All The Grocer articles in 6 November 2004 – Page 2
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Two step up at Canderel
Canderel maker Merisant has promoted Alan Adler, former sales director, to the role of general manager, UK & Ireland, taking over from Lynn Porteous who has been promoted to regional vice-president and managing director, international.Prior to...
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No, the OFT just can’t see it
Elaine WatsonA new report into Sainsbury’s acquisition of Jacksons from the OFT betrays the regulator’s “astonishing lack of understanding” of the food retail market, independent retailers have claimed.The eight-page report, which explains...
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Growers fear CAP pay pressure
Growers’ leaders fear retailers will use new CAP payments to drive down the price they pay for fresh produce.From next year, the horticulture sector will for the first time qualify for EU hand-outs. But there is concern that some producers may...
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Templeman chairman of Shepherd Neame
Miles Templeman took over the chairmanship of Shepherd Neame from Bobby Neame at the company’s agm last week.Templeman began his career in advertising before joining Beecham Foods as a product manager for Ribena and Lucozade. He became MD of...
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Halfords’ checkouts to sell Christmas countlines
Halfords has struck a deal with delivered wholesaler Palmer & Harvey McLane to introduce a range of confectionery to 315 stores in the run-up to Christmas.The retailer is stocking a range of countlines at its checkouts in a bid to drive extra...
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Marketing chief for Moët Hennessy UK
David Cunningham is the new marketing director of Moët Hennessy UK, replacing Lorraine Morris who has left. He has more than 15 years’ experience inglobal brand marketing and joins from Diageo. His appointment completes a major marketing...
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Christmas has a stale feeling
Buyers on our Reader Panel have given suppliers a big thumbs down in the festive innovation stakes this week.More than two thirds were not impressed with the new products on offer for Christmas, with many complaining of a lack of imagination...
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Convenience for slimmers
Heinz has extended the Soup Cup microwaveable format to its Weight Watchers range.Heinz originally launched the convenient format, which heats in 90 seconds, in June 2003, and supported it with a £5.5m marketing campaign. The new Weight...
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Lough to develop Parfetts in Halifax
Landmark member Parfetts Cash & Carry has appointed Jason Lough as its deputy general manager at its Halifax depot, taking over from Andy Whitworth who has been promoted to general manager.Lough previously worked as a store manager for Asda...
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The Saturday Essay
>>Nigel White, secretary of the British Cheese Board, on why a traffic-light labelling system is flawedCheese is a natural way of preserving the protein, cream, calcium and vitamins in milk, making it one of the most...
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The Saturday Essay
>>The food industry’s an ostrich when it comes to obesity – Tim Lang, Professor of Food Policy, City UniversityI am amused and perplexed to see how defensive so many inside the industry are being about food and public health. I...
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The one-stop finance shop
A reshaped financial services market is allowing the supermarkets to widen the number of products on offer. John Hancock reportsThe supermarkets, with their keen prices and convenient opening times, clearly envisage financial...
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Shoppers give M&S food top marks for quality
Food sales may be falling, but shoppers are still hugely loyal to Marks & Spencer’s food offering and rate it as better quality than anyone else’s.As M&S prepared to put out another set of poor interims on Tuesday, a survey carried out for...
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Tesco pushes fragrances
Tesco is challenging health and beauty retailers by shifting fragrances on to the shelves in 60 stores and cutting their prices by as much as a half.Previously top perfume and aftershave brands were only available over the retailer’s pharmacy...
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Time to take a fresh view
Air fresheners had one of the highest conversion figures of any category surveyed in Shopper’s Eye, with more than a quarter of people who had not intended to make a purchase persuaded to do so. As an infrequent purchase category – 55% buy an...
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Ginsters scoop top prize
Ginsters scooped top prize in The Food Manufacture Excellence Awards, winning company of the year and coming top in bakery. Other winners were Tyrrells Potato Crisps , Robert Wiseman, Edrington, Tryton Foods, Freshway Foods and Salar Smokehouse....
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Spar’s going for greatness
Spar’s goal is to evolve into the UK’s biggest and best convenience retailer, delegates at the group’s conference in Cape Town were told this week.UK MD Jerry Marwood said that Spar would have to reduce the cost of everything it did, sell more...
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Will it, won’t it… revive Harmony?
Home and personal care brands expert Lornamead is to kickstart an ambitious move to become a E1bn player within five years by reviving one of advertising’s most iconic slogans.The company, which specialises in buying unwanted brands from...
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Doing it yourself - it makes sense
It’s more than a gimmick. Co-op Today makes a solid business case for only having self-checkout says Elaine WatsonIt was a bold move, admits Bill Laird, as he launches the first store in Europe serviced purely through self-checkout. ...
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Metro RFID
Metro Group has launched the first phase of its RFID roll-out, working with 20 key suppliers to source tagged products for 270 stores. Participating manufacturers include Colgate-Palmolive, Nestlé and Procter & Gamble. Separately, the company’s...
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