All The Grocer articles in 4 August 2001
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One-stop shop for teeth
GlaxoSmithKline claims it is breaking new ground in the dental care arena with the launch of the first all-in-one multi-action and whitening toothpaste. Until now, consumers had to choose between brushing with an all-round protection formula or...
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Marketing: Switch onto a sonic logo
Radio used to be the poor relation of television when it came to advertising but, as increasing spends reveal, a canny use of the medium in a campaign is giving good value for money. Karen Dempsey reports Children should be seen but not heard ...
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Ketchup: US Heinz takes purple to heart
As The Grocer predicted (July 21, p9) Heinz is adding a purple variant to its US ketchup portfolio from September. EZ Squirt Funky Purple joins Tomato Red and Blastin' Green which was launched in the UK last month. Heinz UK admitted it "might...
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ZED GUM TAKES OVER LEAF
A small bubblegum manufacturer has swallowed up a larger rival in a bid to branch out on a global scale. Dublin based Zed Gum has taken over Kilcock based Leaf Ireland from Dutch parent CSM for an undisclosed sum. The company, which plans to grow...
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Symbol groups: Upgrade for Londis RDCs
Londis has announced plans to spend £3m on its southern regional distribution centres at Thamesmead in south-east London and at Andover in Hampshire. The investment by the symbol group will include new chill stores at both RDCs. Chief executive...
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Marks and Spencer's Simply Food: M&S set for more high stree
Marks and Spencer's Simply Food c-store format looks set for major expansion just three weeks after the first trial store opened. Sites for further high street c-stores have already been identified, and the retailer has linked up with the Compass...
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The Grocer focus on food on the move
Analysis by Sheila Eggleston - competition hots up with bake-off - forecourts and CTNs move in - merchandising is critical - getting a foot in the office door - sandwiches is the chilled favourite Eating on the go has become a way of ...
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Prepared salads: Florette expanding south
Soleco, the French owned prepared salad group which packs under the Florette brand, has purchased Vega Mayor, Spain's leading supplier. Its European expansion programme would facilitate the procurement of raw material, said director-general Louis...
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Egg market
The National Egg Marketing Association said this week that the slight upturn in the market appeared to be faltering. Earlier, egg producers' body UKEPRA reported the market continuing to be weak, but that it may have bottomed out. There were still...
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Germany: Spar's online division ditched as radical restructu
Spar's German company has decided to axe its online shopping division Einkauf 24 after the service failed to catch on with consumers. Although the service has been running since 1998, it was still being described by the company earlier this year as...
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The Grocer focus on food on the move: Trends and development
Simplifying the fixtures is one of the challenges taken up by Pork Farms Bowyers. The company has recently colour coded its products to help consumers find what they want. All pork products are in green packs, beef products are in red, chicken in...
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Pigmeat: Japanese gate price rise means Danish surplus
Danish product likely to become cheaper Pork buyers who were trading in the turbulent conditions of the mid 1990s will remember the Japanese gate price' as a powerful influence on the EU market, and can probably look forward to a favourable...
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The serious money's on the Costcutter
With a high footfall and limited competition, the Costcutter store in Sheepridge, Huddersfield, offers an opportunity to earn serious money', according to agent Dowling Kerr. A bonus is that the local post office owned and operated separately and...
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The European Commission has given conditional clearance for
Iceland founder Malcolm Walker said his new venture in frozen food got off to a roaring start last week. The first week of trading at the Cooltrader store in Wrexham "went off like a rocket and exceeded all expectations", he said. Unilever has...
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Tasting panel: PIAT D'OR COLOMBARD CHARDONNAY
From Guinness UDV. A new look and a new wine for this established brand were introduced this summer. Abv: 12% Price £4.49 TARGET CONSUMER Victoria Crook, 20, from Brighton is a student of PR at Bournemouth University Having sampled a selection...
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Table talk: Deirdre Hutton, chair National Consumer Council
Restoring consumer confidence and trust in food decision making has been a priority both in the UK and now for the EU. The challenge for the EU, whose political institutions are seen as undemocratic, unresponsive and not in touch with citizens'...
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Mintel category report: Snacking: positive image is vital
The rise and rise of snacking in tandem with the decline in formal mealtime occasions is well documented. But snacking between meals perhaps has some negative connotations despite its prevalence, and manufacturers need to address this if they wish...
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Canned fish: Innovation from Scots
Canned salmon has lagged behind in the battle to innovate canned foods due to the remoteness of the main production source, Alaska. But recently there have been new ranges introduced using farmed salmon, which is available all year round. The two...
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Royal campaign could turn sour
Sir; I would be the first to agree with Prince Charles that the rural economy needs boosting, but I fear his campaign to get the supermarkets to stock local produce could backfire badly and damage many local stores. I have run the only grocery...
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C-stores: Bruno Brookes set to launch free satellite radio f
EXCLUSIVE A free satellite radio service which aims to increase sales will be offered to 22,000 c-stores and CTNs over the next 18 months. Newsagents Radio has been set up by Storm Digital Broadcasting, headed by former Radio 1 and TV presenter...