All The Grocer articles in 7 October 2006 – Page 2
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News
In Brief: Illsley for Northern; Society president; Newton joins Bacardi; Innocent reshuffle
Illsley for Northern Northern Foods has appointed Tony Illsley as a non-executive director. Illsley previously held a number of senior marketing and operational roles with PepsiCo in the UK and Europe, before becoming president...
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Ocado's paper bag headache
A trial by online retailer Ocado to deliver groceries in paper bags has been plagued with problems, The Grocer understands. Delivery drivers have complained that the bags, which are made from recycled paper, are affected by the moisture...
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Go bananas for Caribbean fruits
A decade ago, two-thirds of the bananas we ate in Britain came from the Caribbean, notably the Windward Islands of Dominica, St Lucia, St Vincent and Grenada. Now sales have been whittled away to less than 10% as cheaper fruits from the...
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Profiles
Q&A with Neil Barber Manager of the Week
Do you attribute this week's award to any particular programme or drive? I must say I am delighted and proud of my team and I'd like to thank them. This is a testament to the hard work and consistency they have put in. I think the team...
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Price Basket
The price of our basket of dairy items recorded its biggest rise since the survey began on 4 January, 2005. It is now 7.2% more expensive than ten weeks ago, following its third consecutive rise, returning to roughly the same level as it...
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West Country scheme to make beef more tender
One of the West Country's major beef suppliers is working with farmers to produce beef that is more tender. The Better Beef Scheme has just put the first of the meat on Tesco shelves after being launched last year. It is expected to begin...
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Singapore bottled beer heads for UK
A bottled beer from Singapore has joined Pierhead Purchasing's global imported beer portfolio to target the UK off-trade. The 4.5% abv Anchor Smooth, from Singapore's Archipelago Brewery, was first created more than 70 years ago. The...
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Managers better at detecting staff fraud
Figures from the British Retail Consortium reveal that managers are getting better at detecting staff crime and that the introduction of chip and PIN has been a success. The data is contained in the BRC's retail crime survey but has been...
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The Big Picture
The brand and advertising worlds came together on Wednesday to find out who had walked away with this year's Golden Gramias - the Grocery Advertising and Marketing Industry Awards. The battle for first place was fierce in the 11 creative...
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Glenn to head Iglo Birds Eye as CEO
Martin Glenn is set to take up the new role of chief executive officer of the Iglo Birds Eye Frozen Foods business once its sale to Permira is completed next month. Glenn has worked in the food industry for 25 years, the past 14 of which...
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New EU food label rules hit technical stumbling block
A technical hitch could delay the implementation of new European rules on the labelling of foods with nutritional claims by re-opening a debate on nutrient profiling. The European Nutrition and Health Claims Regulation, which will control...
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Bogof's week
Following our report two weeks ago that Russia was the red hot ticket for expansion, I hoofed it out there, wrapped in my winter furs and looking the spitting image of Omar Sharif in Doctor Zhivago, to see whether reports of a nation ready to...
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OMSCo reined in by boom and bust fears
Britain's biggest organic milk supplier will be closing the door to new producers as early as January, it says. Richard Hampton, chief executive of the OMSCo co-operative, said that there was a risk of returning to the cycle of boom and...
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Rising sales push Booths up ranking
Plans to develop Booths Supermarkets have been outlined by chairman Edwin Booth, who has reported annual sales for the company to 30 April up 6.8%, from £202m to £215m. The resulting growth could move the company from third to second...
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In Brief: Defra orders vaccine; Easy lid for Spam; Boxing sponsorship
Defra orders vaccine Defra has ordered 10 million doses of bird flu vaccine from a Spanish company. But it insists its vaccination policy is unchanged, and the drugs would not be used before or immediately after an...
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In Brief: Lambrini party tights; Wine training pack; Fairtrade promotion; Sparkling gift set
Lambrini party tights Party drink Lambrini is linking up with tights manufacturer Pretty Polly in a £1m on-pack promotion. The brand will offer £600,000 of co-branded party fishnet tights, redeemed by a text-to-win...
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In Brief: New Co-op members; Scheme shortlisted; Nutrition group
New Co-op members More than 33,000 people have signed up to become members of The Co-operative Group since its relaunch six weeks ago. The group is owned by its approximately two million members. Scheme...
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'Somerfield was a confused business'
Somerfield has pulled the plug on its Market Fresh and Essentials formats and wound up its franchising trials as its newly bedded-in management states its ambition to become the "local grocery store" of choice. It will also go all out to...
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Don't wait for that wake-up call over customer service
The moment I entered my room at The Four Seasons hotel in Istanbul, the phone rang. I'd arrived only two minutes earlier and it was almost midnight. It had to be The Goddess checking I'd arrived safely. Happily I didn't answer it with my...
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Fox's campaign is a 'little less ordinary'
Fox's is shouting about the effort and high-quality ingredients that go into its biscuits in a £1.3m advertising campaign aimed at refreshing the brand. Based on the strapline, 'a little less ordinary, a little more Fox's', a month of...