegations of anti-competitive trading in the Northern Ireland beef market continue, producer lobbyists from the National Beef Association claiming in evidence to the Province's Assembly agriculture committee a cattle purchasing cartel had existed...
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BEEF: Prices softening as the cattle come off grass
A Christmas present from Ireland to the British multiples? Cheaper beef from an unexpected source is among possible good news for buyers as the market settles down after the fuel protest disruption, although currency instability and renewed media...
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Online trading exchanges: Big wins' are on the way
Sainsbury says its membership of GlobalNetXchange will start paying off early next year when the majority of its b2b projects kick off in earnest. The supermarket chain claims to have already made savings via the online trading exchange greater...
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Nestlé: Blackburn set to retire
Peter Blackburn, chairman and chief executive of Nestlé UK, is to retire next year after 35 years with the group. Blackburn, 59, joined what was then Mackintosh as an accountant in 1966 and worked his way up through the ranks, becoming Nestlé UK...
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Genetically modified foods: Suppliers blast GM ultimatum
Greenpeace has been accused of trying to intimidate food manufacturers and retailers into participating in a survey it is conducting into genetically modified organisms. A letter from the pressure group, leaked to The Grocer, asks firms to state...
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Bogof's week...in Brighton
Anyone who still believes the politicos are not like us mere mortals should have been in Brighton at New Labour's love-in this week. Joining many of grocery's greats, I went behind the security lines to dig out the real stories. Mind you, £225 a...
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Profits probe: Byers: minister signals a sympathetic verdict
Clive Beddall, Belinda Gannaway Hopes that Trade and Industry Secretary Stephen Byers will not deliver a damning verdict on the multiples after the Competition Commission's profitability probe have soared after one of his ministerial team said...
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The National Lottery: Camelot the retailers' choice in lotte
Exclusive Elaine Watson Camelot has emerged as the retailers' choice to run the national lottery in a survey carried out for The Grocer. We quizzed independents with a Lottery terminal and found 44% want Camelot to retain the licence double the...
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Footie food central as Heinz tackles canned convenience
Heinz aims to ensure that canned meals aren't left behind in the rush for convenience, with a strategy that includes a Manchester United licence among new children's products and football food' for young males. In the first phase, which kicks off...
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Canned fish: Quality tuna in short supply
Political unrest in the Pacific has taken its toll on quality tuna production. The Foreign Office has warned people not to travel to either Fiji or the Solomon Islands and the Japanese have temporarily shut down their tuna cannery on the Solomons...
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Olive oil in soft gel capsules
Spanish Extra Virgin Olive Oil is to reaching the UK in a new format with the launch of dietary supplements called OleoMed Extra Virgin Olive Oil in Soft Gel capsules. Oleomed claims to help maintain healthy cholesterol levels as well as healthy...
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Germany: Koerber's C&C focus
Metro's chief executive Hans Joachim Koerber has tightened his grip on the group's cash and carry division following the departure of two senior executives from the Metro board. The departure of Makro chief Theo de Raad initially took market...
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A cheering prognosis?
Looking for all the world like a Harvard honed CEO from a multinational, Stephen Byers promenaded around New Labour's Brighton conference this week, preaching the competitiveness gospel but saying nothing about supermarket profitability. It was his...
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Lemsip soothes children's colds
Lemsip is bringing out a cold and flu remedy formulated for kids. Lemsip Children's Six+ Cold & Flu Relief claims to be suitable for kids aged between six and 12. It is an effervescent blackcurrant flavoured drink with no added sugar and combines...
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News special: Labour Party conference
Brown pledges support for ailing rural stores Exclusive Clive Beddall and Belinda Gannaway report on the key trade issues thrown up in Brighton Much needed help for struggling independents in country communities and market towns is set to be...
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Milk: Farm gate prices fall for fourth consecutive year
Farm gate prices for milk have been dropping for four years in succession, according to Ministry of Agriculture figures, In the first half of this year the average price was 15.88p a litre, 35% down on the first half of 1996 and 12% down on last...
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