All The Grocer articles in 6 October 2001 – Page 2
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Traditional meals and meal occasions may be disappearing, bu
TNS Superpanel's latest figures show a 7.2% value growth in the 52 weeks to August 19, pushing the market to just over £455m. So what is driving this very positive performance? Michael Beard, chief executive of the Rayner Food Group, the...
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Bullseye for Fruit Shoot
Britvic has signed a six-month sponsorship deal with satellite kids' channel Cartoon Network to give its Robinsons Fruit Shoot greater exposure to its target market. Starting in October, the deal will involve TV spots and break bumpers (short ads...
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Mars bursts into yogurt
Mars' sugar confectionery superstar brand Starburst joins the yogurt category this week by again teaming up with Eden Vale. New Starburst Splits fruit yogurt with a separate serving of tangy fruit purée aim to build on the success of Starburst...
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canned tuna
Some Stateside buyers may switch their sources of supply US move makes Andean tuna more competitive The US House of Representatives has voted to extend preferential trade treatment to Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia and Peru until 2006. This...
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Customer care at the heart of Connex's c-store philosophy
French rail operator Connex is on track to open the first of a new chain of 42 concourse convenience stores in Gillingham, Kent, in February. E-Connex md Olivier Jenoc said the train company is in negotiations with symbol and multiple groups and...
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Chain explores means of creating real value'
Free carrier bags and a return to tv advertising are all being considered by Kwik Save as it looks to change the way Britain thinks about the business. At the chain's first national conference at Hafan Y Mor in North Wales, 1,000 store managers and...
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Coin machines give shoppers the charitable option
Supermarket coin exchange service Coinstar has linked up with leading UK charities to give shoppers an option of donating loose change. A Coins that Count' service now allows customers at Asda, Sainsbury and Tesco to pay in money to causes...
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Matthew Clark swears by a fashion icon to lead it into the p
Matthew Clark has plucked an established brand from the world of fashion for a major launch into the premium packaged spirit market. The company has signed a deal with French Connection UK to use its fcuk logo under licence. The result is fcuk...
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Cobra's lectures in lager are a gas
Indian beer Cobra is offering UK consumers lessons in lager' in a £1m ad campaign which began this week. The tongue-in-cheek cartoon ads emphasise the less fizzy nature of the beer and will be on Tube cards in the London Underground this month...
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Fertile ground for co-operatives
The dreadful events in America on September 11 have focused the minds of those involved in UK food production. Thus the importance of maintaining a strong domestic base in the new, uncertain international environment is taking on greater...
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Goodwin helps to put a corporate shine on KC
Household paper supplier Kimberly-Clark has appointed Joanna Goodwin director of corporate communications for Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Goodwin is due to start her new role in December after five years at Kodak, where she is director of...
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Wine, women and Cranswick
Australian producer Cranswick is increasing support for Image, its latest wine range aimed at fashion-conscious women. The company is spending £250,000 on a poster campaign in London and national magazine advertising. Company spokesman Chris...
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The Kingfisher takes a crown
Exotic birds lose out to Kingfisher in the latest campaign for the lager which made its name in the Indian restaurant sector. The brand is being backed by a £1m initiative which features posters on the London Underground and in mainline stations...
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TOTAL GROCERS CTNS, FORECOURTS, OFFS
VALUE SALES (£000s) BRAND AVERAGE 4 WEEKLY SALES SINCE LAUNCH* Mars Bar Big One 884.2 Kinder Bueno (single) 838.7 Galaxy Silk Collection 797.2 ...
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Emva woos the WI with thoughts of sunny Cyprus and more win
That bastion of the community, the Women's Institute, will be feeling the benefit of a marketing campaign designed to revitalise the fortunes of Emva fortified wines. This is part of a plan by the brand's UK distributor, The Drinks Group, to add...
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Yankee dandies go for Scotland
Two Miller obsessed Americans are spearheading a new TV campaign for the lager over the next six months. The ads are the next step in a relaunch campaign which is exclusive to Scotland and went on air this week on ITV, C4 and C5. The revamp by...
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DEFRA streamlines its structure
DEFRA has unveiled a new, streamlined management board. The structure is divided into three streams: environmental protection, food, farming and fisheries, and rural affairs. There are also three professional streams: science, veterinary advice and...
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n Retailers in an Irish town are helping to expose the greml
Atown in the heart of rural Ireland, with a population of just 4,000, is doing much of its business in euros, months ahead of the official changeover date. Eighteen months ago, in a local chamber of commerce initiative, the County Galway town of...
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Fogg gets mixing
KP is ringing the changes with new products and sizes for sharing. The Phileas Fogg brand gets two newcomers New York Deli Mix (rsp: £2.49, 280g) and Thai Mix (£2.49, 230g) while Mini Cheddars BBQ and Tangy Salsa are available in 250g drums…
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Nowhere, it seems, is now safe from a plethora of new food p
In Japan, Coca-Cola has launched Water Salad in order to meet the increasing demand for low-calorie vitamin-added soft drinks. Enriched with vitamins B6, B12 and C, calcium and fibre, the drink is aimed at on-the-go young professionals and is said...
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