All The Grocer articles in 6 January 2001 – Page 2
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Market watch: cheese prices
Cheddar £ Per tonne Rindless mild 20kg English White 2,250 2,400 Coloured 2,300 2,450 N Irish White 2,250 2,400 ...
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Dairy: Milk gap means dearer cheese
The continuing low levels of milk production are continuing to push up mild and medim Cheddar prices. Increases of £50 and £100 a tonne in wholesale rates have been recorded by the Provision Trade Federation. Cumulative wholesale milk figures for...
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Market watch: cheese prices
Cheddar £ Per tonne Rindless mild 20kg English White 1,960 2,100 Coloured 2,000 2,150 N Irish White 1,950 2,100 ...
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New chief for Carlsberg-Tetley
Brewing giant Carlsberg-Tetley has promoted Colin Povey from commercial director to chief executive. Michael Iuul relinquishes his role as UK chairman to spend more time in the Far East following the formation of Carlsberg Asia, of which he is now...
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Retail spotlight: Carlos' fun factory
Safeway St Katherine Docks Safeway's boss raises the curtain on retailtainment' where staff and customers are the players. John Wood reports UK grocery shopping seems to be a chore to be endured rather than an experience to be enjoyed,...
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National Lottery: Camelot talks tough on poor performers'
Camelot plans a crack down on retailer discipline in its second seven year stint as Lottery operator. Ian Milligan, sales and marketing director, said: "We want retailers to be more proactive in selling additional games such as Lottery Extra, and...
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Danone pours calcium and cash into waters
Exclusive Karen Dempsey Evian Volvic (UK & Ireland) is changing its name to Danone Waters (UK & Ireland) and is splashing out £27m on marketing its three main brands this year. First off the blocks is a £9m press and TV campaign to back the launch...
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Diversification: Food Weighouse to roll out cafes
Northern based loose food retailer The Food Weighouse is to roll out an instore cafe following trials at its Bulwell store. The cafe will be added to larger Weighouse branches, and stores in Carlisle and Cleveland opening this year. A spokeswoman...
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Magazines: WH Smith bows to publishers
Pressure from newspaper publishers has finally crushed WH Smith News' plans to operate a national distribution system to supply magazines. The wholesaler announced that it would back an "industry solution" to providing efficient magazine...
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Citrus: Mehadrin looks to boost Jaffa
Need to enhance one of the most famous brands' Israel's biggest citrus producer and exporter, Mehadrin has brought back its former chief executive Yoram Weinberg (right) as a business development consultant for the Jaffa brand in the UK. ...
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Management: Taking sustainability from the meadow to the boa
What can an organic farm teach those who run a a large corporation? A lot, according to Alan Heeks who has published The Natural Advantage, a book which maps out the principles of organic farming and then demonstrates how each of those principles...
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Little biscuits, big plans
McVitie's £6m-backed launch of Penguin Flipper Dippers and Mini BN snacks shows it using key brands to harness the booming eat now and kids' snack markets. Single packs (rsp 49p) of Flipper Dippers a pot of Penguin flipper-shaped biscuits with...
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Consumer research: Big brother is watching you
Consumers are under ever closer scrutiny as the industry strives to know exactly what will make them spend more, keeping armies of researchers in business. Helen Gregory reports Ever get the feeling you're being watched? It might not be your...
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BEEF: Winter scarcity, spring glut?
Subsidy system causes cattle shortage Inadequate supplies of steers and young bulls are causing concern in the processing sector, prompting warnings of upward pressure on British beef prices in the next few weeks despite the normal seasonal...
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Republic of Ireland: Dublin the exception as Irish ban large
The Irish government has rubberstamped temporary planning guidelines banning large retail developments in the Republic, scuppering any lingering hopes harboured by Dunnes and Tesco of building market share through big out of town superstores. ...
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Wal-Mart: Thirteen new stores planned as Asda pumps in cash
Asda has unveiled a £450m investment plan for 2001 creating 5,000 new jobs and increasing its retail space by 600,000sq ft. The cash will be spent on 13 new stores (including four rebuilds and re-sites), six extensions, renewal and refurbishment...
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Xpress arrival
Restaurant-style pizza reaches supermarket shelves for the first time this month, as Sainsbury and PizzaExpress join forces on a six product range. This includes four favourite PizzaExpress pizzas in 8" and 12" sizes: Margherita, Sloppy Giuseppe,...
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Teen entertainment: Attic launch builds on Bafta top team ap
Attic Futura is to launch CD:UK, a new teen magazine which is a spin-off from the popular children's ITV programme SM:tv/cd:uk. The programme is presented by the award-winning team of Ant, Dec and Cat Deeley, who picked up a Bafta honour for the...
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Perkins Foods: Amro eyeing more buys
Perkins Foods' new owner Dutch bank ABN Amro is keen to bolster its latest acquisition with additional purchases in consumer products, said chief executive Ian Taylor. "Obviously our first task will be to bed down Perkins' latest acquisitions...
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Soft drinks: It's Alive to new trends
Coca-Cola has set out its 2001 stall with the announcement of four UK product launches targeting younger, trendier sectors. Erosion of Coca-Cola's eponymous brand by other drinks sectors energy and still fruit-based drinks in particular has...
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