All The Grocer articles in 7 July 2001
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Tasting Panel Review
The Grocer's Tasting Panel has congratulated and castigated in equal measure over the last year as it sipped and spat its way through 41 products drawn from the whole spectrum of alcoholic drinks. The three experts, a Master of Wine, a buyer and a...
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Windows of opportunity
Future Publishing has won the UK rights to publish Microsoft Windows XP The Official Magazine. The two-issue title is being produced to accompany the launch of Windows XP, described as the most substantial update to Windows since Windows 95. ...
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Tasting Panel Review: new panels
The retiring panel gave a thumbs up to the industry for its new ideas and ambitious projects, although designer Graham Shearsby maintains the weakest link was design. For the changeover, sector diversity has prompted the creation for the first time...
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Sykes takes reins of Nestlé UK
Heir apparent Alastair Sykes has succeeded Peter Blackburn as chairman and chief executive of Nestlé UK. Sykes, 48, joined Nestlé in 1998 as md of York based Nestlé Rowntree. He was recruited from Spillers UK where he was also md. Sykes will be...
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A sweet mystery
Mars Confectionery is launching an on-pack promotion for Starburst to get consumers more involved with the taste and flavour of the sweet. Packs carrying the Name That Chew' promotion will have a mystery flavour sweet inside wrapped in a white...
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Somerfield: Results vindicate Kwik Save retention'
Somerfield's decision to retain its Kwik Save stores and operate two separate fascias has been vindicated by the results announced this week, according to chief executive Alan Smith. He said: "Some suppliers had doubts about Kwik Save, but had it...
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Suppliers: Inter Link purchases William Lusty
Acquisitive Inter Link Foods is pushing ahead with the purchase of premium cake company William Lusty. Inter Link took effective control of the company at the start of June, after acquiring the option to buy in December 1999. Jeremy Hamer, chairman...
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Somerfield: Relationship will grow' says Smith as Nisa-Toda
Somerfield is set to expand its relationship with Nisa-Today's to include buying. Chief executive Alan Smith told The Grocer this week: "This is certainly a relationship that will grow." He suggested Nisa-Today's could be used to buy items such...
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The Grocer star products: the right stuff?
Which of this years' new arrivals looks as if they're getting it right asks Karen Dempsey A long-term battle between Unilever and P&G over their recent Persil Capsules and Ariel Liqui-tabs laundry products is now under way. These are just two of...
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Pepsi goes on message
Pepsi is the latest brand to use mobile phone text messaging in a teenage-targeted music-related promotion. Pepsi and 7Up 330ml and 500ml packs will carry numbers that teens can use to text a blag' a reason why they should receive a ticket to a...
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Pepperwood Grove goes to PLB
Private Liquor Brands has acquired the UK agency for a range of premium Californian wines including Pepperwood Grove. This follows a deal made with Napa Valley negotiants Cecchetti-Sebastiani. PLB's chairman Jeffrey Fredericks said: "Pepperwood...
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Golden giveaway
Golden Wonder is giving away £100,000 in its summer in- pack promotion. The Strike Gold' promotion which began this month and will run until the end of August will allow consumers to win a 35g solid gold nugget or the equivalent cash value of...
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Opinion: Let's have a united front
I suppose I should be grateful. Several multiple PR executives, plus a couple of battle scarred, retired supermarket spin doctors, individually called me this week to support our call for a united grocery front against misinformed media folk and...
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RISK FREE PIZZA
Schwan's hopes to tempt more consumers to trial frozen pizza with a money back promotion on Freschetta (the pizza with dough that is not pre cooked and that bakes in the oven). Ben Johnson, European marketing controller, said: "Repeat purchase of ...
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Multiples: Grimsey's three-year strategy to restore fortunes
Iceland's chief executive Bill Grimsey hopes to transform the chain into the Tesco of high street retailing. His three-year strategy aims to improve availability, customer service and to exploit links with wholesaler Booker and foodservice firm...
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Safety at work: Force of law
Companies and their directors must minimise the risk of attack on their staff. Mark Dawes explains how, and why The most frequent cause of a violent attack on a staff member is their attempt to stop thieves making off with stolen goods. The...
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Table talk: genetically modified food
Deirdre Hutton, chair, National Consumer Council GM has yet to prove itself. The first products did not deliver benefits to consumers in return for the risks they felt they might be running. And while the so-called "second generation" of GM crops...
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The Grocer focus on oils
- market grows on the back of olive oil - standard cooking oil declines - infusions spark enthusiasm - fixtures need simplification analysis by Sheila Eggleston Olive oil is showing dynamic growth in the oils market thanks to a re-evaluation of...
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The Grocer focus on oils: Italy monitors its oil from tree
A shake up in the labelling of Italian oils is underway as the European Union gets to grips with labelling, certifications and guarantees. Oliveti d'Italia is a consortium representing 75% of the extra virgin olive oil produced in Italy and works...
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Howells warns: keep up the FMD vigilance
Two more cases of foot and mouth disease were found in Cumbria on Monday, one of them the latest in a very recent series discovered in an area previously thought free of the disease. Like the case identified in Brecon on June 23, this raised new...