All The Grocer articles in 5 November 2005 – Page 3
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Poundland looking for CEO to replace Dodd
Discount retailer Poundland has started the search for a new chief executive officer following the decision of current CEO and company founder Dave Dodd to focus on new product development and sourcing.Colin Smith, chairman of Poundland, said...
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Cauldron joins Quorn in Premier Foods’ veggie stable
Premier Foods has created a stronghold in the chilled vegetarian sector by snapping up meat-free and organic food producer Cauldron Foods for £27m.The Cauldron brand, which includes sausages, burgers, grills, bakes and tofu, is the arch rival...
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‘We can’t competewith these deals’
The launch of a Walkers crisps promotion at Asda has sparked protests from wholesalers claiming they cannot compete.Asda is offering boxes of 30 25g packs of Walkers crisps for £2.28, less than 8p per pack. Larger wholesalers and buying...
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Sacla’ brings olives to UK
Sacla’, the market leader in olives in Italy, is making its first foray with the product into Britain.The range consists of four non-pitted varieties that come in colourful snack-sized 100g pouches, initially available in Asda at 98p each....
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Bond and buyers need a reality check
from Duncan Swift, partner, Grant ThorntonSir; From the comments made by Andy Bond (The Grocer, October 22, p4 and October 29, p36), I think that he and his buying team at Asda need a reality check on the issue of what Asda gets from...
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Ward to join Blueheath to integrate business
The Grocer Big 30 wholesaler Blueheath has announced that James Ward, MD of wholesaler AC Ward & Son, will join the business following Blueheath’s takeover of the group earlier this week. Ward is expected to support the integration of the...
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Blueheath swells
Blueheath’s £3m acquisition of AC Ward & Son’s Thurrock HQ could catapult the online wholesaler to number 20 in The Grocer’s Big 30 league table.The delivered wholesaler began the year at number 30 in the table and the move builds on the...
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Somerfield goes big on Peacocks
Somerfield is strengthening its non food offer with the accelerated roll-out of its in-store clothing and homewares range from high street value chain Peacocks. The number of shops to introduce the Peacocks concessions will increase by more...
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Who’s been a good boy then?
Pampered pooches and pussy cats are in for a merry little Christmas, as owners are treating their pets as part of the family, says Mick WhitworthIt will be a merry little Christmas this year for Britain’s pampered pets – according to...
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Beans war breaks out
A price war between Heinz and Branston baked beans has erupted, just a week after Premier Foods took on the market leader with a Branston-branded version.As revealed by The Grocer last week, Premier is hoping to shake up the £222m baked beans...
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Williams joins Bavaria UK as sales manager, Scotland
Bavaria UK, the producer of Dutch beer brands Bavaria beer, Bavaria Malt and La Trappe, has appointed Roy Williams to the newly created role of sales manager for Scotland.Williams will be responsible for all sales of the Bavaria portfolio in...
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Who’s best in the beer price battle?
The drinks price war in the run-up to Christmas is heating up, with both Sainsbury and Tesco undercutting Asda on beer.Sainsbury is offering two cases of beer for £18, covering Guinness, Stella Artois, San Miguel, Carlsberg and Foster’s, until...
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Pukka pie fix now available in-store
Fans of Pukka Pies will no longer need to go to the local chippie or bakery to get their fix of pastry, as the brand is making its retail debut in the Midlands.Three of the company’s biggest sellers – Steak & Kidney, Chicken & Mushroom...
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How attractive a proposition?
Cosmeceuticals are orally ingested products that, it is claimed, boost beauty from within. Will they take off in Britain, asks Ailsa ColquhounHowever, points out Datamonitor, the market for oral beauty products, as it calls them,...
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Come on Asda, give suppliers a break
from an Asda supplier, name and address suppliedSir; It was interesting to read the transcript of Andy Bond’s rant at Asda suppliers for not supporting his buyers (The Grocer, October 29, p36). But before he criticises the suppliers...
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A bit of a bad apple
A poorly timed Tesco ad has infuriated English apple growers. Richard Clarke raises a few core issues about advertising etiquette
When Tesco’s creatives dreamt up the idea of using a Granny Smith in a press ad, they could hardly have… -
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Anger as retailers snub forum
Multiple retailers have come under fire for their failure to support the Defra-led Dairy Supply Chain Forum.At this week’s meeting of the forum, which was set up to address problems in the supply chain, not one representative from the multiples...
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All for the birds – in the wild
The market for wild bird seed is booming, thanks to consumers’ growing interest in feeding the free-living birds in their gardensIt’s probably not what Bill Oddie intended, but TV shows such as Spring Watch and How To Watch Wildlife...
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Aiming for one-shots is tricky
Shoppers find this new category of one-shot drinks difficult to define. When asked how they referred to the products, 31% said by the brand name, a quarter described them as yoghurt drinks and 13% as lower-cholesterol drinks. Another 16% said...
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Ad spend to grow fresh trend
Del Monte is growing its advertising spend to more than £10m next year in a bid to dominate the consumer trend towards conveniently packaged and prepared fresh produce.The biggest challenge for the company is to put the brand in the chiller...
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