All The Grocer articles in 5 May 2001 – Page 4
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The Grocer focus on soft drinks: new product monitor one s
The top 12 performers in total take home one-shot drinks highlighted by ACNielsen and based on value sales between April 22 2000 and March 24 2001 ...
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CHILDREN: SEE THE HUGE POTENTIAL Bart and family, Tom & Jerry, and Noddy and co just some of the licensing power driving the children's market says Pam Peterson Hall & Woodhouse is making the most of the tremendous potential of the children's...
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The Grocer Focus on soft drinks
ENERGY DRINKS: IN THE MONEY Don't miss out on a staggering success story. Here are drinks with great margins and a great future says Richard Hall of Zenith Of all the soft drinks success stories in the past few years, energy and sports drinks...
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The Grocer Focus on soft drinks
RIGHT CHOICE: HOW TO MAKE SALES SOAR Britvic's Right Choice category programme shows retailers how to get those sales rising with little effort Britvic Soft Drinks' Right Choice category management programme unveiled in February promises to...
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The Grocer focus on soft drinks: neighbourhood shops: how th
Lisa Riley asks neighbourhood grocers to reveal their top selling big brands, the reception given to launches and whether a wide enough range of drinks in impulse size packs is available Judy Howard, proprietor of independent c-store The Village...
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The Grocer focus on soft drinks: Energy: grab this serious m
Energy and sports drinks look set to be the sales phenomenon of the decade but only if retailers grasp the opportunity and give them more space. Last year sales rocketed 40% to £700m, driven by the huge success of functional energy drinks which...
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The Grocer focus on soft drinks
Analysis by Sarah Hardcastle - prepare for a summer awash with advertisng and promotions - prices under pressure - growth forecast at expense of hot drinks and alcohol Everyone in the soft drinks market is keeping their fingers crossed that a...
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Symbol groups: E-commerce and new formats will drive Spar In
Spar International has set up a working group to address how the organisation can utilise the internet to develop the Spar business worldwide. Deputy general manager Gerrit Kok said two parallel working parties had been set up to devise a long-term...
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Tobacco: Wholesalers warn over stock with no duty paid mark
Wholesalers are urging independent retailers to dispose of any cigarettes which do not bear the UK duty paid mark as quickly as possible, because they face losing money on the packs they cannot sell (The Grocer, April 28, p5). Cash and carry...
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Potato Party gets on an election footing
The British Potato Council has been quick off the mark with a campaign to persuade the nation to vote potato this season. It has roped in 70 MPs to give their support to the spud and the farming and rural economy that produces it. Labour MP ...
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Licensing: Trade fears steamrollered in licensing review
This week's Home Office update of its White Paper on reforming the liquor licensing regime has failed to take on board trade feedback according to retailers and wholesalers. The government White Paper, A Time for Reform, published in April last...
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Mateus focus
First Drinks Brands is planning to bring its marketing expertise to bear on the Portuguese wine Mateus Rosé. New marketing director John Grieveson believes that it will be able to make Mateus more relevant to a younger audience. Since 1996 the...
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St Ivel milks pasta in food to go plan
Uniq Foodservice is sticking the St Ivel name on a new range of pasta snack salads the first in a series of category diversifications for the brand. The strategy is to expand St Ivel mainly known for its spreads, pot desserts and yogurts ...
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Safewy: Restaurant freshened up
Safeway is experimenting with an instore restaurant concept called Cafe Fresco as it expands its Fresh to Go' operations. The licensed bistro style restaurant is already on trial at the High Wycombe superstore and is to roll out to Woking on May...
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T&S store portfolio review gets new retail operations head
The new group retail operations director for c-store chain T&S is Paul Mildenstein, formerly of Whitbread. Mildenstein, who has already taken up the appointment, will oversee the development of the T&S store portfolio as it disposes of poorly...
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It's a new Spice group
McCoys is the latest KP snack brand to get the spicy treatment. Hot on the heels of Hula Hoops XL and Mini Cheddars flavour extensions, KP has created McCoys Spice, a brother brand for the main McCoys. The new spicy flavours are Firecracker, Balti...
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The immunity syndrome
Hot on the tail of Procter & Gamble's launch of Iams, the Pedigree dogfood range has been overhauled to provide customised products for dogs of all ages and lifestyles. Just like Iams, the new Pedigree range claims to contain antioxidants that can...
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Poultry: Processors protest innocence as stain mooted
Higher priced home-produced poultry and more imports from sources with dubious food safety standards could be the consequences if a regulatory blitz is provoked by the latest meat scandal, industry sources have warned. The Food Standards Agency has...
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The invaders
Eight Nestlé Rowntree kids' confectionery brands are taking part in an alien invasion' promotion during June. Different shapes and flavours will infiltrate flashed sweetie packets. Milkybar Buttons, for example, will host spacemen and rockets;...
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Isle of Man: ISLAND SHOPPING
What motivates Manx shoppers' store choice? The Grocer took to the streets of Douglas to find out Jennifer Brown, 52, machinist "I use Safeway the most because it's right next to where I work in Douglas. "It's very convenient for people who work...