All The Grocer articles in 8 October 2005
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Gum’s bubble not about to burst
Oral health is a key driver in a segment which still invokes anger for its sticky residue. But gum manufacturers are starting to clean up their act all round, reports Gaelle WalkerThe UK chewing and bubble gum market is worth more ...
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The Acid Test
>>consumers and buyers give their views on the latest product launchesProduct: Little CreaturesCompany: hamanaPrice: £1.49 per 330ml bottle Australian pale ale Little Creatures is a handcrafted, bottled and...
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McNeill replaces Adderley at Kellogg UK as sales director
Kellogg UK has appointed Jim McNeill as sales director to replace Alison Adderley, who has left after nine months in the role.McNeill is moving over from Kellogg in Ireland, where he currently holds the position of sales director.The...
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Rigby quits Twinings after months
Twinings marketing director Chris Rigby has left the company for personal reasons, said the company.Twinings announced Rigby’s appointment in March. He joined after five years at Diageo, where he was marketing director for brand innovation...
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Aldi pay hits a new high
German hard-discounter Aldi is smashing through the minimum wage pay scale to offer inflation-busting wages to store assistants.A recent recruitment drive for store staff has been offering prospective employees an hourly wage of £7.20, rising...
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Making a brand for all seasons
Manufacturers are having to become increasingly artful in dodging retailers’ heavy discounting policies during the traditional chocolate feast times. Stefan Chomka reportsConsidering both Christmas and Easter are times when chocolate...
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Big enough to go it alone?
Are wholesalers best placed to survive in today’s harsh climate if they join a buying group, or is going solo a preferable strategy? Rod Addy sounds out the industry on the pros and cons of independenceIf you were a wholesaler, would...
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Sharwood’s new handy ready meals are bowls apart
Sharwood’s hopes to have people reaching into the freezer cabinets for a quick Chinese or Indian meal with a new ready meal range in handy bowls.Far Eastern Bowls comprises Sweet & Sour Battered Chicken with rice, Spicy Chinese Noodles and...
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Asda joins push to improve safety
Asda has signed up to a new Health and Safety Executive initiative to improve standards within large organisations. The move comes just weeks after the supermarket was fined a total of £57,500 for health and safety breaches at two stores.The...
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Asda Living is ‘set to roll out’
Asda is one step closer to a rollout programme of its non-food Living format just one week after Tesco launched its first Homeplus store.Asda chief executive Andy Bond said this week that the Living format was showing exciting results, shortly...
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Low-carb products fading away
Brands withdraw variants as UK consumer excitement about all things Atkins abates in the face of GI onslaught, reports Beth BrooksThe nation’s short-lived affair with low-carb confectionery has reached an end as confectioners begin...
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Baby boomers like to go back to the future
Retro sweets have been proving popular with blasts from the past livening up the category, says Stefan ChomkaOne of the key trends recently has been the emergence of retro sweets as consumers search for products from their childhood....
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The off-trade fights back
Specialist off-licences are consolidating their resources and rationalising their offers in a bid to fight the muscle of the multiple grocers.Wine Cellar has sold 45 specialist wine shops to Oddbins as the independents fight to compete against...
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Overtaking ban raises outcry
A ban on lorries overtaking on stretches of the motorway would have a detrimental effect on the supply chain, with delays impacting on the working time directive, says the industry.This comes as the Highways Agency launches a pilot traffic...
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A Russian’s best shot
Russian Postnoff Vodka, developed from a 140-year-old recipe, has been launched onto the UK market.The vodka, supplied by spirits producer Wimpex, is made using spring water, organic wheat and a touch of Altaian honey. The 40% abv Postnoff...
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Chevington’s maker flags up north east with bid for PDO
The maker of Chevington Cheese, north east artisan cheesemaker Mark Robertson of The Northumberland Cheese Company, has applied to Defra for Protected Designation of Origin status.Chevington is a semi-soft mould-ripened cheese made with Jersey...
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C&C big hitter Peacock dies
Michael Peacock, former chairman of wholesaler Nurdin & Peacock, has died.Peacock was 73 and had worked in the grocery industry for 36 years, always within Nurdin & Peacock. He was the fifth generation of his family to run the...
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Bon bon voyage or sugar rush?
Sugar and all things nice, but where’s the spice in the confectionery market’s life? Stefan Chomka reportsOn the face of it, confectionery is a market in which nothing much seems to happen. A glance at the top 10 brands tells little...
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Bottle for a fight
Is it time for last orders to be called for specialist off-licences? Or are players getting their act together? James Durston finds plenty to drink toIt may well look like a sector in its death throes. The British...
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Welsh farmers gun for Brazil over Zebu gene
Welsh farmers have joined their Scots counterparts in claiming that Brazilian beef on sale in supermarkets is of a genetic type known for its poor eating quality.The Farmers’ Union of Wales said that five Brazilian rump steaks bought at a Tesco...