All The Grocer articles in 8 December 2001 – Page 5
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Oh dear! It seems Sir Richard Packer is not impressed in the
His paper, A Policy for Agriculture: Ending State Interference, published this week by the right wing Centre for Policy Studies, makes interesting reading. In it, Sir Richard argues the market is distorted, where it should be free; that subsidy is...
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Interbrew co-operation wins it a reduced fine
Close co-operation with EU anti-trust authorities in their crackdown on beer cartels has worked in Interbrew's favour and reduced the fine for its anti-competitive practices in Belgium from 10% of its turnover to just 46.5m euros (£30m). The...
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n Kwik Save's first new concept store in Manchester presents
To get a taste of what Kwik Save could look like in three years, you need to pay a visit to Sale. It's there, on the high street of this south Manchester suburb, that the discount chain's new management team has decided to open the first of 10...
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Soup is the ultimate comfort food. It is wholesome, nutriti
Its safe, cosy image, deriving from childhood associations, is probably why New Yorkers are reported to have turned to it in droves after the September 11 terrorist strikes, making it the bestselling product in the city in the atrocity's immediate...
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SPANISH citrus
Satsumas down 20%; clementine crop 9% lighter; oranges unchanged Improving easy peelers on course for Christmas With the peak Christmas selling period only a fortnight away, Spanish easy peeler quality has improved dramatically since the start...
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Supermarket power now restricts choice'
The dominance of the superstore multiples in the UK is "on the cusp of what most reasonable people would describe as unacceptable", according to wholesaler Steve Parfett. Speaking at the Federation of Wholesale Distributors' annual dinner, Parfett...
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It's a jungle out there in the world of customer service, bu
Finding the will to exceed Every business has customers, but how many can say they are truly customer-driven? Which businesses have an overriding desire to serve the customer better and actually put this into practice? Customer service is the...
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Bounce series
"I don't seem to get the chance to watch much TV in the evenings, so ads don't really stick in my mind. This series of credits for Bounce has been running on GMTV which I watch most mornings while I'm getting the kids ready. I think they're really...
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Designer water bottles may hold fountain of youth for Welsh
Mary Carmichael Welsh water company Ty Nant is bringing out its first PET bottles in a bid to reach a younger, trendier audience. The brand is best known for the distinctive cobalt blue wine-shaped bottles designed for formal eating occasions....
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DEVON DESSERTS AND BG BOUGHT
Devon Desserts and BG Foods have been purchased from receiver Grant Thornton by Greenleaf Foods a specially formed management buy-out company. Acquisition is subject to Greenleaf's four to five-week review of the businesses, involving...
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Our kids need better food education
Sir This week at the BBC Good Food Show more than 6,000 people, including a host of celebrity chefs, queued up to sign a petition to put pressure on the government to shake up the state of food education in schools. Focus on Food (the RSA Campaign,...
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Beat This it's a sharper PoS line
Costcutter is revamping its promotional material and embarking on an ambitious development of its web site facilities for retailers. Speaking at the Costcutter Supplier Awards last week, marketing manager Ian Bishop unveiled a new look which will...
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Morrisons shows off full basket and pleasing lack of congest
The saga of the single full basket continues this week, with it being Morrisons' turn to be the only store to have everything on our list. Our shopper also praised the store for its wide aisles and lack of congestion. Out of stocks were mainly a...
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GrocerTV wins Costcutter award
Grocer TV won the Marketing prize at Costcutter's Annual Awards ceremony on Monday night, fighting off challenges from nominees including Muller and Bacardi Breezer. Sonia Young, editor of The Grocer's sister magazine Convenience Store and editor...
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How would you like to pay for that?" says the checkout assi
The ability to use your phone like a credit card is fast approaching and there are a number of new technology companies out there all vying to be first off the blocks in the mobile payment race. One of these is Paybox, which works across any phone...
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Ice cream's assets are unfrozen
Distribution within the £834m take-home ice cream market is, as is the case in the majority of food markets, dominated by grocery multiples. With distribution in the hands of relatively few retail players (themselves with quality brand images), and...
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FSA must be heard on aquaculture
Sir; I see even Private Eye in its latest issue is now having a go at Scottish farmed salmon, which is consistently presented by certain environmental campaigners as the greatest threat to mankind since Osama bin Laden. I am very fond of fish and...
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there's a place for all kinds
Monsanto's executive vice president and chief operating officer Hugh Grant called for UK consumers to be given the chance to eat GM foods. He said the ultimate decision should be given to the public. "This would provide real consumer choice between...
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Revamped multimedia magazine aims to capture younger generat
De Agostini is relaunching one of its most successful children's partwork series, Learning Land. Updated since its initial 2000 launch, the series goes on sale on January 9, supported by an £800,000 peak-time TV advertising campaign. Additional...
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The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld Safeway's com
A Tesco Lotus supermarket in Bangkok was damaged when an anti-tank rocket hit a nearby building. Police are investigating the possibility the rocket was fired at Tesco Farmers are paying to promote milk throughout the festive season with a series...