All The Grocer articles in 31 March 2001 – Page 3
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PLB looks to brands
Private Liquor Brands is increasing the emphasis it is putting on wine brands. The East Grinstead based company is a leading supplier of Spanish wines to the UK and a key player in the own label wine business. Marketing manager Pam Dunn said: "The...
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Bogof's week at IFE
IFE opened in spanking new premises in London's Docklands this week so new, in fact, that when exhibitors came on a preview visit last year they were a little worried to find it still under construction. But while the venue, ExCel, was in good...
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Princes: Heinz denies being hustled over pouch pack tuna
Heinz is claiming victory in its battle with Princes to be first to bring pouch pack tuna to the UK. It claims that John West Tuna pouches went into Waitrose stores this week, with nationwide distribution scheduled for May. However, Heinz...
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Foot and mouth disease: Russia blow for beef
Russia is the new friend of the British meat consumer, Moscow's decision to ban imports from the EU locking a huge additional tonnage of product into the western European market and therefore guaranteeing more downward pressure on prices. The main...
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Marks and Spencer: Food central to UK battle plan as M&S shu
Food is set to play a key role in the recovery of Marks and Spencer's ailing business. This week the firm said it was closing all its European stores and selling its US operations in order to concentrate on its UK business. The moves will mean the...
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Bahlsen's pick me up
Continental biscuit manufacturer Bahlsen is about to bring out its first ever countline bar product called PiCKUP! It is made with two butter biscuits and a slab of continental milk chocolate sandwiched in between. Bahlsen claims the product is...
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Organic Spirits is planning a rum do for the autumn
The Organic Spirits Company is expanding its range following the success of two earlier launches and the growing interest in all things organic. It has found an organic source for rum in Paraguay and is planning to bring out white and spiced...
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Code of practice: Code rumpus as Gill attacks and Safeway go
Clive Beddall Nick Brown's food chain unity campaign suffered two embarrassing setbacks this week. The NFU gave a damning judgement on the government's proposed code of trading practice for the top five chains, and Safeway was forced to issue a...
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Asda goes for e-procurement
Asda is to ask its suppliers to join the cyberspace race in a move to speed up its procurement process. It will be the second major multiple to adapt a new software package from Ramesys for use across its supply chain. The online system is already...
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Coolest party on earth tacked on to Tic Tac antics
Ferrero is poised to launch its most ambitious as well as the chilliest on pack promotion for Tic Tac. It is giving away tickets to what it calls the Coolest Party on Earth' (cool in the sense that the venue is the Icehotel in Swedish Lapland...
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Magazines: Scientific American puts emphasis on technology
Scientific American, the 155-year-old magazine for the amateur scientist, has undergone a facelift. The April issue, on sale April 5 price £3.50, replaces several columns and columnists and puts more emphasis on technology. John Rennie, the...
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Poland: Agros wins vodka spat
Pernod Ricard subsidiary Agros has won its legal battle to retain the export rights to top Polish vodka brands including Wyborowa and Zubrowka. Under a controversial Polish law, the export rights to a whole raft of vodka brands were removed from…
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Berries add bite to the Venom
Cranberry and Blueberry Ice flavours have been added to the Federation Brewery's Vodka Venom premium packaged spirits range. To make the most of the rapid growth in the sector the brewer introduced the range last year with orange and tropical...
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Storewatch promotrack: key brand activity in the big four
Andrex wipes out the competition as domestic matters dominate The brand chart has witnessed dramatic changes with one of seven new entries Andrex shooting straight in at number one with the use of gondola ends, off fixture displays and...
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£75K salary up for grabs
A salary of £75,000 plus quality car and bonus is on offer in the boardroom positions advertised in this week's issue of The Grocer. A southern based business the sister company of a £250m food manufacturing business selling a broad range of...
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William Reed Exhibitions: Food and Drink Expo 2002 gears up
Food and Drink Expo, the biennial show acquired last year by William Reed Exhibitions, part of the group which publishes The Grocer, will be relaunched next year as the UK's biggest ever food-led international event. Held at the NEC Birmingham,...
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News special: IFE 2001 new product round up
Philpot Foods has brought out the first chilled fresh chocolates in a can, to be marketed under the Elizabeth Shaw brand and sold from chiller cabinets beside sandwiches and drinks. The can contains six fresh Belgian chocolates and has a 12 month...
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News special: IFE 2001
IFE: a great venue, but hard to get to Although the majority of the 1,450 exhibitors at IFE2001 gave the thumbs up to the change of venue from Earl's Court to ExCeL in London's Docklands, others had doubts. For while ExCeL was excellent...
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Soil Association: Organics sales up 55% and heading for £1bn
UK organics sales will top £1bn this year, according to Simon Skeldon of Taylor-Nelson Sofres. Speaking at the launch of the Soil Association's Organic Food and Farming Report 2000, of which he was one of the authors, Skeldon said sales were up 55%...
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